Note 1 — THE LANGUAGE OF THE IROQUOIS.
Reading edition
If an attempt should be made to give a literal translation of each word, or phrase, it would render transposition necessary, and change the formation of the words in some respects, as the following will exhibit.
Gwä-nee′, Our Father, che-de-oh′ which art in gă-o′-ya-geh, heaven, gä-sa-nuh′, hallowed be thy name, ese′ thy sä-nuk-tä′ kingdom gä-oh′ come, ese′ thy sne′-go-eh will ne-ya-weh′ be done yo on an-jä′-geh earth ha′ as ne-de-o′-deh it is gă-o′-yä-geh. in heaven. Dun-dä-gwä-e′-wä-să-gwus Forgive us our ong-wä-yeh′-his-heh′ debts as we da-yä-ke′-a-wä-să-gwus-seh′ forgive our ho-yeh′his. debtors. Dä-ge-oh′ Give ne′ us na-geh′ this wen-nis′-heh-deh day e′ our na-hä-da-wen-nis′-heh-geh daily o-ä′-qwa. bread. Hă-squä′-ah Lead e′ us să-no′ not ha′ into wä-ate-keh′, temptation, na-gwä′ but dä-gwä-yä-dan′-nake deliver from ne′ us wä-ate-keh′, evil, na-seh′-eh for nees′ thine is the o-nuk′-tä kingdom, na-kuh′ and na the gä-hus′tes-heh, power, na-kuh′ and da-gä-ă-sä-oh′. the glory.
Na-huh′-se-yä-weh. ↑