Learn to speak read and understand Lakota with the comprehesive course

developed at Oglala Lakota College, this course focuses on teaching the student the sound and meaning of the Lakota language.

All recordings are by native speakers. Exercises for written practice are included which use the English alphabet since Lakota was a spoken language until recently. The term "Sioux" refers to people of similar ethnic backgrounds and includes Lakota speakers (the most numerous), Dakota and Lakota Speakers.

Course contents include Lakota Sounds; Greetings & Introductions; Gender & Speech Patterns; Kinship System - Immediate Family; The Five Senses; Communications; Giving and Following Directions; Time - Days of the Week, Time Expressions, Clock Time; Months & Seasons; Colors, Money, Foods, Animals. This is the most intensive course available with 15 hours of audio and a useful text all on a handy flash drive.

This is a very good and complete college-level audio course for the Lakota Language. This course focuses on teaching the student the sound and meaning of the Lakota language.

Berenstein Bears in Lakota