In animated TV first, they're speaking Lakota
(NEWSER) - For a typical family worried about messy rooms and money management, the Berenstain bears are killer linguists. The children's books featuring Mama, Papa, Brother, and Sister Bear Berenstain have been translated into more than 20 languages for kids around the world. Now the Berenstains are even speaking Lakota, an ancient Sioux language, in a weekly television program. Matho Waunsila Thiwahe—Lakota for "Compassionate Bear Family"—is the first animated series ever translated into an American Indian language. It has begun airing weekly on public television in the Dakotas, and will run through the end of the year, reports AP. More»
