Hidatsa Elder

[Koontz John E]

On Tue, 17 Aug 2004, Bruce Ingham wrote:
> I suppose in pacem would mean 'into peace', but is not the normal phrase.
> Am I right that in Lakota people just say otexike meaning 'it is hard' ?

Yes, I'm afraid I reconstructed it from the traditional initials, memory,
and a very weak knowledge of Latin, and got it crossed up with Dona (?)
nobis pacem.  I guess the moral is, "Look up before you spout."