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Lakota
The Lakota people mainly live in North and South Dakota. Many historical figures came from the Lakota, including Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Red Cloud.
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How do you say Rolling Thunder in Lakota?
Thunder is pronounced Wah Kee Yahn. Rolling Thunder is a character of the Lakota people to be known as a warrior. Also there is information on the band Rolling Thunder of Lakota
How do you say courage in Lakota?
The Lakota noun oómani means a journey, travelling or expedition. The verb ichimani means to go on a journey.
This idea and both words are clearly very old, since the -mani element means to walk (indicating journeys before horses became available). The terms came to refer to journeys mainly on horseback.
Move them at all costs
Where did the Lakota Indians settle?
They are from The Black Hills, an area near Mount. Rushmore and between South Dakota and Wyoming.
How do you say Greetings in lakota?
There is no direct translation; the verb yawashte or yatan means to praise or commend someone or something. These also appear as nouns (woyawashte and woyatan) meaning praise.
In Lakota culture as in most Plains tribes, people generally did not express "congratulations" by saying it - a group of people sang a traditional praise song to honour someone for what they had done, particularly outstandingly brave deeds performed by a returning warrior. The verb ilowan or kichilowan expresses the idea of praising someone in song (lowan = to sing).
The shouts eyahehe! or lililililili ! are expressions of admiration, praise or acclamation.
A Sioux boy would live in a tipi do chores like tending to the horses and helping to hunt buffalo.
How did the Lakota use a coup stick?
First I would like to note that the Sioux were not the only tribe to use the Coup Stick.
Also note that the concept has been perverted by European settlers.
"Counting Coup" was a method of battle used by many of the horse tribes. It consisted of using the stick to tap or touch an opponent during battle. To prove a concept, of : "I could have killed you but chose not to" (as a basic example). Rank was assigned by the danger involved in each act.
European settlers would often attack after this was done, and this is dishonorable and often resulted in an all out attack against the settlers.
What is Lakota words for Talking Crow?
The Lakota word for a crow (bird) is kangi(with a nasal "a" sound).
There are many different verbs for "to talk", each with a different shade of meaning that is dificult to express in English. Woyag means "talking or telling things", woich'iglakAmeans to talk about oneself, akhiyA is to talk in a group, howayA is to talk intensely without stopping, and so on.
Kangi woyag would therefore mean "a crow bird that tells things".
The word for Teacher in Lakota is: Wah Ushpeeweechakeeyapee.
What happened to the Lakota people?
The Lakota, like other tribes, were warriors and traders. They settled in the northern part of America, in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North and South Dakota.
What is the Lakota translation for family?
It is my understanding that the words "Dakota" and or "Lakota" mean "People Together," and there would most likely not be a word for "team" - conceptually this would make those two words the same as "team." Please note I am not a Lakota speaker, if the above answer is not correct and you are a Lakota speaker feel free to erase it and replace it with correct information.
Celebrations lakota Sioux have?
The Sioux nation as with all Native American nations proudly have their own traditions and customs. These include religious traditions and an understanding of customary stories that are passed down from generation to generation. They also have a traditional language to go along with the English that is spoken by much of the tribe.
Doksa means "I will see you again" or "I will see you later" There is no phrase or word in Lakota for good-bye as a finite saying.
What does powerful mean in lakota Sioux?
The Lakota word for "to be strong or powerful" is wash'aka (archaic sh'aka or sh'akecha).
