Chinook Wawa Rosary Prayers
This language is also known as Chinook Jargon, Chinook Pidgin, and Tshinul Wawa.
This language is spoken by 100 people along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska, USA.

See also The Work of God's Children page for the illustrated version of prayers in this language.

Nesika Papa /  Our Father / Pater Noster
Nesika Papa klaxta mitlite kopa Sahalee,
kloshe kopa nesika tumtum mika nem.
Nesika hiyu tikeh chahco mika illahee;
Mamook mika kloshe tumtum
kopa okoke illahee kahkwa kopa Shalee.
Potlatch konaway nesika mesahchee,
kahkwa nesika mamook kopa klaska
spose mamook mesahchee kopa nesika.
Wake lolo nesika kopa peshak pee marsh
siah kopa nesika knoway mesahchee.
Kloshe kahkwa.

Another version of
Nesika Papa / Our Father / Pater Noster
Nesika papa klaksta mitlite kopa saghalie
Our Father Who dwells on High

Kloshe kopa nesika tumtum mika nem.
Good for our hearts Your Name.

Kloshe mika tyee kopa konaway tillikum;
Good you Chief of all people;

Kloshe mika tumtum kopa illahee kahkwa kopa saghalie;
Good Your heart to make our country such as Yours up above;

Potlatch konaway sun nesika muckamuck,
Give us all days our food,

Pee kopet-kumtux donaway nesika mesachie,
And stop remembering all our sins we make to them,

Kahkwa nesilka mamook kopa klasksta spose mamook
mesachie kopa nesia;
As we suppose not their sin against us;

Mahah siah kopa nesika konaway mesachie.
Throw far away from us all evil

Kloshe kahkwa.
Amen.

Klahawiyam Mali / Hail Mary / Ave Maria
Klahawiyam Mali,
maika pati kopa lagrace,
Sahalé-Tayé kanamokst maika,
maika ilep tlous kopa kanawé kloutchémin,
ilep tlous maika tanas Jesu.
O tlous Mali,
iaka mania kopa Sahalé-Tayé,
mamouk stiwilh kopa Sahalé-Tayé pous nsaika,
massachi télikom, alta pi alke pous nsaika chako memelous.
Tlous pous kakwa.