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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>Clive: Báñi Pi umáñi ho.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Wiyuškiŋyaŋ Omakȟa Tȟečha!/Happy New Year!</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>As the translation of dialectal, colloquial
speech into another language equivalent of similar colloquial speech, I will
have to pass. The conversation has a lot of cultural or better to say,
particular group attitudes that just does not carry over into other cultures,
albeit, humor is universal, but not everyone sees humor in the same light or in
regard to the same subject areas.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>Last year, (2008) I completed a full text
translation of dialogs, conversations and subtitles of the
documentary movie for a DVD auxiliary sound track "The Lost Nation:
The Ioway." Within the more commonplace discussions of tribal members,
anthropologists, archeologists, historians, etc., I came across a good many
notions, concepts, views for which there was no equivalent Baxoje Jiwere
term. In some cases, I was able to look at related languages
(Winnebago, Lakota, Omaha, Osage) as to how they translated a word or
concept. Bob helped me realize that there are and always will be
some words which must be brought into the speaker language, which defy any kind
of an adequate translation. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>One word</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>in particular was especially troublesome.
The word "citizen" was used in a statement by one Ioway Elder. In
reference to WWI, and the volunteer recruitment of Native soldiers, he said (not
an exact quote): "A lot of those boys went over there, and they
weren't even citizens". You can surmise in this statement, the term
"citizen" has more than the typical significance for the Native People, in
contrast to the typical country citizen. Without getting into much
history, it took an earlier court ruling in the case of a Ponca
("Chief" another anglo invented word) for Natives Americans to be viewed as
"human beings", and another 1920s court to declare that Native Americans to be
"citizens" of the U.S. So the word has a unique view from the Native
standpoint, which is usually lost on the general public.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>From the Native view, when asked "What are
you?" the reply is, at least among more traditional persons with
cultural teachings (which is not the case for many younger generation, who
edge towards not knowing "who/ what" they are) will have a
reply: "I am Ponca ( or Ioway, Kiowa, Lakota, etc.), and then
followed by "I'm Bear Clan (or whatever clan or sub group." Elders
told that in the past, the Clans had sub groups, but that is well over a hundred
years and more when such division were known. In trying to approach an
equivalent for this term "citizen" from a Native perspective, I recalled
all of this from the Ioway Otoe Elders, and confirmed the same with Mark who
asked the following questions of fluent Omaha speakers. [Note: I do not
have the exact Omaha words available at this writing, so I'll use the IOM
words].</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>If you see someone who is not Native in
appearance, What would you call them?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>Ma^unke (white people); WashiThewe (black
people).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>And if these people in appearance, seem to be
from some other country, other than the US, then how would you call
them?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>Ukihje (some other tribe).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>The Ioway Elders shunned the mixing of English
words into their speech, and frequently refused to translate such words or the
sentence altogether. For example, in the sentence, "John went to
town." The Otoe Elder refused, saying in English: "I cann't do that
'John'". When reworded to say: "White Horse went to town," the same
Elder immediately responded, saying: "SúngeHga chína waré ke." Again,
knowing this, I left the word citizen in the Baxoje Jiwere translation
irregardless: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><FONT
color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A lot of them guys
went to war when they weren’t even citizens.</FONT><A title=""
style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1" href="#_ftn1" name=_ftnref1><SPAN
class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN
class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">[1]</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A><FONT
color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They weren’t
citizens until June 1924.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #0070c0; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">GC:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Éda ichi<SUP>n</SUP>doiñe<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>róha<SUP>n</SUP><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>wagídota<SUP>n</SUP>ñe<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>aráñena<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“citizens”<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>híñe škúñinàšgu<SUP>n</SUP>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Báñi 1924da<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bí Xamóxra Šúwe aréna<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“citizens” gašú<SUP>n</SUP><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>anáhehi ^ášgú<SUP>n</SUP>.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><FONT
color=#000000>[</FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: #7030a0">Literal:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">meaning unknown</I>):<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Then<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>young-men<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>a-lot<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>them-against-war-they<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>go-they-and<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>citizens they-are<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>not- they- it-seems;<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Year<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1924-during<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Month Flower Small<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">it</I>)-is- when<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-citizens<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>now<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>they-allow-(<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">it</I>)-make<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>it-seems]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<DIV style="mso-element: footnote-list"><BR clear=all>
<HR align=left width="33%" SIZE=1>
<DIV id=ftn1 style="mso-element: footnote">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><A title=""
style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1" href="#_ftnref1" name=_ftn1><SPAN
class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">[1]</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><FONT
color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Note:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In as much as there is no known word for
“citizen” in Báxoje, and no living fluent speakers to refer for a response, the
question was put to fluent Omaha speakers, as to how they would say it.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mark Awakuni Swetland replied in an
Email on 6/3/08:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“I visited with
(Omaha)…speakers…about…citizen inquiry.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The two ladies were not familiar with a term in Omaha that corresponds to
the concept of citizen in the legal sence…use(d)…today.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They suggested (in Omaha) “people ~
person”, (and)…what “kind” of people/ person it was is… preceed… with… the
ethnic identifiers available… Omaha person… White person.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The predisposition for self-identification is
a mixed one.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Usually the tribal
affiliation is first.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some folks
will identify their clan if they know it….<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and… I have<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>rarely heard an Omaha person voluntarily
state being an "American" unless in a venue where such rhetoric is expected
(veteran activities usually).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I
have never heard an Omaha person categorically state that s/he was NOT an
American (citizen).</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">In suggesting the context of standing on a
street corner and seeing two individuals approaching, one being obviously an
"American citizen" and the other obviously from some other land, the speakers
suggested the former would be a Wa'xe nia'shiNga<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(White person) and the latter an
ukki'tte -- other tribe/people.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Similar sentiments have been expressed by various late Ioway Elders.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>jgt.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoFootnoteText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"></FONT><FONT color=#800080
size=4>Well now, Cleve, I know that all the above was not what you had in mind
in your contributed writing on dialectic peer humor, but at least it is a
responce for whatever value you have for it.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoFootnoteText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT color=#800080
size=4>Jimm <BR> </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=cbloom@ozemail.com.au href="mailto:cbloom@ozemail.com.au">Clive
Bloomfield</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU
href="mailto:siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU">SIOUAN LIST LIST</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:16
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re : A little (trilingual)
fun!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Happy New Year, all!
