Long out of print, this classic work on the Dakota language offers extensive information on Dakota grammar and contains a bilingual selection of Dakota myths. Dakota Grammar presents three interrelating aspects of language and culture, beginning with a detailed description of the Santee dialect of the Dakota language and its grammar. The texts of traditional stories, as recounted in Dakota by native speakers, are accompanied by full English translations. Riggs also provides an ethnographic overview of various aspects of Dakota culture and history that enhances the value of this book to all students of Dakota. A worthy companion to both Riggs's A Dakota-English Dictionary (MHS Press) and John P. Williamson's An English-Dakota Dictionary (MHS Press), this volume lives on as an important source for the preservation and revitalization of Dakota culture.
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Stephen R. Riggs (1812-83) arrived in Minnesota in 1837 as a Presbyterian missionary to the Dakota Indians and was a noted scholar of Dakota literature. John D. Nichols is professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota and co-compiler of A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe.
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historical text,
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This book was written in the late 19th century by a Christian who saw the eradication of "Indian" culture and the "civilizing" of "Indians" as desirable and something that would soon be accomplished. Being "American" meant not being "Indian".
The book is divided into three parts: the grammar, which is outdated and phonetically inexact; the texts, which I found interesting, since they include some Dakota myths in their original language with English translation; and ethnographic texts, which reveal their author's Christian bias. I would recommend buying instead the New Lakota Dictionary, which has an extensive section on grammar - although it is concerned with the Lakota dialect, Dakota is similar enough that the grammatical breakdown provided in this dictionary will allow you to learn Dakota as well. The principal differences are phonetic (Dakota /md/ for Lakota /bl/, for instance) and lexical. Riggs's book is of interest mainly as a historical curio.
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This is a great addition to my collection of sioux dictionaries. I am trying to learn to speak the Ihanktowan dialect and this book has been a tremendous help when used with the other sioux language dictionaries I have. This book is absolutly necessary if you are trying to learn to speak any of the sioux dialects.
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red pipe stone, mde kta, hehan wai, eya keyapi, kta tuka, kte sni, incorporated pronouns, plural termination, separate pronouns, grass lodge, numeral adjectives, neuter verbs, objective pronouns, reduplicated form Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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red pipe stone, mde kta, hehan wai, eya keyapi, kta tuka, kte sni, incorporated pronouns, plural termination, separate pronouns, grass lodge, numeral adjectives, neuter verbs, objective pronouns, reduplicated form Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Blood-Clot Boy, Missouri River, Lake Superior, Great Spirit, Minnesota River, Standing Buffalo, Green Bay, Blood Clot Boy, Wotaniée Hoksidal, Spirit Lake, Leaf Village, Blue Earth, United States, Lake Traverse, Black Hills, Mille Lacs, Lake Michigan, Big Stone Lake, Brothers Haypan, Mississippi River, Rum River, Fallen Star, Two Kettles, Pine Shooters, Red Wing Browse Sample Pages:
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