Chiricahua Apache Text


20. The Visit of the Mountain Spirits
Sam Kenoi

(20.1)
'*8ee, 'i[d=, d1'1kodeey1go nd4 [3n1'a.
'!7 'aaee j7l3ee, 'i[d=, d1ji[e'4 g0zh=go G3h4 b4goj7s8n1'a.
D1'1t'4sh8 '17 '1ndeedego G3h4 b4goj7s8go
kaagoshnd77 dah] d1'17 '1jit'9,
dah] '17n1 dooy1a'1gh1nd7da.

(20.2)
D1'agh1t'4ndah, '1d7] nd4] G3h4 y4g0s8] d1j7k'eh goch'88y1[tin1'a:
"Shit'4k4ne, d99't['44' G3h4 nah1'1goshl1. D1got1l si'3go d99' hi[kaa,"
daagoo[nd7n1'a.

(20.3)
'!koo nd4 d77k'eh bich'agojiishch9n1'a.
nD47 d77k'eh yaabi[g0zh=n1'a.

(20.4)
'!koo, yaazh8 dees'3go, G3h4 k'edaa'ich7n1'a.
'I'00'3n1'a.
Go[n44j9n1'a.
Got1lnt'aaee, G3h4 daa'deezhiizhee, k -- [3go dadaajiisk3n1'a.
nD47 'isdz3y07 d1jik'eh 'aaee daajiiskan1'a.
G3h47 k -- zh -- kan1'a.
K -- 7 dais9go, hin1jazhoshn1'a.
B1ha'dat'3n1'a.
G3h4 daa'izhishn1'a.
D1'1kodeey1go goneedl9n1'a.

(20.5)
D1s7'7d88 goneedl9n1go, ha'1sh9hee G3h4 naaki dooh1d3ot'9da7.
D1ch44y1 g0zh=go k'ee'iisch97, bidee7 d77k'eh nzh= k'e'iisch97,
G3h47 d1k7daagond7i7 d1'1y1]zh= daa'izhish,
ndah, '17 naaki doob4daagoj7s8dago 'aaee 'i[7[d44l7 '17n1 'itisgo g0zh= 'izhishn1'a.
D1'17n1 daajin4['9n1'a.
D1'17n1 G3h4 [3go '1t'4n1'a.

(20.6)
N1go nd4daag0y37 '1daand7n1'a.
B4daa'i[ch'88h7di[kin1'a.
"'!7 h1] bind7i7 '1t'9?"
daa'i[ch'88dihnd7n1'a.
Dooh1]y4g0s8dan1'a.

(20.7)
G3h47 d77k'eh d1daa'izhishgo hiya[k11[n1'a.
Haya[k11[go, 'it'a chaan1go[ghee[go, ha'1hee 'i[ya[di[n1'a.
Doob4daagoj7s8dan1'a.
Ch'4dab4daagojiis88n1'a.

(20.8)
T['44'ee, G3h47 daa'izhishee han1'an 'in1jiyazhoshee,
b7 'i[d= '1kaa 'in1'i[ya[di[ ndah '17 g3h4[i'7 bich'3'aandash9 ni'i[ya[di[n1'a.
'!7 G3h4[i'7 doob4daag0s8dan1'a.

(20.9)
D1'i[tso[t['44'da 'aaee n1'i[i[di[n1'a.
D1'1gh1t'9go d99't['44'n1'a.
D1'1ghat'4ndah, doob4daagoj7s8dan1'a.
'It'a chaan1go[ghee[go, ha'1hee 'iha[gho[n1'a.

(20.10)
N1go nd4daag0y37 d77k'eh '1daand7n1'a:
"B4gooz88go n1nzh=."
daajind7n1'a.
"'(9y22da, d77 t['44'ee7, 'aaee G3h47 d1daa'izhishgo, d1'di'aa. '!koo, ha'y1go 'i[i[dee[7 b4gooz88."
daajind7n1'a.

