In This Life / ᎯᎠ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎭᏫᎾ

 

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Matthew 4:7-9 in Udugi / Ꮉ⁠Ꮪ⁠ ⁠4⁠:⁠7-9 ᎤᏚᎩ ᎭᏫᎾ

 

7  tsisa hinegise atsvyv didla, "soi uwoyeni na hna, nasgigesvase gowelodita, 'nihi tla adagoliyose yihowane nihi unelanvhine.'"

8  asiquo, asgina datinise atsvyv dohiyu galvladi odalv didla, ale' unadvnelvdise atsvyv didla nigadv ayeli-unadotlvsvdine elanigvi vhnai ale' nasgi wagalvladiyv;

9  ale' atsvyai hinegise atsvyv didla, "nigadv hia iyusdidine aya adanedose nihi didla, iyuno nihi ulosvgose eladi ale' adadolisdose ayv."

7  ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᏗᏜ, "ᏐᎢ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ Ꮎ Ꮏ, ᎾᏍᎩᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎪᏪᎶᏗᏔ, 'ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᎠᏓᎪᎵᏲᏎ ᏱᎰᏩᏁ ᏂᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏁ.'"

8  ᎠᏏᏉ, ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᏓᏘᏂᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᏙᎯᏳ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎣᏓᎸ ᏗᏜ, ᎠᎴ' ᎤᎾᏛᏁᎸᏗᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᏗᏜ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏰᎵ-ᎤᎾᏙᏢᏒᏗᏁ ᎡᎳᏂᎬᎢ ᎥᎿᎢ ᎠᎴ' ᎾᏍᎩ ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏴ;

9  ᎠᎴ' ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᏗᏜ, "ᏂᎦᏛ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏗᏁ ᎠᏯ ᎠᏓᏁᏙᏎ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏜ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎤᎶᏒᎪᏎ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎠᎴ' ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏎ ᎠᏴ."

Matthew 4:6 in Udugi / Ꮉ⁠Ꮪ⁠ ⁠4⁠:⁠6 ᎤᏚᎩ ᎭᏫᎾ

 

6  ale' hinegise atsvyv didla, "iyuno nihi gesvase unelanvhi uwetsi, dalidu tsvsa eladi; igvnisisgi nasgi gesvase gowelodita, 'atsvyai adanetsedose utseli anidawehidine nihi aniyelvsgv; ale' unatseli uwoyenidi nahna nasgidv awidvdose nihine, hia-iyv nihi ulasidena tla gvnasdose nvya atluda.'"

6  ᎠᎴ' ᎯᏁᎩᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᏗᏜ, "ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᏓᎵᏚ ᏨᏌ ᎡᎳᏗ; ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎪᏪᎶᏗᏔ, 'ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏓᏁᏤᏙᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏂᏓᏪᎯᏗᏁ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏂᏰᎸᏍᎬ; ᎠᎴ' ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎤᏬᏰᏂᏗ ᎾᎿ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎠᏫᏛᏙᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ, ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ ᏂᎯ ᎤᎳᏏᏕᎾ Ꮭ ᎬᎾᏍᏙᏎ ᏅᏯ ᎠᏡᏓ.'"

Matthew 4:4-5 / ᎹᏚ 4:4-5

 

madu 4:4-5

4  aseno atsvyai gawohiliyvdise ale' hinegise, nasgi gesvase gowelodita, yvwi tla ehose uwasa gadu nidvlenvda, aseno nigadv kaneisdi gvdodi na nvlase unelanvhi aholi nidvlenvda.

5  nahiyui asgina datinise atsvyv galvquodiyu gaduhv didla, ale' gadogvgise atsvyv galvladi gosdayi tsunilawiisdi nahna, 

ᎹᏚ 4:4-5

4  ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎦᏬᎯᎵᏴᏗᏎ ᎠᎴ' ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎪᏪᎶᏗᏔ, ᏴᏫ Ꮭ ᎡᎰᏎ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎦᏚ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ Ꮎ ᏅᎳᏎ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎰᎵ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ.

5  ᎾᎯᏳᎢ ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᏓᏘᏂᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎦᏚᎲ ᏗᏜ, ᎠᎴ' ᎦᏙᎬᎩᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏧᏂᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗ ᎾᎿ, 

Matthew 4:2-3 in Udugi / ᎹᏚ 4:2-3 ᎤᏚᎩ ᎭᏫᎾ

 ayadolvi 4, gvliyilisita

2  ale' ulosonv atsvyai amatlise nvgisgohi igadi ale' nvgisgohi svnoyidi, atsvyai gesvise uyosi.

3  ale' adagoliyesgi nvlise ale' hinegise atsvyv didla, "iyuno nihi gesvase uwetsi unelanvhi vhnai, adanetsedu hia nvyadi didolagi gadu."

ᎠᏯᏙᎸᎢ 4, ᎬᎵᏱᎵᏏᏔ

2  ᎠᎴ' ᎤᎶᏐᏅ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᎹᏟᏎ ᏅᎩᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᎦᏗ ᎠᎴ' ᏅᎩᏍᎪᎯ ᏒᏃᏱᏗ, ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎤᏲᏏ.

