Lakota Greetings for Males part 2*

Háu Tȟaƞháƞši (Hello male-cousin)**

Háu Haƞkáši (Hello female-cousin)**

Háu Lekší (Hello uncle)

Háu Tȟuƞwíƞ (Hello auntie)

Mitakuye oyasin
Wakinyan Waanatan (Matt Remle)

*For Dakota and Nakota dialect speakers simply change the “L” with “D” or “N”.  For example: Lekší (Lakota), Dekší  (Dakota), Nekší (Nakota)

**When meeting someone for the first time one would greet each other using the correct “cousin” gender term.  If they discovered they were related, or they were to become snags, a different kinship, or relationship, term was used.