Concept List — Dakhotiyapi

Total concepts: 200 Generated: 2026-07-10

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Chapter 1 — Háu / Haŋ: Greetings & Identity

1. Dakota Language Overview
2. Standard Dakota Orthography
3. Accent Marks in Dakota
4. Special Characters in Dakota
5. Aspirated Consonants
6. Gender-Specific Greetings
7. Háu (Male Greeting)
8. Haŋ (Female Greeting)
9. Háŋ (Yes)
10. Hiyá (No)
11. Pidámayaye (Thank You)
12. Tokhéya (Goodbye)
13. Léčhaŋna (See You Soon)
14. Tókheča Šni (You're Welcome)
15. Passive Name Construction
16. Emáčiyapi (My Name Is)
17. Eníčiyapi (Your Name Is)
18. Personal Pronouns Dakota
19. Míye (I / Me)
20. Níye (You)
21. Iye (He / She / It)
22. Uŋkíyepi (We Inclusive)
23. Niyépi (You All)
24. Iyépi (They)
25. Tiyóšpaye (Family Band)
26. Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Overview
27. Seven Council Fires Names
28. Dakota Dialect Group
29. Nakota Dialect Group
30. Lakota Dialect Group
31. Bdewákhaŋthuŋwaŋ (Mdewakanton)
32. Waȟpékhute (Wahpekute)
33. Sisíthuŋwaŋ (Sisseton)
34. Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ (Wahpeton)
35. Iháŋkthuŋwaŋ (Yankton)
36. Iháŋkthuŋwaŋna (Yanktonai)
37. Thítȟuŋwaŋ (Teton/Lakota)
38. Pre-Contact Dakota Society
39. Band-Level Governance
40. Earned Leadership Model

Chapter 2 — Otóiyohi: Numbers, Colors & Descriptors

1. Numbers 1–10 in Dakota
2. Waŋží (One)
3. Núŋpa (Two)
4. Yámni (Three)
5. Tópa (Four)
6. Záptaŋ (Five)
7. Šákpe (Six)
8. Šakówiŋ (Seven)
9. Šaglóğaŋ (Eight)
10. Napčíyuŋka (Nine)
11. Wikčémna (Ten)
12. Numbers 11–19 Dakota
13. Multiples of Ten Dakota
14. Numbers 100–1000 Dakota
15. Stative Verbs Overview
16. Stative Verbs as Descriptors
17. Šá (It Is Red)
18. Tó (It Is Blue/Green)
19. Sápa (It Is Black)
20. Sáŋ (It Is White)
21. Žiží (It Is Yellow/Orange)
22. Ğí (It Is Brown)
23. Šúŋka (Dog)
24. Definite Article Kiŋ
25. Indefinite Article Waŋ
26. Trade Network Vocabulary
27. Wampum Cultural Context
28. Dakota Counting Systems
29. Animate vs. Inanimate Nouns
30. Possessive Prefixes

Chapter 3 — Wóuŋsipi: Daily Life & Action Verbs

1. Dakota Word Order SOV
2. Subject-Object-Verb Structure
3. Action Verbs Dakota
4. Yúta (To Eat)
5. Máni (To Walk)
6. Yá (To Go)
7. Eyá (To Say / Speak)
8. Bímaza (To Read / Write)
9. Wóuŋsipi (Daily Life / Work)
10. Future Tense Suffix -kte
11. Negation Suffix -šni
12. Future Negative -kte-šni
13. Verb Suffix Order
14. SOV vs. SVO Comparison
15. Kičhí Wóuŋsipi (Work Together)
16. Seasonal Calendar Overview
17. Wétȟo (Spring)
18. Blokétu (Summer)
19. Ptaŋyétu (Fall/Autumn)
20. Waníyetu (Winter)
21. Bison Economy Overview
22. Seasonal Lifeways
23. Moon Names Dakota
24. Wóčhekiye (Prayer/To Pray)
25. Oral Instruction Tradition

