Peace in Some Native American Languages
I thought it was fitting on this Christmas morning to pass along what I understand to be the central message of this Holy Day — expressed in some of the languages from the place in which I live.
Peace, to all of you. Merry Christmas.
| Abenaki | Okikiamgenoka, Kamignokawôgan |
| Alabama | Ittimokla |
| Algonquin | Wâki Ijiwebis-I |
| Blackfoot | Innaihtsi’iyi |
| Cherokee (Tsalagi) | Dohiyi |
| Cheyenne | Nanomonsetôtse |
| Chickasaw | Nanna Ayya |
| Choctaw | Achukma |
| Comanche | Tsumukikiatu |
| Cree | Wetaskiwin, Papayatik |
| Hopi | Sipala |
| Koasati (Coushatta) | Ilifayka |
| Lakota (Dakota) | Wolakota |
| Lenape (Delaware) | Achwangundowagan |
| Micmac | Wôntôkóde |
| Mohican (Mahican, Mohegan) | Anachemowegan |
| Muskogee (Creek) | Ittimokla |
| Navajo (Navaho) | K’é, Hozo |
| Nez Perce | ‘Éyewi |
| Ojibwa (Chippewa) | Bangan, Bisaniwewin |
| Onandaga | Chkenon |
| Ottawa (Odawa) | Nwebin |
| Papago-Pima | Dodolimdag |
| Potawatomi | E’tokmite’k |
| Powhatan | Cohqwaivwh |
| Siouan (Sioux) | Wo’okeyeh |
| Tlingit | Li-k’ei |
| Wintu | Mina |
| Wyandot (Huron) | Scan-o-nie |
These translations and many, many others, can be found at this Website.
