Lakhotiya Woglaka Po! - Speak Lakota! Level 1 Lakota Language Textbook (Lakhotiya Woglaka Po! - Speak Lakota!) [Paperback]

Lakota Language Consortium (Author), Jan Ullrich (Editor), Frantisek Valer (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Lakhotiya Woglaka Po! - Speak Lakota! | Publication Date: September 1, 2004

Lakhotiya Woglaka Po! - Speak Lakota! is the Level 1 Lakota language textbook designed for elementary school use and self-study. Developed by leading Lakota language authorities and linguists, the textbook is the first linguistically and pedagogically consistent textbook in Lakota. It features: a detailed teacher's guide which incorporates all major vocabulary variants, numerous lesson activities and games, and contextualization of vocabulary though images and illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 110 pages
• Publisher: Lakota Language Consortium (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976108208
• ISBN-13: 978-0976108207
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #24 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction > Native American

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Teaching Text Book Out There!, February 9, 2009

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This review is from: Lakhotiya Woglaka Po! - Speak Lakota! Level 1 Lakota Language Textbook (Lakhotiya Woglaka Po! - Speak Lakota!) (Paperback)

It is thanks to this Text Book that I am able to really learn Lakota. The author, Mr. Jan Ullrich is simply amazing and has managed to do what very few other methods do: you really are learning and memorizing. You will also be speaking from the heart. In my personal opinion this Text Book is definitively for adults as well. I have nothing but praise that I have found the LLC Text books and their CDs. I also have Text book #2. These text books (1 and 2) are FIVE star material!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for learning words and pronunciation, February 12, 2010

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This review is from: Lakhotiya Woglaka Po! - Speak Lakota! Level 1 Lakota Language Textbook (Lakhotiya Woglaka Po! - Speak Lakota!) (Paperback)

This book is great. It contains over 400 Lakota words organized according to the lessons in the textbook. It really helps to look buy the CD with the book. You can look at how the words are spelled when you first listen to the CD. I listen to every lesson several times while looking at the words. Then I take the CD in my car and listen again, imagining the words and the pictures. Each word is printed on a picture of the thing it represents so it is a great way of learning both pronunciation and meaning. I also have the Level 2 and it goes much further in teaching pronunciation. The writing system is great and it is based on the standard Lakota spelling used in the New Lakota Dictionary. Wowapi kin lena e na nagoyapi kin lena lila wasteste.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for children, March 20, 2008

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Lady Lizard - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lakhotiya Woglaka Po! - Speak Lakota! Level 1 Lakota Language Textbook (Lakhotiya Woglaka Po! - Speak Lakota!) (Paperback)

I am a Lakota woman. I am a natural speaker and I speak the language quite well. I learned it while growing up on a Lakota "Sioux" reservation. I got this book because I want to teach my four year old neice the language. She hasn't been exposed very much to it. I plan to teach her when I go home from college for the summer. I'm very excited to use this book to help teach my niece. I've looked through it and find that I can trust it. I know she well love the coloring. The only reason I gave it four stars rather then five is that I can't give the actual book to my niece. This is more of a teachers reference and childrens learning book in one. The coloring pages have important teachers notes on the back of some of them so I can't even tear out the pages to give to her. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to photocopy the coloring pages or just hand the book over to her. That's the only downfall, but otherwise, it's great.