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News & Recent Events

Native American Heritage Month

November is a time that the country celebrates Native American Heritage Month. This is a time to celebrate the Indigenous heritage and honor the ongoing contributions of Native people of this country. Every day is a day to respect and value the diverse Nations, Tribes, and Villages that constitute Native people.

As part of our celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we’ve discounted our entire book store by 25%. Visit our store at www.llcbookstore.com, and use code NAHM2021 at checkout to access the discount.

As always, if you are a member of a Lakota community and but would like to access tools at no cost send an email to customersupport@lakhota.org for assistance.

Recap of the Lakota Language Weekend in Denver, CO

The first Lakota Language Weekend (LLW) in person since 2019 was held in Denver Colorado November 6 & 7. These weekends are designed to provide a deep dive into the Lakota language. This two-day course offers students at varying levels the time and space to practice essential skills with other language learners at their level.

Event attendees were able to participate in a variety of language activities. Students started by introducing themselves to other members of the class in Lakota. Throughout the weekend they communicated in groups to identify animals, objects near and far, various foods, and talk about going to different places in town.

Lakota Language Weekends are a truly unique opportunity to meet other learners and explore conversational topics. This was the last event LLC is hosting this year. We will share future events in the newsletter and on social media.

Product Spotlight

Matȟóla Ločhíŋ-He
New Picture Book Made By Lakota Students

We are celebrating Native Youth with this new book by the Dupree High School Lakota Language Class of 2020 – 2021. This book is a community project written by the students in the Lakota Language Class at Dupree High School. Illustrations by Tammy Granados.
If you are a teacher, educator, homeschooler or administrator email customersupport@lakhota.org to request your free copies of this early reader picture book.

If you are a teacher, educator, homeschooler or administrator email customersupport@lakhota.org to request your free copies of this early reader picture book.

This book will be added to the book store before the end of the month. Stay tuned to social media for its release!

New Lakota Dictionary 3.0 for Desktop – Available Soon!

The New Lakota Dictionary for your desktop’s latest update will be available soon for Mac and PC with new entries and example sentences. This updated version builds on decades of linguistic work to create the most accurate and up-to-date dictionary possible, with 6,000 new entries and 13,000 new example sentences.

The New Lakota Dictionary was created in partnership with over 400 native speakers to ensure accuracy not only in spelling and definition but in context as well. This is an invaluable resource for Lakota learners everywhere and is easily accessible to anyone with a computer. When a user searches a word, they are presented with multiple definitions and spellings depending on the context in which the word is being used, as well as example sentences to demonstrate the word in a complete Lakota phrase. A total of 31,000-word entries and 53,000 example sentences makes the New Lakota Dictionary the most in-depth Lakota dictionary available, and an important tool in Lakota language learning and preservation. The updated dictionary will be available through the LLC Bookstore!

New Lakota Dictionary 3.0 for Desktop – Available Soon!

The New Lakota Dictionary for your desktop’s latest update will be available soon for Mac and PC with new entries and example sentences. This updated version builds on decades of linguistic work to create the most accurate and up-to-date dictionary possible, with 6,000 new entries and 13,000 new example sentences.

The New Lakota Dictionary was created in partnership with over 400 native speakers to ensure accuracy not only in spelling and definition but in context as well. This is an invaluable resource for Lakota learners everywhere and is easily accessible to anyone with a computer. When a user searches a word, they are presented with multiple definitions and spellings depending on the context in which the word is being used, as well as example sentences to demonstrate the word in a complete Lakota phrase. A total of 31,000-word entries and 53,000 example sentences makes the New Lakota Dictionary the most in-depth Lakota dictionary available, and an important tool in Lakota language learning and preservation. The updated dictionary will be available through the LLC Bookstore!

New Lakota Dictionary 3.0 for Desktop – Available Soon!

The New Lakota Dictionary for your desktop’s latest update will be available soon for Mac and PC with new entries and example sentences. This updated version builds on decades of linguistic work to create the most accurate and up-to-date dictionary possible, with 6,000 new entries and 13,000 new example sentences.

The New Lakota Dictionary was created in partnership with over 400 native speakers to ensure accuracy not only in spelling and definition but in context as well. This is an invaluable resource for Lakota learners everywhere and is easily accessible to anyone with a computer. When a user searches a word, they are presented with multiple definitions and spellings depending on the context in which the word is being used, as well as example sentences to demonstrate the word in a complete Lakota phrase. A total of 31,000-word entries and 53,000 example sentences makes the New Lakota Dictionary the most in-depth Lakota dictionary available, and an important tool in Lakota language learning and preservation. The updated dictionary will be available through the LLC Bookstore!

Upcoming Events

Come See Us At LNI!

We hope to see you at the 45th Annual Lakota Nation Invitational (LNI) on December 15 – 17th. LLC will in booths 21 & 22 on the North Concourse at the Momentum Arena in Rapid City, SD.

Come by our booth to pick up holiday gifts for the family, language materials for yourself, and get an overview of our digital media for learning on your own. Our team members will be there to help walk you through how to access the digital learning media and answer any questions you may have as well. We hope to see you there!

For more information on LNI Click Here.

Lakȟótiya Wóglaka Po!

If you want to build your vocabulary while learning Lakota, it is essential to learn conjugation. This is also one of the most challenging concepts to master, but we’ve got a guide to help! This Conjugation tool allows you to enter a verb and see all the options to explain your thoughts.

Copy a word below. Paste it into the white box in the tool. Then push the generate button to see the table.

íŋyaŋkA – run
yawá – read
yútA – eat
ištíŋmA – sleep

Don’t Forget To Bookmark This Link!
Conjugation Tool

Tókša akhé  – the LLC Team

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