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Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or Indian Trade Language, of the North Pacific Coast

Part 2 — The Lord's Prayer in Jargon.

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Nesika papa klaksta mitlite kopa saghalie, kloshe kopa Our Father who stayeth in the above, good in nesika tumtum mika nem; kloshe mika tyee kopa konaway our hearts (be) thy name; good thou chief among all tilicum; kloshe mika tumtum kopa illahie, kahkwa kopa people; good thy will upon earth as in saghalie. Potlatch konaway sun nesika muckamuck. Spose the above. Give every day our food. If nesika mamook masachie wake nika hyas solleks pe spose we do ill (be) not thou very angry and if klaska masahchie, kopa nesika wake nesika solleks kopa any one evil towards us not we angry towards klaska. Mahsh siah kopa nesika konaway masahchie. them. Send away far from us all evil. Kloshe Kahkwa.

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