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Vowels
It is important to learn how to pronounce the Lakota vowels.
A = pronounced as in father
E = pronounced as in end
I = pronounced as in feel
O = pronounced as in oats
u = pronounced as in food
Nasal vowels
Most "n's" following a vowel is a nasal vowel. That means that the "n"
is not pronounced as an "n" but the vowel is nasalized. The nasal vowel
usually has a tail. In this document they are represented in bold.
Other special soundsMany Lakota dictionaries &
books utilize a consonant with a dot over them (like ż) to represent
a guttural or glottal stop. In this publication we will show
this in bold letter font.
"c" is always pronounced "ch".
"s" with a dot above "s" is pronounced as "sh".
"g" with a dot above "g" is pronounced as a guttural "g"
F, Q,R,V,X are not used in the Lakota language. All other letters sound the same as in English if they are not marked.
po - plural imperative masculine
yo - singular imperative
á
é í ó ú ś ż ń č
-A-
| a(n) |
wan |
| to be able to do |
okihi |
| ability |
wóokhi |
| about |
wahécel |
| above |
iwánkab |
| above from |
iwánkabtanhan |
| accept, to |
icú |
| accomplish, to |
ecún,
yustán |
| accordingly (adv.) |
ognáyan |
| accuse, to |
iyáunpa |
| acorn |
úta |
| across |
kówakatan,
glak |
| act, to |
skan,
óhan |
| act badly |
sicóhan |
| action |
ohán,
wicóhan |
| addition |
iyawa |
| adhere |
ikóyaka |
| admonish |
wahókonkiya |
| adopted relative |
hunka |
| adore |
ohóla |
| adulterer |
wawicihah^api |
| afar |
téhantanhan |
| affection |
wacántognakapi |
| aforesaid |
k'un |
| afraid |
kokipi, ikópa |
| afraid of the night |
hanwákokipa |
| African Americans |
Hásapa |
| after |
óhakab, iyohakab |
| afterwards |
óhakab |
| after all |
hahánnis |
| after a while |
áetu, etúel |
| afternoon |
wicokanhiyaya |
| again |
aké |
| again and again |
lehincita |
| agency |
owákpamni |
| agent |
atéyapi |
| ago, just a minute |
lecás |
| ago, a short time |
lecála |
| ague |
wicácancan |
| aid (n) |
wawókiye |
| aid, I |
ówakiya |
| aid, to |
ókiya |
| airplane |
kinyékiyapi |
| alive |
niyákel |
| already, long ago |
ehánni |
| all |
oyásin,
iyuha, , ocówasin,
átiyuha, átaya |
| all my relatives |
mitakuye
oyas'in |
| allow |
iyówinkiya |
| almighty |
iyótan
wásake |
| almost |
nunsé |
| alone |
isnála |
| along |
opáya |
| along that way |
hógna |
| along this way |
lógna |
| alright, ok |
ohan |
| also |
ko, kóya,
éya, nakún |
| Alter |
owank wakan, hóchoka (also
center of village) |
| alternately |
unmá
tóktok |
| although |
kéyas, esá |
| always |
óhinni, óhinniyan |
| amble |
ománi |
| American |
milahanska |
| ammunition |
icúte,
máza
su |
| among |
égna |
| amongst |
ópeya |
| ancestor |
hunkake |
| and |
na, nakún,
nahán |
| angel |
ogligle wakan |
| angry, to be |
canzé |
| angry (n) |
canzéka |
| animal |
wamákaskan,
waniyanpi (domestic) |
| ankle |
iskáhu |
| announcer |
éyapaha |
| anoint |
iyún,
slayá |
| another place |
tokecawanji |
