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How do you say love in Lakota?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 8/19/2023

I am by know means an expert on the Lakota language, but after a little bit of research I believe I have an acceptable answer...

The verbs "wasté" and "ȟópeča" both mean "to be beautiful", so by adding the stative pronoun for second person, "ni-", we can generate the phrase "you are beautiful":

Niwasté (you are beautiful, more of a general term, can also mean "good" or "nice") - pronounced "nayeewahstAY"

Niȟópeča (you are strikingly beautiful, more "specific") - pronounced "nayeeH*Opaycha"

*the H (ȟ) is pronounced with a rasping of the throat, almost "hkhk", really fast. It's rather difficult to convey, but a simple "H as in house" sound will probably suffice...

Wiki User

∙ 14y ago

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