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The Book of Common Prayer | ||||||
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Mwotlap (also Motlav) is an Austronesian language spoken by about 2100 people, primarily on the island of Mota Lava in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu. It is said to be the most widely spoken indigenous language in the Banks Islands. Mota Lava is just to the north of Mota, the island where missionary activity started in Melanesia, and whose language was used a a lingua franca in Melanesia. Not surprisingly, Mwotlap is closely related to Mota. The text here is from a 15-page pamphlet containing only the Holy Communion service. It has no date, but was published around 1970. David Griffiths in his Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer does not list any texts in Mwotlap. It is a translation of the Communion Service in A Melanesian English Prayer Book, which is the current Prayer Book for the Anglican Church of Melanesia.
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Thanks are due to Monsosoi (Edward) Tagai, who provided the original booklet, to Alexandre François for providing missing pages, and to Bp. Terry Brown for coordinating it all. | |||
Nalne Genyon Ta Melanesia
BISHOP MA VATEG SO MUGUMGU AE LE DIOCESE TA MELANESIA
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NALNE TEY TEYMAT LOK NEK BE GENYON JESUS CHRIST ni van me hiy no le Genyon. Ke ni lep me hiy no na taqnen ke mukeg veg no, wa na nday nonon mo lon veg no. Ke ni lep me hiy no neh nonon so nipnen na talek wa so ni ak maymay na taqnik. BE tey teymat so lep Jesus le Genyon, no nemyos ne Demleh, ne Demtig ba na Tamtam. Demleh GOD mino, ino me gengenyeg yeh goy nek. Demtig Tamtam Jesus, no nemyos so tam heywe nek Jesus van me hiy no ba vaeh no, LORD, kemem et dem sotel te |
A Preparation for Holy Communion 3 | ||
NALNE GENYON Hatig LA han na Mam, Nintigi wa nu Vu Yon. Amen. Ni sil del — |
Holy Communion | ||
GOD ni tiyman,
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Collect for Purity | ||
OL liwo God alge, Lord,Nintigi vitwag woy Jesus Christ; Veg inek vitwag no yon; Gen tatay: COLLECT NA YAPYAP - hag hiy Lord no tog mi kimi, Amag den ne Le Ewe - Lekle Le Ewe - |
Gloria | ||
NO TOYTOY DEMTIG GEN ne demtig God vitwag, na Mam ni tiyman, Gen ne demtig nu Vu Yon, Lord wa Vaeh, Gen ne demtig no Loglo vitwag no yon |
Sermon Nicene Creed |
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NA TATAY TIETIES Gen tatay veg no Loglo del non Cbrist wa veg net del ba haphap te ni tig veg key: GOD ni tiyman, nek ma vatgo ro kemem la Vavap yon nonom so kamem vegwe nek wa tatay veg net del;. sowo, togtoge kemem vegwe nek be nom vawe del nek me lep me hiy kemem .... Kemem ties nek so nek lep vasget nonmem tatay bo Loglo del non Christ, so ke ni oyheg vu mey ne we, nu vu tamat, so iyge del mey ne demtig na he so no yon, key mugu goy del so na Vavap yon nonom heywe, wa tog qulqul mi na tamtam veles. Lep me nasgop nonom hiy iyge mugumgu mi na Vavap wa na Sacrament del nonom, yakbagyeh hiy iyge youyouveg nonom...... .iyge bishop nonom, wa iyge priest wa iyge deacon del la diocese gohke ..........., so key vantey lo galsi ne lenas nonom mi netnegay wa nalne vatvatgo nonoy, wa key yap me net del hiy nek. Kemem tatay veg iyge mayanag goy ne vetgi sil del, wa yakhagyeh veg no youyouveg nonom Queen .Elizabeth wa ne President ta France, wa veg iyge lililwo goy del ... , so key mayanag goy mi nemnay wa mi nave tenenen, wa ak natmat, wa etgoy galgalsi ni sil del. Nek ave wa biyin iyge mugumgu hiy iyge sil del so vantey le ewe nonom ...... , wa valwey mi .nu Vu nonom vel tono mugumgu, vel school wa vel em gom ............ Lep me nasgop talge nonom hiy iyge del nek molol to key letno mugumgu tegtegha, wa yakbagyeh (hiy .........., wa) hiy kemem iyge youyouveg nonom, so kemem yonteg na Vavap yon nonom mi natqamem mey ne we wa mi namyos, wa mugumgu heyheywe hiy nek vel qon del nonmem. I Mam, kemem ties nek so nonom tamtam liwo ni ak muhuy wa nimbyin iyge no tog letno memeh, lo lolwon, lemgamgaysen, lo gom ............ Kemem taytay veg iyge del nonom mal qelen den namyam gohke mi ne demtig mogmogo nek ............, wa kemem olwe nek veg iyge yon del nonom .. ....... ,wa kemem vegwe nek bo togay ewe nonoy, wa tatay so kemem tatag na makaliu ewe nonoy, wa kalbat tiwag mi key lemlaklak lap nonom. I Mam mey no yon, nek ak tig na haphap del gohke sowo tig lemyos nonom, la han Jesus Christ Inti, Lord nonmem. Amen. |
Intercession | ||
