Dakotas spoke it as mni wak’an
mni (water)
wak’an (pure source or sacred)
there was no concept of devil
til white man saw it as bad spirit
water that was undrinkable
created mirages like spirits
over the waters
marked it on the map
Devils Lake
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Traveling in North Dakota, I camped at this lake.
I am having a macaronic day
Portuguese becomes like Espanhol
French is muy bien
My Latin has a comeback
Mater madre mae mother mama
Bebe fala Português—- mae
I am the baby
Speaking lost languages
Speaking languages that are living
Vivir
Vivir
Vivir
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dVerse prompt on connecting— since the start of the pandemic, I have been learning languages.
Vivir is live in Portuguese.
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