Lord’s Prayer in Tsalagi (Cherokee)
ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏅᎢ
ugvwiyuhi udadolistanvi
ᎣᎩᏙᏓ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎮᎯ,
ogidoda galvladi hehi
Our father heaven dweller,
ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏕᏣᏙᎥᎢ.
galvquodiyu gesesdi detsadov’i
Glorified will be your name.
ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏫᎦᎾᏄᎪᎢ,
tsagvwiyuhi gesv wigananugo’i
You are God let it be known,
ᎠᏂ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏫᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ ᎭᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ.
ani elohi winigalisda hadanvtesgv’i
Here on earth let it be as you think it.
ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏥᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ.
nasgiya galvladi tsinigalisdiha
The same as in heaven it is done.
ᏂᏓᏙᏓᏈᏒ ᎣᎦᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᏍᎩᎥᏏ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ.
nidadodaquisv ogalisdayvdi sgivsi gohi iga
Everyday our food give it to us this day.
ᏗᎨᏍᎩᎥᏏᏉᏃ ᏕᏍᎩᏚᎬᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏥᏗᎦᏲᏥᏁᎰ ᏦᏥᏚᎩ,
digesgi’vsiquono desgidugv’i nasgiya tsidigayotsineho tsotsidugi
Forgive us what we owe, like we forgive what others have done,
ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᎪᎵᏰᏗᏱ ᎨᏒ ᏫᏗᏍᎩᏯᏘᏅᏍᏔᏅᎩ,
ale tlesdi udagoliyediyi gesv widisgiyatinvstanvgi
And don’t lead us to temptation,
ᏍᎩᏳᏓᎴᏍᎨᏍᏗᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏲᎢ ᎨᏒᎢ.
sgiyudalesgesdiquosgini uyo gesv’i
But rescue us from evil.
ᏣᏤᎵᎦᏰᏃ ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ,
tsatseligayeno tsagvwiyuhi gesv’i
Yours is the Kingdom,
ᎠᎴ ᏣᎵᏂᎩᏗᏱ ᎨᏒᎢ.
ale tsahlinigidiyi gesv’i
And you are the strength,
ᎠᎴ ᎡᏣᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ.
ale etsalvquodiyu gesv nigohilv’i
And your glory is forever.
ᎡᎺᏅ.
emenv
Amen.
