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Khéya Wíta
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Lakota
Turtle Island
Etymology
lkt khéya wíta snapping turtle island. The turtle is a symbol of the earth in Lakota culture.
Pronunciation
lkt [kʰɛja wɪta]
Proper noun
lkt proper noun Khéya Wíta
the world
lkt North America Q49
the Americas, both continents of North and South America
lkt Eháŋk'ehaŋ Khéya Wíta él tȟatȟáŋka forty million yukȟáŋpi. There were forty million buffalo in the Americas in the old days.
lkt Continents