Lakota/Dakota questions

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David,

In the local Dakota (southwest Manitoba), 'go' and 'come' take subjects 
only on the second (the go-or-come) verb, e.g. Xtanihan wakhuwa yai he. 
  'Did you go hunting yesterday?'  'Can' takes subject marking on both 
verbs, e.g. Iyamayakipha oyakihi he.  'Can you wait for me?' with verbs 
iyakipha/e 'to wait for' and okihi 'to be able to'.

Please forgive the hasty transcription.  If some pronunciation is 
uncertain just ask me and I'll explain it.

Paul

On 5/19/2014 12:52 PM, David Kaufman wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Can anyone tell me how to say these sentences in Dakota/Lakota?
>
> 1) This morning I went hunting.
>
> 2) I cannot cook
>
> 3) I came chasing someone.
>
> Specifically, I'm looking at serial verb constructions and whether or
> not Dakota/Lakota would show subjects on both verbs or just one of them.
>   Any help would greatly be appreciated!
>
> See y'all soon!
>
> Dave
>
>
> David Kaufman
> Linguistic Anthropology PhD candidate, University of Kansas
> Director, Kaw Nation Language Program
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