Wouƞspe Iyamni

Where are you from?


Tonitaƞhaƞ he?
Where are you from?

Bdewaḳaƞṭuƞwaƞ hemataƞhaƞ
I’m from the Dwellers Of the Spirit Lake

In Daḳota,"where are you from" can be answered with your birthplace, where you grew up, your tribe or where you call home. If you do use your ṭioṡpaye (family group), it gives a lot of information to the person you are conversing with. Remember, you could be related.
Tukted oniwapi he?
Where are you enrolled at?

Mniwaḳaƞ Oyate heciya omawapi.
I’m enrolled at Spirit Lake.

Tuktedaƞ omawapi ṡni.
I’m not enrolled anywhere.

Tukted inicaġa he?
Where were you born?

Bdeota ed imacaġe.
I was born in Minneapolis

Sentence structure:
(City or Town) ed imacaġe.
I was born in (City or town)