c9: (Banging my Head)
c9 ([personal profile] c9) wrote2009-01-16 11:22 pm
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Domo arigato provincial motto

After seeing this page on US State mottoes, I thought I'd look up Canada's various provincial mottoes. First, let me say that mottoes is a word that looks wrong no matter how one spells it. Second, seriously! (most translated from Latin, Nunavut translated from Inuktitut)

Newfoundland & LabradorSeek ye first the kingdom of God
Nova ScotiaOne defends and the other conquers
Prince Edward IslandThe small protected by the great
New BrunswickHope restored
QuebecI remember
OntarioLoyal she began, loyal she remains
ManitobaGlorious and free
SaskatchewanStrength from Many Peoples
AlbertaStrong and free
British ColumbiaSplendour without diminishment
Yukonnone
Northwest Territoriesnone
NunavutOur land, our strength

I can't decide if these are collectively better or worse than the US ones. Michigan has them beat in hubris of course. ("If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.")

[identity profile] skeezix1000.livejournal.com 2009-01-19 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
The PEI motto is particularly humble.