From: "Brian Charging Cloud"
To: Mitakuyepi
Subject: lakota iyapi
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:35:38 -0700

Mitakuyepi
 
Here is daily e-mail in Lakota
 
1.  tunwin, taku yacin he? (female)  tunwin taku yacin hwo? (male)
(aunt/auntie, what do you want?)
 
            Too-weeN (guttural T,nasal N)  ta-koo  ya-cheen
 
tunwin:  aunt  (Lakota thought: mother)
taku:  what
yacin:  you want
 
2.  hiya, takuni wacin sni eyas lila pilamayaye ksto tojan (female
talking to niece)
     hiya, takuni wacin sni eyas lila pilamayaye ksto toska (female
talking to nephew)
            (no, I don't need anything but thank-you very much)
            
            hee-ya  ta-koo-nee  wa-cheen-shnee  e-yash  lee-la
pilamayaye k-shto to-zhan/to-shka
 
hiya:  no
takuni:  nothing
wacin sni:  I don't need/I don't want
eyas:  but
lila:  very
pilamayaye:  thank-you (female)
ksto:  female gender ending
tojan:  niece  (Lakota thought: daughter)
toska:  nephew  (Lakota thought: son
 
3.  ohan, awaniglaka ye (female)  ohan, awaniglaka yo (male)  (ok/yes,
take care of yourself)
 
            o-haN (nasal N)  a-wan-ee-gla-ka
 
ohan:  ok/yes
awaniglaka:  take care of yourself
ye/yo:  female and male gender ending
 
anpetu waste yuha po  (have a good day)
 
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director, Lakota Language Institute