Hidatsa Elder

["Alfred W. Tüting"]

 >"Sit ei (tibi) terra levis!" etc.
Do you know of phrases in Siouan languages comparable to these (be it
from a traditional or Christian background)?<<

 >>In the Crow tradition prayers at the time of death are primarily for
the survivors, the mourners.  You might say something like Daasu'ua
annashtache'esh iha'ahiakuh 'take away the heaviness from their
hearts'.<<<<<

Interesting!
In a still more subtle way, the Aramaic Mourner's Kaddish also cares for
the survivors (and the praying mourner himself), getting consolation and
hope by praising His great name (sh'meh raba).

cf. http://www.fa-kuan.muc.de/KADDISH.RXML

Alfred