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... audience. One of the standout features for me personally was the novel’s portrayal of hope and reconciliation. It explores the power of love and understanding as two vastly different men - Niglíču's warrior grandfather and a Jesuit priest - come together to support her. This message of unity ...

... marked by division, the authors give us a story of people of different cultures, once divided by tragedy, who find their way together through understanding, forgiveness, and love. Niglíču is a fictionalized story rooted in history, the two authors working together to bring this beautiful story ...

... this forum to be like a big family, asking us to use our real names rather than nickname-masks, to be more personal. She really had a very deep understanding of the lakota language, and I cannot count her invaluable helping hints, corrections, teaching that she wrote in the Forum. :( Many many ...

... this forum to be like a big family, asking us to use our real names rather than nickname-masks, to be more personal. She really had a very deep understanding of the lakota language, and I cannot count her invaluable helping hints, corrections, teaching that she wrote in the Forum. :( Many many ...

... for catching typos and editing problems was increadible. Nina’s knowledge of Lakota increased rapidly and over the years she developed such a deep understanding of Lakota grammar that she was able to provide highly informed feedback on content of textbooks and grammars. During many of the projects ...

I am brand new to this site. I don't have the dictionary yet, but just ordered it. I have no experience with a keyboard yet, but looking forward to learning about what can be used on the forum and also my understanding of one that can be downloaded from the internet.
thank you all,
Karbear

... in the New Lakota Dictionary and other LLC publications you will not only be able to learn the correct pronunciation but you will also gain better understanding of the older publications written in the inaccurate missionary spelling. The book by Albert White Hat (Reading & Writing the Lakota ...

... one that is being translated. Though it does not recognize all forms, ečhíčiyapi for example, it recognizes 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 ...

... study group. This book targets those who want to become proficient. It is the third book of a series that that brings novices to next level of understanding Lakota. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to advance their skills in speaking Lakota. Here are just a few quick ones: 1) ...

... NLD. As a learning tool I have found NLD-O to be an enormous help. Because all the variants of verbs are listed in an entry I’m gaining a better understanding of verb classifications and usage. A simple mouse-click on an entry in the English section instantly opens its entry in the Lakota section ...

... to protect them from abuse and secularization. Moreover, this is a language forum. Knowing the language is an important prerequisite to deeper understanding of the culture and spirituality. Achieving a level of fluency in the language is a necessary step towards learning Lakota thinking (Lakota ...

... my apologies to Kostya: Although you asked for assistance with your work in the German forum, I was not able to help you. It just was above my understanding abilities and I could not figure out what really had to be done. Waglúšna, tȟaŋháŋši.

... am truly amazed how our community helps one and another to learn without any negative aspects. This has enabled me to push myself to new levels of understanding without that impediment. Thank You! John

... Lakota. Of course only a very silly and ignorant learner of a language would patronize fluent speakers about their language. The source of this misunderstanding, however, lies probably in the fact that the standardized spelling is based on the slow, formal speech style. Note that in everyday English ...

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Re: New Book 5 star review: Niglíču

New Book 5 star review: Niglíču

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Nina Webster made her journey south

Re: What keyboard do you use

Standard Orthography - a question

Re: INSTANT DICTIONARY (NLD-I)

Lakȟótiya Wóglaka Po! Speak Lakota Level 3 Lakota Language

Re: NLD-O Feedback Needed

Why we don't discuss culture and spirituality here

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Local words and Standard Lakota Orthography