Some Lakota Words

English

Pronounced

Lakota

acknowledgment

hah-OO

hau

all my relations

mee-TAH-koo-yay oh-WAH-seehn

mitakuye owasin

bear root

OH-shah

osha

beyond understanding

wah-KAHN

wakan

dinner

WOH-tah

wota

eagle

wahn-BAH-lee

wanbli

fire

P'KAY-tah

p'eta

food

woh-YOO-tay

woyute

Grandfather

toohn-KAH-shee-lah

Tunkshila

Grandmother Earth

OOHN-chee mah-KAH

Unci Maka

healing ceremony

loh-WAHN-pee

lowanpi

no

HEE-yah

hiya

now

wah-NAH

wana

OK

OH-hahn

ohan

Pipe

chah-NOOHN-pah

Cannunpa

prayer

woh-CHAY-kee-yay

wocekiye

sage

pay-JHEE H'KO-tah

peji h'ota

sun sance

wee-WAHNG wah-CHEE-pee

wiwang wacipi

sweat lodge

ee-NEE-pee

inipi

sweet grass

pay-JHEE SKOO-yah

peji skuya

take away the light

ah-ee-YUK-pah yoh

aiyuhpa yo

thank you

pee-LAH-mee-yay

pilamiye

thanksgiving

WOH-pee-lah

wopila

tobacco

chahn-LEE

canli

vision quest

hahn-BAH-lay-chay-yah

hanbleceya

water

mah-NEE

mni

y es

h ah n

han

Lakota

Pronounced

English

aiyuhpa yo

ah-ee-YUK-pah yoh

take away the light

canli

chahn-LEE

tobacco

Cannunpa

chah-NOOHN-pah

Pipe

han

ha hn

yes

hanbleceya

hahn-BAH-lay-chay-yah

vision quest

hau

hah-OO

acknowledgment

hiya

HEE-yah

no

inipi

ee-NEE-pee

sweat lodge

lowanpi

loh-WAHN-pee

healing ceremony

mita mitaku kuye ye owas owasin in

meeme e-T TAH AH-k -koo oo-y -yay ay oh-W oh-WAH AH-s -see eehn hn

all all my rela relati tion ons s

mn i

mah-NEE

water

ohan

OH-hahn

OK

osha

OH-shah

bear root

p'eta

P'KAY-tah

fire

peji h'ota

pay-JHEE H'KO-tah

sage

peji skuya

pay-JHEE SKOO-yah

sweet grass

pilamiye

pee-LAH-mee-yay

thank you

Tunkshila

toohn-KAH-shee-lah

Grandfather

Unci Maka

OOHN-chee mah-KAH

Grandmother Earth

wakan

wah-KAHN

beyond understanding

wana

wah-NAH

now

wanbli

wahn-BAH-lee

eagle

wiwang wacipi

wee-WAHNG wah-CHEE-pee

sun sance

wocekiye

woh-CHAY-kee-yay

prayer

wopila

WOH-pee-lah

thanksgiving

wota

WOH-tah

dinner

woyute

woh-YOO-tay

food