Re: Navajo Evening Prayer in Senyecan

Ancient history :-) found in my Saved file:
Charlie wrote, on 31/05/05:

> hózhóogo naasháa doo
> in-beauty   I-walk
ri amirik maharan

> shitsijí' hózhóogo  naasháa doo
> before-me in-beauty   I-walk
>
ri amirik ri kandimi maharan
>
> shikéédéé' hózhóogo  naasháa doo
> behind-me  in-beauty   I-walk
>
ri amirik ri çelumbi maharan
>
> shideigi hózhóogo  naasháa doo
> above-me in-beauty   I-walk
ri amirik rivitami maharan

> t'áá a£tso shinaagóó  hózhóogo  naasháa doo  (£ = l slash)
> around-me              in-beauty   I-walk
ri amirik ri ciyumbri maharan

> hózhó     náhásdlíí'
> beauty has-become-again
?* e amirik cis yayukar (literal, but odd)
? e amirik cis yayuka-yukar ("beauty happens again")
? e amirik cis yaçukale ("beauty begins-to-be ~beauty exists again")

Of these three, #1 is odd because yukar usu. requires a compliment--
"becomes _something_". #2,3 are more grammatical, and I feel #3 may be
closer to the Navajo (which is not entirely clear...).  Perhaps "e amirik
cis yaçutikas" ...becomes visible ~emerges...??? Also, inserting "mende"
(the perfect marker) between cis and the verb would translate the "has
become" more exactly, but I'm not sure it's necessary... (however, it would
improve the metre :-)) )

Yet another alternative (which I like better):
maharan yam amirik "I walk _with/accompanied by_ beauty" etc.
maharan yam amirik ri kandimi
maharan yam amirik ri çelumbi
maharan yam amirik ri vitami
maharan yam amirik ri ciyumbri
e amirik cis yaçukale  (omit the ya- for better metre)