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... it described in some sources as /ʊ/ (as in American English "put")... Also, does the Lakota sound /o/ exist in American English? Any examples? We have it in Cockney English ;)

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... that show varying degrees of English influence. Acceptance of such Anglicized expressions usually differs from speaker to speaker. Here are some examples: Lakota has probably no direct equivalent to the English sentence “I miss you” . Some native speakers may translate this with načhíšna (from ...

... are not familiar with. In addition, many of the descriptions of grammar rules in these textbooks are inaccurate or illustrated with unsuitable examples. For instance, on page 56 (5th grade), the description of the stative verb affixes ma- and ni- is illustrated on the verb ečíyapi ‘to be called ...

... point of view it is better the dictionary forces you to think of the kh and kȟ yourself ... ;) And, of course, I wish that many more words and examples will be added to it in future. Apart from the ones that are missing at them moment - a language is on constant developement and so should the ...

... when you use it. • What kind of value does it bring to your learning or work? • What would you like to see the NLD-O do in the future? • Give us examples of what you use it for and its importance to you. Thank You!

... activities (e.g. where did YOU go last summer?), asking each other about things in a story or a picture, information gap games are just a few examples of contextual activities. Learning vocabulary and grammar without a context is ineffective. In natural language acquisition children always ...

... the forum. As I pointed out before, NLD is more than just a dictionary and it is quite easy to forget time while roaming through entries and examples. I guess it is possible but rather difficult for me: I use ready-to-use features of the forum, including the authorization means. Authorization ...

... the forum. As I pointed out before, NLD is more than just a dictionary and it is quite easy to forget time while roaming through entries and examples.

... analogs in English. The sounds of these vowels are somewhat more open than the accepted pronunciation of the cardinal vowels e and o . Lakota examples of these vowels are hé that and hó voice . The Lakota vowel a is pronounced with an almost fully open mouth. An adequate English analog is ...

... (Note that the comparison is to the sound of the vowel only, without the following consonants.) American English has no equivalent for Lakota uŋ . Examples of Lakota nasalized vowels are híŋ hair , háŋ yes , húŋku his/her mother . Nasalization of iŋ is sometimes rather weak and some speakers omit ...

... has higher pitch and greater loudness than any subsequent stressed vowel. These two stress levels are referred to as primary and secondary stress. Examples of words with primary and secondary stress are mázaská money and šúŋkawakȟáŋ horse.

... any given text or speech, they constitute 75-80% of all stop sounds. It is therefore important to learn to recognize and pronounce them properly. Examples of Lakota words with un-aspirated or plain stops are below: kíza kimímila kál kéyapi kóza kúŋ pahá púza pispíza peháŋ popótka táku ité tiktíča ...

... main difficulty is to recognize them in the written form ( kh, ph, th ) and not confuse them with the much more frequent plain stops (k, p, t). Examples of words with this type of stop are khéyA turtle khuwá to pursue smth/sb íphi to be full (of food) philámayaye thank you thí to live (in a ...

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2. Oral vowels

3. Nasal vowels

5. Stress

9. Lakota k, p, t (plain stops)

10. Lakota kh, ph, th (aspirated stops)