Construction of a Prayer

[Scott Collins]

Pila huk Ekuni                        (thank you Grandfather or God)
Pila huk Mona Ama Henai       (thank you Mother Earth)
Pila huk Ati Matoi                   (thank you Father in the Sky House)
Pila huk Mon Eke Topi            (thank you Four Directions) 
Pila huk Tuhaklu icici              (thank you Thunder Beings)
Pila huk Maklu                       (thank you Thunder Bird)
Pila huk Kcimbai Nonee           (thank you to the Pipe Bowl)
Pila huk Yihistik                            (thank you to the Stems)
Pila huk KcipaI                               (thank you for the Sacred Pipe)
Pila huk Mia                                    (thank you Sun)
Pila huk Minosa                             (thank you Moon)
Pila huk oka hoc ne de wa ha, pila huk Oho
(thank you all my realtions and many thanks)

 
You said, "All Siouan languages normally put the verb at the very end of the sentence.  Adjectives follow nouns.  Adverbs and direct objects come before the verb."

So based on this, is the following the proper way to construct this prayer?
 
Ekuni huk pila                        (thank you Grandfather or God)
Mona Ama Henai huk pila       (thank you Mother Earth)
Ati Matoi huk pila                   (thank you Father in the Sky House)
Maniankle Topa huk pila            (thank you Four Directions) 
Tuhaklu-icici huk pila              (thank you Thunder Beings)
Maklu huk pila                       (thank you Thunder Bird)
Kcimbai Nonee huk pila          (thank you to the Pipe Bowl)
Yihistik huk pila                     (thank you to the Stems)
KcipaI huk pila                       (thank you for the Sacred Pipe)
Mi huk pila                           (thank you Sun)
Minosa huk pila                      (thank you Moon)

Oka hoc ne de wa ha huk pila, Oho huk pila
(thank you all my realtions and many thanks)


Scott P. Collins

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