NA TATAY TIETIES ITAN Sowo iptaptah nemyos ke telge veh yatkel vavap den na tatay agoh, si so to mok tiwag veh yatkelgi, si so tu tuan veli yatkelgi mi na vavap gayaq. Lord, nek yonteg nonmem tatay. Veg ................. , kemem vegwe nek; So iyge non Christ del ni qul tiwag lo Lolgo yon vitwag, kemem tatay hiy nek; Veg iyge bishop, iyge priest wa iyge deacon del, wa veg iyge mugumgu tehga del to lo Loglo (yakhagyeh .....................), kemem tatay hiy nek; Veg net del so key tinqoy, key lep vasget na vavap, nonom (yakhagyeh . ...........), kemem tatay hiy nek; Veg iyge lolqon del telepno nonmem (yakhagyeh ............ ), wa veg iyge del nemgumgu mi key, kemem tatay hiy nek; Veg natmat lelo mayam del (yakhagyeh .................), kemem tatay hi:y nek; Veg iyge mayanag vel vono del lemyam ke, so key liwo goy tatag namyos yon nonom, kemem tatay hiy nek; Veg napno nonmem wa veg Queen Elizabeth tiwag mi President ta France, wa iyge mag goy kemem (yakhagyeh .....................), kemem tatay hiy nek; Veg net del lo togay wa lemgumgu nonoy velqon (yakhagyeh . ...........), kemem tatay hiy nek; Veg net del nemgumgu la town si la plantation si apwo baklap, kemem tatay hiy nek; Veg iyge taktaklemem tiwag mi iyge bulsal nonmem, wa iyge mam tiwag mi iyge vep wa iyge netnetmey del velvono, kemem tatay hiy nek; . Veg iyge del ni vatvatgo wa ni soksok no lolmeyen le nonmem school wa lo college geh (yakhagyeh ........ ...), kemem tatay hiy nek; . Veg iyge vanvan leve tan si so iyge gamgam le. lam si so iyge gapgap lemyayawoy (yakhagyeh ...........), kemem tatay hiy nek; Veg iyge masay tiwag mi iyge maygay wa iyge mey, nem nonoy tapegeh, kemem tatay hiy nek; Veg iyge mey soksok namgwngu ba et etsas te, kemem tatay hiy nek; Veg iyge mey no tog .mahgey wa iyge mey no yonmemeh wa mi: qisen key (yakhagyeh ....................), kemem tatay hiy nek; Veg iyge tavale nonmem wa iyge kemem mak memeh key, kemem tatay hiy nek;. . Veg iyge gom wa ihe te no yonmemeh la taqnige si la talege (yakpaglyeh .............), kemem tatay hiy nek; Veg iyge sisqet so mat, wa iyge mey mal van vatag den namyam gohke (yakhagyeh ......................) kemem tatay hiy nek; Gen tatay yoyon ba hap gen nemyos veg gen lokse. Tog yoyon V. Lord, le nom magaysen I Mam mey no yon, nek ak tig na haphap del gohke, sowo ni tig lemyos nomom, la han Jesus Christ Inti, Lord nonmem. Amen. |
Alternative Intercession | ||
NE TESTES ME Gen van sisqet me mi no lolwon wa ni tiy demtig, gen vap ulul nimbgungen van hiy i Mam nongen alge. Tog yoyon |
Invitation | ||
NA VAP ULUL BUG I Mam ru tiyman, i Vonvon et del, NOL SUWYEG BUG God ni tiyman, Itmangen mey no lolmagaysen, |
Confession & Absolution | ||
MOK TEYMAT NO OLOL Hatig Natmat non Lord ni tog mi kimi vaga, Igen na taqnen Christ, Lep netnegay so kokmeg goy nu qultiwag non nu Vu No olol mi ne breod ba na wine, basto vap qelegen: Nonom noumat, Lord, nilwo, wa na man, wa ne lenas, wa na lalaket, wa nol liwo. |
Offertory | ||
NA TATAY VEGWE .MEY NILWO Lep kal natqami, Gen .vegwe Lord God nongen. Ne we, netnenen, Mi ke, nek me lep me hiy kemem nu Yu Yon nonom To ne demdem nan, Ni sil del No yon, no yon, no yon, Vatiqau I Mam alge, kemem na vap ewe yeh hiy nek I Mam, nek tinqoy kemem, Lo qon amag den ke mo yon memeh apwo wolwol, Mahe ne gengen ma bah, ke mak lokse qeleanen, Ni sil del— I Mam, kemem vssem lo namte nonon, Priest Sowo, i Mam, kemem ak qele gohke qele Inti ma vayeg to, God, nek lep kemem mi Jesus, Vaeh nonmem, La han, kemem demap wa ol liwo nek, Tog yoyon Qele Lord nonmem ma vatgo to kemem ae, kemem vap so— |
The Great Thanksgiving | ||
I Mam alge, |
Lord's Prayer | ||
NO TOQTOQ WOY BREAD
Ei! Lamb non God, inek ne lep yak nimbgu mayam, Ei! Lamb non God, inek ne lep yak nimbgu mayam, Ei! Lamb non God, inek ne lep yak nimbgu mayam, NE GENYON Van sisqet me mi ne, demtig: Mahe ni Priest ni tigyeg ne Genyon hiy ni sil, ke ni vap so— |
Breaking of the Bread | ||
Na taqnen Lord nongen Jesus Christ. Na nday non Lord nongen Jesus Christ. Mahe ni Priest ni tigyeg bah ne Genyon hiy ni sil, ke ni oh ni vinlah, basto ke ni vap so— Gen tatay. |
Words of administration | ||
God ni tiyman, tiy eh lap, Ni sil del— Sowo, i Mam, nek kokmeg goy kemem mi nasgop nonom, |
Prayer of Thanksgiving | ||
NA VAWE Mol mi natmat; |
Blessing | ||
NA TATAY VEGWE, IHE TE TEPTAH VEH MAHGEN Nek vatah tnulumlutn, vagmadeg, na tatay qele gen— Lord mino wa God mino. Hohole galgalsi, ol liwo, vegwe Jesus Christ Demsas so vel qon del Jesus no togtog mi nek.
DIOCESE OF MELANESIA PRESS, |
After Communion |
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