The Lord's Prayer In Cherokee

The Lord's Prayer [External Link] in Snowbird dialect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnMluQy4EmA&feature=related

ᏂᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏕᏍᏗ;

ᎣᎩᏙᏓ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎨᎯ, ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏕᏣᏙᎥᎢ.

ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏫᎦᎾᏄᎪᎢ. ᎠᏂ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏫᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ ᎭᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏥᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ.

ᏂᏓᏙᏓᏈᏒ ᎣᎦᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᏍᎩᎥᏏ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ.

ᏗᎨᏍᎩᎥᏏᏉᏃ ᏕᏍᎩᏚᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏥᏗᎦᏲᎣᏥᏁᎰ ᏦᏥᏚᎩ.

ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᎪᎵᏰᏗᏱ ᎨᏒ ᏫᏗᏍᎩᏯᏘᏅᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᏍᎩᏳᏓᎴᏍᎨᏍᏗᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏥ ᎨᏒᎢ. ᏣᏤᎵᎦᏰᏃ ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏣᎵᏂᎩᏗᏱ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᏣᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ. ᎡᎺᏅ.

ᎹᏚ 6:9-13

Transalation:

Our Father heaven dweller.

Ogidoda galvladi hehi.

My Loving will be (to) Thy name.

Galvquodiyu gesesdi detsadovi.

Your Lordship Let it make its appearance.

Tsagvwiyuhi gesv wigananugoi.

Here upon earth let happen what you think.

Ani elohi winigalisda hadanvdisgvi.

The same as in heaven is done.

Nasgiya ganulvdi tsinigalisdiha.

Daily our food give to us this day.

Nidadodatlusv ogalisdayvdi sgivsi gohi iga.

Forgive us our debts, the same as we forgive our debtors

Digesgivsiquono desgidugvi nasgiya tsidigayotsineho tsotsidugi.

And do not temptation being lead us into.

Ale tlasdi udagoliyediyi gesv widisgiyatinvstanvgi.

Deliver us from evil existing

Sgiyudalesgesdiquosgini uyo gesvi.

For thine your Lordship is.

Tsatseligayeno tsagvwiyuhi gesvi.

And the power is.

Ale tsalinigidiyi gesvi.

And the glory is forever.

Ale etsalvguodiyu gesv nigohilvi.

Amen ~ Emenv

[note: phonetics are below, scroll down... also, if you do not see the syllabary images, and only see little rectangles, you need to install the Cherokee Font. See Link on the left hand side bar]

ni-hi-s-gi-ni i-tsa-da-do-li-s-di-s-gv hi-a nu-s-de-s-di;

o-gi-do-da ga-lv-la-di ge-hi, ga-lv-quo-di-yu ge-se-s-di de-tsa-do-v-i.

tsa-gv-wi-yu-hi ge-sv wi-ga-na-nu-go-i. a-ni e-lo-hi wi-ni-ga-li-s-da ha-da-nv-te-s-gv-i, na-s-gi-ya ga-lv-la-di tsi-ni-ga-li-s-di-ha.

ni-da-do-da-qui-sv o-ga-li-s-da-yv-di s-gi-v-si go-hi i-ga.

di-ge-s-gi-v-si-quo-no de-s-gi-du-gv-i, na-s-gi-ya tsi-di-ga-yo-tsi-ne-ho tso-tsi-du-gi.

a-le tle-s-di u-da-go-li-ye-di-yi ge-sv wi-di-s-gi-ya-ti-nv-s-ta-nv-gi, s-gi-yu-da-le-s-ge-s-di-quo-s-gi-ni u-tsi ge-sv-i. tsa-tse-li-ga-ye-no tsa-gv-wi-yu-hi ge-sv-i, a-le tsa-li-ni-gi-di-yi ge-sv-i, a-le e-tsa-lv-quo-di-yu ge-sv ni-go-hi-lv-i. e-me-nv.

(Ma Du 6:9-13)

Matthew 6:9-13 (King James Version)

⁹After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

¹⁰Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

¹¹Give us this day our daily bread.

¹²And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

¹³And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.