When leaving a friend i was told "Ya-teh-hay" (i spelled that phonetically, seen as i don't know how it is spelled.) They wouldn't tell me what it meant. They grew up on a reservation in one of the Dakotas, if i new which one this would be easier.
any ideas (preferably anyone who speaks either language)
2007-06-10 05:25:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
i believe they were saying good bye and safe journey
2007-06-10 05:34:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two things, I believe crazy horse is correct though i do not speak lakota. And Lakota and Sioux are the same people. Sioux is an insult toward the lakota in another nation's language.
2007-06-12 16:23:51 · answer #2 · answered by j s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thinking you were told this
Tanyaj yahi' ye'lo = I'm glad you came.
Phonetic's doesn't really play into are language like you think!
Wahoo!!!
2007-06-10 05:36:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure it wasn't "Hokahey" ?
2007-06-10 05:47:01 · answer #4 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