A Saponi Prayer

[Scott Collins]

A Saponi Prayer 

 Wakonta pi:lakuk –
(thank you Great Mystery)
 
Egonq Higun
pi:lahuk (thank you Grandmother) 

Ekuni-wa pi:lahuk
(thank you Grandfather)

Mona Ama Hena pi:lahuk (thank you Mother Earth)

Ati Mato pi:lahuk (thank you Father in the Sky
House)

Tokha Mi Kle pi:lahuk (thank you to the East)

Makle Akathe pi:lahuk (thank you to the South)

Tokha Mi Heyata pi:lahuk (thank you to the West)

Makle Sani pi:lahuk (thank you to the North)

Huk Maniankle Topa pi:lahuk (thank you All Four
Directions)

Oni Ni:na-ki ne-pu Topa pi:lahuk (the Four Trees of
Life)

Oni-ta Ni:na-ki ne pi:lahuk (thank you Great Tree
of life)

Tuhaklu-icici pi:lahuk (thank you Thunder Beings)

Topa Maklu-pu pi:lahuk (thank you to the four
Thunder Birds)

Kcimbai Nonee pi:lahuk (thank you to the Pipe Bowl)

Yihistik pi:lahuk (thank you to the Stems)

KcipaI pi:lahuk (thank you for the Sacred Pipe)

Mi pi:lahuk (thank you Sun)

Minosa pi:lahuk (thank you Moon)

Huk mi Yesa, Oho pi:lahuk (all my relations many
thanks)
Oka hoc ne de wa ha pi:lahuk, Oho pi:lahuk
(thank you all my realtions and many thanks; also a
protection against enemies)


After review with David Kaufman I corrected this to the following:

Wakǫta pi:lahuk (Our Great Mystery thank you)
Waikǫkak pi:lahuk (Our Grandfather thank you)
Waikǫ pi:lahuk (Our Grandmother thank you)
Waiamą hi:ną pi:lahuk (Our Mother Earth thank you)
Wai-a:ti mą:tǫ: pi:lahuk (Our Sky Father thank you)
Wai-to:kha: mį: kle: pi:lahuk (Our East thank you)
Waimąkle: aka:the pi:lahuk (Our South thank you)
Wai-to:kha: mį: hi:yąta pi:lahuk (Our West thank you)
Waimąkle: sani: pi:lahuk (Our North thank you)
Waihu:k maniakle: to:pa pi:lahuk (Our All Four
Winds/Directions thank you)
Waioni:-ta ni:na-ki ne: pi:lahuk (Our Great Tree of Life
thank you)
Waitu:hą:klu: pi:lahuk (Our Thunder Beings thank you)
Waito:pa mą klu:-pu pi:lahuk (Our Four Thunder Birds thank
you)
Waikcp̨a:i nǫni: pi:lahuk (Our Tobacco Pipe thank you)
Waihąksi-yihistik pi:lahuk (Our Pipestems thank you)
Waimoka kc̨pa:i pi:lahuk (Our Sacred pipe thank you)
Waimį: pi:lahuk (Our Sun thank you)
Waimį:no:sa: pi:lahuk (Our Moon thank you)
Hu:k waiyesą, Oho pi:lahuk (All our relations, many thanks)







 
Scott P. Collins
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