Dakota Waunspe Wanji - Dakota Lesson 1

Dakota Lesson One

Dakota Alphabet

This lesson incorporates the Dakota alphabet.

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Dakota Lesson Two

Dakota Lesson Three

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Dakota Waunspe Wanji - Dakota Lesson One

Dakota Alphabet:	Dakota:	Meaning:	Phonetic:
A - Ah	Ate	Father	Ah-Deh
B - Bah	Bdo	Potato	Bah-Doe
C - Cha	Cistina	Little	Chee-Stee-Nah
D - Dah	Dakota	Friend/Allies	Da-Ko-Tah
E - Eh	Etah	From	E-Daun
G - Ghee	Gi	Brown	Ghee
H - Ha	Hanhepi	Night	Haun-He-Pe
I - E	Ista	Eye	E-Te
J - Zhee	Wanji	One	Wan-Jee
K - Ke	Kte	To kill	Ka-Teh
M - Ma	Mani	Walk	Ma-Knee
N - Na	Nape	Hand	Nah-Pe
O - Oh	Ota	Many	O-Tah
P - Pa	Paha	Hill	Baw-Ha
S - Si	Siha	Foot	See-Ha
T - Doe	Topa	Four	Doe-Pah
U - Un	Unsika	Pitiful	Un-She-Kaw
W - Wa	Wakan	Holy	Wa-Kaun
Y - Yaun	Yanka	To sit	Yaun-Kah
Z - Ze	Waziyatan	North	Zet-Ka-Na

In the Dakota (Dah-Ko-Tah) language there are a few sounds where no English letter can define the sound; these are guttural and nasal sounds.

Example: (H) The 'h' with the a dot over it makes a back of the mouth guttural sound. Ho-ta (Ho'-tah) which means 'gray.' (Pa) Na-pa (Nah-Pah) to hit, or strike is a nasal and guttural sound.

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