Language Lessons with Diane Merrick

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Diane Merrick 1. The Basics of Dakota Language
Diane Merrick 2. Ceremony Terminology
Diane Merrick 3. Kitchen List, Weather, Time and Emotions
Diane Merrick 4. Emotions and Everyday Conversations
Diane Merrick 5. Thanksgiving Terms
Diane Merrick 6. Womanhood
Diane Merrick 7. Origins and Terms, Wa-Wi-Wo Phrases
Diane Merrick 8. Continuation of Wi-Wo Phrases
Diane Merrick 9. Educational Terms
Diane Merrick 10. Holiday Terms and Family
Diane Merrick 11. Social Speaking
Diane Merrick 12. Land Terms and Flag Songs
Diane Merrick 13. Star Knowledge
Diane Merrick 14. Language Relationships
Diane Merrick 15. Desires, Wants and Needs
Diane Merrick 16. Daily Responsibilities, Types of Business Establishments
Diane Merrick 17. Birth Order, Grandparents Role in Past/Present Lifeway
Diane Merrick 18. How We Use "Okiye" to Help in Our Language
Diane Merrick 19. Kinship Conversations, Values We Learn and What We Pass On
Diane Merrick 20. Conversations in Relationship to Transportation, Recreation, Leisure
Diane Merrick 21. Time, Instruction Terms, Questions and Response of Subject
Diane Merrick 22. Potential/Future Statements, Departure/Arrival Phrases
Diane Merrick 23. Verb Conjugations Using "Pazo" (to point, show)
Diane Merrick 24. Singular/Plural Use of Use, Want, To Ask, To Take
Diane Merrick 25. Meditation in Dakota with Translation
Diane Merrick 26. Honoring our Elders, Identity, Family Introductions
Diane Merrick 27. Ancestral Teachings, "Tohantu" Phrases
Diane Merrick 28. Dakota/Nakota Wicohan Teachings and Terms
Diane Merrick 29. Everyday Conversation Phrases
Diane Merrick 30. Conversational Phrases Continued
Diane Merrick 31. Cultural Meanings from a Traditional Viewpoint
Diane Merrick 32. Occupations/Profession Conversations from Cultural to Mainstream
Diane Merrick 33. Current Event Terms Which Affect Our Environment
Diane Merrick 34. Environmental Effects, Technology Terms
Diane Merrick 35. Economic Terms/ Effects
Diane Merrick 36. Conversational Phrases Utilizing a Question and Answer Format
Diane Merrick 37. Birth Order, Male/Female Terms. Tiwahe
Diane Merrick 38. Calendar/Wiyanwapi, Jan.-Dec. Moons
Diane Merrick 39. Terms - Phrases Associated with Self and Communication with Others
Diane Merrick 40. Generations
Diane Merrick 41. Mother Earth
Diane Merrick 42. Pezuta
Diane Merrick 43. Wisdom and Teachings
Diane Merrick 44. Teacher and Student Phrases
Diane Merrick 45. Gardening and Weather
Diane Merrick 46. Courting/Relationships
Diane Merrick 47. Purpose Terms
Diane Merrick 48. Movement