tapahtêyimiso cikêmâ askîhk ê-ohciyan; kistêyihtâkosi cikêmâ acâhkosihk ê-ohciyan.
ᑕᐸᐦᑌᔨᒥᓱ ᒋᑮᒫ ᐊᒑᐦᑯᓯᕽ ᐁ ᐅᐦᒋᔭᐣᑭᐢᑌᔨᐦᑖᑯᓯ ᒋᑫᒫ ᐊᒑᐦᑯᓯᕽ ᐁ ᐅᐦᒋᔭᐣ᙮
Be humble for you are made of earth; be noble for you are made of stars.
(Unattributed quote of unknown origin, translated by Solomon Ratt, audio by Solomon Ratt; photo credit: Rusty Gardiner).
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Hello Arden,
This is an absolutely beautiful proverb. Is this something you wrote? My kids are in a musical group and might want to use this in a song What kind of recognition would you require for using this in a song. Also, is there here any way to post the pronunciation?
Thanks for asking, Aileen, and thanks to Solomon Ratt for coming through once again with the audio.
This is so beautiful and I’m forever grateful to you all for your hard work in sharing the language.
One thing though- I think there might be a mistake in the syballics: ᐊᒑᐦᑯᓯᕽ “acâhkosihk” is written twice, where askîhk ᐊᐢᑮᕽ omitted. Ay hay.