Speaking Dakota language

My nephew speaking dakota. he says his speech that he used when he was running for ambassador at his school. and a mini dakota lesson on numbers and dialect.

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• dakota
• language
• dialect
• ambassador
• speech
• words
• numbers
• native
• american

[leanneh10]

ur hilarious

[MegaBlackAngel01]

@leanneh10 lol, well thank you very much :p

[MrToyboyinaussie]

Daniel hau toked yaunpi he!

I must add a bit more here, Endangered languages are a big concern these days.

you should google: "Nipiit magazine" and read on page 22 Puujjut Kusugak's great article on conserving the Inuktitut language.

It is titled "the gift that never breaks"

The Inuit people are moving mountains to conserve their language by teaching it full time in the first three years of school.

Bob

[MegaBlackAngel01]

@MrToyboyinaussie Hau! this is Tasa gai! (a.k.a-the kid speakin! :) In reply to your comment a week ago! I believe in preserving our culture as well! and its nice to hear from someone in Australia! What we need to do is branch out from our home-land and teach other cultures about us! My culture and religion is important to me! its all we have now-a-days! but ill be sure to google the Nipiit Magazine! as sooon as possible! have a day! phidamaya! thank you! toska aka! later!

[MegaBlackAngel01]

@MrToyboyinaussie that was a great articale! i really licked it! thanks!

[Lshoopstar]

you are really good i wish i could be more like you im also dakota and know some words but not as much as you

[MegaBlackAngel01]

@Lshoopstar thank you for your comment, learning a language takes time and dedication, but its worth it :)

[MrToyboyinaussie]

Hau Nathan (tasa gai),toked yaunpi he? pidamaya yedo for your response

Dakod wicole wahdusna kinhan omakiya.

De miye Bob, Tan yan waun do

Tokiya yaun he?

It is great that you take your language and culture seriously,

I send prizes to Inuit schools in Canada as encouragement to the students for their diligence in learning Inuktitut.Ociciya wacin do.

Anpetu wasteyuha,...

Now...Wanna wayawa iyaya wo!

[MrToyboyinaussie]

That was excellent.

Hau toked yaunpi he?

I am from Australia...tanyan waun do.

I personally see the issue of promoting the retention of the Dakota language as an identity issue. I believe that maintaining the use of their forbearer's language affirms and strengthens the identity of the student as an Indian.

I admire your enthusiasm to retain your language and culture.

I wish you all the best

Pidamayapi ye

Bob

[95hanhepiwi]

Really good. I'm learning Lakota, I wish there was more vids about it.

[NewAbbySquirrel333]

I wish I could speak Dakota as well as he. :) I've only recently begun learning it, but I'm not sure how fast I'll be able to pick it up since I'm 18.