Chiricahua Apache Text


5. The Killing of the Prairie Dogs
Lawrence Mithlo

(5.1)
K'adi T0b1jishchin4] bim1] '1yii[nd7n1'a:
"Da'88een1 '4god8. N'aay1 Dl=7 bind1ayee'igh33'7 nd4 doob1]g0laada7 g0l97 bich'88n11diy4shdz1."
nd7n1'a.
'!koo hich'88'in11hadz1n1'a.

(5.2)
Dl=77 '1h11n4zh8 bind1a7 dooyee'igh3dan1'a.
}zaazh8n1 bind1a yee'igh3n1'a.

(5.3)
B1ndziyeedz1n1'a.
Dl='ye7 go[gay1sh9 bigoogh22n1'a.
K==h4zj8 bi'1]y1 '1n11ha[gho[go,
han11ha[gho[sh9, bigoogh2'7 bik1sh9
'i[ch'3go dees'9go siz9n1'a.
Jichago, bich'88jiisd1go 'a'11[n1'a.

(5.4)
N1go Ma'ish=7[b1y4 kaah7[ghon1'a.
'!goo[nd7n1'a:
"'Iy1ab22 nchago s7nd1?"
goo[nd7n1'a.

(5.5)
'!koo:
"}'1] bind1ayee'igh33'] ch'7d4goda '1sh[1 7b22 hischa."
bi[jind7n1'a Ma'ish=7[b1y47

(5.6)
'!koo Ma'ish=7[b1y47 '1goo[nd7n1'a:
'(9yaa], nzhooshnee."
goo[nd7n1'a.
"!ghash9 han11n1sghogo 'ii'1hn11n0o[ghogo, haad7 d1s7'itisgo been[t[i7 'it'ago han11n1sgheedago been1diy00[gho[.
'!koo, nii'1 n00[gha[go, nk1y1 ts'77yaa nooshgha[."
Ma'ish=77 goo[nd7n1'a.

(5.7)
'!koo d1'1gh1j7laan1'a.
N1go kosh9 han11n1sghon1'a.
N1go d1'88sh9 bich'88'1h11n4sh9 jiist9n1'a.
N1go '1hn11n0o[ghon1'a.
D1bib4y1 ya'jin00gon1'a.

(5.8)
Deek'osh4 jajishn1'a.
N1go 'ii'1]y1 bitaji[ghon1'a.
K -- zh9 nan]t'in1'a.
"'&[ts4! '!d77d77 '1h11n4zh8 bich'88daan1['3go k'4daadahaa[."
daabi[jind7go; k -- 7 '1h11n4zh8 hich'88daanees'3go dain4['9go, deek'osh47 bich'88ts4j00[kaan1'a.

(5.9)
Bich'88daadeesch'i[n1'a.
Bind1a7 bi['idaaheesta'n1'a.
'!koo, doodaa'a'9da daasil9go, d1'1zh8 taidziisndin1'a.
Naajiistseen1'a.

(5.10)
'!sh9, '4gojiisd88go, gom1] baan1j7dz1n1'a.
Gom1] kaa'i[4]z8n1'a.
"'Ih4hee!"
goo[nd7go naan1'azjishn1'a.