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From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 16:34:21 -0700
Mitakuyepi (all my relatives)
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
Kabubu Aguyapi Kagapi
(how to make Kabubu bread)
1. Aguyapi Blu: wiyatke topa (four cups flour)
a-Guu-ya-pi (guttural G) wi-ya-tke
aguyapi blu: flour
wiyatke: cup
topa four
2. winakapo: wagle wotapi cinska wanji (one table spoon
baking powder)
winakapo: baking powder
wagle wotapi: table
cinska: spoon
wanji: one
3. mniskuya: wagle wotapi cinska wanji (one table spoon salt)
mni-sku-ya
mniskuya: salt
wagle wotapi: table
cinska: spoon
wanji: one
4. asanpi: wiyatke wanji (kalya) (one cup warm milk)
a-san-pi
asanpi: milk
wiyatke: cup
kalya: warm up
5. wigli: wagle wotapi cinska nupa/yamni (two/three table
spoon oil) comod oil ok
wi-gli
wigli: oil tanyan ikahi. Kiyuksaksa na ceyumpa
yo/ye (mix well, divide and fry)
kabubu bread is also known as "blo pahi aguyapi" (potatoe
picking bread)
anpetu waste yuha po (have a good day)
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute