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Thank you. That will be a great pleasure. However, I think I need some texts in Lakota. Perhaps some study materials, textbooks with advanced language, and authentic dialogue could be found. If you have any further suggestions, I will really appreciate it. Thank you, Caroline. I ...

Thank you. That will be a great pleasure. However, I think I need some texts in Lakota. Perhaps some study materials, textbooks with advanced language, and authentic dialogue could be found. If you have any further suggestions, I will really appreciate it. Thank you, Caroline. I have ...

... how much involved she would become and to how many projects she would eventually contribute. She helped tremendously with the Lakota Language textbook series, did an enormous amount of proofreading of the New Lakota Dictionary and Lakota Grammar Handbook, as well as many other projects. And ...

... and let me know what you need. I am a hobby linguist and endangered language fan; I already have my own copy of the Lakȟótiya Wóglaka Po Level 1 textbook and CD which I read through a while ago (but have not retained the vocabulary from, sadly). I have also used many of the native language iPhone ...

... and let me know what you need. I am a hobby linguist and endangered language fan; I already have my own copy of the Lakȟótiya Wóglaka Po Level 1 textbook and CD which I read through a while ago (but have not retained the vocabulary from, sadly). I have also used many of the native language iPhone ...

... SLO alphabet, Standard Lakota Orthography here . You can learn more about SLO here: The history of SLO , Lakota dialects and SLO 4. Interactive textbook - start with Pronunciation and spelling ( SLO ), then look at the Vocabulary topic and try the quizzes there. 5. Explore the New Lakota Dictionary ...

We would like to give post-publication acknowledgement to the people who volunteered their help with the production of the Level 4 textbook published this year. Apart from the native speakers listed in the acknowledgement on page iii there were numerous other people who provided help, comments ...

... and paste into your post. We apologize for the confusion caused to those of you who have been working on the type-in quizzes in the Interactive Textbook and elsewhere, but hopefully we will soon be back to full functionality throughout the Forum. Admin.

Šičʼéši,

This is getting off-topic - have a look at the forum rules.

I send you a PM with some links.

Tókša akhé!
Jana

Hau mitakuyepi! Thank you very much for your help. Vielen Dank für deine Hilfe, Jana. I have only the first book and the audio CD of the LLC but I will get the rest of them as soon as posible. It's a pity that Lakota people don't use their own language everyday but it happens also in Ireland with th...

Thank you again for your useful help, Kostya. I am just a beginner in the lakota language and it is difficult to get the proper materials in order to learn the language correctly. Obviously the best method is to live among lakhota people but it is almost imposible. Do you know if the third book of ...

Hi Carpallo, The third book and the third audio CD are intended for older children, and they are also great for adults. I, as an adult, started learning with the LLC book 1 and 2 anyway since they come with audio CDs, and thus you learn the correct pronunciation from the beginning. Book 3 is far mor...

Thank you again for your useful help, Kostya. I am just a beginner in the lakota language and it is difficult to get the proper materials in order to learn the language correctly. Obviously the best method is to live among lakhota people but it is almost imposible. Do you know if the third book of t...

... - if you doubleclick or mouse-select any word (English or Lakota, including conjugations), you'll get the dictionary entry for it. The Interactive Textbook amounts to, perhaps, first volume of the CULPt textbooks. The other topics of the Forum cover other vocabulary and grammar issues, sometimes ...

Hau Kostya! Thank you very much for your post. You said you learn lakota by using CULP materials. Did you attend classes at the Colorado University or did you adquire some printed materials? Unfortunately I am unable to attend classes there but if the materials worth the while it would be a good ide...

...and also the book by Albert White Hat "Reading and writing the lakota language". What do you think about the latter? This was the first book about Lakota that I bought. Perhaps the ortography does not match the NLD but I find it quite usefull. --Hi Carpallo! I'll try to answer your que...

Thank you Kevin for your help! I have the first book of the LLC and also the book by Albert White Hat "Reading and writing the lakota language". What do you think about the latter? This was the first book about Lakota that I bought. Perhaps the ortography does not match the NLD but I find ...

Hau mitakuyepi! Joseba emačiyapelo nahaŋ Bilbao (Spaiŋ) emataŋhaŋ yelo. Some months ago I found a topic with a link to the AISRI Lakota language 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 ...

Hau mitakuyepi! Joseba emačiyapelo nahaŋ Bilbao (Spaiŋ) emataŋhaŋ yelo. Some months ago I found a topic with a link to the AISRI Lakota language 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 ...

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 ...

Mitákuyepi I posted this review of the Level 3 Textbook at Amazon. What are your thoughts on the the Level 3 Textbook? What do you find find effective or interesting, or things that can be made better. The LLC does listen to your ideas, thoughts, ...

