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For anyone interested in learning their body parts here is a simple lesson you can do at home:

lápuš – “my body”

The goal of this activity lesson is to start to identify the Wášiw names for each of the body parts listed.

For added difficulty you can also differentiate between “lápuš – my body” and mápuš – your body”

Remember that whenever you are talking about “my” body parts you use:

di- when the first letter of the root word starts with a consonant (for example to say “my eyes” you would add the prefix “di-“ or “my” to the root word “-wí∙gi” or “eyes” making it “diwí∙gi” or “my eyes”)

l- when the first letter of the root word is a vowel (for example to say “my body” you would add the prefix “l-“ or “my” to the root word “-ápuš” or “body” making it “lápuš” or “my body”)

Whenever you are talking to someone about “your” body parts:

Ɂum- when the first letter of the root word starts with a consonant (for example to say “your eyes” you would add the prefix “Ɂum-“ or “your” to the root word “-wí∙gi” or “eyes” making it “Ɂumwí∙gi” or “your eyes”)

m-  when the first letter of the root word is a vowel (for example to say “my body” you would add the prefix “l-“ or “my” to the root word “-ápuš” or “body” making it “lápuš” or “my body”)

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