Tiopa Ki Lakota (48 page)

stepan (sheteh-pahn) -
female to sister-in-law

taha (tah-hah -
buckskin

takoja (tah-koh-jah) -
grandchild

tanksi (tahn-kashee) -
male form of younger sister, close friend

tatanka (tah-tahn-kah) -
buffalo

ti (tee) -
lives in

tiblo (tee-beloh) -
female form of older brother / close male friend

tiopa (tee-oh-pah) -
door, opening

tiospaye (tee-osh-pah-yeh) -
extended family unit

tunska (toon-shekah) -
nephew

tunkasi (toon-kah-shee) -
father-in-law

tunkasila (toon-kah-shee-lah) -
grandfather

tunwin (toon-ween) -
aunt

unci (oon-jee -
grandmother

uncisi (oon-jee-shee) -
mother-in-law

wagmu ohanpi (wah-gemoo
oh
-
han
-
pee)
- squash

wakan (wah-kahn) -
very powerful

wakan tanka (wah-kahn tahn-kah) -
the great spirit

wakanyeja (wah-kahn-yeh-jah) -
baby

wana (wah-nah) -
now

wansi (wahn-see) -
pemmican, dried meat and fruit mixture

wicahcala (wee-chah-hajah-lah) -
'real man,' term of respect

wicasa (wee-chah-shah) -
man, older adult male

wicincala (wee-cheen-jah-lah) -
girl

wikoskalaka (wee-kosh-kah-lah-kah) -
young woman

winuhca (wee-noo-hejah -
'real woman', term of respect

winuhcala (wee-noo-hejah-lah) -
precious, real woman / term of endearment for wife

winyan (ween-yahn) -
woman, older adult female

wiwoha (wee-woh-hah) -
daughter-in-law

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