th-dialect:
âhkamîthimo : ᐋᐦᑲᒥᙸᒧ
kîspin kinayîhtâwipathin ita kâ-mîkwâ-pimâcihoyan, nakî, athwîpi, pâh-piyâhtakisi, kwîskî kîspin ikosi poko ka-ispathik mâka kâwitha pakicî.
ᑮᐢᐱᐣ ᑭᓇᔩᐦᑖᐏᐸᖨᐣ ᐃᑕ ᑳ ᒦᒁ ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐅᔭᐣ, ᓇᑮ, ᐊᙹᐱ, ᐹᐦ ᐱᔮᐦᑕᑭᓯ, ᑹᐢᑮ ᑮᐢᐱᐣ ᐃᑯᓯ ᐳᑯ ᑲ ᐃᐢᐸᖨᐠ ᒫᑲ ᑳᐏᖬ ᐸᑭᒌ᙮
y-dialect:
âhkamêyimo : ᐋᐦᑲᒣᔨᒧ
Stay strong. Don’t give up. Stay the course.
ᑮᐢᐱᐣ ᑭᓇᔦᐦᑖᐏᐸᔨᐣ ᐃᑕ ᑳ ᒣᒁ ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐅᔭᐣ, ᓇᑮ, ᐊᔰᐱ, ᐹᐦ ᐱᔮᐦᑕᑭᓯ, ᑹᐢᑮ ᑮᐢᐱᐣ ᐁᑯᓯ ᐱᑯ ᑲ ᐃᐢᐸᔨᐠ ᒫᑲ ᐁᑳᐏᔭ ᐸᑭᒌ
If there are troubles on your current path then pause, rest, slow down, change direction if you must but whatever you face, don’t give up.
Thanks to @CreeSimonSays for permission to share this meme, translated into Cree by Solomon Ratt. It offers some really good advice for Cree language reclamation and for life in general. The photo is one of Sol’s own, taken on Sulphur Mountain in Banff, always a challenging trail, yet one he’s climbed many times.
2 Responses
Miigwetch ! My husband is OjiCree from the Cowessess First Nation, and this message went straight to my heart because I am facing a very hard time with my health, so… Thank you for being who you are and
âhkamêyimo!
This one is so fitting for my path right now I will not give up