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