kikî-kakwî-kipîhtowîhikonawak
mâka kikî-kiskinwahamâkonawak
kita-ayamihcikîyahk
ikwa kita-masinahikîyahk
kî-kakwî-kipihtowînamwak
kipîkiskwîwininawa
mâka kî-âpapacihtâwak
kita-wîhtahkwâw kâ-piskihtastâcik askiya:
Manitoba – mânitopâw;
Saskatchewan – kisiskâciwan;
ikwa otaskîwâw:
Canada – kânata.
ᑭᑮ ᑲᑹ ᑭᐲᐦᑐᐑᐦᐃᑯᓇᐘᐠ
ᒫᑲ ᑭᑮ ᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᑯᓇᐘᐠ
ᑭᑕ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᒋᑮᔭᕽ
ᐃᑿ ᑭᑕ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑮᔭᕽ
ᑮ ᑲᑹ ᑭᐱᐦᑐᐑᓇᒷᐠ
ᑭᐲᑭᐢᑹᐏᓂᓇᐘ
ᒫᑲ ᑮ ᐋᐸᐸᒋᐦᑖᐘᐠ
ᑭᑕ ᐑᐦᑕᐦᒁᐤ ᑳ ᐱᐢᑭᐦᑕᐢᑖᒋᐠ ᐊᐢᑭᔭ:
Manitoba – ᒫᓂᑐᐹᐤ;
Saskatchewan – ᑭᓯᐢᑳᒋᐘᐣ;
ᐃᑿ ᐅᑕᐢᑮᐚᐤ:
Canada – ᑳᓇᑕ᙮
They tried to silence us
But they taught us
To read
And to write.
They tried to silence our languages
But they used them
To name their provinces:
mânitopâw – Manitoba;
kisiskâciwan – Saskatchewan;
And their land:
kânata – Canada.
With thanks to Bree Island for the image, and for her collaboration.