3  ᎠᎴ' ᎠᏓᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᏅᎵᏎ ᎠᎴ' ᎯᏁᎩᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᏗᏜ, "ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎥᎿᎢ, ᎠᏓᏁᏤᏚ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏯᏗ ᏗᏙᎳᎩ ᎦᏚ."

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The "Our Father" in Cherokee and in Udugi

 Cherokee:

ogidoda galvladi hehi, galvquodiyu gesesdi detadovi. tsagvwiyuhi gesv wigananugoi. ani elohi winigalisda hadanvtesgvi, nasgiya galvladi tsinigalisdiha. nidadodaquisv yigalisdayedi sgivsi gohi iga. digesgivsiquono desgidugvi, nasgiya tsidigayotsineho tsotsidugi. ale tlesdi udagoliyediyi gesv widisgiyatinvstanvgi, sgiyudalesge sdiquosgini uyo gesvi, tsatseligayeno tsagvwiyuhi gesvi, ale tsalinigidiyi gesvi, ale etsalvquodiyu gesv nigohilvi. emenv.

ᎣᎩᏙᏓ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎮᎯ, ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏕᏔᏙᎥᎢ. ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏫᎦᎾᏄᎪᎢ. ᎠᏂ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏫᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ ᎭᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏥᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ. ᏂᏓᏙᏓᏈᏒ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ ᏍᎩᎥᏏ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ. ᏗᎨᏍᎩᎥᏏᏉᏃ ᏕᏍᎩᏚᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏥᏗᎦᏲᏥᏁᎰ ᏦᏥᏚᎩ. ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᎪᎵᏰᏗᏱ ᎨᏒ ᏫᏗᏍᎩᏯᏘᏅᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᏍᎩᏳᏓᎴᏍᎨ ᏍᏗᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏲ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏣᏤᎵᎦᏰᏃ ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏣᎵᏂᎩᏗᏱ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᏣᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ. ᎡᎺᏅ.

Udugi:

aquatseli edoda na gesvase galvladi tsosv hawina, galvquodita gesvu nihi dudov, nvlu nihi ayeli-unadotlvsv, hnadvgita gesvu nihi aduladodi elohi nahna tsilv galvladi hawina. adanedu itsulv gohi-iga aquatseli nidadodaquisv gadune. ale' unelagi-adadelisedu itsulv aquatseli adadugidine tsilv itsula nasquv unelagi-adadelisedise aquatseli atsidugidine. ale' tla datinu itsulv adagoliyo nahnai, aseno wadu itsulv usonvi nidvlenvda. [igvnisisgi nihitsatsali gesvase ayeli-unadotlvsv, ale' ulanigvgv, ale' wagalvladiyv, igohidv.] emenv.

ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎡᏙᏓ Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏦᏒ ᎭᏫᎾ, ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏔ ᎨᏒᎤ ᏂᎯ ᏚᏙᎥ, ᏅᎷ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ-ᎤᎾᏙᏢᏒ, ᎿᏛᎩᏔ ᎨᏒᎤ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏚᎳᏙᏗ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎾᎿ ᏥᎸ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ. ᎠᏓᏁᏚ ᎢᏧᎸ ᎪᎯ-ᎢᎦ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᏂᏓᏙᏓᏈᏒ ᎦᏚᏁ. ᎠᎴ' ᎤᏁᎳᎩ-ᎠᏓᏕᎵᏎᏚ ᎢᏧᎸ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏚᎩᏗᏁ ᏥᎸ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎾᏍᏋ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ-ᎠᏓᏕᎵᏎᏗᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᏥᏚᎩᏗᏁ. ᎠᎴ' Ꮭ ᏓᏘᏄ ᎢᏧᎸ ᎠᏓᎪᎵᏲ ᎾᎿᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏩᏚ ᎢᏧᎸ ᎤᏐᏅᎢ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ. [ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᏂᎯᏣᏣᎵ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏰᎵ-ᎤᎾᏙᏢᏒ, ᎠᎴ' ᎤᎳᏂᎬᎬ, ᎠᎴ' ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏴ, ᎢᎪᎯᏛ.] ᎡᎺᏅ.

A Comparison: Matthew 4:1 in Cherokee and in Udugi

 Matthew 4:1

Cherokee:

hnaquono adanvdo inage wutinvstane tsisa, asgina ugoliyediyi ayelvsei.

ᎿᏉᏃ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎢᎾᎨ ᏭᏘᏅᏍᏔᏁ ᏥᏌ, ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᎪᎵᏰᏗᏱ ᎠᏰᎸᏎᎢ.

Udugi:

nahiyui adanvdo datinise tsisane inagei didla, gesvi adagoliyita asgina gvdodi.

ᎾᎯᏳᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏓᏘᏂᏎ ᏥᏌᏁ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ ᏗᏜ, ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᏓᎪᎵᏱᏔ ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᎬᏙᏗ.

Clearly, they are different languages, but many words are readily recognizable. I don't think many people these days are able to read the New Testament in Cherokee. Udugi has a far simpler grammar, and is therefore much easier and faster to learn. As to the accuracy of the two translations, I would have to say that the Udugi is more precise.

My next blog entry will give the "Our Father" in both Cherokee and Udugi, allowing a further comparison.