1) Thunder-spirit 
Wakíŋyaŋ is a Lakota (Teton Sioux) word for `thunder` (Lakota wa can be translated with `people, things` and kiŋyaŋ means `to fly`). In a mythical context, the word is taken to mean `Thunder Spirit`, `Thunder beings,` or `Thunder birds` created by Inyan (the first of the superior Gods; he existed before the beginning) to be his co...
In Dakota mythology, Wakinyan is the thunder-spirit.