Chiricahua Apache Text


10. Coyote Obtains Fire
Lawrence Mithlo

(10.1)
'I[k'id3, k -- y1'4d8n1'a.
'!koo T['7zhe hoogh47 d1'17n1 bik-' '0l7n1'a.

(10.2)
'!koo T['7zhe7 got1l yiis'3n1'a.
'!koo Mai'1ee h7[ghon1'a.
Got1l jiis'37 '1ee, Mai ts7b22ee naan1'azhishn1'a.
'!koo bitsee7 ts7n1i[gon1'a.

(10.3)
'!koo '1a[jind7n1'a:
"Sh==d4, ntsee dili'."
bi[jind7n1'a.

(10.4)
'!koo:
"Ch4ek'e dili'!"
goo[nd7n1'a.
'!koo bitsee7 ts7y00[gee.
Bitsee7 bit['1sh9 k -- dahiitoo.

(10.5)
'!koo jil3go nandaaj7]t'i.
T['7zhe7, '17 '1daat'9.
'!koo '17 jil3go nandaaj7]t'i ndah gotis1 '17 mai7 k -- 7 kai[yaan1a[ghon1'a.
Kai[n1daadii[ghon1'a k -- 7.
Bik4ya 'i[adaashdeeskan1'a.

(10.6)
'!koo, nd1s4sh9, 'Its1 k -- yaay7][t'3.
'!sh9, '1]deeda. d77 dzi[7 bighe'y1 d77k'een k -- 7 naideesgeen1'a.
'I[ch'3go daagodeek'22n1'a.

(10.7)
'!koo d77d77 T['7zhe7 k -- 7 daayin[ts44s ndah ch'4da'1daay00['88n1'a.

(10.8)
"!koo '1] Ma'ye] ][ch'i'7 bijoosndeego deeyolgo,
k -- 7, doobeeshigoda'88[dago, daadii[t[1n1'a.
K1t'4go, k -- goosl9n1'a.

(10.9)
'!koo '1] Ma'ye] k'eedaashnndii.
'!koo '1daa[jind7n1'a:
"Ts47, ndii7, t07:
diik'eh bi[nood0[aha!"
daabi[jind7n1'a.
'!7 d1'1gh1dzaan1'a.

(10.10)
'!koo naan1jinagon1'a.
Ma'ye] '1t'9n1'a.
D77d77 d7k'eh go[ndoo.
'&b22 ch'4da'iji[gheen1'a.
T0 sik3n1'a.

(10.11)
"D77, 'i[d=, sik'as[55."
jind7n1'a.
'!koo t0sik37 bigheezh8 yaan1jii[ghon1'a.
N['1daists'3n1'a.
D1'1kaa, jiisb44zhn1'a.

(10.12)
D77d77 '1d3, d1ha'y1 y1daaji[ti7 '17 d1'1kaa '1got'4n1'a.
D1y1ada:
"'!gond1"
jind77, d1'1gh1hand77[n1'a.
'!7bee dood1'1koy1haa]bich'88y1 ji[tidan1'a.
D1haa] k'eeshnndii]n1 '1gh1t'4go bich'88y1ji[ti7, '1] d1'1kaa '1hand77[n1'a.
'!7b22 dood1'1kod4y1haa]bich'88y1ji[tidan1'a.
D1g0zh=gon1 y1daaji[tin1'a.

(10.13)
'!koo, dz22sh9 k1godzaago, k -- goosl9n1'a.
Ma'ye] '1] bik'ehgo k -- goosl9n1'a, daajind7.
K1t'4go, nd4 yaadaagoo[nd7 'i[k'id3ne.