Lakota

In Lakota, “white buffalo” is expressed as Ptehéčapahuŋke. The term is used to refer to a white buffalo.

The Lakota word for crazy is wignuni. wignuni is an adjective used to describe someone who is insane or demented.

The Lakota word for money is mázaskaŋ. mázaskaŋ is used to refer to currency.

The English phrase happy birthday is said in Lakota as anpetu tonpi owastecakel. This phrase is used to express good wishes to someone on their birthday.

Napépȟeča Nážiŋ Wiŋ is the Lakota way to say “stands with a fist” when referring to a person’s name.

The Lakota word for wife is thawiču. thawiču is a noun used to refer to a female partner in a marriage.

In Lakota, ‘little bear’ is translated as matȟóčhila. The phrase is used to refer specifically to a young bear.

The Lakota word for uncle is lekší. This noun is used to refer to the brother or brother-in-law of a person’s parent.

The Lakota phrase for “good morning” is híŋhaŋni wašté. This phrase is used when seeing someone for the first time in the morning.

The Lakota word for bear is matȟó. The word matȟó refers to the large mammal of the family Ursidae.