Lakota and English/Contrastive Grammar

Ten Sentences

• mawatúkȟa = "I am tired"
• uŋwaŋyáŋkepi = "I look at them"
• lé ziŋtkáziwatúkȟa = "This canary is tired"
• Šúŋka kiŋ lé waŋyáŋkA. = "I look at the dog"
• Lé úta = "This is an acorn"
• mawáni k’éyaš išwíčhatíŋmA = "I walk but they all sleep"
• igmú kiŋ oyúspe skelúta kiŋ mas'óphiye él = The cat catches the oriole at the store.

tagged sentences

• mawatúkȟa<v><s_sg1> ↔ I<prn><pers> am<v><p1><sg> tired<adj>
• uŋwaŋyáŋkepi<v><tv><pres><s_sg1> ↔ I<prn><pers> look<v><p1><sg> at<pr> them<pl><prn>
• lé<prn><dem><sg> ziŋtkáziwatúkȟa<v><s_sg1> ↔ This<det><sg> canary<n> is<v><sg> tired<adj>

• Šúŋka kiŋ lé waŋyáŋkA. = "I look at the dog"
• Lé úta = "This is an acorn"
• mawáni k’éyaš išwíčhatíŋmA = "I walk but they all sleep"