Dakota Sioux: (Hello) Hau! (pronounced “how”); (good day), Aŋpetu waŝte. Cheyenne: (Hello), Haáhe! (pronounced “hah-heh”); (goodbye), Nė-sta-évȧ-hóse-vóomȧtse.

In Lakota spirituality, Wakan Tanka (Standard Lakota Orthography: Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka) is the term for the sacred or the divine. This is usually translated as the “Great Spirit” and occasionally as “Great Mystery”.

There are no curse words. In the language, it all revolves around the family,” he said. He said his own great-grandson, 4, listens and behaves when spoken to in Lakota; to English he closes his ears.

Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka – The Great Spirit/Great Spirits.

Pilaymaya = Thank you!

Never Say “Goodbye” Instead, the Lakota tribe uses “Toksa”, a phrase meaning “see you later”, since you will see the person or persons you are parting with at a later date, whether in this life or the afterlife.

translations wopila en Thanks given for all of existence and the blessing inherent in each moment of it. Often used in ceremony, and as a broad statement of thanks within a community.

The Seven Lakota Values, given by the White Buffalo Calf Woman, have also suffered through the loss of language and today’s fast paced, technological lifestyle. The values include Praying, Respect, Caring and Compassion, Honesty and Truth, Generosity and Caring, Humility, and Wisdom.

The Wanbli (eagle) is known as the one with the ability to fly the highest.

“Dakota” means “friends” or “Oyate”—“the people.” The term “Sioux” is a corrupted version of an Ojibway-Algonquian term “Naud-owa-se-wug,” meaning “like unto the adders.” The term was later corrupted resulting in the retention of the syllable that sounds like “Sioux.” (Meyer, 1967, 1993) However, the Ojibwa always …

light in Lakota

1. ižáŋžaŋ v. lkt to be lit, lit up. Sebastian C.
2. ožáŋžaŋ Sebastian C.
3. áŋpa. lkt daylight, daytime. Sebastian C.

Ska is the Lakota word for the color white.

Lakota. In the Lakota Sioux language, the word tȟó is used for both blue and green, though the word tȟózi (a mixture of the words tȟó meaning “blue (green),” and zí meaning “yellow”) has become common (zítȟo can also be used).

Each of the Four Directions (East, South, West, and North) is typically represented by a distinctive color, such as black, red, yellow, and white, which for some stands for the human races.

Mni is a Lakota word for Water and goes beyond any translatable word in the English language.

“Words of Love”

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2. February – Kagali.
3. Love – adageyudi.
4. As long as I live – gvnvigohida.
5. As long as he/she lives – gvhnvigohida.
6. I love you – gvgeyu.
7. I will love you – gvgeyusesdi.
8. I do love you – gvgeyudv.