| another, in or to |
takánl |
| answer, to |
ayúpta |
| answer, an |
wóayupte, waáyuptapi,
waáyuptapikin |
| ant |
tajúnska |
| antelope, goat |
thathokala |
| anus |
unze |
| any |
wanji, tákukakes, tuwé
kakes |
| any rate |
ecákes |
| anybody |
tuwé kakes |
| anymore |
icinunpani |
| anything |
táku ke éyas |
| anytime |
tohántu kecéyas |
| anyway |
éses |
| apostle |
wahó |
| appear, to |
seléceca, ótanin |
| appeared |
ikpazo |
| apple |
taspán |
| apple, rotten |
taspán kuká |
| appoint |
kahniga |
| apprehend |
iyáhpaya |
| argue |
akinica |
| arise, to |
inájin |
| arm |
istó |
| around |
óksan, ohómni |
| arouse |
pahica |
| arrest, to |
kaská |
| arrive here, to |
hi |
| arrive home, to |
gli |
| arrow |
wahinkpe, wan |
| arthritis |
húhu wayázan |
| as |
el, tókel |
| as far as |
tohányan |
| as if |
se |
| as it is |
tóketu |
| as while |
icúnhan |
| ash tray |
cahóta ógnake |
| ash tree |
psékhtin |
| ashamed |
istéca |
| ashes |
cahóta |
| ask for |
la, ocin |
| ask me |
masi |
| ask of |
kilá |
| ask to |
iyúnga |
| ask to come |
usi |
| assemble, to |
yuwitaya, bluwitaya |
| at |
ektá |
| at last |
óhanketa |
| at once |
wáncagna |
| at that time |
hehan |
| at the top |
pinkpa ta |
| at, to (here), in, |
el |
| auger |
canwiyumini |
| aunt |
|
| aurora |
hawankan |
| automobile |
iyécinkinyanka,
iyécinkainyanke |
| autumn |
ptanyétu |
| axe |
nazóñspe |
-B-
| baby |
hoksicala, wakán yeja |
| back (body) |
cuwi |
| back ; backward |
hektakiya |
| back of the room |
catkútan |
| backup |
únzihektakiya |
| backbone |
cankáhu |
| bad |
síca, sil |
| bad, I feel |
cantéma síca |
| bad, it's too |
aksáka |
| bad luck |
wótehi |
| badger |
hokala |
| badlands |
makosica |
| badly |
sícaya |
| bag |
pan, wójuha |
| bakery |
agúyapi okáge tipi |
| bald |
sla |
| ball |
tápa |
| banana |
získopa |
| banner |
wápaha |
| bald eagle |
anunkhasan |
| band |
wayájopi |
| band of people |
ospáye |
| bank |
mázaska típi |
| baptize |
mniákastan |
| bark, to |
papá |
| barley |
psinská |
| barrel |
koká |
| baseball |
tapápapi |
| bashful |
istéca |
| basket |
psawógnaka |
| bathroom |
oíhe |
| be quiet |
owánjila, iníla |
| be, to |
heca |
| be, to use |
un |
| bead |
psitó |
| bead maker |
waksúpi |
| beaded |
waksu |
| beading |
waksú |
| beads, string of |
psitó woyá |
| beadwork |
waksúpi |
| bean |
omníca |
| bear |
mató |
| bear (black) |
mató sápa |
| bear (grizzly) |
matóhota |
| beard |
putínhin |
| bearskin |
matóha |
| beast |
wámakaskan |
| beaver |
cápa |
| because |
canké, icín |
| beckon |
napékicoza |
| become, to |
áya, icícage |
| becomes, it |
iyéceca |
| become suddenly |
hinglá |
| bed |
oyúnke |
| bed, gone to |
imúka |
| bedbug |
hála bláska |
| bedding |
owínja |
| bee |
theh^mungha |
| beef |
taló |
| beef hide |
tahálo |
| beer |
mnipíga |
| before |
itókab |
| befriend, to |
wóláya |
| beg, to |
wócin |
| beg for a meal |
tióle |
| beg, for one |
kícicin |
| beginning |
óinkpa, otókahe, ohíyu |
| behave, to |
