Lakhotiya Woglaka Po! - Speak Lakota!

by Ullrich, Jan

• ISBN13: 9780976108252
• ISBN10: 0976108259
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-30
• Publisher: Lakota Language Consortium Inc

Summary

Lakotiya Woglaka Po! - Speak Lakota! Level 2 Textbook features even more worksheets, puzzles, and exercises- 50% larger than Level 1. The Level 2 emphasizes reading and writing. The textbook is fully integrated with listening exercises. 12 Units include: Where do you live?, How Old are You?, My Family, What are they Doing?, What do you Remember? - Lots of engaging materials for early elementary and higher. Every child should have one.

Author Biography

Jan Ullrich is a world expert in Lakota linguistics and language teaching methodologies.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vi
Illustrated Lakota Alphabet	viii
Tuktel yathi hwo/he?	1	(16)
Where do you live?
Asking and telling names
Introducing oneself
Lakota bands and reservations
Simple interrogative sentences
Question enclitics
Le taku hwo/he?	17	(12)
What is this?
Animals
Asking and answering ``yes'' or ``no'' questions
Negation
Le nains he?	29	(12)
This or that?
Things in the classroom
le, he (this and that)
Waniyetu nitona hwo/he?	41	(12)
How old are you?
Numbers
Counting
Telling age
Telling time
Telling phone numbers
Thaspan wastewalake	53	(10)
I like apples
Fruits, vegetables and some other food
Discussing what one likes and dislikes
Number in modifying position
Likes and dislikes
Oowa tokca hwo/he?	63	(16)
What color is it?
Asking about and describing the colors of things and animals
Modifier position
Definite article kin
Review of sni
Lena mithawa	79	(12)
These are mine
Clothes
Possessive pronouns mithawa ``my'' and nithawa ``your''
Thiwahe mithawa kin	91	(12)
My family
Addressing family members with kinship terms
The ``my'' form of kinship terms
Thanchan	103	(10)
Body
Human and animal body parts
Taku tokhunpi hwo/he?	113	(10)
What are they doing?
Some basic verbs
Changeable final a/an
1st singular verbal form
Nitaku hwo/he?	123	(10)
What are you?
Four stages of life
Taku ``what'' and tuwe ``who''
Taku yeksuya hwo/he?	133	(12)
What do you remember?
Review of all the topics and vocabulary
Review of all grammar
Teacher's Guide	145	(17)
Lakota-English Glossary	162	(3)
English-Lakota Glossary	165