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... had few contacts, I'm grateful for the involvement and amount of work you dedicated to the forum to help us learn better. The SoW was a brilliant idea that I enjoyed a lot. With Daniel, we tried to revive it. It worked for a while, but the attendance dwindled after a while, and as you mention ...

... have to use a French word. ;) Was just checking for French words used in English - how about the fencing term " en guarde"? I have no idea though how it is pronounced in American English. There is also "av ant -garde", "Ch am ps-Élysées" or "croiss ant "... ...

Excellent idea. I'll make a contribution once I get my next paycheck. BTW, if you ever need an extra hand to write grant proposals, I'd love to help.

J

... a long time unfortunately, but when I used the dictionary the other day, I noticed that money was needed for the audio recordings. I remember this idea being discussed and I think it’s very good and important and it’s something I want to support very much. Unfortunately, I’m young and in university, ...

Great Idea!! I have just sent my donation... and sorry if i'm late and for my absence from the forum during these two months.. Bye Anna Anna, you are not late. We have until the end of June to raise enough funding for this project. ...

Great Idea!!
I have just sent my donation... and sorry if i'm late and for my absence from the forum during these two months..
Bye
Anna

admin wrote:
Susi Jacobsen wrote:This is a GREAT idea! But for my situation dividing the donation into 2 payments is helpful. Does that work for you?

Susi,

that is certainly alright! We thank you for your kind support.

Half done. (and thank you for all you do.)

Susi

Susi Jacobsen wrote:This is a GREAT idea! But for my situation dividing the donation into 2 payments is helpful. Does that work for you?

Susi,

that is certainly alright! We thank you for your kind support.

Mitákuyepi!

This is a GREAT idea! But for my situation dividing the donation into 2 payments is helpful. Does that work for you? (Missing you all terribly

Will be back ASAP)

T.A.
Susi

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NancyD wrote:I sent some money to the JustGive website. I'm all for the idea.

Nancy, your support is greatly appreciated. You made an important contribution on behalf of the Lakota language documentation.

You're most welcome and thank you. I'm looking forward to the audio section.

NancyD wrote:I sent some money to the JustGive website. I'm all for the idea.

Nancy, your support is greatly appreciated. You made an important contribution on behalf of the Lakota language documentation.

I sent some money to the JustGive website. I'm all for the idea.

... say this as “Wakȟálapi káǧa yo/ye” then such sentence is perfectly grammatical, and yet, the majority of native Lakota speakers express this idea in the following way: “Wakȟálya yo/ye” . Such well established constructions are considered idiomatic, which means that they are the common ways ...

... of Rosetta Stone on the internet, some written by linguists and teachers and some created by language students. Before you decide to support such idea as Rosetta Stone in Lakota, you should read a number of them. Here is one that I suggest: http://www.language-learning-advisor.com/review-of-rosetta-stone.html#myreviewofrosettastone

... did you adquire some printed materials? Unfortunately I am unable to attend classes there but if the materials worth the while it would be a good idea to obtain them. What is your opinion about the lakota books by LLC, "Lakȟotiya Wóglaka Po"? Is there some useful texbooks or grammars? ...

... most of them so that it is a help in understanding how to conjugate verbs. And of course having the example sentences underneath gives a good idea of how the word is used. Now a grammar check would be a wonderful addition, though I know from English language versions that it is very often ...

Mitákuyepi, There is not much to add to what has already been said. I also like Kostya's idea of a history line, for it helps comparing alternatives and saves re-typing words that have already been looked at (if I understood it well). What makes NLD-O especially valuable ...

Ha, so I'm not the only one who's into the children's songs! A great idea.

Tókša,

Jess

Just to add my own two cents to what Stephen said above... I think his comment bears serious consideration. I see the idea behind the rules as they stand, but here are some qualms I have: - I really want to get my students using the online dictionary. In fact, their homework over ...

... site does a lot to help me, I can even access it at work. Mitch might have been joking somewhat about the iphone application but its not a bad idea. There are many on the reservations that might be able to afford a cell phone but not a computer and internet service at the same time. With that ...

Appreciation Points or a variant of the feather award would be far more cordial. Jan, that's an excellent idea. Appreciation points does sound better and may not have the negative connotation as you pointed out. Thanks..Nancy Jan, this exactly reflects my thinking too. Appreciation ...

Jan, I think that is a great idea as well as that is what we are really giving the points for...our appreciation for the particiapation or help received.

Colleen

Jan, that's an excellent idea. Appreciation points does sound better and may not have the negative connotation as you pointed out.
Thanks..Nancy

A music library! What a wonderful idea. I was just wondering about songs to teach my kids, lulabys, etc. Anyone else like Stephen's idea? Jim Jim, Lakota lullabies are hard to find nowdays, very few were recorded in the old days and even ...

... in which he suggests that it is illogical to try to save dying languages. The article is featured today on the New York Times website in the "Idea of the Day" blog: http://ideas.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/why-save-dying-languages/?apage=2#comments I invite forum members to contribute ...

A music library! What a wonderful idea. I was just wondering about songs to teach my kids, lulabys, etc. Anyone else like Stephen's idea?
Jim

... that. And besides that, there a Germans here with far more proficiency than me, like Jana or Bavariangirl. But maybe this could be a long-term idea for other languages as well. --Rolf, IMHO, a moderator should not be an expert in the topic, his/her main talent should be the abilty to pacify ...

... that. And besides that, there a Germans here with far more proficiency than me, like Jana or Bavariangirl. But maybe this could be a long-term idea for other languages as well.

I think it would be an excellent idea to continue translating the system terminology into Lakota and eventually create a version entirely in Lakota. It will help Jan too because those terms can go into the NLD.

Thanks for all the great work!

Dave

Hi Brenda, has anyone any idea why I cannot get in via my AOL anymore please (seeing as I am not the most technically minded person on this planet!!!) Have you tried clearing your browsing history? Sometimes browsers remember previous ...

... the site via my AOL internet and now it just tells me it cannot find the page!! I can get in via Yahoo, so all is not lost, but has anyone any idea why I cannot get in via my AOL anymore please (seeing as I am not the most technically minded person on this planet!!!) Thanks folks Brenda UK

... participated in bringing this forum to life. First of all, many thanks go to the LLC and its board of directors who have been supportive of the idea. We also express our thanks to Biagio Arobba, a young Lakota man from Pine Ridge, for taking the initiative to install the phpBB3 forum when others ...

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