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... of how he forget a word and one of his little sons had to help him out. He also told of how for years he said a sentence wrong until Ben Black Bear corrected him. He is willing to keep learning with determination and commitment. So I hope Alex's interview inspires you to speak more Lakota. ...

... and seems so real. It is very touching and heartwarming to see the relationship between the little girl and her mother, grandfather and Loud Bear. In many adult books they focus too much on description and use many words you only find in the dictionary. Not so this book. It has a wonderful ...

... I received the Lakota Audio Series, Vol 1, just a few days ago, and find it to be wonderful. Do you need to polish your pronunciation? Ben Black Bear’s voice will do exactly that for you. Want to build a solid vocabulary? These CDs do that in a systematic fashion, repeating the vocabulary often ...

... activists worked hard, and I believe everyone enjoyed the time in the studio. Our gratitude belongs to the following Lakota speakers: Ben Black Bear Gabe Black Moon Iris Eagle Chasing Manny Iron Hawk Bernardine Little Thunder Kenny Little Thunder Kevin Locke The speakers rotated in three recording ...

Šič’éši,

Sičáya hoší uŋyákahipi k’uŋ hé iwámatokhiya. Takómni Ben Black Bear Jr. tȟačháŋte wačhéwečičhiyiŋ kte. Leháŋl wašíču wakȟáŋ líla wayúphika héčhapi, čhaŋkhé wačhíŋwičhuŋyaŋpi kta waŋ héčha.

Nina

... wayázaŋ ahí yuŋkȟáŋ núŋpa-čhaŋ k’uŋ héhaŋ waákisniya kiŋ čhaŋté aphíkičičhiyapi, kȟáŋ záptaŋ phiyá ikȟóyagkičičhiyapi. Wičháša kiŋ lé Ben Black Bear Jr. ečíyapi na Lakȟól’iyapi kiŋ lé glukínipi kiŋ ečhíyataŋhaŋ líla ȟčiŋ škíŋčiyiŋ na wawókiye s’a. Waŋná owáyazaŋ othí waŋ ektá ȟpáyiŋ na owáhečheča ...

... over the last few weeks. While we are implementing the change, it's possible that there could be some glitches and even breaks of service. Please bear with us if you encounter problems, these will be only temporary and all will soon be well!

Very interesting. I struggle with this new phoentic writing system because I've been used to other ways for over 40 years...but I'm trying!

Charley

Review: AISRI Lakota language textbook series for Red Cloud School (By Kimberly Campbell, Jan Ullrich and Ben Black Bear) Those of us who participated in authoring this review are and have been deeply committed to the revitalization of the Lakota language. We feel strongly that ...

... (!!) with the mouse. This is particularly useful with words that contain the letter ’ which is not selected by double-clicking: wičhóȟ’aŋ Please bear in mind that this is a testing version (beta-version); the algorithm doesn't recognize all conjugated forms yet, but we will be adding more word ...

... Lakota, Dakota, Crow and a number of other Native American languages. The Lakota narrative was created and recorded by LLC board member Ben Black Bear. The Sisseton-Dakota narrative is provided by Clifford Chanku.

Translation Requests If you registered for the forum only because you want to request a translation, please bear the following things in mind: The Forum welcomes everybody who has a sincere interest in the Lakota language and members always do their best to help each other. However, ...

... they will also have full text search). • Helpers have unlimited access and in addition they will have more advanced search options. One thing to bear in mind: electronic dictionaries are very convenient because they enable faster look up of words. However, the speed of working with electronic ...

... helps the forum community. But you should add the “comment on language usage” component to your responsibilities in giving back to the community. Bear in mind, that this way of helping other learners is another effective way of learning , because when you formulate your comments you internalize ...

... stars (points) given to a member. At this point I don't think we want to install another MOD or combine the two. So for now we will just have to bear with the Reputation MOD and after a while decide whether or not we want to keep it.

Thanks Ji. I hope too other Native languages follow the example of the LLC. It's a good way for people to learn the language.

Cousin Nancy, your comment about hoping that other Native language programs are emulating LLC reminded me of just how precious the LLC and this on-line forum are. I looked around for a long time, and as far as I can tell no other language program on the US mainland is even remotely close to this one...

Thanks for posting these interviews. I agree with Mr. Black Bear that it's important to have a unified way of writing the Lakȟóta language. I like the way the NLD has the accent on the vowels to help with stress and using the Lakȟóta alphabet with letters ...

In the following part of the interview Ben Black Bear Jr. talks about his experience with teaching at the Lakȟól’iyapi Summer Institute (organized by the Lakota Language Consortium and the Sitting Bull College) and also about some memories of his ...

The audio file attached below presents part of an interview with Ben Black Bear Jr. from the Sičháŋǧu Oyáte (Rosebud Reservation). In this part of the interview he gives his assessment of the New Lakota Dictionary and his perspective on the standard orthography. ...

... sites are involved, including the LLC site). It is all taking much longer than expected and involving a great deal of work. So please continue to bear with us, there is light at the end of the tunnel!!!

... a e i o u Question 15: ph_ží 'grass' a e i o u Question 16: sáp_ 'black' a e i o u Question 17: pt_gléška 'cow' a e i o u Question 18: matȟ_ 'bear' a e i o u Question 19: z_čá 'squirrel' a e i o u Question 20: wíy_kse 'scissors' a e i o u

... language is English. b sounds like b in boy , as in bébela baby l sounds like l in lamp , as in lowáŋ to sing m sounds like m in map , as in matȟó bear n sounds like n in nap , as in napé hand w sounds like w in was , as in wičhíŋčala girl y sounds like y in yes , as in yámni three

... Hopefully it will have better performance. The logistics and the formalities of moving the domains will take some time and effort, so please bear with this server for a little longer, hopefully not more than a couple of weeks.

... relevant material but no one is to pose as THE spokesperson for the Lakota and the authority on all things Lakota. • If you are a linguist please bear in mind that this forum is designed primarily for language learners without formal linguistic education so please do not post on highly technical ...

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