go to the back, the place of honor.Ĭicla(chee-chee-lah)…. beaver: literally “swims-stick-in-mouth”.Ĭatkuta iyaya yo(chah-t’koo-tah)…. pipe dig, pipe stone.Ĭanshasha(chun-shaw-shaw)…. brave heart, word used for warrior societyĬanunpa o’ke(chun-noon-pah oh-k ay)…. wood pointing to the sky, ancient term for “tree”Ĭante Tinza(chun-tay t-een-zah)…. fork in the tree.Ĭanpamiyanwagon(chun-pah-h’mee-yahn) : wagon, literally “rolling wood”Ĭanpaza (chun-pah-zah)…. wanderers in the woods: some Dakota families who eventually come onto the plainĬanozake(chun-oh-zhah-kay)…. mushroom growing on trees : literally “tree-ears”Ĭanoni(chun-oh-nee)…. advisors, leaders, to a large war party.Ĭan(chun)…. Source: Yellowhand at Press ‘Ctrl F’ to open a search box in your browser to search specific Lakota or English words that appear on this page.īlotahonka(blo-tah-hoon-kah….
