kte

Lakota

Ablaut

kte

  2. an ablaut that marks a statement as not yet true at the time under discussion. Always used at the end of the sentence, otherwise it becomes kta.
    Mni kte. ― I will go.

Verb

kte

  1. a hortative; a word used to denote encouragement
    Muŋyútapi kte! ― Let’s eat!

Note

  • kte is never used in sentences that are commands
  • when followed by šniis, kte denotes discouragement
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