The Lord's Prayer has no doubt been translated into more other languages than any other text. It has of course been translated into Arapaho as well. But what does it actually say in Arapaho? Find out here. The first line gives the standard English, the second line gives the Arapaho, and the third line gives the literal meaning of the Arapaho.

 

Our Father who art in Heaven,
beehiiniisonoonibéíhi-n, nenéénin hihcébe’ héentoo-n,
you who are the father of all, you who are up above,

 

hallowed be thy name.
he-níísih’íít toh-béteenóó-’.
your name is holy/sacred.

 

Thy kingdom come,
héet-ííne’etiiwóóhu-n heetíh-no’useenóó-’,
where you live and dwell, let it be that it arrive [here],

 

thy will be done,
hínee heesí3ecóó-n heetíh-néé’eesóó-’,
that way you think, let it be so,

 

on earth as it is in Heaven.
teesííhi’ bííto’ówu-u’ hínee héesóó-’ hihcébe’ hínee héétoo-n.
on the earth like the way it is there above where you are.

 

Give us this day our daily bread.
cíh-biin-éi’ee nuhu’ híísi’ hééyowuuhu’ ne-bíí3ihiin-ínoo.
give us each day our food.

 

And forgive us our trespasses,
heetíh-kóuutenowuun-éi’een neenéis-nóntoo-ni’.
let it be that you remove it from us, whatever mistakes me make.

 

as we forgive those who trespass against us.
heetíh-kóuutenowuun-óóno’ hei-cíí-niini’ihéiitoon-ín.
let it be that we remove it from those who do not treat us well.

 

And lead us not into temptation,
cih-’oo’éíxoh-éi’ee héet-noxóxhoo3óó-’ nuhu’ héet-wotóxoobéé-’ hííne’etíít,
bring us together [away from] where this filthy life is tempting,

 

But deliver us from evil.
heetíh-cih-nóókootíxoh-éi’een héet-cíí-ni’óó-’.
let it be that you bring us home [from] where it is not good.

 

Amen.
néé’eesóó-’.
that is how it is.

 

Here is a word-by-word explanation of the Arapaho, with comparative words similar to the ones used in the prayer:

 

Beehiiniisonoonibéíhi-n = you are the father of all

Beehiiniisonoonibeihi-noo = I am the father of all

Beehiiniisonoonibeihi-t = he is the father of all

Beehiinoonibeihi-n = you are the mother of all

Beehiinoonibeihi-t = she is the mother of all

Hiniisonoon = his, her father

Hiinoon = his, her mother

 

Nenééni-n = you (are the one)

Neneeni-noo = I (am the one)

Neneeni-t = he, she (is the one)

Neneeni-no' = we (are the ones)

 

Hihcébe’ = above

 

Héentoo-n = you are (located, present)

Heentoo-noo = I am present

Heentoo-3i' = they are present

Heentoo-no' = we are present

 

He-níísih’íít = your name

Ne-niisih'iit = my name

Hi-niisih'iit = his, her name

He-niisih'iit-ono = your names

Ne-niisih'iit-ono = my names

He-niisih'iitoon-in = our name

 

Toh-béteenóó-’ = that is holy, sacred

Toh-beteenou'u = that are holy, sacred (pl.)

 

Toh-'uu3oobee-' = that is true

Toh-'uu3oobei'i = that are true (pl.)

 

Héet-ííne’etiiwóóhu-n = where you make your living, dwell

Heet-iine'etiiwoohu-noo = where I make my living, dwell

Heet-iine'etiiwoohu-3i' = where they make their living, dwell

 

Heetíh-no’useenóó-’ = let it arrive here

Heetih-ce3ei'oonoo-' = let it depart from here

Heetih-cebiseenoo-' = let it go on, go along

Hínee = that

 

Heesí3ecóó-n = what you think

Heesi3ecoo-noo = what I think

Heesi3ecoo-3i' = what they think

Heesi3ecoo-no' = what we think

 

Heetíh-néé’eesóó-’ = let it be that way, thus

Heetih-ni'oo-' = let it be good

Heetih-'iiyoo3oo-' = let it be clean, pure

Heetih-'oosoo-' = let it, I hope that it will rain

 

Teesííhi’ = on

Bííto’ówu-u’ = (at, on) the earth

Biito'owu' = earth

Ho'oowu' = house

Ho'oowu-u' = at, in the house

Noto'oowu' = my house

Noto'oowu-u' = at, in my house

Hínee = that

 

Héesóó-’ = how it is, what it is like

Heesou'u = how they are, what they are like

Nee'eesoo-' = that is how it is, what it is like

Nee'eesou'u = that is how they are, what they are like

 

Hihcébe’ = above

Hínee = that

Héétoo-n = (place) where you are

Heetoo-noo = (place) where I am

Heetoo-3i' = (place) where they are

 

Cíh-biin-éi’ee = give it to us

Cih-biin-i = give it to me

Biin-in = give it to him, her, them

Nuhu’ = this

Híísi’ = day

 

Hééyowuuhu’ = each, every

Ne-bíí3ihiin-ínoo = our food

He-bii3ihiin-inoo = your(pl.) food

Hi-bii3ihiin-inoo = their food

 

Heetíh-kóuutenowuun-éi’een = let it be that you remove it from us

Heetih-kouutenowuun-in = let it be that you remove it from me

Heetih-kouutenowuun-ot = let it be that you remove it from him, her

Heetih-kuuutenowuun-oti = let it be that you remove it from them

 

Neenéis-nóntoo-ni’ = how we make mistakes

Noontoo-noo = I have made a mistake

Noontoo-n = you have made a mistake

Noontoo-3i' = they have made a mistake

 

Heetíh-kóuutenowuun-óóno’ = let it be that we remove it from them

Hei-cíí-niini’ihéiitoon-ín = the ones who do not treat us well

Hii-cii-niini'iheiitoon-inoo = the ones who do not treat them well

Hei-cii-niini'iheiitoon-inoo = the ones who do not treat you (pl.) well

 

Cih-’oo’éíxoh-éi’ee = lead us together

Cih-'oo'eixoh-un = lead them together

 

Héet-noxóxhoo3óó-’ = where is it tempting

Nuhu’ = this

Héet-wotóxoobéé-’ = where it is filthy, dirty

 

Hííne’etíít = life

Netiine'etiit = my life

Hetiine'etiit = your life

Hitiine'etiit = his, her life

 

Heniine'etii-noo = I am living

Heniine'etii-n = you are living

Heniine'etii-t = she, he is living

Hinono'ein-iine'etiit = Arapaho life

Hih'oo3oun-iine'etiit = white man life

 

Heetíh-cih-nóókootíxoh-éi’een = let it be that you bring us home here from

Héet-cíí-ni’óó-’ = where it is not good

Heet-ni'oo-' = where it is good

 

Néé’eesóó-’ = it is thus, that's how it is

Nee'eesou'u = they are thus, that's how they are