Hi Everyone, I just received the Level 3 Textbook and it's fantastic! :-V-: I highly recommend people getting it to help learn the Lakota language. Actually I recommend people getting all the Level Books ( One and Two ) along with the CDs. I ...

... provided it uses some of the effective strategies. It is wise to base the study group on a sequenced learning material, such as the CULP textbooks or the Lakȟótiya Wóglaka Po textbook series. The Level 3 textbook in particular has a lot of activities that allow pair-work conversations ...

... , 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 textbook are eight children who come from different ...

... h in 'hat' Lakota ȟ sounds almost the Spanish x in 'Mexico' but it is more guttural Listen to the audio track and select the correct word (Level 2 textbook, page 46) http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/04-08.mp3 1: boy hokšíla ȟokšíla 2: mountain hé ȟé 3: heron hokȟá ȟokȟá 4: badger ...

Level 2 textbook, page 34 Listen to the audio track and select k, p or t: http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/03-06.mp3 1: halhá_a k p t 2: gnugnúš_a k p t 3: ȟo_á k p t 4: siŋ_éȟla k p t 5: s_á k p t 6: iš_á ...

Wóphila tȟáŋka!

I'm glad to have Lakota back - the "Lakota with some English" version is great! Thus, the whole forum is a textbook.

Tókša!
Jana

... giving up and we will eventually make those tools available to the forum members. Also, forum members keep giving us feedback on the interactive textbook and we are grateful for that. I just want to let everybody to know that the interactive textbook is now in a sort of preliminary state. We ...

Level 2 textbook, page 60 Listen to the audio track and select kȟ, pȟ or tȟ: http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/05-10.mp3 1: La__óta kȟ pȟ tȟ 2: wa__óštaŋ kȟ pȟ tȟ 3: __ápa kȟ pȟ tȟ 4: čha__úŋka kȟ pȟ tȟ 5: __ó ...

Level 2 textbook, page 75 Listen to the audio tract and select kh, ph or th: http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/06-18.mp3 1: __ukhúše kh ph th 2: _etížaŋžaŋ kh ph th 3: ma_ú kh ph th 4: __iíkčeya kh ph th 5: ...

Level 2 textbook, page 12 Listen to the audio and click one of the two options for marking stress on each word: http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/01-15.mp3 1: turkey buzzard héča hečá 2: pelican blóza blozá 3: ...

Level 2 textbook, page 9 Listen to the words and decide which vowel you hear (a, e, i, o, u, aŋ, iŋ, uŋ): http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/01-09.mp3 1: off-white sá sáŋ 2: white ská skáŋ 3: beaver čhápa čháŋpa ...

Level 2 textbook, page 6. Listen to the audio track and select the correct vowel to fill in each word. http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/01-06.mp3 1: w__blí 'eagle' aŋ iŋ uŋ 2: __yaŋ 'stone' aŋ iŋ uŋ 3: __čí ...

Level 2 textbook, page 4, listening activity number 4. Listen to the audio track and decide which vowel is missing in each word: http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/01-04.mp3 Question 1: čháp_ 'beaver' a e i o ...

... can be found here: 1) Visit the interactive Lakota alphabet with audio: http://www.lakhota.org/ALPHABET/alphabet.htm 2) Study the Level 2 textbook – the most comprehensive and easy to follow introduction to pronunciation and spelling in Lakota with lots of practical activities (listening, ...

... like the English z in 'zero' Lakota ž sounds like the English s in 'pleasure' Listen to the audio track and select the correct word (Level 2 textbook, page 24) http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/02-11.mp3 1: yellow zí ží 2: one waŋzí waŋží 3: five záptaŋ žáptaŋ 4: pudding ...

Practice listening comprehension of k, p, t versus kh, ph, th Level 2 textbook, page 130 Listen to the audio track and select if you hear k or kh , p or ph , t or th : http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/11-12.mp3 1: čhaŋš__á k kh 2: __ukhúše ...

Level 2 textbook, page 127 Exercise: k, p, t versus kȟ, pȟ, tȟ Listen to the audio track and decide between k and kȟ, p and pȟ, t and tȟ http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/11-07.mp3 1: s__á k kȟ 2: anúŋ__asaŋ ...

Level 2 textbook, page 82 g, ǧ The Lakota g sounds like the g in got . The Lakota ǧ sounds like the northern French r in Paris . There is no English equivalent. In Lakota g occurs only before consonants ( gl, gm, gn, gw, gy ) ...

Lakota čh and č (Level 2 textbook, page 15-16, NLD.1 page 699; NLD.2 page 753) Lakota čh is aspirated and sounds like ch in chair . Listen: http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/01-21.mp3 : čhéǧa, čhaŋté, čhaŋwápe, čhápa, ...

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