Chapter 4 — Čhaŋté: Body, Health & Relationships

1. Body Parts Vocabulary
2. Čhaŋté (Heart)
3. Mičháŋte (My Heart)
4. Possessive Prefix Mi-
5. Health Expressions Dakota
6. Mayázaŋ (It Hurts / I Am Sick)
7. Family Relationship Terms
8. Gender Speech in Kinship
9. Čhankší (Sister Male Speaker)
10. Čhuwítkala (Sister Female Speaker)
11. Kinship System Overview
12. Medicine Traditions Dakota
13. Wóuŋšila (Compassion / Humility)
14. Dakota Healing Practices
15. Relationship Between Language and Wellness

Chapter 5 — Wóčhekiye: Prayer, Values & The Sacred

1. Mitákuye Oyásʼiŋ (All My Relations)
2. Relational Worldview Dakota
3. Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka (Great Mystery)
4. Dakota Sacred Traditions
5. Wačháŋtognaka (Generosity)
6. Ohítika (Bravery)
7. Ksapá (Wisdom)
8. Seven Dakota Values
9. Wóčhekiye as Verb
10. Prayer Language Dakota
11. Sacred vs. Public Knowledge
12. Spiritual Traditions Overview
13. Čhaŋtéčhila (I Love You)
14. Čhaŋtéčhilapi (We Love / Closing Blessing)
15. Protocol for Sacred Content

Chapter 6 — Makóčhe: Land, Seasons & Directions

1. Makóčhe (Land / Homeland)
2. Land as Relational Concept
3. Cardinal Directions Dakota
4. Wiyóhiŋyaŋpa (East)
5. Wiyóhpeyata (West)
6. Wazíyata (North)
7. Itókaga (South)
8. Direction Origin Meanings
9. Bdóte (Confluence / Sacred Center)
10. Mnísota Makóčhe (Minnesota)
11. Seasonal Vocabulary Extended
12. Moon Names Extended
13. Čhaŋwápe-kasná-wi (Leaf-Falling Moon)
14. Celestial Knowledge Dakota
15. Land and Language Connection
16. Áŋpetu (Day)
17. Háŋhépi (Night)
18. Locative Suffixes Dakota
19. Seasonal Lifeways Extended
20. Treaty Land Cession Geography

Chapter 7 — Wóoyake: Story, Ceremony & Oral Tradition

1. Wóoyake (Story / Oral Narrative)
2. Aadizookaanan Concept
3. Iktómi (Spider / Trickster)
4. Trickster Story Functions
5. Eháŋni (Long Ago / Once)
6. Eyápi (They Say / Evidential)
7. Héčhel (And So / Thus)
8. Narrative Connectors Dakota
9. Oral Tradition Pedagogy
10. Ceremony Overview
11. Suppression of Ceremony
12. Code of Indian Offenses 1883
13. Story as Moral Instruction
14. Community Storytelling Roles
15. Wókiksuye (Remembrance)

Chapter 8 — Oyáte: Nation, Treaties & Sovereignty

1. Oyáte (Nation / People)
2. Dakota Sovereignty Concept
3. 1851 Treaty Traverse des Sioux
4. 1851 Treaty of Mendota
5. 1858 Minnesota Treaties
6. Treaty Language and Deception
7. U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
8. Causes of 1862 War
9. Fort Snelling Imprisonment
10. Mankato Executions 1862
11. Dakota Exile from Minnesota
12. Crow Creek Relocation
13. Wokiksuye Memorial Ride
14. Contemporary Dakota Communities
15. Language Revitalization Overview
16. Master-Apprentice Programs
17. Language Immersion Programs
18. Dakhóta Iápi Okhódakičhiye
19. ACTFL Proficiency Scale
20. Novice Low Proficiency
21. Novice Mid Proficiency
22. Novice High Proficiency
23. Intermediate Low Proficiency

Cross-Cutting Concepts

1. Language and Worldview
2. Language Endangerment
3. Language Sovereignty
4. Boarding School Era
5. Indian Boarding Schools MN
6. Cultural Suppression Policies
7. Treaty Rights Overview
8. Mille Lacs Band v. Minnesota
9. Indigenous Water Rights
10. Environmental Justice Dakota
11. Land Acknowledgment Practice
12. Learner Responsibilities
13. Non-Native Learner Ethics
14. Cultural Humility
15. Dabaadendiziwin (Humility)
16. Community-Based Language Learning
17. AI and Indigenous Language Ethics