The Lord’s Prayer in Wyandotte (John Steckley, 2018)
skwaˀistę yarǫnyaˀye ihstareh
[skwah-ah-ee-sten] [yah-ron-yah-ah-yeh] [eeh-stah-reh]
you are father to us in the sky you live, dwell
Our father, in the sky you dwell.
utuyehti de šehšędaˀ
[oo-too-yeh-tee] [deh] [sheh-shen-dah-ah]
it is straight, sacred the your name
uramęh ti šehšęduˀtęh
[oo-rah-menh] [tee] [sheh-shen-doo-oo-tenh]
it is in a good state. as your name is such
Your name is sacred, and in a good state.
tawatehstęt sarihwaˀ
[tah-wah-teh-stent] [sah-ree-hwah-ah]
make it come down to us your matter, affair, law, custom
Make your matter come down to us.
ǫmętsaˀye tižuhtih tekyutęh
[on-men-tsah-ah-yeh] [tee-zhooh-teeh] [teh-kyoo-tenh]
on earth it is like it is such there
yarǫnyaˀye
[yah-ron-yah-ah-yeh]
in the sky
On earth it is like it is in the sky.
tawanǫt nǫwaˀ kętateh
[tah-wah-nont] [non-wah-ah] [ken-tah-the]
give to us now when it is day
amętayeh kyatanditakwih awaerǫˀyeh
[amen-tah-yeh] [kyan-tan-dee-tah-kweeh] [ah-wah-eh-ron-on-yeh]
each/every day it makes the body firm, strong at our body, bodies
Give us this day, every day what makes our body strong.
nęh sasaˀndiyǫhęk sarižahkǫdih
[nenh] [sah-sah-an-dee-yon-henk] [sah-ree-zhah-kon-deeh]
now forget it your matter is broken many times
tižuhtih n ehędeh tsǫmaˀndiyǫhęhs
[tee-zhooh-teeh] [eh-hen-deh] [tson-mah-an-dee-yon-henhs]
it is like when they (m) will go we will forget
Now forget that your matter is broken many times; it is like when we will forget when they go.
nęh wastaˀtuh t ǫmah eskwanyǫdeh
[nenh] [wah-stah-ah-tooh] [ton-mah] [eh-skwan-yon-deh]
now must not as now you will lead us
težašutekwandeye tawaaˀtatirǫtę
[teh-zhah-shoo-the-kwan-deh-yeh] [tah-wah-ah-tah-tee-ron-ten]
one is going to be seized draw us away, withdraw us
ukauht
[oo-kah-oot]
it is bad
Now you must not lead to us to being seized. Draw us away from that which is bad.
sa samęh yarǫnyaˀye nęh de
[sah] [sah-menh] [yah-ron-yah-ah-yeh] [nenh] [deh]
you it is yours in the sky now the
yawihšraˀ nęh d uramęh
[yah-weeh-shrah-ah] [nenh] [doo-rah-menh]
power, force now the it is a good state
eyęhakye
[eh-yen-hah-kyeh]
it will continue to be
Now it is yours in the sky; the force and the good state will continue to be.