Coyote Misses Real Rabbit, Chiricahua Apache Text excerpted from Chiricahua Apache Texts, with Ethnological Notes |
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13. Coyote Misses Real Rabbit as told by Sam
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13. Coyote Misses Real Rabbit as told by Sam Kenoi
He was walking [along] a road.
'Íńtin hołghołná'a.
Gah 'íńtiníbaͅaͅshíͅ sitíͅgo náyiiłtsáͅná'a.
Yiyeeshxahee hołyołná'ago, 'ándiná'a:
He again saw a Rabbit lying on the edge of the road.
As he went along quite close to it, he spoke thus:
háń dailá 'who would meddle with it?' há- interrog. pronoun; -ń relative. da- interrog. proclitic; -i-, reduced form of yi- 3rd person obj.; -lá, imp. stem of 'to do, to make' [act. tr.]. This theme, it will be recalled, generally occurs with a prefix 'á- 'thus, so'. Here that prefix is replaced by the interrog. procl. daa-. Literally, then, 'who is going to do what to it?'.
That one was a real Rabbit but he paid no attention to it.
He passed on right by it.
1. dá'ndíídé 'surely, certainly, truly'. Also heard dáá n dí and dá' n dí.
2. dooyaashdeesziͅdaná'a 'he paid no attention to it, it is said'. 3rd person perf. of 0aa-dzi-di-...[si- perf.]-ziͅ, 'to pay attention to, to think about' [act.intr.; aa- 'to, about'; dzi-di-]. 'dzi- has been reduced to -s-.
3. dá n dás hik'i'ch'ééłghoná'a 'he passed on right by it'. dá- 'just', -n dás 'on, farther'. hik'i'ch'ééłgho, 3rd person perf. of 0-k'i-ch'é-ni-...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee 'to pass by, to move on past' [act. intr.; -k'i 'past, beyond' ?; ch'é- 'out'; ni- completive].
A little further on, he looked back.
He saw that Rabbit jumping up.
t'áͅáͅ'nádeesgalná'a 'he looked back'. t'áͅáͅ' 'backward' plus 3rd person perf.of ná-di-...[si- perf.]-d-ghaał 'to look again' [act. intr.; ná- 'again'; di- ?].
Then he cursed himself:
1. 'ádóódziiná'a 'he cursed himself'. 3rd person imp. of 'ád-ho-...[hi- perf.]-d-dzii 'to curse oneself, berate oneself'. 'ád- reflexive; cf. ho-...[hi- perf.]-d-dzii 'to scold, berate' [act. tr.; ho- ?].
2. maintoͅ'é 'no good coyote'. mai 'coyote' plus a bound 3rd person form of ni-...-toͅ 'to be no good, worthless' [imp. neut. intr.; ni- adj.] and the archaic rlative -é
.3. dákóͅóͅhédá doo'ikóńziͅda 'without a bit of sense'. dá- 'very'; kóͅóͅhédá 'a little'; 'ikóńziͅ, 3rd person of 'ikó-ni-...-ziͅ 'to be wise, clever' [imp. neut. intr.]. Cf. ni-...-ziͅ 'to feel, think, know' [act. intr.]. Cf. also linguistic note to Chiricahua text 1.8, §5.
He ran after the Rabbit who had jumped up.
Gah yaanáałghoí hikehiiłteená'a.
Ditsiͅ náheesgaͅ'í sitáͅí baaghehołghoná'a.
Hich'iͅiͅyaasitíͅná'a.
'Igoi'áńji ch'idégoda 'áilágo hich'iͅiͅ'inádiłndiná'a.
Gahí yiisiłná'a.
He had run from him into a dead tree that lay there.
[Coyote] lay toward [the hole in the tree].
He tried again and again in vain to reach into the hole.
[Then] he caught [hold of] the Rabbit.
1. hikehiiłteená'a 'he ran after him'. hik'e- 'after him' plus 3rd person imp. of hi-|... [? perf.]-l-tee 'to run' [act. intr.].
2. náheesgaͅ'í 'that which was dead'. 3rd person of ná-hi-...-d-gaͅ' "to be dried up, poor; to be dead [of a tree or plant]' [si- perf. neut. intr.]. The theme occurs with no other prefixes.
3. baaghehołghoná'a 'he ran into it'. 3rd person perf. of 0aa-gheh-|...[hi- perf.]-l-ghee 'to run into a hole' [act. intr.; aa- 'to'; gheh- 'in'].
4. hich'iͅiͅyaasitíͅná'a 'he lay toward it'. ch'iͅiͅ- 'toward it'; yaa- 'to it'; sit9 'he lay' [3rd person si- perf. neut. intr.].
5. 'igoi'áńji 'to the hole'. 'igoi'áń 'hole' [cf. 'ii'áń 'hole, den']; -ji 'to' [pp.].
6. ch'idégoda 'áilágo hich'iͅiͅ'inádiłndiná'a 'he tried again and again in vain to reach into it'. ch'idégoda 'in vain'; 'áilá 'he did it so'; hich'iͅiͅ 'toward it'; 'inádił n di, 3rd person iter. of 'i-di-...[hi- perf.]-l-n dí 'to extend one's hands inside' [mediopas.; i- 'away, in'; 'di- 'one's own' ?].
7. yiisiłná'a 'he caught hold of him'. 3rd person perf. with 3rd person obj. of hi-|...[si- perf.]-ł-ził 'to catch hold of, to grab' [act. tr.].
