Cheyenne Rosary Prayers
 This is a language spoken by 1,750 people in the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, southeastern Montana and in western Oklahoma, USA.  This language is a member of the Algonquin family of languages and is closely associated with Arapaho.  Depending on the translation, either a "ts" or "z" is used for the same sound.  The "ts" is used in the English-based translation and the "z" is used in the Swiss translation.   Also, the Swiss translation does not use diacritical marks with the vowels, as do other translations.

See also The Work of God's Children page for the illustrated version of prayers in this language.

Ma’heo’o Tsehehe’tovatsemenoto /  Our Father
Ma’heo’o Tsehehe’tovatsemenoto tsehestoestoveto he’amo’omee’e,
God the one who is our father who is in heaven (above-realm),

momoxeono’atamaneto.
I wish for you to be respected.

Nehvehonoo’estse. Momoxeaahtoneto hetseno ho’eva
Sit as chief! I wish for you to be listened to / obeyed here on earth

hapo’e tsehesheaahtoneto heneheohe he’amo’omee’e.
likewise as you are listened to there in heaven.

Hetse esheeva nexhoxomemeno.
Today feed us.

Naa vonetano’totse nahtavesevo’eetahestonanotse hapo’e
And forget about our bad-doings (sins) likewise

tseohkeheshevonetano’tomovotse vo’estaneo’o tsehavesevo’eehaetsee’e.
as we forget about them people what they do bad to us.

Hoonestano’tovemeno vonohoha’ovahtsestova naa ne’aseotsheshemeno
Restrain us from daring / tempting each other but take us away from

tsexhaveseva’e.
where it is evil/bad.
Amen.

Another version of
Tséhéhe'tovatsemenoto / The Lord's Prayer / Our Father
Tséhéhe'tovatsemenoto tséhestoéstoveto he'amo'omééno, momóxeono'átamaneto. Néxho'hévehonoeo'o. Eme'nêheso tséhešetanoto hétsêhéno ho'eva hápó'e tséhéso hénêhéóhe he'amo'omééno. Oešeeva néxhoxomemenoo'o. Néhvonetanó'tôtse tséhešeó'ôhto'eétâhétse hápó'e tséévâheševonetanó'tomóvótse tséó'ôhto'eéhaetsee'e. Néhvéstâhémemenoo'o komaahe nâhtsêsáa'áahtóhénóne mâhvonôhóha'ónétse, naa máto ne'aseotšêšemenoo'o tséxhávêséva'e. Néma'xevéhoneve, néhestoháatamaahéstove, naa névó'ho'êho'hévatamaahe hétsetseha naa a'ene'xóvéva.

Ave Maria / Hail Mary
Ave Maria,
zenanosheamaesz
Maheo zevissevata
zeshivatamaet zeoxextohevoxzheeo,
na ninanoshivatama nihevetoxeszexaet Jesus.
Sana Maria Maheo heeshk,
nixaona-otshemen havsivevo-e-tastovez,
hezeze namaxoost nanastonan.
Enahaan.