550 Dakota Verbs compiled and edited by Harlan LaFontaine and Neil McKay

This book provides students of Dakota-and the Lakota and Nakota dialects-the proper conjugations for 550 verbs from adi (to step or walk on) to zo (to whistle). This book features clear explanations of Dakota conjugations patterns, as well as extensive Dakota-English and English-Dakota word lists. Designed to enhance everyday conversations, as well as contribute to research and the revitalization of this endangered language, 550 Dakota Verbs is an indispensable resource for all who are interested in Dakota and its dialects.
The publication of this book was supported, in part, with funds provided to the Minnesota Historical Society Press by the Prairie Island Mdewakanton Dakota Indian Community.

Paperback
181 pages
ISBN: 0-87351-524-2

About the authors: Harlan LaFontaine is a recipient of Bush and Kellogg Community Leadership fellowships. An enrolled member of South Dakota's Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux, he is a graduate student in resource management at Central Washington University in Ellensburg. Neil McKay teaches the Dakota language at the University of Minnesota and at community learning sites. He is an enrolled member of North Dakota's Spirit Lake Dakota reservation. 

Image description: The cover depicts a blurred illustration of an individual in typical Native American attire. The colors are bright shades of orange, red, yellow, and brown. The title is printed on the left side of the cover, with the authors' names below it. The subtitle is printed in the right bottom corner.