Serenity Prayer: (y- and th-dialects)

y-dialect:

kisêmanito, miyin: wanaskêwin
ta-pakitêyihtamân kîkwây
kâ-wî-wanâhikoyân;
sôhkitêhêwin ta-kwêskinamân
kîkwây takî-tipêyihtamân;
êkwa iyinîsiwin ta-nisitawinamân
tânimêwako ta-kaskihtâyân
ᑭᓭᒪᓂᑐ, ᒥᔨᐣ: ᐘᓇᐢᑫᐏᐣ
ᑕ ᐸᑭᑌᔨᐦᑕᒫᐣ ᑮᒁᐩ
ᑳ ᐑ ᐘᓈᐦᐃᑯᔮᐣ
ᓲᐦᑭᑌᐦᐁᐏᐣ ᑕ ᑵᐢᑭᓇᒫᐣ
ᑮᒁᐩ ᑕᑮ ᑌᐯᔨᐦᑕᒫᐣ
ᐁᑿ ᐃᔨᓃᓯᐏᐣ ᑕ ᓂᓯᑕᐏᓇᒫᐣ
ᑖᓂᒣᐘᑯ ᑕ ᑲᐢᑭᐦᑖᔮᐣ

th-dialect:

kisîmanito, mithin: wanaskîwin
ta-pakitîthihtamân kîkwây
kâ-wî-wanâhikoyân;
sôhkitîhiwin ta-kwîskinamân;
kîkwây takî-tipîthihtamân;
ikwa ithinîsiwin ta-nisitawinamân
tânimî-yako ta-kaskihtâyân.
ᑭᓰᒪᓂᑐ, ᒥᖨᐣ: ᐘᓇᐢᑮᐏᐣ
ᑕ ᐸᑭᑏᖨᐦᑕᒫᐣ ᑮᒁᐩ
ᑳ ᐑ ᐘᓈᐦᐃᑯᔮᐣ
ᓲᐦᑭᑌᐦᐁᐏᐣ ᑕ ᑹᐢᑭᓇᒫᐣ
ᑮᒁᐩ ᑕᑮ ᑎᐲᖨᐦᑕᒫᐣ
ᐃᑿ ᐃᖨᓃᓯᐏᐣ ᑕ ᓂᓯᑕᐏᓇᒫᐣ
ᑖᓂᒣ ᔭᑯ ᑕ ᑲᐢᑭᐦᑖᔮᐣ

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.

Thanks for this, Sol. Much needed today, as every day.

One Response

  1. as a reconnecting cree language learner who is ALSO in recovery, this post made me weep with gratitude, my heart is so moved, I know how badly this is needed for myself & my community.
    kinanâskomitin <3

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