XML version dated February 14, 2024. © Douglas R. Parks, Indiana University.
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Prayer to Grandfather Buffalo
Ella P. Waters
| atípaʾ | wetatatoóxAt | – | nikuʾaaxuútA | – | aasih- |
| "Grandfather, | I am devoted to you | – | that this be | – | that you |
| tíRA | tiiháʾI | niinatiniinakaáWI. |
| and I be together | here | where my home is. |
| wenetwískaʾ | weneetoonaaniwóʾ | nikuʾaaxuútA | aaxkuutUhuuNAsštáWI |
| I do want it: | now I am beseeching you | that this be | that you watch over me, |
| aaxkuroóhA | číkuʾ niinakunaaheéRA. |
| that you give me | something that is good. |
| wetAxwaaRUxtíʾ. |
| You are holy. |
| škuxtaaʾú | niinatoonaanuuwanú | číkuʾ niinakunaaheéRA. |
| Give it to me | what I am beseeching you | something that is good! |
| číkuʾ neškuusuxtaawístaʾ | niiwitinatuhnaaNAxweekoóčI | niinaku- | naaheéRA. |
| Bring me good fortune | what I am seeking for myself, | what is | good. |
| nooniraáʾU | naatšičiítuʾ. |
| Let the way be | (of) life. |
| nikutatoonaa- | niwóʾ. |
| This is what I am | asking of you. |
| wetAsíhtI. |
| You and I are together." |