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Lakota Body Parts

cuwi

ikpi

napsu

si

tancan

pa

isto

nape

hu

pehin

tapon

poge

iku

ite

ista

nonge

i

Click here for a printable classroom worksheet.
See the same words in the Dakota Sioux dialect
Click here for a Lakota pronunciation guide.

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