Efik Rosary Prayers

This language is also known as Calabara and Isangele.
This language is spoken by 400,000 people in the Cross River State and Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It is also spoken in the South West Province, Cameroon.

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

Ete nnyin emi odude / Our Father / The Lord's Prayer / Pater Noster
Ete nnyin emi odude ke heaven:
Yak ikpono enyiŋ Fo,
Yak Ubɔŋ Fo edi;
Yak inam uduak Fo;
Nte enamde ke heaven, yak inam
ke isɔŋ kpasuk ntre;
Nɔ nnyin udia eke ekemde nnyin
keusen mfin;
Nyuŋ dahado ke isɔn eke ikamade
Fi, nte emi nnyin ikadahadedo
inɔ mmɔ emi ekamade nnyin
isɔn;
Kunyuŋ uda nnyin usin ke idomo;
Edi sio nnyin ke ubɔk andidiɔk.

Hail Mary
Mokom fi o
Mary, Moyoho ke
ukpono, Oboñ omodu
ye afo, emedioñ
fi ke otu me iban,
enyuñ edioñ mfri
idibi fo Jesus.
Edisana Mary,
Eka Abasi boñ akam
no ñyiñ manam idiokñkpo,
ke emi ye ke
ini mkpa ñyin.
Amen.

Mokom fi O! Maria / Hail Mary / Ave Maria
Mokom fi O! Maria, ame yoho ye gratia, Ibong emedu ye afo, Emediog fi ke out mme iban, enyung ediog mfri idibi fo Jesu.
Edisana Maria eka Abasi, bog akam no nyin mme anam idiok nkmo ke emi ye ini mkpa nyin.  Amen.