oh'an |
| behead, to |
pa káksa |
| behind |
ihákab, ilázatanhan,
ihéktab |
| behind, close |
héktapatanhan |
| behind you |
nihéktab, nilázata |
| behold |
ihó |
| believe, to |
wicála |
| belittle, to |
yatákunnisni |
| bell |
hlahla |
| belly |
ikpí |
| below |
kúta |
| below from |
kútanhan |
| belt |
ipíyake |
| bend, to |
yaskópa, yuktán |
| bend forward, to |
patusya |
| beneath |
ohláteya |
| bent |
skópa, winjáhe |
| berry pudding |
wojapi |
| beseech, to |
cékiya |
| beside |
isákib |
| besides |
nakún |
| best |
wastéhce |
| best, to do your |
blihíciya |
| better |
isám waste |
| between |
okó |
| beware, to |
awanglaka,
iwákta |
| beware, of it |
el lekiló |
| beyond |
akótanhan,
akókiya, isánpa |
| big |
tánka |
| big hearted |
wacíntanka |
| big heartedly |
wacíntangya |
| bind, to |
kaská, pahté |
| bind one, to |
pahtá |
| bind together, to |
ícicaska |
| bird |
zintkála |
| bird dog |
siyó sunka |
| birth (n.) |
tónpi |
| birth, to give |
thun |
| bison (male) |
tatáñka |
| bite, to |
yahtáka |
| bite me |
mayáhtake |
| bite off, to |
yaksá |
| bitter |
pa |
| black |
sápa |
| black bear |
mató sápa |
| blackboard |
canbláska sápa |
| blacken |
sabwáya |
| Blackfeet (Lakota Band) |
Sihasapa |
| Black Hills |
Pahá Sápa, He Sápa |
| Black people |
Hásapa |
| Black Robe |
Siná Sápa |
| blame, to |
iyáunpa, iyáwaunpe |
| blamed |
élaye |
| blameless, to be |
iyáunpepica sni |
| blamelessly |
iyáunpepicasniyan |
| blanket |
siná |
| blaspheme, to |
yasíca |
| blaze, to |
wakáile |
| bless, to |
yawáste, bláwáste |
| blind |
ishtághoñgha |
| blood |
we |
| blue |
to |
| boat |
wáta |
| body |
thanchan |
| bone |
huhu |
| bottom, from the |
cetatanhan |
| bow |
itázipa |
| boy |
Hoksila |
| brain |
nasúla |
| bread, fry |
wigli un kagapi |
| breast |
máma |
| breechcloth |
chegnake |
| bring something home |
|
| brother (female's oldest) |
tibló |
| brother (male's oldest) |
ciyé |
| brother in law (female speaking) |
sice |
| brother in law (male speaking) |
tanhan |
| brother (younger) |
sunka |
| brought, they |
ahí'
unpape |
| brown/rusty |
ghi |
| Brulés |
Sicangu |
| bury, to |
h^a |
| bush |
hu |
| but |
éyas, tkhá |
| butterfly |
kimímila |
| buy, to |
ophethun, ha |
-C-
| camp |
wicoti |
| camp circle |
hóchoka |
| car |
iyécinkinyanka, iyécinkainyanke
|
| carpentry |
canpajipa |
| cat |
igmú |
| cedar |
h^ante |
| to celebrate, to play |
shkáta |
| center |
chokányan |
| chair |
oákan yanké |
| change, to |
glutokeca |
| cherry |
chanpha |
| Cheyenne |
Shahíyela |
| chief |
ithanchan |
| Chief's (Society) |
wakiconza |
| child |
wakanyeja, chincá |
| Chippewa |
Pahátoñ |
| choke cherries |
canpa |
| chorus (woman's higher octave part in native singing) |
wicaglata |
| circle |
wómime |
| city |
otóñwahe |
| close it |
yuh^pa yo |
| cloth |
mnihuha |
| clothes |
hayapi |
| cloud |
makhpiyá |
| clown |
heyóka |
| coffee |
wakhályapi |
| coffee beans |
phejuta sápa |
| coffin |
chañwógnaka |
| cold |
osní |
| color |