(20.11)
N1go '1n11daashdihnd7n1'a:
"D77 t['44'7, hayoo[k3go, nahl99' d1s7'itisgo, daadij17 k'edaada'ahnd77[."
daa'i[ch'88dihnd7n1'a.
"Haya[k11[go, koy1go 'in1'i[i[di[7 '1kaa [7n7 na['i[k4]z9go '1[1,"
daa'i[ch'88dihnd7n1'a.

(20.12)
N1go d99't['44'7 bit['44', G3h4n7 d1daa'izhisgo n0d1haa da'n'3n1'a.
'!koo 'it'a 'aaee naan1'i[a[di[n1'a.

(20.13)
'!koo '1daago[jind7ny1 '1daajil1n1'a.
{9d1s7daadij17n1, dzi[7 bich'88go '17 G3h47 'in1'i[i[di[n7 '1koy1 go['i[k4]z9go '1daajil1n1'a.
{9d1s7'itisgo dij17 d1s7'7k'e'1]y1; dzi[7 bich;88'1h11n4y1 go[]y1n1'a.

(20.14)
"K'adi."
daashdeesndiigo, G3h4 daa'izhishn7 '1n1goosd88n1'a.
D1goghe'sh9, ghah1 ch'4'i[7[d44ln1'a.
{9'i[k4]z9n7 biyeeshxahy1 'i[a[di[n1'a.
Bich'88[9daaj7]t1ln1'a.
{9 yeesh1] i[a[di[7 d1'1kogo 'i[a[di[ n11n00[t'een1'a.
Dzi[7ch'88go kaadaah7[gheen1'a.
D1s7'7ke'1]y1 [9'itisgo dij17 go[siz9n7 d1'17da t'0'4d8 yee'in1d1n1'a.

(20.15)
!koo, d1'1sh9 '1h11n4sh9 d1j7k'eh daaja'9sh9, dzi[ntsaa7 si'3n1'a.
N0d1go ts4n1]t'in1'a.
'!7 bich'88y1, d1daajin4['9go, handa'i[a[di[n1'a.
Dihnd7go t'3y1go goch'88go, n1ha[gho[n1'a.
D1daajin4['9go, ts4n1]daa]t'in7 d1s7'i[nd7y1 ni'i[i[d44ln1'a.
'!sh9 dihnd7go siz9n1'a.
Ts47 'i[ch'3'1dzaan1'a.
'!kaa yan1'i[a[d44ln1'a.

(20.16)
N1go nd4n7 d77k'eh got1l si'3nee 'in1j7k1n1'a.
Doogo[danzh=day1 '1daaj7dzaa7 'i[ch'88ba]daajit'9n1'a.

(20.17)
"Dooha'y1go '1gh1hihnd1 nzh=day1 '1daahidzaa."
daajind7go doogo[danzh=dago ba]daajit'9n1'a.
"G0[dzilgo 'it4]dliigo:

Doonaahiidziidago, ha'y1goda g0zh=go nahch'88gond1n1'a h1l7.

Doo'1gh1hiidzaada, ha'y1goda nahch'88nzh=g0laagoda '1t'9n1'a h1l7.

D1nah7, nd4ndl97, doo'1kaaday1 '1hiidzaa."
daajind7go doogo[danzh=dago 'i[ch'88ba]daajit'9n1'a.

(20.18)
D1'1j7l3n1'a '1d3.
D1'1gh1t'4ndah 'iy1d7hee kaa7 gota]y1n1'a.
'!sh9, doo'aandagodeey1dago, '17 j8l3go '4goosd88n1'a.
'!koo dood1'1y1j7l3dan1'a.

(20.19)
'!d3, 'i[k'id3, d77d77 G3h47 n4bi['7l9n1'a.
nD47 'ins9n1'a.
Dzi[daadiigh87 bighe'sh9 g0l9, nnd4 dand7.
Dzi[daadigh87 bighe'sh9 '17 nd4 G3h4 y4daag0s87 bich'88y1daa[ti.
'!kood1] nah7, doonahch'88y1[tida7b22, '17b22d1] doo'oodl2daa[.
Doo'1nd7da, ]nd7daa[.
'!sh9, 'i[d=, dood1nah7k'eh nahch'88y1[tile'1t'4da.
Dood1nah7k'eh G3h4 b4gondz8le'1t'4da.