Hau Alfred, First of all, thanks for giving us credit for a job well done, (more due to Oiyahe, than to myself, I reckon, because he has excellently...
Make that oícHag^e. Tricky business, this aspiration! ;( But even Fr. Buechel & E.C. Deloria (a native speaker), who both took great pains to transcribe...
Clive ... pronunciation, ... moot-point, ... No, I don't. A sound is either phonemic or it is not, there is nothing in between. ... Variations are very few as...
Oiyahe ... OK, I will try to give you examples on very common words, which are heard very often and can be found on recordings: Velar aspiration occurs in the...
... with h^ ... *** I always thought that those are guttural (h^) sounds. (never heard of "Velar aspiration"-term before) ... drop aspiration? *** Sometimes...
... Akhe and ake are not free variations, but different words. Thus, aspiration can't be dropped from akhe. chanKHe and chanKe are are free variations (but not...
Martin, For somebody who says he is NOT a native speaker, and who claims to be a learner still, you sure don't talk like it! Frankly, your tone comes across to...
... Yes, you could put it that way. However, "to speak well" is a vague term and there are different criteria for what "speak well" means in respect to...
Clive, I am very sorry if I made an impression of being untactful. But I am confused as to which of my statements may appear as such. ... learner still, ... ...
I am so sorry. I didn't mean to start something negative here. I just think it is a wonderful thing that Corey is doing. Right now I cannot afford alot of...
Martin, You still don't get it, do you? I will try once more. This is a CLUB, and that fact involves a considerable deal more than just spouting "THE facts" at...
... lakota well? ... Martin, Thank you for your concern for Lakota Iyapi. I am glad that you care enough to want the very best. Sadly, we are humans, and...
Newt, He un lila pilamaya. You are true steel, mitakola! Toki wiconi oicimani waste luha ni na le kin icunhan Tunkasila ohinni awanniyang nicica ni! [May you...
... Hau Prairie, Whatcha doin these days, hankashi? Got any of those tales of nikunshi you've been saving up to share with us? Hey we're here for a good time,...
Greetings I am interested in learning the Lakota Iyapi, I am of Portugese descent, I do no justice to the english language, i flunked english in school, so i...
... with us? ... acct so now IM scrambling like a fighter to sero in on my target to get this right...OR ELSE! the bank will evict us!!! arses..lol...its now...
Hau snowwalker, I think one way is, (if one is just starting to learn lakotaiyapi) first to learn the word-order. Then practise to conjugate verbs. Also, ...
Friends, let us be friendly.. Martin, eight years ago I liked to appear at some online groups and fix everybody's errors in spelling and grammar. I loved to...
Hau Joe, Toniktuka hwo? [=How're you doing?] Mish eya, lila matanyan [=As for me, I'm just fine!] Nothing wrong with that English, sounds pretty cool to me! ...
Dear Clive What you showed in your reply was perfect manipulation and misinterpretation of facts. I talked about language issues and never said any single...
Greetings Clive Thankyou for your help, I go to Corys site quite often, altho he speaks fast for me i play the video's over again. and no i dont speak...
Sorry this is not language related. but had to share.... so far this birthday has been interesting....I sprained my ankle (May 1st). From the amount of...
sheesh gal! me thinks this is the may month of bruises april is this waay as well...LOL... sunday last I woke up and started my morning dishes and reading up...