Dakoteyah Wogdaka!
Talk Dakota!
Lesson 2
Greetings, Commands, Culture and Values
| Kic'iyuoninhanpi (Greetings) | Wowasake (Commands) |
| Hinhana was'te. (Good morning.) | Iyotanka. (Sit down.) |
| Wic'oka was'te. (Good afternoon.) | Hiyu. (Come here.) |
| Anpetu was'te. (Good day.) | He c'un s'ni. (Don’t do that.) |
| Hou koda. (Hello, friend.) | Anag'optan. (Listen.) |
| Pidamaya. (Thank you.) | Inina. (Be quiet.) |
| Toked yaun he? (How are you?) | Nape gduz'az'a. (Wash your hands.) |
| Wanna wota (Time to eat.) |
| Waonspeka kic'anyanpi (Culture) |
| Tate Topa (Four Directions) |
| Oc'eti S'akowin (Seven Council Fires) |
| Woteh'inda (Values) |
| Ohetika (courage) |
| O g'a waste (generosity) |
| Ohoda (respect) |
| Ksapa (wisdom) |
The Universe
| Sintomni (Universe) | Omaka (Seasons) |
| Anpa Wi (sun) | Wetu (spring) |
| Wicanh'pi (stars) | Bdoketu (summer) |
| Han Wi (moon) | Ptanyetu (fall) |
| Mah'piya (sky) | Waniyetu (winter) |
| Makan (earth) | |
| Mah'piya (clouds) | |
| Wiacaceti (sundog) | |
| Anpa O Wicanh'pi (morning star) |
| Ikc'e wic'as'a (Human beings) | Wamakas'kan (Animals) |
| Hoks'iyopa (baby) | Tatanka (buffalo) |
| Wic'inc'ana (girl) | S'unkakan (horse) |
| Hoks'ina (boy) | C'apa (beaver) |
| Kos'ka (youth-boy) | S'unka (dog) |
| Wikos'ka (youth-girl) | Manka (skunk) |
| Winyan (woman) | Zic'a (squirrel) |
| Wic'as'a (man) | S'ungina (fox) |
| Wic'ah'a (nan) (elder man) | S'ungmanitu (coyote) |
| Winoh'ca (nan) (elder woman) | Sunktokeca (wolf) |
| Wakanyeja (children) | Mato (bear) |
| Tah'ca (deer) | |
| Tasnahec'a (gopher) | |
| Pinspinza (prairie dog) | |
| Zuzuhece (snake) |
| Zitkana (Birds) | Wamduskanan (Worms/Insects) |
| Wanbdi (eagle) | Honag'inan (flies) |
| S'is'oka (robin) | Psipsic'anan (grasshopper) |
| Tas'iyaka (meadow lark) | Psipsic'anan sapa (cricket) |
| Cankatotona (woodpecker) | Kimimina (butterfly) |
| Kang'i (crow) | Wabdus'kanan (caterpillar) |
| C'etan (hawk) | C'aponka (mosquito) |
| Hinhan (owl) | |
| S'iyo (pheasant) | |
| Mag'aks'ica (duck) | |
| Mag'a (geese) | |
| Zizic'a (turkey) | |
| Anpaohotonna (chicken) |
| Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 | Lesson 5 | Lesson 6 |
| Lesson 7 | Lesson 8 | Lesson 9 | Lesson 10 | Lesson 11 | Lesson 12 |
Board of Directors
Katrina Cantrell
Shoshone
Chairperson
Dr. Mia Luluqusien
Ilocano/Heilstuk
Vice-Chairperson
Kim Mettler-Chase
Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan)
Secretary/Treasurer
Arlene Hache
Ojibwe/Algonquin
Yolandra Toya
Jicarilla Apache
Charon Asetoyer
Comanche
CEO
Founding Directors
Clarence Rockboy
Yankton Sioux
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Charon Asetoyer
Comanche
Jackie R. Rouse
Yankton Sioux
Mission
The Native American Community Board (NACB) works to protect the health and human rights of Indigenous Peoples pertinent to our communities through cultural preservation, education, coalition building, community organizing, reproductive justice, environmental justice, and natural resource protection while working toward safe communities for women and children at the local, national, and international level.
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