Chiricahua Apache Text


11. Coyote and the Money Tree
Sam Kenoi

(11.1)
Mai '7]tin ho[gho[n1'a.
'&]tinsh9 dits8'00'17 bit['1sh9 neesd1n1'a.
'Aash9 sid1go 'a'11[n1'a.

(11.2)
N1go dits8'00'17 b44so yaadahyeesndi[n1'a.

(11.3)
N1go '7]tinsh9 'indaa naaki h44[ yi['inayo[n1'a.
'Aash9, '7]tinsh9 dits8'00'17 bit['ash9, sid1n1'a.
H44[ baabi['in4]yoon1'a.
'Indaa] '1bii[ndin1'a:
"'Iy1ab33 d1'kodesh9 s7nd1?"
bii[nd7n1'a.

(11.4)
"Dooda,"
ndin1'a.
"'!d77 dits8'00'17 baas7d1."
ndin1'a.
"D77 dits87 b44so baan1nt'9. '!7b22, shi[nzh=."
ndin1'a.

(11.5)
'Indaa] '1bii[ndin1'a:
"Naanaahii[ndii."
bii[ndin1'a.

(11.6)
N1go '1ndin1'a:
"Dooda, d3'ay1[37 '7l9."
yii[ndin1'a.

(11.7)
N1go 'indaa] '1bii[ndin1'a:
"!d77d77 [97 d1'[k'eh daadahond44[go '1sh9 d77 h44[7 bi[noodzo[7 d77k'eh nannd77[go 'aa7 ditsin7 nahaad4]'aa."
go[gondin1'a.
"'(9y22da dits87 ngh1; b44so naaniid1 h1l7."
go[gondin1'a.

(11.8)
N1go Ma'ye] '1goo[ndin1'a:
"'Ao, dits87 hishx1."
D1'kogo dits8i y00gh1n1'a.
B44so hik1 dahyeesndiln7 [i' naaneesdan1'a.

(11.9)
N1go beeja'ashn7 d77k'eh baaj7]ndiln1'a.

(11.10)
N1go Ma'ye] '1goo[ndin1'a:
"'!gha7 ghash9 dzi[ntsaa7 si'3'77y47 bitis 'i'n00yoogo, '1]deeda dits97 hah1. '!koo b44so7 naaneesdaago n1ha[1."
goo[ndin1'a.

(11.11)
'!koo '1]deeda goch'3'7]deeyoon1'a.
'!go[jindin7 bitis 'i'jin00yoon1'a.

(11.12)
N1go 'indaan] n1diit'11zhn1'a.
Dits87 yigh1go yaanaa'aashn1'a.
Dooy1anoot'88dan1'a.
Joojib11y4go, dits8'00'17 bit[1hee naajiyee'aashn1'a.
Go[g00t -- n1'a.
Bike'shdiyeest'11zhn1'a.

(11.13)
'!koo 'i[k'id3 ]za'y1 'i'n00yoon1'a.
Ma'ye7 [3go bigoota n1'ee 'in4]yoon1'a.
D77k'eh gotaadaisndiin1'a.

(11.14)
'!koo '1] 'indaan] ghash9 ga'ashn1'a.
'!] Ma'ye7 '1go['9n] '7[ts4 god1h7[ghon1'a.
H7shdi[kin1'a.:
"'*8sh9 [a'] h44[ hi['inayo[] doohaa00'9da?"
bi[jindin1'a.

(11.15)
Ma'ye] '1goo[ndin1'a:
"'Aash9 '1ndeedego hosh11[ ndah dooy1ahosh'9daa. Haade] naadaagoka."
goo[ndin1'a.