Sugmanitu is wolf, but the most commomly used term is Sunkmanitu Tanka (with varied spelling such as Sumanitu Taka, Sungmanitu Thanka, Shumanitu Tanka).
In Lakota mythology, Sung'manitu, the wolf, an animistic night spirit, is regarded as the source and patron of the hunt and of war.
Those capable of mediating between the supernatural beings and powers and the common people are called wakan (wicaša wakan, 'man sacred'; and winyan wakan, 'woman sacred') in the Lakota culture. Among them are groups comprised of people who had experienced similar visions. The Wolf Cult (Šung'manitu, or Šunkmahetu, ihanblapi, 'they dream of wolves'). The members wore wolf skins and were particularly adept at removing arrows from wounded warriors. They also prepared war medicines (wotawe) for protection against enemies. See Wolf Legend and Lore.
See a collection of useful phrases in Lakota from Omniglot.com.
Lakota is dangerously close to extinction. Recent linguistic surveys and anecdotal evidence reveal that there are only 2,000 first-language Lakota speakers remaining, on and around the reservations of North Dakota and South Dakota. This number represents less than 2% of the total Lakota population.
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