Description
This second edition of the Lakota Grammar Handbook is the definitive reference and practice resource for learners of the Lakota language. It is the most comprehensive documentation of Lakota grammar to date, with 130 detailed lessons accompanied by cultural notes and engaging examples.
Each chapter presents key vocabulary, dialogues, sentence patterns and translation exercises, as well as drills, reading passages and writing practice. More than 100 diagrams illustrate important grammar points and provide extensive practice for reading and writing. The book also features an answer key for self‑study.
Linguist Marianne Mithun praises this handbook as “an invaluable reference for students” and notes that it “increases our appreciation for the richness of the language.” Willem de Reuse calls it “one of the most comprehensive and user‑friendly grammars ever written for an American language.” This edition offers new units, improved explanations and updated grammar points to help beginning to intermediate learners develop accuracy and fluency in Lakota.
