Jerome Kills Small

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I am an instructor and storyteller at the University of South Dakota.
Lakota

blece

Affix Final word Translation
ka kablece he shattered something by hitting, as breaking glass
na nablece He shattered something by kicking it
yu yublece he/she scatters things by searching with hands

cause to scatter outward, or shatter

Lakota

-titaŋ

Affix Final word Translation
na natitaŋ push with foot or feet
pa patitaŋ pressure or push outward
po potitaŋ blow into
ya yatitaŋ pulling with the teeth
yu yutitaŋ pull

moving something

Lakota

Buffalo Ribs

(vocables) Mitakuye pi kin han, Tanyan lechi yahi pelo (he-ye-ye) Thathanka Oyate kin han, Tenihila pelo (he-ye-yo)
Lakota

-sku

Affix Final word Translation
ka kasku peel, or scrape by hitting forward with knife, or whittle
pa pasku push to peel, or scrape wood bark,
ya yasku peel, or scape apple like objects, bone, or wood, with teeth
yu yusku pull to peel, or scrape

pull to scrape apples, potatoes, tree bark and more.

Lakota

Wamakhaskan (Animals)

Lakota

Phrases for youth

Lakota

-ṡke

Affix Final word Translation
na naṡke untie with feet
pa paṡke untie by pushing
po poṡke untie something by blowing
wa waṡke untie with an instrument
wo woṡke untie at a distance with an instrument
ya yaṡke untie with teeth
yu yuṡke untie by pulling

untie

Lakota

yutitaŋ

Affix Final word Translation
bl blutitaŋ I pull
l lutitaŋ you pull
l, pi lutitaŋ pi you all pull
titan yutitan pull by hand or other instrumentation
uŋyutitaŋ you and I pull
uŋ, pi uŋyutitaŋ pi we pull
yu yutitaŋ he/she pulls
yu, pi yutitaŋ pi they pull

Demonstrates "y" shifts to "bl", "l".

Lakota

-blaye

Affix Final word Translation
ka kablaye flattened forward with instrument ???
na nablaye flatten with foot or feet
pa pablaye flatten by pushing
po poblaye flatten by blowing
wa wablaye flatten with an instrument
wo woblaye flatten at a distance with an instrument
ya yablaye flatten with teeth
yu yublaye flatten by pulling

flatten

Lakota

-kse

Affix Final word Translation
yu yukse

cut