Verse 1
Nikî-wanihtân nipîkiskwêwin
I had lost my talk,
Okiskinohamâkêw nikihkâmik
The teacher scolded me when I spoke,
Nohkom nititik “ahkamêyimo
My grandmother said, “persevere,
êkâ wanihtâ kipîkiskwêwin”
Don’t lose your language.”

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Kîsikaw ê-maskamikawiyahk kinêhiyawiwinaw
For a while our culture was stolen from us,
Kîsikaw ê-maskamikawiyahk kipîkiskwêwininaw
For a while our language was stolen from us,

V2
Nikiskinohamâkosin ê-otinamân,
I am going to school and I am taking,
Nêhiyawêwin ta-nisitohtamân
Nêhiyawêwin so I can understand it,
Nitahkamêyimon namoya nipakicên
I am trying and I’ll never give up,
ê-mâmitonêyimakik nicâpânak
I think about my ancestors,
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Namoy kihtwâm nika-ati-wanihtân
I will never lose my language again,
ê-kiskinohamawakik nôsisimak
I am now teaching my grandchildren,