Re: infix

Brandon Denny wrote:

> In old Lakota (Sioux) to say "I am Lakota" was:
>
> Lamakota yelo.
> I/am/friend(ly) (statment, m)
>
> In modern Lakota we've dropped the person infix, made it
> into a suffix and the same is now said:
>
> Malakota yelo.
>  I-am/friend(ly) (Statement).
Very interesting. I didn't know _lakota_ meant 'friendly'.
Is _yelo_ obligatory? What does it mean? The translation
of 'I am Lakota' that I have says it's just _malákota_.

And what do you mean with (statement, m)? That the _ma-_
prefix is the 1SG pronoun used for states? Or is it _yelo_
that implies some kind of statement?

How come you know Lakota?

daniel

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