The Cherokee Language translation of the beginning of Pilgrim's Progress.
This is the text as published in The Cherokee Messenger in 1844.
The translation starts where the dream begins and stops after the two children are discussed in the Interpreter's house.
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎢᏗᎪᎵᏯ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎪᏪᎵ, ᎠᏏ ᎤᏟ ᏂᎧᏁᏉᎪ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎢᏗᏰᎸᏍᎬ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏗᎦᏔᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏄᎵᏍᏓᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏕᏅᎢ. ᎬᏂᏳ ᎿᏉ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏳ ᎠᏰᎸᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᎩᎳ ᎾᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏛᏂᎪᎵᏰᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᎣᏣᏓᏅᏛᎵ ᎢᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎧᏁᏨᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏲᎬᏁᏗᏱ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏕᏅ ᎠᎴ ᏭᏓᏁᏟᏴᎡᎵᎸ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ ᎢᏯᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ.
ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᏣᏂ ᏆᏂ ᏚᏙᎡᎢ. ᎠᏂᎩᎵᏏᏱ ᎤᏕᏁ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒ 1628. ᎤᏙᏓ ᎤᏲᏉ ᎢᏳᏛᎿᏕᎩ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎠᎦᏓᏅᏖᏗᏱ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏣᏂ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏧᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎵᏂᎬᏁᎴᎢ. ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏛᏏᏗᏒ ᎧᏁᏉᏥᏎᏉ ᎤᏁᎫᎯᏳ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᎨᏫᏎᏉ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᎨᏲᏅ ᎠᏧᏣ ᏅᏧᎵᏍᏔᏅᎢ.
ᏧᏟᎢᎸᏔᏅ ᎠᏂᏦᎢ ᏧᎾᏍᏗ ᏏᏆ ᎨᏎ. ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᏂᏯᎸᏎ. ᎢᎬᏱ ᏏᏆ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏚᎾᏠᏎ. ᎢᎦᏓ ᏂᏕᎦᏛᎥ ᎧᏁᏍᎦ ᏚᎾᎡ Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏏᏆ ᎤᏛᏁ:—
“ᎰᏍᏓ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ, ᎢᎦᏓ ᎧᏁᏍᎦ ᏗᏍᎬᏏ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᎠᏆᏁᏍᎨᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵ.”
ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏄᏛᏁᎴ ᎠᎴ Ꮎ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏏᏆ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᎤᏁᏍᎨᎮ ᎬᏗ ᎧᏁᏍᎦ. ᎩᎳᏊ ᏩᎭᏯ ᎤᎷᏤ ᎤᎿ. ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᏩᏂᎴ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏛᏁ:—
“ᎤᏍᏗ ᏏᏆ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᏏᏆ, ᏥᏴᎭ!”
You are about to embark on a journey of learning the Cherokee Language. One of the keys to acquiring a new language is to learn the patterns that make up the language. Simply learning phrases so you can speak 'pidgin' Cherokee is not learning Cherokee.
Beatrix Potter's best known story translated into Cherokee by Lawrence Panther.
ᎯᎠ ᏣᎳᎩ-ᏲᏁᎦ ᏗᏕᏠᏆᏍᏙᏗ Ꮎ ᎠᏂᏦᎢ ᏪᏌ ᎠᏂᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏔᎦ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏗ.
Ꮎ ᏔᎵ ᏗᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᎠᏂᏦᎢ ᏪᏌ ᎠᏂᏓ ᏧᎾᏤᎵ ᏗᎵᏰᏑᎶ ᏗᏂᏲᎱᏎᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏔᎦ ᎤᏍᏗ (ᏏᎩᏏ ᎠᎩᏏ).
ᏧᏟ ᏩᎦᏂ ᏧᏬᎵᏗ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ. ᏣᎳᎩᎭ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎩ. ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂ: ᎦᏁᎳ ᏍᏆᎩ ᏔᎩ, ᏧᏟ ᏩᎦᏂ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᎵᎩᎾ, ᏃᎴ ᏈᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏔᏫᏘ. ᏲᏁᎦ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎥᏍᏊ. Foxy Fagan Comics retold in Cherokee. This edition contains stories: Fox Fagan, Little Buck, along with Pete and Tweet. With English translations.