Re: OT: What language is this?

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Jörg Rhiemeier<joerg_rhiemeier@W
>I guess it is some North American Indian language because in the
>booklet, it is printed next to a photo of an Indian. It starts thus:
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>Hanhepi iyuha ihanbla ohinni yelo
>Ã'n sunkmanitutankapi hena,
>sunkawakanpi watogha hena,
>oblaye t`ankapi oihankesni hena
>T`at`epi kin asni kiyani he
>akatanhanpi iwankal
>>--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, James W <emindahken@F...> wrote: I
>>just found this website:
>>http://www.letssingit.com/?http://www.letssingit.com/nightwish-
creek-marys-blood-mkkfz8l.html
>>that says it is in Lakotan. I don't know enough to be able to
>>verify this, but it's a start.

I am far from being an expert, but Lakota would have been my guess.
I've been watching bits and pieces the past few days of "Dances with
Wolves" and the above sounded familiar.

And the word "sunkawakanpi" (contains "wakan") would also make me
lean toward Lakota.

Charlie