hintokca |
| come here, to |
u |
| come here at once |
wáncagna hiyúwo |
| come home, to |
ku |
| come, I |
wa'ú |
| come toward |
hiyu |
| community |
tiyospaye |
| computer |
wóunspe omnaye |
| concerning ; on account of. |
eciyatanhan |
| consequently |
cha |
| cool |
cusni |
| cotton |
popópa |
| cough, to |
hohpa |
| council lodge |
tiyoti |
| country |
makHóche |
| coup stick |
chanwapaha |
| cousin |
tahansi |
| cousin (female to female) |
sicespansi |
| cousin (female to male) |
sic'esi |
| cousin (male to female) |
hankasi |
| cousin (male to male) |
tahansi |
| cow |
pte |
| cowboy |
ptéole, ptéole hokshíla |
| coyote |
shuñkmánitu |
| crawl, to |
slohan |
| crazy, foolish |
witko(tko) |
| creep up, to |
anaslata |
| crow |
khanghi |
| Crow Owners (Society) |
Kangi yuha |
| cry, to |
chéya |
| cultivated field |
mágha |
| curing songs |
wapiye olowan |
-D-
| dance, to |
wachí |
| daughter |
cunksi |
| daughter (his/hers) |
cunwintku |
| daughter in laws' father |
omawaheton |
| dawn |
anpo |
| day, daytime |
anpétu |
| dead |
t'a |
| deer |
tháh^ca |
| destitute |
unsike |
| dew |
chu |
| dirty |
shápa |
| disgraceful |
oh^anwahanhan |
| dish |
wakshica |
| division |
kiyukse |
| divorce (thrown away) |
ih^peya |
| divorce (given away) |
winyanku |
| do it |
echún |
| do this, I |
lé'chamun |
| do, to |
echa'un |
| doctor |
wakHáñ
wichásha |
| dog |
shúñka |
| dog bark |
wapápa |
| don't do that! |
héchun
shni ye! |
| doorway |
tiyopa |
| Double Face Woman |
Anog Ite |
| dowry (men) |
winyancin |
| dried meat |
wasna, pápa |
| drink, to |
yatkan |
| drum/sing, to |
h^'okha |
| drumsticks |
icabu |
| dry |
púza |
| duck/goose |
magha |
| dwell, to |
thi |
-E-
| eagle |
h^uya |
| eagle bone whistle |
siyotanka |
| eagle down |
wacihin |
| earth |
maká |
| ear(s) |
núnghe |
| east |
wiyohiyanpata |
| eat, to (v.t.) |
yúta |
| egg |
wítka |
| eight |
shaglóghan |
| elbow |
ishpa |
| elderly |
wakunka |
| electricity |
wakhangli |
| elk |
heh^aka |
| elope |
wiinah^ma |
| enemy, stranger |
thóka |
| entertaining |
woimagaga |
| evening |
h^tayetu |
| eye |
ishtá |
-F-
| face |
ité |
| fall (season) |
ptanyétu |
| family |
tiwahe |
| father |
ate |
| father (in general) |
atku |
| father
(his) |
atkuku |
| father in law (male speaking) |
tunkansi |
| feast |
wohanpi |
| feather |
wíyaka |
| February |
Cannapopa Wi |
| feeling cold |
chuwita |
| feeling hot |
oluluta |
| female |
wínyela |
| few |
conala |
| field |
mágha |
| fill the pipe |
opági |
| finally |
hecena |
| find, to |
iyeya |
| finger |
nab'okazunte |
| fire |
pHéta |
| fireplace |
oceti |
| firm/hard |
suta |
| fish |
hoghan |
| fish, to |
hokuwa |
| fishhook |
hoicuwa |
| five |
záptan |
| flesh |
cheh^pi |
| floor |
cowinja |
| flower |
wanah^ca |
| fly, to |
kinyan |
| fog |
p'o |
| foolish, crazy |
witko(tko) |
| foot |
si |
| forget, to |
ektonja |
| fork |
wíchaphe |
| four |
tópa |
| fox |
shunghila |
| Friday |
anpetu zaptan |
| friend |
kola |
| fruit |
