Lakota and English/Contrastive Grammar

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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."
  • ičú bló waŋ = "He takes a potato."
  • šún kiŋ tȟaspáŋ kiŋ itȟókab yaŋké = "The dog is sitting in front of the apple."
  • Wówapi kiŋ wíčazo kiŋ isákhib = "The book is beside the pencil."

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>
  • <prn><dem><sg> ziŋtkáziwatúkȟa<v><s_sg1> ↔ This<det><sg> canary<n> is<v><sg> tired<adj>
  • Šúŋka<n> kiŋ<det><def><prn><dem><sg> waŋyáŋkA<v><tv><pres><s_sg1> ↔ I<prn><pers> look<v><p1><sg> at<pr> the<det> dog<n>
  • <prn><dem><sg> úta<n> ↔ This<det><sg> is<v><sg> an<det> acorn<n>


  • 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."
  • ičú bló waŋ = "He takes a potato."