Flathead Rosary Prayers
This language is also known
as Kalispel-Pend D'orielle, Kalispel-"Flathead", "Flathead"-Kalispel,
and Salish.
This language is spoken by 200 people in Kalispel
Reservation, in northeast Washington, in Flathead Reservation, and in
northwest Montana, U.S.A.
See also The
Work
of God's Children page for the illustrated version of prayers
in this language.
The Sign of the
Cross / Signum Crucis
+ Skwest Kyle-e-ou, + Ouls kezees, + Orals Saint Paghagt.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Komicetzegail.
May it be so.
Kyle-e-ou ltchitchemask / Our Father / Pater
Noster
Kyle-e-ou ltchitchemask askwest kowakshamenshem, ye-elskyloog.
Entziezie telletzia spoeoez. Assintails ye-elstoloog etzageel
ltchitchemask. Koogwitzelt yettilgwa lokaitsiapetzinem.
Kowaeksweemillem klotaiye kloistskwen etzageel kaitskolgwelem klotaiye
kloistskwen klielskyloeg koayalokshilem takaekskwentem klotaye
kowaeksgweeltem klotaye. Komicetzgail.
Another version of
Kyle-e-ou
ltchitchemask / Our Father / Pater Noster
Kyle-e-ou ltchitchemask askwest kowakshamenshem,
a-i-letzetnilkou.
Our Father of Heaven, may
Thy name be respected everywhere
ye-elskylror.
on the earth.
Entziezie telletzia spoeoez.
May Thou be master of all
hearts.
Assintaily
ye-elstoloog etzageel
May Thy will be done on
earth as it is
ltchitchemask.
in Heaven.
Koogwitzelt yettilgwa lokaitsiapetzinem.
Give is this day all our
wants.
Kowaeksweemillem
klotaiye
kloistskwen
etzageel kaitskolgwelem
forgive us the evil we do
as we forgive
klotaiye
kloistskwen klielskyloeg koayalokshilem takaekskwentem
the evil done to us by
others. Grant us Thy Help to avoid
klotaye
kowaeksgweeltem klotaye.
evil but deliver us from
evil.
Komicetzgail.
May it be so.
Another version of
ky
le-e'u / Our Father / Pater Noster
ky
le-e'u Lu7l chi-chi-ma's-ket u ku el-tse'e, a's-quest ks
ha-me'n-chL-tem,
ku
che'l-tich's
t'e-tsee-ya' spu-u's; a'stsen-te'ls
ks
ku'-lee ye'l stu'-leeh., e-tse-hu'L Lu7l schi-chi-ma's-ket. ky
wh.e'e-tseLt
yetL-wh.a' Lu kys ee-ap-ste'e-nem, kyL kaL-wh.e'l-Lilt
Lu
ky wh.eel-wh.e'elt, e-tse-h.y'L Lu7t kam-pee-le' kys kaL-whe'ltem
Lu
epLwh.eel-wh.e'elt l'kam-pee-le'; kys olk-shi'-Lilt ta kaky's
que'-stem
Lu te'y-ye; kyL wh.eelwh.e'el-Lilt Lu tel te'y-ye.
Ko-me'e
e-tse-h.y'L
(' following a vowel or y
is stress,
following a consonant it is glottalization; 7 is glottal stop;
L
is
a
lateral fricative; period (.) following h is a subdot under h,
probably representing a back velar
fricative)
Noi
chin koiti-s Maly / Hail
Mary / Ave Maria
Noi
chin koiti-s
Maly,
ku-nkoezelze
łu
t gest Kolinzuten
L'anui;
ku-sznkoen
tel
esia łu tel pelpiłkui;
u
Jesus, spiikalk-s lu
a-snishtelze
negu sznkoen.
Saint
Maly,
ku-skoi-s
Kolinzuten,
kae-chaushłilt
kaekonkoint,
teie kaes
kuestem,
ietelgoa u
ne
kaechichiit 'l-ka-eks
tłelil.
Komi
ezageil.
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