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Mitakuyepi (all my relatives)
A Lakota Lesson - 2
1. "I shake your hands with a good heart."
Male speaker: " Cante wasteya nape ciyuzapi yelo."
Female speaker: "Cante wasteya nape ciyuza pe." ( Chan-te wash-te-ya na-pe ci-yu-za pe)
Each Word's definition:
Cante: heart
Wasteya: good way
Nape: hand
Yelo: male gender ending
Pe: female gender ending
2. "Thank you to all."
Male speaker: "Wopila heca yelo."
Female speaker: "Wopila heca ksto."
Wo-pi-la Wopila: thank you!
heca: to all
Yelo: male gender ending
Ksto: female gender ending
Anpetu waste yuha po (have a good day!)
Bryan Charging Cloud
Director,
Lakota Language Institute
Oglala Lakota College
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