Chiricahua Apache Text


1.The Child of Water
Lawrence Mithlo

(1.1)
'&[ts4sh9 Bik'ehgo'iind1] g0l9n1'a.
D1j7k'eh b4daagoj7s8.
'!koo Isdz1n1dleesh4 'i[d= g0l9n1'a.

(1.2)
Bik'4sh9go T0b1jiishchin4] goosl9n1'a.
Naagh44'neesgh1n4 'i[d= goosl9n1'a.

(1.3)
'!koo d99' ji[t'4go goj7l9n1'a, d1'7[ts4godeey1sh9.

(1.4)
'!koo 'Isdz1]a1dleesh4] T0b1jiishchin4] bizhaan1'a.
'!koo Naagh44'neesgh1n4] nd4 doonzh=dash4go nd4 '1t'9n1'a.

(1.5)
Gh44'ye hoogh4] 'i[d= g0l9n1'a.
nD47 doob1]g0laadan1'a.
Isdz1n1dleesh4] bizhaa goyalee[n1'a.
Isdz1n1dleesh4] bizhaa] 'it'a biz33y4go, Gh44'ye hoogh4] kaayin[nd4n1'a.

(1.6)
'!koo Isdz1n1dleesh4] chaa[naagh1n1'a.
"Ha'y1gon1h4 g0zh=go niigosdz1n7 bik1zh8 nd4 g0laan1!"
nd7n1'a.

(1.7)
'!koo' 'Isdz1n1dleesh4] da'ook22n1'a.
N1go naago[t8n1'a.
T07 y1da'neest9n1'a.
N1go t07 y1bizhaagoosl9n1'a.

(1.8)
'!koo:
"'!d7] bizh33y4] T0b1jiishchin4 hoogh4daa[."
nd7n1'a, Isdz1n1dleesh4].
N1go 'Isdz1n1dleesh4] bizhaa gosl9 yaa'i[4]z8n1'a.

(1.9)
"D7] shishke'] ha'y1goh4 '1sh[1go ns1n1?"
jind7n1'a.

(1.10)
D1'a[tso j9da Gh44ye hooy4] kaan1d1n1'a.
'![chin4 k1h1yint1go dooha'iy1ada7 g0zh=go bi[k4goyaaz99[g0, '1]deeda goch'3'in1had11[n1'a.

(1.11)
'!koo '1d7] bizh33y4] k -- dasik37 bit['1hy1 b1'goj00ch'in1'a.
'!kaa 'in1ji[teen1'a.
'!kaa jins1n1'a.

(1.12)
D1haaee taan1jigisgon1 han1ji[teen1'a.
'!sh9, taan1jiyagisgo bi'jiyas99[go, d1s7 '1kaa 'in11jiya[t44[go Gh44ye hoogh4] kaanahad11[n1'a.

(1.13)
K'adi T0b1jiishchin4] naagh1 sil9n1'a

(1.14)
'!koo han11j00[t9n1'a.
'!] biz33y4] bi[g0zh=go ts7b22ee naagh1n1'a.
'!kaa hik4k'en1'a.

(1.15)
D1s7 '1kaa 'in11zh00[t9go, Gh44'ye] kaan11n1dz1n1'a.
'!koo Gh44'ye] 'Isdz1n1dleesh4] '1i[nd7n1'a:
"'!d77d77 'iy1d7'? Bich'iyoo[k22ni koy1 bik4k'e!"
goo[nd7n1'a.

(1.16)
'!koo 'Isdz1n1dleesh4] Gh44'ye] '1i[nd7n1'a:
"D77d77'? '![chin4 b4]daashtsaago koy1 bik4k'e '1n1gosh'88."
nd7n1'a.

(1.17)
'!koo Gh44'ye] 'Isdz1n1dleesh4] '1i[nd7n1'a:
"Hansh2! Shind1a[ '1gh1l1! '!koon1 nooshdl3!"
goo[nd7n1'a.

(1.18)
'!koo 'Isdz1n1dleesh4], gond1a[, '1[chin4 bik4k'e k1'1g0laan1'a.
N1go Gh44'ye] '1ndee 'oodl3n1'a.

(1.19)
'!sh9 '1[chin4] bich'iden1h7 ch22n1'1t'4go kaan11yii[ts3n1'a:
"'Iy1ahee d77d77? Ch'iyoo[k22 koy1 bich22ne!"
goo[nd7n1'a.

(1.20)
'!koo 'Isdz1n1dleesh4] Gh44'ye] 1i[nd7n1'a:
"D77d77'22? '![chin4 b4]daashtsaago '1[chin4 bich22ne '1n1gosh'88."
goo[nd7n1'a.

(1.21)
N1go Gh44'ye] '1n11go[dihnd7n1'a:
"Han sh2! '!gh1l1sh2!."
'Isdz1n1dleesh4] bi[jind7n1'a.

(1.22)
N1go 'Isdz1n1dleesh4] '1[chin4 bich'ide7 n1in[tsoozn1'a.
'In1sht['izhe7 y4isjooln1'a.
N1go d1s7 '1gh1t'4n1'a.
N1go Gh44'ye] '1]deeda 'oosdl22n1'a.