I'm an Irish Polytheist who is attempting to create a Local Cultus practice rooted in Oklahoma of the United states. Since "Local Cultus" seems to be a term used predominantly by Hellenic Polytheists and Heathens, however, I want something that distinguishes my stuff quite clearly from it by specifically denoting that it is an alternative cult practice rooted in my state. It has alternative purposes, however, but that is the largest factor in looking for translations.

As a result, I'm looking for translations of "Oklahoman" (as in "hailing from" Oklahoma as a location) and "Oklahoma" (as a location)- and if there is a relevant version of Cult or Cultus that could be associated with that (as in the phrases "Oklahoma Cultus" or "Oklahoman Irish Polytheism" or even "American-Irish Polytheism"), I would appreciate translations for those as well; any help, really, is appreciated!

Oklahoma can't really be translated as it's an American place name. Cultus is Latin for cult... Do you want that translated?

Oklahoma cult could be "Cultas Oklahoma"

"ildiachas Meiriceánach-Éireannach" for "American-Irish Polytheism"

Wait for more.

Polytheism is "ildiachas". Ildiachaí is "polytheist" ie. a person.

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Fixed, thanks. Dunno why I did that

Re: "Oklahoma can't really be translated as it's an American place name"

My assumption that it should be theoretically possible is based on the fact that "America" and "American" have their own forms in Irish (Meiriceá, and Meiriceánach respectively). When you look at that versus British / Britain (Briotanach / An Bhreatain) or German / Germany (Gearmánach / An Ghearmáin), you can see that there are obviously rules to the translation... I just don't know how to apply those rules myself.

Scríobhfainn:

Óclahóma (n.), Óclahómach (a.)

If you want to get creative, the name Oklahoma comes from the Choctaw words okla humma, meaning "red people", and in Irish that would be "daoine dearga", giving you as a possibility:

Cultas na ndaoine dearga
Cultas na nDaoine Dearga [if you capitalize the words - note the small "d" which stays small]
Cult of the Red People

Even if you like that, wait for others to critique my grammar.

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Bhíos ar tí rud éigin mar sin a luadh, ach i mo thuairim féin is fearr focail i dteangacha eile a fhágáil in a dteanga féin in ionad saghas Béarlachais a dhéanamh shud iad a aistriú go Gaeilge.

'Sé sin mo bharúil féin ar aon nós. Sampla maith a tharla anso le déanaí ná gur úsáid scríbhneoir an focal "méit" agus ní raibh a fhios again cad ba bhrí leis. Cad a bhí ann ach an focal Béarla "mate". I gcásanna mar seo, b'fhearr liomsa go n-úsáidfaí an litriú Bhéarla.

The reason I want to stay away from something like that, specifically, is because I don't necessarily want it to be confused with the Native Faiths in the area. And to me, saying something like "Cult of the Red People" sets it up as if you're talking about the Native Faiths in one way or another. I do appreciate it, though!



Aha! Thank you! That is exactly what I was looking for in the most simplest terms of what I requested. I greatly appreciate it.

It can be written out phonetically in Irish, certainly, but that's not a "translation."

Redwolf