| LAKOTA LANGUAGE |
| THE FOLLOWING IS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LAKOTA LANGUAGE |
| PRONUNCIATION KEY TO LAKOTA WORDS VOWELS in - as (in) in ink a - as in father as - as (oo) in soon e - as in they an - as in blanc (french) i - as in machine un - as (oo) in soon o - as in obey u - as in rule |
| Consonants are pronounced as in English however- c- usually as (ch) in chair g - usually as in rig j - as (s) in fusion s' - as (sh) in ship t,k,h, are pronounced serveral ways. |
| DAYS OF THE WEEK Monday Anpe`tu toka`he Tuesday Anpe`tu nu`npa Wednesday Anpe`tu ya`mni Thursday Anpe`tu to`pa Friday Anpe`tu za`ptan Saturday Owa`nka yuja`japi (washday) Sunday Anpe`tu waka`n (holy day) |
| NUMBERS One Wanji` Two Nu`npa Three Yamni` Four To`pa Five Za`pan Six Sa`kpe Seven Sako`win Eight Saglo`gan Nine Napci`unka Ten Wikce`mna |
| ANIMALS AND BIRDS Bear - Mato` Coyote - Ma`sleca Elk - Heha`ka Wolf - Sunkma`nitu ta`nka Crow - Kangi` Dove - Waki`nyela Eagle - Wanbli` (or) Anu`nkasan Hawk - Canska` Owl - Hinha`n |
| COLOURS Red - Luta White - Ska Black - Sapa Yellow -Zi |
| Father - ate` Hello - Hau Good - waste` Mother - Ina` Grandfather - tunkas`ila Clown - Heyo`ka Great Spirit - Wakan Tanka Pipe - Cannunpa Spirit - Wakan Grandmother - Unci Earth - Maka East - Wiyo`hiyanpata West - Wiyo`hpeyata North - Wazi`yata South - Ito`kagata |
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