waskúyeca |
| fruit pudding |
wojapi |
| fry, to |
ceonpa |
| fry bread |
wigli un kagapi |
| full-moon |
wimimela |
-G-
| garments |
hayápi |
| gave me, you |
mayák'u |
| gaze, to |
wanyang |
| generation, one |
wicoicag^e |
| Germans |
Ia^sica |
| ghost |
wanagi |
| Ghost Dance |
Wanagi wacipi |
| girl |
Wecincilla |
| give, to |
k'u |
| giveaway |
otuh^an |
| giveaway, thanksgiving |
wopila |
| glass, bottle, jar |
janján |
| go home, to |
gla |
| go there, to |
ya |
| god |
wakan tanka |
| good |
washté |
| Good evening |
Htayetu waste |
| Good morning |
Hihanni waste |
| grandchild |
takoja |
| grandfather (in general) |
tunkan |
| grandfather (maternal) |
tunkansi |
| grandfather (paternal) |
tunkasila |
| grandmother (maternal/in general) |
unci |
| grandmother (maternal) |
uncisi |
| grandmother (paternal/in general) |
kun |
| grandmother (paternal/) |
kunsi |
| grass, marijuana |
peji |
| grasshopper |
gnugnúshka |
| green |
canhpan pezi |
| green/blue |
tho |
| grey |
khóta |
| grey owl |
híñháñ
khóta |
| grizzly bear |
matóhota |
| grow, to |
icaga |
| gun |
mázawakhan |
-H-
| hail |
wasú |
| hair |
phehin |
| half-moon |
wiyaspa |
| hand |
napé |
| happy to see you! |
hépela! |
| hard, firm |
suta |
| hat |
wapóshtañ |
| have, to |
yuha |
| hawk |
cetáñ |
| head |
nata |
| head, muzzle |
pha |
| health |
wichózanni |
| healthy |
zan-níka |
| hear, to |
nah^'un |
| heart |
chanté |
| herald, crier |
éyapaha |
| here |
lel |
| hello |
hau |
| hide, to |
nah^ma |
| hill |
pahá |
| hit, to |
o |
| hold it |
yúza |
| holy |
wakHáñ |
| horn |
he |
| horse |
súnka wakan |
| hot |
mashte |
| hot weather |
okháta |
| house |
hañtHípi,
típi |
| how? |
tókhel, tókheshkhe |
| how are you |
Toniktuka |
| how many/much? |
tóna(kca) |
| hundred |
opáwinghe |
| hungry, to be |
lochin |
| husband (of more than 1 wife) |
bluze |
| husband, my |
mihigna ki |
-I-
| ice |
chágha |
| if |
ehantans, kin |
| I'll see you again |
Toksa ake |
| improperly |
ipáweh |
| in, at, to (here) |
el |
| in, at, to (there) |
ekta |
| inferior |
ihukuya |
| ink ("black water") |
mnísapa |
| inside |
ogná |
| inside, inside the house |
thima |
| intestine |
shupe |
| iron |
máza |
-J-
| July |
Canpasapa wi |
| jump, to |
psica |
| just then |
ecanl |
-K-
| kettle |
makHá chegha |
| kettle drum |
cacega |
| Kettle songs |
Ceh^ohomni olowan |
| kill, to |
kte |
| kindred, to be considered |
taku kiciyapi |
| Kit Fox Society |
tokala |
| knee |
chankpe |
| knife |
míla |
| know, to |
slolya |
-L-
| Lakota |
Titonwan, Oceti Sakowin |
| lake |
ble |
| lamp |
phetíjanjan |
| lance |
wápaha |
| language |
iapi |
| large |
thánka |
| last |
hekta |
| later |
tóksha |
| leaves |
wah^pe, ape |
| left |
catkayatakiya |
| leftovers |
wateca |
| leg |
hu |
| leggings |
hunska |
| lie down |
hpaya |
| lightning |
wakHáñgli |
| live, to |
ni |
| live, you |
yanípi |
| lion |
igmú thánka |
| liver |
phi |
| lizard |
agléshka |
| long |
háñska |
| long ago, already |
ehánni |
