Chiricahua Apache Text


16. Coyote Holds Up the Sky
Sam Kenoi

(16.1)
'!sh9 d1n1']tin1 ch'4n11n1[ghon1'a.
nD1s4y1 ho[gho[y1, Ma'ish=7dich'izh4 dits8n1heesg2'7 '00'17 yaadasit9go yaah7[ghon1'a.

(16.2)
Y4dahdees'9n1'a:
"'Ik'ah hish3n1go naash1."
yii[ndin1'a.
"Naa][ghee! H2h nishgha[."
yi[ndin1'a.

(16.3)
"Shoh, haast88, doo]ndii'4d8da! D77 y1b4yan'17 h0nsht2. D77 bid00chigo, y17 nahk'izh8 naakaa."


(16.4)
"Haast88, ]n1hiiy1. nD7da, n[ts0. Doobi]ch7da! Bod0nchigo, ditsin7 nan'00k44zgo, y17 nahk'iz8 naahaa. Go[dzilgo h0]t2!"
Maiye] bi[jindin1'a.

(16.5)
N1go ditsin7 yaadahneesghaln1'a.
Ma'ish=7dich'iz] '1bii[ndin1'a:
"'&[ts4! 'Aash9 [i' naajiyeest37 goch'agoshch7. {ash4 nah1daajii[ts0."
goo[ndin1'a.

(16.6)
Ma'ye]
"'Ao."
ndin1'a.

(16.7)
N1go Ma'ish=7dich'iz] goch'3ha'oo[ghon1'a.
Ma'yen] dits8n7 yaadasit'9go 'a'11[n1'a.
}n1hiiy1n1'a.
Dits87 y4dahdees'9n1'a.
K'os7 daahikan1'a.
Dits87 nan'iikaa7 bi[ke'1n1h1hnd77[n1'a.
"'+...!"
n1dihndin1'a.

(16.8)
D1hiiy1n1'a.
'I[ch'3go n1diga[n1'a.
"Ha'sh9sh8 '1h11n4sh8 nahag0]'1sh8?"
]z8go naag0]'17 h1dees'9n1'a.

(16.9)
'!h11n4sh9, goz33y4go naag0]'1go yii[ts3n1'a.
Dits8n7 yid00chin1'a.
Naag0]'17 bich'88'1deenaaji[t[izhgo n1dii[ghon1'a.
Naag0]'1y1 '1dee'ja[t[izhn1'a.

(16.10)
'Ishdahenl9n1go, dahy1 dees'9n1'a.
K'os7 daahika7 yin4['9n1go, bi[g0y4n1go,
"'+...!"
ndin1'a.
'In1daagoya[t['ash9 n1dii[ghogo 'a'11[n1'a.
D1hiiy1n1'a.