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Mitákuyepi, I have read the next 100 pages. The people are so real I feel like I know them. You have already managed to squeeze in so many traditions and the Black Robe gets himself frequently into hot water as he doesn't know them and their importance. ...

Mitákuyepi, I have just read the first 100 pages of Niglíču written by Florence and Oscar. I am really impressed about how quickly they brought this little book girl to life. She has such spirit, character and seems so real. It is very touching and heartwarming to see the ...

... place in her heart, reading the message in which she explained to me, that she wanted this forum to be like a big family, asking us to use our real names rather than nickname-masks, to be more personal. She really had a very deep understanding of the lakota language, and I cannot count her ...

... place in her heart, reading the message in which she explained to me, that she wanted this forum to be like a big family, asking us to use our real names rather than nickname-masks, to be more personal. She really had a very deep understanding of the lakota language, and I cannot count her ...

... language.": We politely ask the forum members to introduce themselves in the "Introduce yourself" section and sign posts with their real names rather than nicknames or pseudonyms. Anonymity is often a factor in creating tension. Many thanks. Daniel

... Bears. Thank you again. When you say "I bought the book", I suppose you're talking about the Dakota Texts. Well, yeah, you got the real thing there, with the original orthography. But you'll get used to it quite fast. I'm glad I could be of some help. Caroline

... I can only imagine how fortunate it is to be there this week and having the opportunity to be learning more, listening to Dr. Lanny Real Bird present his class on Plains Sign Language, listening to Kevin Locke and Richard Dube' present about using a Lakota-style flute as a way to ...

... who go to France -- or to Lakota country! -- can learn to say "Hello, how are you? Where is the hotel?" -- but then, when faced with a real and complex conversation with a speaker, they cannot continue. In conclusion, while tourists traveling to a foreign country for a limited amount ...

... I think that Rosetta Stone mostly appeals to people who think there is a magical method that can make them learn a language effortlessly. Do you really think that a computer program can replace hours of exposure to language through reading, listening to and speaking with native speakers? Is learning ...

... textbook series for Red Cloud School here in the forum. I have been accessing the texts via internet but lately the link is broken. It is a real pity because I find that these texts are quite useful to learn Lakota in a very easy way. Someone knows if there is another valid link to them ...

... textbook series for Red Cloud School here in the forum. I have been accessing the texts via internet but lately the link is broken. It is a real pity because I find that these texts are quite useful to learn Lakota in a very easy way. Someone knows if there is another valid link to them ...

... this goal. Experience shows that low quality language teaching materials can be counterproductive to language revitalization efforts. We also realize, as specialists, that it may be difficult for school administrators whose expertise lies elsewhere, to assess the real pedagogical worth of ...

... This means that the NLD-I serves as a kind of spellchecker. However, the lemmatizer will also enable us to provide the forum members with a real spellchecker, the launching of which we will announced soon. The dictionary entry can be closed by clicking on "Close" link or just by ...

... discuss spirituality. Anyone can claim anything in such environment, anyone can claim to be an authority over spiritual or cultural issues. In the real world, however, Lakota spirituality and culture are things inseparable from community life, from the social structures of the thiyóšpaye (extended ...

... said above... I think his comment bears serious consideration. I see the idea behind the rules as they stand, but here are some qualms I have: - I really want to get my students using the online dictionary. In fact, their homework over the weekend will be to spend time exploring the dictionary ...

... What I like best of all is the feeling of being among friends, and I think that being on first-name terms has a great deal to do with it. We are real people, not just pseudonyms floating in cyberspace. What are the positive things that the forum brought to you? The motivation to continue studying ...

... ( kaká vs. lalá ), cattle ( ptegléška vs. ptewániyaŋpi) , clothes ( hayápi vs. hayáke ). This makes it seem as if there are many variants, but in reality they number a few dozens of words. The LLC textbooks are also designed to balance the use of the local variants. The main characters in the ...

... • Members of the forum are expected to be polite to each other and do their best to avoid confrontational or unfriendly tones. Members should realize that a written message is not the same type of communication as talking to each other in person. In written communication, the language has ...

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Re: New Book

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Re: Nina Webster made her journey south

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A reminder about friendship on the forum.

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Re: Rosetta Stone for Lakota – a lot of false promises

Rosetta Stone for Lakota – a lot of false promises

Re: AISRI Lakota language textbook link broken

AISRI Lakota language textbook link broken

REVIEW - Lakota textbooks by AISRI, Indiana University

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