Lakota Greetings for Females part 2*

Háƞ Šič’éši (Hello male-cousin)**

Háƞ Čépȟaƞši (Hello female-cousin)

Háƞ Lekší (Hello uncle)

Háƞ Tȟuƞwíƞ (Hello auntie)

Mitakuye oyasin
Wakinyan Waanatan (Matt Remle)

Vocals by Audrey Remle

Audrey Remle (far right)

*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.