Chiricahua Apache Text


21. The Mountain Spirits and the Old Woman
Sam Kenoi

(21.1)
'I[k'id3, nd47 hokan1'a.
'!koo [i jis33n47 'ijatan1'a.
'!koosh3 kaanaadaajint['an1'a.

(21.2)
'!koosh3 '1daajind7n1'a:
"D7] s3] dooha'y1go nzh=da."
daajind7n1'a.
'!koo '1daashdeesndiin1'a.
"D7] s3] dooha'y1go nzh=da."
daajind7n1'a,
"'&y22da, ghah1 'idaahii[t'e,"
daajind7n1'a.
'!koo ghah1 'idaagojiist'en1'a.

(21.3)
'!koosh3 jichan1'a.
'!koo d77 G3h47 kaaj7]zhoozhn1'a.
'!koo '1daago[nd7n1'a:
"Y1d7b22 ncha?"
daago[nd7n1'a.

(21.4)
"Ghah1 'idaashizhiist'e '7b22 hishcha."
jind7n1'a.
"Doosh'9da, doodiishts'ada, '1sh9 dooy1shtida. '!7b7k1, hishcha."


(21.5)
'!koo k1hadaa'dees'3n1'a.
'!koo doojaa'9dan7, gond1a7 'i[ch'3'1dzaan1'a.
Dooshdiits'adan7 n11'shdeests'an1'a.
Dooja'9dan7 'ija'9 n11jiisdl9n1'a.

(21.6)
'!koo '1daagoo[nd7n1'a:
"D77d77 nzh= '1daahiidlaa7. N1]dz1go, baag0[ndi."
daagoo[nd7n1'a.

(21.7)
'!koo k1daagodees'37 diik'eh bik4k'eh bik4k'ehy1 '1j7dzaan1'a.
'!koo, k1t'4go, n1j7dz1n1'a.

(21.8)
'!koo d77d77 kaah7t'887 d77k'eh bik4k'ehy1 '1dz7laan1'a.
'!koo, k'1t'4go, got1l nn1t'1 goosl9n1'a.