From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:08:36 -0700

Mitakuyepi  (all my relatives)
 
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
 
1.  pteole wicasa he lila wahokizazake yelo/ksto  (that cowboy is very
mouthy)
 
            pte-ole  wi-ca-sa  wa-ho-ki-za-za-ke
 
pteole wicasa:  cowboy
he:  that
lila:  very
wahokizazake:  mouthy/daring
yelo/ksto:  male and female gender ending
 
2.  han, naku lila wapasisike yelo/ksto  (yes, he is also very nosey)
 
            na-kun  li-la  wa-pa-si-si-ke
 
han:  yes
naku:  also
lila:  very
wapasisike:  nosey/ask questions
yelo/ksto:  male and female gender ending
 
3.  eyas, spukesni na lila ksape yelo/ksto  (but, he is aggressive and
very smart)
 
            e-yas  spu-kes-ni  ksa-pe
 
eyas:  but
spukesni:  a very lively person/aggressive
ksape:  smart 
yelo/ksto:  male and female gender ending
 
anpetu waste yuha po
 
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director Lakota Language Institute