[nagdu] my new dog has a new name

[Jenny Keller]

Hi,

I think it's great that you know where you family comes from, your heritage.  

I have no idea where my family originates.  Only that my last name Perdue, my maiden name, means Lost in French.  I thin my Aunt said we were from somewhere else, I have no idea though.  

I do thin it's funny that my last name literally means lost though.  As blind people, we can all relate to getting lost every now and then.

Have a great new week coming up.

Jenny Keller, who will be married for one year tomorrow August 27th.

Jenny
On Aug 25, 2012, at 10:17 AM, Janice Toothman wrote:

> Hi Mardi,
> I appreate the cultural lesson because my great-grandmother was Lakota. I don't think that it is too much for me personally. I think it is wonderful you are trying to master your Native tongue. Due to my significant hearing loss trying to learn another language is challenging when hearing English is an struggle in itself. Take care with your training of Nici. I look forward to hearing her progress.
> Janice
> On 8/25/2012 2:56 AM, Mardi Hadfield wrote:
>> Hi Cindy, the name is spelled N I C I in Lakota.The C is pronounced as C H.
>> The language is very hard to learn as the words almost never sound the way
>> they are spelled. Some words need to be used with a prefix when speaking
>> them.Some words with a T in them , the  T  is pronounced as a  D. Other
>> times, the T is pronounced as T. It is quite confusing.I am half Lakota and
>> am still learning the language and some times I find it very hard.I feel
>> that I should know my native language though, so I will keep at it until I
>> have learned to speak it.My other husky dogs have Lakota names. Wanagi
>> Tate,Pronounced Won ah ge  Tah tey. It means Spirit Wind.She is a white
>> husky. Tokala, pronounced Toe kah la,which means little gray fox. She is a
>> gray husky. Tunyan,pronounced Toon yon, which means "Brat". She is also a
>> gray husky and she was a brat when I first got her.I also have a Lakota
>> name. My name is Wolfsinger. I don't want to leave you with too much
>> culture shock, so I will quit here. Have a great day, Mardi and Shaman and
>> Neechee,GDIT.
>> 
> 
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