Lakota Lesson 5: The Silent Way

This lesson follows the previous ones. A few simple things for you to figure out in the lesson. The meaning for the words is present in the scene and in your own experience. Turn off the sound to talk more yourself.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Lakota Language
• Silent Way
• language
• nests
• rakau

[wucheydi]

I'm guessing it's a command? The pointing helps.

[girma1jo]

@wucheydi Use any clues you can, e.g., even the punctuation can help! Also, you probably noticed if speech follows an action or comes before it, and that gives you more clues. 

[dktchew]

This is great! Please could you get Bernice to say the women's words again?

[girma1jo]

@dktchew

I added a written text of Bernice's command.  Does it help?

[InfiniteMushroom]

My prior questions including some misspelling!

Bern, can zi na can sapa icu wo = Your yellow stick and red stick, you take(?)

[girma1jo]

Okay, this time you noticed the action instead of guessing at the meaning. Now, notice a difference between this lesson and the last one: in lesson 4, the action came first, then the language. What does that suggest to you?

In this lesson, the language comes first, then an action. Suggest anything about the type of statement being used?

[meiessiah]

One of the best things I find to do, is NOT translate into English in your head.

[dktchew]

Yes it does help! Philamaya yelo!

[crystalrunez]

sapa = black

I remember my friends calling coffee, "Pejuta sapa," which is Black Medicine!

[tenawa1]

need more like this