Words

maká : n., skunk

makhú : n., chest

manúŋ : v., to steal ; mawánuŋ : 1sg

máza : n., metal

mašté : v., it is hot and sunny ; the sun is shining

mastincala : rabbit

matȟó : n., grizzly, polar bear

mitawin: wife

máyašle : n., jackal

mayášleča : n., coyote

mní : n., water

Conversation basics

Maȟwá = I am tired

Maǧázu = Rain

Makhúže = I am sick

Maksápe = I am intelligent

Mašé = Best friend (male)

Mašké = Best friend (female)

Mašté = Sun

Miglúonihan = I respect myself

Miglúštaŋ = I am finished

Miglúštaŋ šní = I am not finished

Misúŋ = Little brother

Mitákuye Oyás'iŋ = "to all my relatives"

-> is an expression in the Lakota language. It reflects the interconnected worldview of the Lakota people. It comes from a verse of a Lakota folk song.

Mitháŋkala = Little sister