| look at it |
wanyánkin |
| look at me |
wanmáyanka |
| lungs |
chaghu |
-M-
| magistrate |
wakiconze |
| magpie |
uñkchékHikha |
| male |
bloká |
| maize |
wagmíza |
| make, to |
kágha |
| man |
wíchasa |
| man (old) |
wichah^cala |
| man (young) |
khoshkalaka |
| marijuana, grass |
peji |
| marriage (by capture) |
wayaka |
| married, to be |
hignaton |
| May |
Canwapenanbleca wi |
| meat |
tHaló |
| medicine |
pezhúta |
| medicine man |
wakHáñ
wichásha |
| medicine woman |
phejúta winyela |
| memorial feast |
wokiksuye kicagapi |
| metal, iron |
máza |
| midnight |
hancokan |
| milk |
asanpi |
| Milky Way |
Wanagi tacanku |
| million |
wóyawa thánka |
| miss, to |
shutha |
| moccasins |
hánpa |
| Monday |
anpetu |
| money |
mázaska |
| month |
wi |
| moon |
hanhepi wi |
| morning |
hínhanni |
| morning star |
anpo wicah^pi |
| mourning |
wasigla |
| mother (in general) |
hunku |
| mother (by child to mother or her
mother's sister) |
ina |
| mother in law (male speaking) |
onciksi |
| mountain |
he |
| mouse |
hithunkala |
| mouth |
i |
| move, to act |
shkan |
| mucus |
phah^li |
| multiplication |
tonakigle |
-N-
| name |
ceji |
| name, they call him |
eciyapi |
| Native people |
oyate ikce |
| neck |
tHahú |
| need, to |
kinica |
| nephew, my |
tunska |
| never |
tóhanni shni |
| new moon |
witanin |
| niece, my |
tonjan |
| night |
hanhepi |
| nine |
napcíyunka |
| no |
hiya |
| noisily |
buya |
| none |
wanjini |
| noon |
sam iyaye |
| north |
waziyata |
| northern lights |
hawankan |
| nose |
phóghe |
-O-
| oak |
útahu chañ |
| ocean |
ble tánka |
| October |
Canwapekasna Wi |
| offering (to spirit or God) |
wosnapi |
| Ojibwa |
Pahátoñ,
Hahatonwan |
| ok, alright |
ohan |
| on, upon |
akanl |
| one |
wanji |
| onion |
pshin |
| only |
ecela |
| only so far |
hehanyela |
| opinion, to form |
awiyukcan |
| or |
nainsh |
| order, to |
shi |
| otter |
ptañ |
| outhouse |
oíhe típi |
| outside |
thankal |
| over there |
kal |
| owl |
híñháñ |
-P-
| past, the |
k'un |
| Pawnee |
Paláni |
| peace |
wówakwala, olakhota,
wólakhota |
| pear |
thaspán hinshmá |
| pemmican |
wakápapi wasná |
| penis |
che |
| people |
oyáte |
| police |
akicita |
| porcupine |
pahiñ |
| potato |
blo |
| pig |
kHukHúshe |
| pigeon |
wakíñyela |
| pine tree |
wazí |
| pipe |
Canupa |
| pipe bag |
cantojuha |
| pipe bowl |
pahu |
| pipe cleaner |
iglaye |
| pipe mouthpiece |
oyape |
| pipe stem |
ihupa |
| pipe tamper |
icasloka |
| pipe (war) |
ozuye canupa |
| pity me |
únshimala |
| place of honor |
catku |
| plain (flat land), prairie |
obláye, tinte |
| play, to celebrate |
shkáta |
| plum |
káñta |
| point at, to |
épazo |
| policeman |
canksa |
| possess, to |
yuha |
| pray, I |
chéwakiye |
| priest (= "black robe") |
shiná
sápa |
| property |
tanyán |
| protect, to ; oversee |
awanyanka |
| Puberty ritual |
Isnati awicalowan |
| pull, to |
yutitan |
| push, to |
patitan |
| put, to |
egnaka |
-Q-
-R-
| rabbit |
mashtíncala |
| radio |
ikhanchola |
| rain |
