Dakota Rosary Prayers

This language is also known as Sioux.
This language is spoken in northern Nebraska, Southern Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and northeastern Montana, USA.

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

Itancan Twocekiye Kin / Our Father
There are two versions of this; this is the first one:
Ateunyanpi mahpiya ekta nanke kin;
Nicaze kin wakandapi kte;
Nitokiconze kin u kte.
Mahpiya ekta token nitawacin econpi kin,
maka akan hecen econpi nunwe.
Anpetu kin de taku-yutapi unku-po:
ka waunhtanpi kin unkicicazuzu-po,
unkis iyecen tona ecinsniyan unkokicihanyanpi
hena iyecen wicunkicicazuzupi kin.
Wowawiyuta-nye kin he en iyaye un
Wokiconze kin, wowasake kin, wowitan kin,
henakiya owihanke wanin nitawa nunwe.
Amen.

This is the second version:
Ate unyanpi, mahpiya ekta nanke cin / Our Father
Ate unyanpi, mahpiya ekta nanke cin,
Nicaje wakandapi nunwe.
Mahpiya ekta nitawacin econpi kin,
He iyecen maka akan econpi nunwe.
Anpetu iyohi aguyapi kin, anpetu kin de unqu miye.
Qa tona ecinsniyan ecaunkiconpi wicunkicicajujupi kin,
He iyecen waunhtanipi kin unkicicajuju miye.
Qa taku wawiyutanye cin ekta unkayapi sni miye;
Tka taku sice cin etanhan eunkdaku miye:
Wokiconze kin, qa wowasake kin, qa wowintan kin,
hena ohinni qa oninni nitawa heon.
Amen.

Mari ciyuonihan / Hail Mary
Mari ciyuonihan,
wowaste
onijuna Itancan kin
nici un, winyan
wicopeya niyawastepi,
ga Jesus nitancan
etanhan icage
cin yawastepi. Mari
Wakan Wakantanka
hunku waunrtanipi
ceunkiciciyapo
dehan ga untapikte
cinhan. Amen.