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... the language it's easy for mix-ups to happen. Then such a lot of action. I couldn't wait to turn over the pages to see how events unfolded. What a true kȟolá and in the very traditional meaning. As for millefeuille, the cake of 1000 leaves - very clever description but haúŋ,haúŋ,haúŋ (expression ...

This is such sad news that Daniel tells us. Deepest sympathy to all the family, friends and community of
Delores and Philomine. They held true to their Lakota Values and language and contributed such a lot and we will remember them with gratitude.

If that is true, it's time to say thank you: PHILÁMAYAYAPI

Maybe I learn slowly, but I learn Lakota with great fun, thanks to this Forum.

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Matthias

I saw a rumor posted on FB that the LLC was going to be releasing a Cd or Cd's of audio lessons sometime this month? . Is this just too good to be true?? :-V-: Tókša Akhé Michael Yes, it should be out very soon, hopefully within March. The material will contain about 10 hours of sequenced audio ...

I saw a rumor posted on FB that the LLC was going to be releasing a Cd or Cd's of audio lessons sometime this month?.

Is this just too good to be true??

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Michael

... become truly fluent, one must put in the time; there is no other way. The Berlitzes and the Rosetta Stones of this world can teach some language, true, but this is generally at the survival level. People can learn, through these methods, some basic words and phrases that will take them through ...

... in the target language. With systematic translation, students may be able to replicate memorized materials in communicative situations, but true creative communication, using sentences they have never actually seen in the books, will be beyond their abilities because they have not practiced ...

... At worst it sets up something of a caste system over members. I for one have never heard of any member refusing help to anyone. It's true that as things stand now, if I understand correctly, then I personally have unlimited access to the NLDO up to the lemmatizer and beyond and so ...

... textbooks is different from the English of the real world. In fact, it is not, it is just that the spelling is based on formal speech. The same is true in almost every other language, including Lakota. In Lakota we write philámayaye even though in every day speech it is pronounced something like ...

... words, which means that no single native speaker can be familiar with all the words in the language no matter how fluent he or she is. This holds true for native speakers of any language. There is always something new to learn about the grammar and structure of language. We are all here to learn ...

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