magháju |
| rat |
itúñkala |
| rattle |
wagmuha |
| read, to |
yawa |
| really |
hécheya |
| recline, to |
yunka |
| red |
sha |
| red-hot, scarlet |
lúta |
| refrigerator |
sni ognake |
| remembering me |
míksuya |
| rest, to vacation |
asnikiya |
| river |
wakpá |
| riverbank |
mayá |
| road ; highway |
canku |
| rock |
ínyan |
| root |
huta |
| robe, blanket |
shina |
| run, to |
ínyanka |
-S-
| sad or lonesome, to be |
iyo(ma)kshica |
| sadness |
cantesica |
| said it, he |
heyé |
| sage |
pejih^ota |
| saliva |
thaghe |
| Sans Arc (Band) |
Itazipo |
| Santee |
Wah^pekutetonwan & Wah^petonwan |
| say, to |
eya |
| scalp |
phahá |
| scare or surprise, to |
yushínya |
| school |
wayáwa |
| scissors |
iyúshla |
| scout |
toñwéya |
| see, to |
wanyanka |
| seed |
su |
| seek, to |
ole, akhita |
| sell, to |
iyopheya |
| semen |
hiyuye |
| September |
Canwapegi Wi |
| seven |
shakówin |
| several, some |
(k')eya |
| sew, to |
akaga |
| sheep |
tHákhcha
shúñkala |
| shield |
waháchañka |
| shit |
chésli |
| shoe |
hánpa |
| shoot, to |
khute |
| shore |
maya |
| short |
ptécela |
| shy, to be |
wíshteca |
| sick |
khúje |
| sick, to be |
khúja |
| silver ("white metal") |
mázaska |
| sinew, nerve, vein |
khan |
| sing, to |
lowan |
| Sissetons |
Sinsintowan |
| sister (female's older) |
chuwé |
| sister (female's younger) |
tanke |
| sister (male's older) |
tanké |
| sister (male's younger) |
tankasi |
| sister in law (male speaking) |
hanke |
| sit down, to |
íyotaka |
| sit down, you |
ílotake |
| sit, to be |
yanka |
| six |
shákpe |
| skin, hide |
ha |
| skunk |
maká |
| sky |
makhpiyá |
| sleep, to |
istima |
| slow |
iwashtegla |
| slowly |
h'anhiya |
| small |
cik'ala |
| smell, to |
omna |
| smile, to |
iha |
| smoke |
shotá |
| smooth |
aglú |
| smudge off |
wazilya |
| snake |
zuzécha |
| snow |
wa |
| so ;because ; therefore |
ca |
| soap |
haípazhazha |
| soft |
chochóla |
| soldier |
akíchita |
| some, several |
k'eya |
| someone |
túwá |
| son |
cinkshi |
| son in law |
mitakox |
| soul |
naghí |
| south |
itokaghata |
| speak, I |
iwáye |
| speak, to |
iya |
| spear |
wahukheza |
| spider |
iktómi |
| Spirit Lake Band |
Blewakantowan |
| spoon |
chiñshká |
| spotted eagle |
wanble gleska |
| spring (season) |
wétu |
| stallion |
shuñk
blóka |
| stand, I |
nawájin |
| stand up, to |
nájin |
| stars |
wicháhpi |
| steal, to |
manun |
| step children |
tawagan |
| still |
nahanh^ci |
| stone |
ih^'e |
| stop, to ; cease |
ayustan |
| storm |
icamna |
| stranger, enemy |
thóka |
| stretch, to |
igluzica |
| subtraction |
yuheyabicu |
| suffer, I |
makákize |
| summer |
bloketu |
| sun |
anpa wi |
| Sunday |
anpetu wakan |
| sunshine |
omáshte |
| sun dance |
wiwangyang wacipi |
| superior |
ankatu |
| sweat |
themni |
| sweatlodge |
inipi, inikagapi |
| sweatlodge fireplace |
oihankesni |
| sweetgrass |
wacanga |
| swift |
lúzahan |
| swim, to |
nuwan |
-T-
| tail |
sinté |
| table |
wágnawotapi |
| taboo |
wotehila |
