550 Dakota Verbs

550 Dakota VerbsThe Dakota language owes much of its expansiveness to its verbs, or action words. Yet, until now, students of Dakota have had few resources in verb usage and conjugation beyond nineteenth century dictionaries compiled by missionaries. 550 Dakota Verbs provides students of Dakota and the Lakota and Nakota dialects the proper conjugations for 550 verbs from adi (to step or walk on) to zo (to whistle). This book features clear explanations of Dakota

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