Stems




Name Translation Part of Speech
hak̄ela last born (VTA) (could be either male or female) hokahe
ksabye opiic'iye very knowledgeable (BSC) carries himself in a knowledgeable way (HTA) hokahe
t̄ak̄u ṡk̄aƞṡk̄aƞ something moving (VTA) hokahe
huƞṡi I am sure, to be sure, I'm positive it will happen (VTA, WOF) hokahe
s'e like, similar (VTA, HTA, WOF) hokahe
iye s'el like, similar (in comparison), (VTA) hokahe
mahehet̄uya deeper than deep (VTA, WOF) hokahe
ṡmiya deep, usually in reference to snow, water (WOF) hokahe
eyaṡ akhe (aaṡ akhe-how it is said) t̄uwa owak̇aƞk̇aƞ, they're bs'ing you (VTA) hokahe
iyag iyaa tell it like it is (WOF) tell it all (HTA) hokahe
owaƞgmaya (owaƞgme- how it sounds when said fast), just like me (WOF) hokahe
awaṡ ake heavy burden, something difficult (VTA, WOF, HTA) hokahe
ṡiċec̄a young children, little ones, "brats" VTA, children that are kind of all over the place and out of control (HTA), used for children in Sioux Valley, (VTA) hokahe
ist̄o wiyakp̄a literal: the shining arm, figurative: young boys- no time to wipe their nose, just too busy playing and moving around,, it referred to snot drying on the arm, (VTA, WO, HTA). hokahe
k̄aṡp̄ap̄i literal: pieces, modern usage: change (money) (WO, VTA, HTA), (2022). Comes from k̄aṡp̄a ic̄u- to take a piece of (VTA) (2022) hokahe