| take, to receive |
icu |
| talk, to |
woglaka |
| tasteful |
skúya |
| tea |
wah^pe khalyapi |
| tears |
ishtamni |
| teats |
aze |
| telephone |
omás'ape |
| tell, to |
oyaka |
| ten |
wikcémna |
| testes |
susu, itka |
| thank you |
pilámaya
ye |
| that |
hé |
| that is all |
hecegla |
| that's why |
ichin |
| the |
kin |
| then |
ehan, hehanl |
| there |
hel |
| therefore |
heon, cha |
| thick |
shóka |
| thin |
zibzipela |
| think, to |
ewcin |
| thirsty, to be |
í(ma)puza |
| this |
le |
| those |
héna |
| thought, I |
awacanmi |
| thousand |
khoktópawínghe |
| three |
yámni |
| thunderstorm |
wakinyan agli |
| Thursday |
anpetu topa |
| thus |
léchel |
| times |
akigle |
| tipi decoration (ie quillwork, jingles) |
Wakeyaskapi |
| to (here), in, at |
el |
| tobacco ties |
canli wapahte |
| today |
anpetu kin le |
| toe |
sipha |
| together, wholly |
atas |
| tomorrow |
hínhanni kin,
hanhépi
kin |
| tomato |
unjínjintka |
| tongue |
wicháceji |
| tooth |
hi |
| touch, to |
epat'an |
| town |
othúnwahe |
| tree |
chañ |
| tree bark |
canhá |
| tribe, people, world |
oyáte |
| tripe |
taniga |
| turtle |
kHéya |
| Tuesday |
anpetu nunpa |
| TV |
wichiteowapi wóyaka |
| twine, cord |
hahunta |
| two |
núpa |
| Two Kettle (Band) |
Oohenonpa |
-U-
| uncle |
leksi |
| upon,
on |
akanl |
| urine |
léje |
| use up, one's own |
glusota |
| usually |
eya'sna |
| uterus |
thamni |
-V-
| vacation, to rest |
asnikiya |
| vagina |
shan |
| vegetable |
wathó |
| very |
líla |
| very
good |
lila
washté |
| vision quest |
hanbleceya |
| voice |
ho |
| voice, I send my |
hóyewaye |
-W-
| wagon box |
canskopa |
| wait for, to |
ape |
| walk, to |
máni |
| wander, to |
núni |
| wanning moon |
wit'e |
| want, to |
chin |
| want, you |
yachín |
| war |
ozúye, kichizapi |
| War Bonnet |
Wa paha |
| war chief |
blota hunka |
| war party |
ozúye |
| warm |
kháta |
| water |
mni |
| Wednesday |
anpetu yamni |
| weed |
waptáye |
| well |
tanyán |
| west |
wiyoh^peyata |
| wet |
spanyan |
| what |
táku |
| what's wrong? |
tóka
he/hwo? |
| when? |
tóhan, tohánl |
| whence? |
tókhiyatanhan |
| where exactly? |
tukte el |
| where? (location) |
tuktel |
| where to? (direction) |
tókhiya |
| which? |
tukte |
| white |
ska |
| white man |
wasica |
| whitish |
san |
| who |
tuwa |
| Who are you? |
Nituwe he? |
| why |
tákuwe |
| wide |
blákha |
| wife (his) |
tawicu |
| wife (my) |
mitáwicu
ki |
| will |
kte |
| wind |
taté |
| wine ("red water") |
mnishá |
| winter |
waniyetu |
| winter count |
waniyetu iyawapi |
| wise |
ksápa |
| with them |
ób |
| wolf |
shungmánitu
tánka |
| woman |
wínyan |
| woman (old) |
winuh^cala |
| woman (young) |
wikhoshkalaka |
| Wounded Knee |
Cankpe Opi |
| write, to |
owa |
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-Y-
|
Tanktonais |
Ihanktonwanna |
|
Yanktons |
Ihanktonwan |
| year |
omaka, waniyetu |
| yellow |
zi |
| yes |
han, ho |
| yesterday |
h^tálehan |
| yonder |
ka |
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