Chiricahua Apache Text


22. A Visit to the Mountain Spirits
Duncan Belacho

(22.1)
D77 'isdz1] 'it'4ek4biz33y4 'icheeshk4biz33y4.
D7] 'isdz1]] '1[chin4 been1'iist['= jagh44[.

(22.2)
Shash goch'88n1dii[gho. Dits8 '4d8. Go[ga.
'!koo shash biisi[.
'!koo biz00[ yik'4j7]dz99s.
Goyeesx9.

(22.3)
'!koo shash '1[chin4 n1in[t9.
Ts'a[ shash7 y00t2.
Ts4yeehay00[haal.
Goyeesx9. '![chin4 hiyeesx9.

(22.4)
'!koo g00gh3.
'!koo '1d7] 'it'4ek4] '1sh9 'icheeshk4] t'0odagob7laa.

(22.5)
'!koo {ib1y4 dzi[sh9 kaah7[gho.
"N0ok1."
goo[ndi.

(22.6)
'!koo go[n1deeska dzi[1.
Ts4n1]t'i7 bit['1h, daan1d4]tan ghah1'17laa.
Go['1hoka d99n daan1d4]t2'.
N1go k1g0t'4zh8 ch'4]ka.
Nnd4 [3.
D1d77nd47 k'eh1t'4.

(22.7)
{3
"Y00shch'ish9!"
daanahii[ndi.

(22.8)
{ib1y47
"Dooda."
nd7.
"Y00shch'ish9. Shik4sh9."
nahii[ndi.

(22.9)
Got1l si'3n1'ee bi[nka.
D1d77 dz22ee got1l7 k'ehh1t'4.

(22.10)
"D1'1kaa kooghan7 bighe'y1 sak4."
nahii[nd7.
D1'1kaa siik4go d99' hisk3.
Got1l '4n1goosd88.

(22.11)
'!koo
"Sss...! Y00shch'ish9!"
nahii[ndi {ib1y47.
Dzi[biz37 sil1.
"'!kaa deeka."
nahii[nd7.

(22.12)
Dzi[biz27 d99nsh9 ghah1'1t'4.
D1] [3 dzi[7 bighe'y1.
'Ik'an, go[k22d7, 'its88, Gah4e, nnd4 bid1] [3 hii[ts3.

(22.13)
'!sh9, n00ghoy1 ch'4n11n1nka.
Shash b4heest['= b44shbee.
'!7 banka.

(22.14)
"'!d7] '1nahi['9."
{ib1y4 nahii[ndi.
"'!7b22, dz22sh9 daheest['= d1hind1zh8."
nahii[ndi Lib1y47.

(22.15)
'!sh9, got1lee bi[n1nka.

(22.16)
'!koo
"Dahahnd1?"
nahii[ndi.
"N1haht'aash doodagod0 d1dz22 sak4."
nahii[ndi.

(22.17)
'!koo
"Naht'4k4 bich'88n0ot'aash."
bi[dishndi.

(22.18)
'!koo
"Na[n0oshka nahk4yaay1."


(22.19)
'!koo bi[n1deeka.
'!sh9, '!1'ee nahk4yaa bi[n1nka.
Dooha'iy1ada 'indaa d1[e'4 '11'sid1.
'!] baan1nka.

(22.20)
"D1dz22 sak4."
nahii[ndi.
"Naht'4k4 d1dz22 nahaaee n1k1."
nahii[ndi.

(22.21)
'!7 d1'agh1dzaa.
Nahitaa] naht'4k4 '11'nahaan1k1.