Friday, June 30, 2017

Learn a simple prayer in Cherokee

Many folks want to learn a prayer in Cherokee they can say for their lunch time.
This prayer is not a traditional prayer, but was given to me when I asked about how to say the popular children's prayer "God is Great, God is good, let us thank him for our food" etc.,
The prayer below is NOT word for word for that even but it is (IMHO) acceptable.

The western dialect  would sound very different from this one.

ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎢ

ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏓ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎢ

ᎢᏓᎵᎮᎵᎨᏍᏗ ᎢᎦ[Ꭰ]ᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ

ᏧᏬᏰᏂ ᎬᏗ ᎢᎨᏦᎰ

ᎯᎪᎢᎦ ᏍᎩᎥᏏ ᎦᏚ

ᎾᏍᎩᏉᏫᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗ

ᎡᎺᏅ



ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎢ
He is gracious / Creator
ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏓ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎢ
he is strong / Creator
ᎢᏓᎵᎮᎵᎨᏍᏗ ᎢᎦ[Ꭰ]ᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ
(imperative) Everyone give thanks for our food
ᏧᏬᏰᏂ ᎬᏗ ᎢᎨᏦᎰ
your hands /  use / I am fed
ᎯᎪᎢᎦ ᏍᎩᎥᏏ ᎦᏚ
this day /  give [the lump] to me, / bread
ᎾᏍᎩᏉᏫᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗ
let it be that way
ᎡᎺᏅ
borrowed word: Amen

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