:D</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia">And now for a
little party fun - with, (hopefully) at least some Siouan relevance
(Lakota).</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia">No disrespect
intended, naturally, just a little linguistic light-heartedness &
entertainment over the "silly" season - after all, as they said in the
classics, </DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia">"Nemo omnibus
horis sapit", (approx. "laughter is the most salubrious riposte to life's
dirty left" [Veramente -traduttore traditore!]), am I right? ;)</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia">Hey Anthony,
how about a Geordie version? Bruce, what about a Scots, or maybe Cockney
version? Dave, U.S. West Coast, or Biloxi? Omaha-Ponca version? </DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia">Jimm, Osage,
Ioway, Kansa, Quapaw? Mandan, Hidatsa, Crow? Winnebago? Catawba, Oto, Tutelo?
Rumsien Ohlone, Dave? Improved Lakota?</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">DRAMATIS PERSONAE
: </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">2 Aussie blokes,
Chaz (Charlie), and "Bluey" his best mate (ubiquitous red-haired male
personage; orig. Christian name irrevocably lost in mists of
time); </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">1 fun-loving
Aussie sheila Bluey's better half; (definitely
a good-sport); </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">1 funster U.S.
citizen, Marvin (indeterminate dialect); 1 party-loving
Lakota.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">AETATES VITAE
(Quot annos hi nati sunt? What ages?) : </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">Young at heart
.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">LOCUS ACTIONIS
: </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">Somewhere "Down
Under" : usually on the back patio, 'round the swimming-pool;
(ankle-biters & grandkids long tucked-up in bed).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">TEMPUS ANNI :
Commonly mid-summer twilit late evening. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">TEMERATURA :
vesperi magnopere aestuosa (hic enim saepe aestuat) - often abt. 96 to 110
degrees F.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Georgia
size=3><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>Aussie : [=G'day blokes &
sheilas! Geez, ripper party, fair dinkum!]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>American : [=Hi, gang! Hot dog, this is one bad-aassss
party - yessirrree!]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>Lakh^o'ta : [=Hau mita'kuye thechi'h^ilapi kiN!
A'wichakh^eya, le' kichi'chopi kin li'lah^ciN wo'imag^ag^a
s'ele'!]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>Aussie : [='Ay Chaz me ole china,
pull your finger out, there's a good feller : just chuck another dingo on the
barbie, willya son?]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>American : [=Hey there, Chuck ole buddy, get the lead out
& toss another coyote on the B-B-Q there, woncha? Attaboy!]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>Lakh^o'ta : [=Ho' wo, Charlie kh^ola', akhe' shuNgma'nitu
wanz^i' s^paN kta cha oche'thi kiN aka'N au'N wet^o'!]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>Aussie : [=No worries
in the world, mate! Beauty-bottler, cobber!]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>American : [=Sure thing, pal! Like, totally
awesome, bro!]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>Lakh^o'ta :
[=Oha'N chekpa'! ChiNto'k? Li'la chaNtéwas^teya echa'chicicuN
kte, kh^ola', he' i'cat'a khili' kte tkh^a' ! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>Aussie sheila :
[=Crickey, sport, this 'ere's
flamin' grouse tucker, eh, Bluey!]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>American babe :
[=Hey bigboy, this grub sure kicks ass, ain't that
the truth!]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>Lakh^o'ta th^awi'chiNcala kiN :
[=Ith^o', wicha'h^ca, le' wo'yute kiN paNh^ya' oyu'l was^te'
la'h^cake le!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>Aussie : [='Struth Ruth, is it what,
pet!!]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 13px Georgia"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>American : [=You better believe it,
babydoll!!]</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Georgia" face=Georgia
size=4>Lakh^o'ta : [=WaN, winu'h^ca is^ta th^oth^o' , ta'ku ehe' kiN
he'chetu kiN he' chet'u'Nwagla s^ni yelo'!!]</FONT></DIV>
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size=4>P.S. I hope my Lakhota is at least marginally better than my
American dialects! I suspect not. ;)</FONT></DIV>
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