hokšíla

From hokší (“child”) + -la (“diminutive suffix, forms terms of endearment”). Cognate with Dakota hokšína (“boy”).


mní

Mní etáŋ mak’ú wo.


tȟó

grue: blue or green (the two colours are not distinguished in older Lakota)


mniskúya

From mní (“water”) + skúya (“sweet”). literally sweet water.


wí

tsk, expression of mild annoyance (uttered in a very high pitch; used by women)


omás’apȟela

Coined at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation language immersion school in South Dakota in the 2010s.


Čhaŋwápe ǧí wí

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Čhaŋwápe ǧí wí

čhaŋwápe (“tree leaves”) + ǧí (“to be brown”) + wí (“moon”). Literally "moon of the changing leaves".

September (ninth month of the year, having 30 days).


Čhaŋwápe kasná wí

čhaŋwápe (“tree leaves”) + kasná (“to cause to rustle”) + wí (“moon”). Literally "moon of the rustling leaves".

October (tenth month of the year, having 31 days).


Tȟakhíyuȟa wí

tȟakhíyuȟa (“bull, buck”) + wí (“moon”). Literally "bull moon".

November (eleventh month of the year, having 30 days).


Waníyetu wí

waníyetu (“winter”) + wí (“moon”). Literally "winter moon".


Tȟahékapšuŋ wí

tȟahékapšuŋ (“ruminant horns uprooted by hitting hard”) + wí (“moon”). Literally "deer shedding horns moon".

December (twelfth month of the year, having 31 days).


Waníčhoka wí

waníčhoka (“winter core”) + wí (“moon”). Literally "midwinter moon".


Aŋpétu Tȟokáheya

From Lakota aŋpétu (“day”) + tȟokáhe (“first”).

Aŋpétu Tȟokáhe · Aŋpétu Núŋpa · Aŋpétu Yámni · Aŋpétu Tópa · Aŋpétu Záptaŋ · Owáŋkayužažapi · Aŋpétu Wakȟáŋ [edit]


Wiótheȟika wí

wiótheȟika (“sun hard time”) + wí (“moon”). Literally "sun-is-scarce moon".

January (first month of the year, having 31 days).


Čhaŋnápȟopa wí

čhaŋnápȟopa (“trees popping”) + wí (“moon”). Literally "popping-tree moon".

February (second month of the year, having 28 days).


Thiyóȟeyuŋka wí

thiyóȟeyuŋka (“frost on lodge”) + wí (“moon”). Literally "frost-on-the-lodge moon".


čhaŋháŋpi

From čháŋ (“wood, tree”) + háŋpi (“juice”). literally tree juice or wood juice.


tȟaló

From tȟa (“ruminant”) + ló (“to be soft, tender”). literally ruminant's meat.


wičhíŋčala

From wi- (“female classifier”) + čhíŋčá (“his/her child”) + -la (“diminutive suffix, forms terms of endearment”).


wičháša

Wičháša kiŋ hé slolwáye šni.


haŋwí

Cognate with Assiniboine hąwí, Dakota hąwí.


mnišá

From mní (“water”) + šá (“red”). literally red water.


khukhúše tȟaló

From khukhúše (“pig”) + tȟaló (“meat”). literally pig meat.


tȟaspáŋhaŋpi

From tȟaspáŋ (“apple”) + háŋpi (“juice”)


tȟaspáŋpȟa haŋpí

From tȟaspáŋpȟa (“lemon”) + háŋpi (“juice”)


čhaŋháŋpiblu

From čhaŋháŋpi (“sugar”) + blú (“fine, powdered”).


aǧúyapiblú

From aǧúyapi (“bread”) + blú (“fine, powdered”). literally powdered bread.


asáŋpiblú

From asáŋpi (“milk”) + blú (“fine, powdered”).