omásʼapȟe
Lakota
Alternative forms
- omázapȟe
Etymology
From o- (nominal prefix) + mas’ápȟA (“to make a phone call”).
Noun
omásʼapȟe
Derived terms
- omásʼapȟela (“smartphone”, neologism)
References
- Jan Ullrich, editor, compiled by Ben Black Bear Jr. and Richard Two Dogs (2023), “omásʼapȟe”, in New Lakota Dictionary App[1] (electronic app), Kyle, SD: Lakota Language Commission, via LLC Bookstore
- Jan Ullrich, editor (2011) [2008], New Lakota Dictionary, 2nd edition, Bloomington, IN: Lakota Language Commission, pages 432–3