The Sweat Lodge

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Come to the sweat lodge! Piyôsh pisupôk!
We sweat in the sweat lodge. Kupisupámun pisupôkanuk.
We sing in the sweat lodge. Kukutomámun pisupôkanuk.
We pray in the sweat lodge. Kutôkosumun pisupôkanuk
We are cleansed in the sweat lodge. Kupáhkisumun pisupôkanuk.
Stones are heated in the great fire. Ahsunash kusaputásh kôkci nohták.
The stones are called our grandmothers and our grandfathers. Ahsunash usuwisuwak kohkumusunônak tá kokunsunônak.
After the fire, many stones are dust. Kisi-noht, mutáwiyash ahsunash sáhqush.
Our grandmothers and grandfathers give their lives for our cleansing. Kohkumusunônak tá kokunsunônak mináwak wupumôtamuwôkanuwôwash wuci kukucusumôwun.