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... he shares of how he forget a word and one of his little sons had to help him out. He also told of how for years he said a sentence wrong until Ben Black Bear corrected him. He is willing to keep learning with determination and commitment. So I hope Alex's interview inspires you to speak more Lakota. ...

... 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. I can practically see steam coming from Loud Bears ears ...

Thanks. I didn't know about the other two. I guess what seems extraordinary to me is that it's about a nomadic Plain Indian tribe member, whose fellow men were too often depicted as hostile savages, and whom all people into Native American culture like me have always heard or read about. And yes, it...

Mitákuyepi I can't help but sharing with you this incredible piece of news that I just heard on TV, here in France: the holy man of the Oglala, Black Elk, is being considered by the Catholic church for canonization. Not that I care much about that kind of honorific distinction, but it's just amazing ...

... I received the Lakota Audio Series, Vol 1, just a few days ago, and find it to be wonderful. Do you need to polish your pronunciation? Ben Black Bear’s voice will do exactly that for you. Want to build a solid vocabulary? These CDs do that in a systematic fashion, repeating the vocabulary ...

... language activists worked hard, and I believe everyone enjoyed the time in the studio. Our gratitude belongs to the following Lakota speakers: Ben Black Bear Gabe Black Moon Iris Eagle Chasing Manny Iron Hawk Bernardine Little Thunder Kenny Little Thunder Kevin Locke The speakers rotated in three ...

... and use it together with other resources to help them along. But it will never be a way for anyone to learn the language beyond beginner's steps. Black Pine

Šič’éši,

Sičáya hoší uŋyákahipi k’uŋ hé iwámatokhiya. Takómni Ben Black Bear Jr. tȟačháŋte wačhéwečičhiyiŋ kte. Leháŋl wašíču wakȟáŋ líla wayúphika héčhapi, čhaŋkhé wačhíŋwičhuŋyaŋpi kta waŋ héčha.

Nina

... čhaŋté wayázaŋ ahí yuŋkȟáŋ núŋpa-čhaŋ k’uŋ héhaŋ waákisniya kiŋ čhaŋté aphíkičičhiyapi, kȟáŋ záptaŋ phiyá ikȟóyagkičičhiyapi. Wičháša kiŋ lé Ben Black Bear Jr. ečíyapi na Lakȟól’iyapi kiŋ lé glukínipi kiŋ ečhíyataŋhaŋ líla ȟčiŋ škíŋčiyiŋ na wawókiye s’a. Waŋná owáyazaŋ othí waŋ ektá ȟpáyiŋ na ...

... situation of the Lakota society? How do they live? Which are their problems? The only book I've found about it is one about the struggle for the black hills. Thank you very much again. Best regards

... text OK, without empty squares for šžȟǧ. Test: " Igmú sápa waŋ bluhá - you translated this as I have a white cat , it should be I have a black cat ." Possible further changes for default and bold: 1. Change fonts 2. Change bold font color (currently - dark brown) 3. font sizes (currently ...

Very interesting. I struggle with this new phoentic writing system because I've been used to other ways for over 40 years...but I'm trying!

Charley

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 the Lakota language. We feel strongly that ...

... in Lakota, Dakota, Crow and a number of other Native American languages. The Lakota narrative was created and recorded by LLC board member Ben Black Bear. The Sisseton-Dakota narrative is provided by Clifford Chanku.

Thanks Ji. I hope too other Native languages follow the example of the LLC. It's a good way for people to learn the language.

Cousin Nancy, your comment about hoping that other Native language programs are emulating LLC reminded me of just how precious the LLC and this on-line forum are. I looked around for a long time, and as far as I can tell no other language program on the US mainland is even remotely close to this one...

Thanks for posting these interviews. I agree with Mr. Black Bear that it's important to have a unified way of writing the Lakȟóta language. I like the way the NLD has the accent on the vowels to help with stress and using the Lakȟóta alphabet with letters ...

In the following part of the interview Ben Black Bear Jr. talks about his experience with teaching at the Lakȟól’iyapi Summer Institute (organized by the Lakota Language Consortium and the Sitting Bull College) and also about some memories of ...

The audio file attached below presents part of an interview with Ben Black Bear Jr. from the Sičháŋǧu Oyáte (Rosebud Reservation). In this part of the interview he gives his assessment of the New Lakota Dictionary and his perspective on the standard orthography. ...

... 1: turkey buzzard héča hečá 2: pelican blóza blozá 3: squirrel zíča zičá 4: badger ȟóka ȟoká 5: red-winged blackbird wábloša wablóša 6: four tópa topá 7: hill páha pahá 8: pudding wóžapi wožápi 9: boat wáta watá 10: grey ȟóta ȟotá 11: pine wázi wazí 12: butterfly ...

... u Question 9: kh_khúše 'pig' a e i o u Question 10: wíy_ka 'feather' a e i o u Question 11: _štá 'eyes' a e i o u Question 12: wábl_ša 'redwinged blackbird' a e i o u Question 13: _pížata 'a swallow' a e i o u Question 14: wóž_pi 'pudding' a e i o u Question 15: ph_ží 'grass' a e i o u Question ...

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An interview with Alex FireThunder

Re: New Book

Re: Black Elk, a holy man for the whole world!

Black Elk, a holy man for the whole world!

Re: Lakota Audio Series Is here!

Re: Donation drive for audio component of the dictionary

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

Re: Ben Black Bear čhaŋté wayázaŋ ahí

Ben Black Bear čhaŋté wayázaŋ ahí

Re: AISRI Lakota language textbook link broken

Re: Web font for bold-face

Re: Interview with Ben Black Bear about New Lakota Dictionary

REVIEW - Lakota textbooks by AISRI, Indiana University

Indian Trust Settlement

Re: Interview with Ben Black Bear Jr. about NLD

Re: Interview with Ben Black Bear Jr. about NLD

Re: Interview with Ben Black Bear Jr. about NLD

Re: Interview with Ben Black Bear Jr. about NLD

Interview with Ben Black Bear about New Lakota Dictionary

Stress - listening exercise

oral vowels - practice