How to use adjectives in Lakota

How to use adjectives in Lakota

You want to learn how to use adjectives in Lakota? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Lakota lessons complete with useful examples. Big, small, happy, sad... we'll teach you all you need to know about Lakota adjectives.

Lakota adjectives

Adjectives are generally used to describe nouns. Unlike English, adjectives in Lakota are placed after the noun.

Examples

wičáša žičá kiŋ
the rich man
wičáša káŋ kiŋ
the old man
wičáša háŋske kiŋ
the tall man
wičáša cíkala kiŋ
the small man
wičáša waȟpániče kiŋ
the poor man
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About Lakota

The name for the language in Lakota is Lakȟótiyapi. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Lakota would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Lakota

Learn to get by in Lakota with these useful words and phrases. The phrases below will help you to greet people in Lakota, introduce yourself in Lakota and even hold a conversation in Lakota after you have met someone.

Aŋpétu maǧážu.
It is raining.
Aŋpétu mašté.
It is sunny.
Aŋpétu okȟáte.
It is hot out.
Aŋpétu tókča he?
What is the weather like ?
Basic words and phrases in Lakota
Taŋyáŋ yahí!
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Step 7 : Adjectives in Lakota

Adjectives are used to describe nouns. To get started, we suggest you learn the three Lakota adjectives tȟáŋka, čík’ala and waníyetu óta (big, small, old). Using the nouns wówapi, oákaŋke and thiyópa (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each adjective with each noun (the big book, the old chair, the small door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Lakota adjectives including useful examples. After you've learned to use the adjectives tȟáŋka, čík’ala and waníyetu óta with the nouns wówapi, oákaŋke and thiyópa you can move on to Step 8 (Lakota Verbs).

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