makȟá

Lakota

Etymology

Cognate with Dakota makhá.

Noun

makȟá

  1. earth, ground, soil, dust
    Makȟá kiŋ mahétuya k’ápi. ― They dug deep into the ground.
  2. earth, the world, nature
  3. land, estate
    Mitȟámakȟa kiŋ wíyopȟewakiyiŋ kte šni. ― I won't sell my land.
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