Post on 17-Dec-2015
Lakota GreetingsLesson 1 LLC
NAPEKICHIYUZA PO!
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
LETS SHAKE HANDS
Gender Endings•Boys: Yelo or
Hwo
•GIRLS: Ksto or
He
Taku eniciyapi he/hwo?
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
KELLEE BREWER EMACIYAPI KSTOOR
OHIYA YAKU WINYAN EMACIYAPI KSTO
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
MY NAME IS KELLEE BREWER
OR
MY NAME IS WOMAN WHO IS VICTORIOUS AS SHE
GOES
HAU OR HANBOYS SAY: HAU
GIRLS SAY: HAN
ENGLISH TRANSLATION: THE
PROPER RESPONSE WHEN YOU
ARE GREETED.
Le Hoksila hecha ksto/yelo
ENGLISH TRANSLATION: HE IS A
BOY
Le Wincincala he/hwo
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
SHE IS A GIRL
Hoksila kin le taku eciyapi he/hwo?
English translation:
What is his name?
Wincincala kin le taku eciyapi he/hwo?
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
WHAT IS HER NAME?
Hoksila kin Robert eciyapi
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
The boy is named Robert
Winchincala kin Lisa eciyapi
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
HER NAME IS LISA
Nituwe he/hwo?
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
WHO ARE YOU?
Kellee he miye
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
I AM KELLEE
Nitaku he/hwo?
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
WHAT ARE YOU?
Wichincala hemaca ksto
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
I AM A GIRL
Hoksila hemaca yelo
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
I AM A BOY
Toniktuka hwo/he?
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
How are you?
Matanyan yelo/ksto
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
I AM FINE
Tanyan gla ye/yelo
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
GO HOME WELL
Toksa ahke ksto/yelo
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
SEE YOU AGAIN