Then the Rabbit spoke thus:
Nágo Gahí 'ándiná'a:
1. shichółee 'oh, my grandmother'. shichó 'my mother's mother' plus -łee- which functions here as a vocative [cf. note 10.11, §1]. For a complete account of Chiricahua kinship terms see Morris E. Opler,"An Outline of Chiricahua Apache Social Organization" in F. Eggan [ed], Social Anthropology of North American Tribes, Chicago, 1937. pp. 173-239.
2. bilaatsíńshíͅ 'from his wrist'. laatsíń 'wrist', a compound of -laa 'hand, fingers' and -tsíń 'joint'. The latter does not occur independently but is found only in this and the compound kétsíń 'ankle' [ké- 'foot']. -laa 'hand' sometimes requires a high tone on its prefixes.
3. k'ejinshgéésh 'I'm going to cut it off'. 1st person imp. of 'e-ji-ni-...[ni- perf.]-géésh 'to cut off' [act. tr.]. k'e- 'off'; ni- completive.
Then Coyote also spoke thus:
Nágo Ma'ye 'iłdóͅ 'ándiná'a:
Nágo Ma'yeí baaha'jałghoná'a.
Then [Rabbit] got away from Coyote.
baaha'jałghoná'a 'he got away from him'. 3a person perf. of 0aa-ha-'i-|...[hi- perf.]-l-ghee 'to get away from, to escape' [act. intr.]. aa- 'from'; ha- 'out'; 'i-| 'away'.
The verb theme -l-ghee 'to move', it will be noted, has occurred so far with a variety of prefix complexes, each of which has expressed a distinctive meaning. It will perhaps be instructive to review these as an illustration of Chiricahua verb morphology [see also Grammatical Sketch §§8-10].
| á-náá-...[si- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run in again' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 5.3, §4]. |
| 'i-|...[hi- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run in' [see notes 3.7, §8 and 3.10, §1]. |
| 'ii'áh-nááná-...[si- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run in again' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 5.6, §4]. |
| ''ił-k'á-...[hi- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to separate' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 8.2, §5]. |
| 0-dá-ni-...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to meet, encounter someone' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 1.14, §1]. |
| 0-ta-ni-...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to go among someone' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 5.8, §2]. |
| ná-di-|...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 2.31, §1] |
| 0ee-ná-di-|...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run by means of something' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 5.6, §6]. |
| 0-ch'áͅ-ná-di-|...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run away from' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 3.10, §4]. |
| ni-...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to arrive' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 3.7, §9]. |
| 0aa-ni-...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to come to. to arrive at' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 3.5, §3]. |
| ni-ni-...[1ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to stop moving' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 3.10, §3]. |
| 0-k'i-ch'é-ni-...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to pass by' [see note 13.2, §3]. |
| ha-nááná-...[si- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run out again' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 5.6, §3]. |
| 0aa-gheh-|...[hi- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run into [a hole]' [see note 13.5, §3]. |
| yaa-ná-|...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to jump' [see note 10.5, §2]. |
| 0aa-0-ł-yaa-na-|...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to jump away from someone with something' [see note 10.5, §2] |
Linguistic Notes by Harry Hoijer
háń dailá 'who would meddle with it?' há- interrog. pronoun; -ń relative. da- interrog. proclitic; -i-, reduced form of yi- 3rd person obj.; -lá, imp. stem of 'to do, to make' [act. tr.]. This theme, it will be recalled, generally occurs with a prefix 'á- 'thus, so'. Here that prefix is replaced by the interrog. procl. daa-. Literally, then, 'who is going to do what to it?'.
1. dá'ndíídé 'surely, certainly, truly'. Also heard dáá n dí and dá' n dí.
2. dooyaashdeesziͅdaná'a 'he paid no attention to it, it is said'. 3rd person perf. of 0aa-dzi-di-...[si- perf.]-ziͅ, 'to pay attention to, to think about' [act.intr.; aa- 'to, about'; dzi-di-]. 'dzi- has been reduced to -s-.
3. dá n dás hik'i'ch'ééłghoná'a 'he passed on right by it'. dá- 'just', -n dás 'on, farther'. hik'i'ch'ééłgho, 3rd person perf. of 0-k'i-ch'é-ni-...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee 'to pass by, to move on past' [act. intr.; -k'i 'past, beyond' ?; ch'é- 'out'; ni- completive].
t'áͅáͅ'nádeesgalná'a 'he looked back'. t'áͅáͅ' 'backward' plus 3rd person perf.of ná-di-...[si- perf.]-d-ghaał 'to look again' [act. intr.; ná- 'again'; di- ?].
1. 'ádóódziiná'a 'he cursed himself'. 3rd person imp. of 'ád-ho-...[hi- perf.]-d-dzii 'to curse oneself, berate oneself'. 'ád- reflexive; cf. ho-...[hi- perf.]-d-dzii 'to scold, berate' [act. tr.; ho- ?].
2. maintoͅ'é 'no good coyote'. mai 'coyote' plus a bound 3rd person form of ni-...-toͅ 'to be no good, worthless' [imp. neut. intr.; ni- adj.] and the archaic rlative -é
.3. dákóͅóͅhédá doo'ikóńziͅda 'without a bit of sense'. dá- 'very'; kóͅóͅhédá 'a little'; 'ikóńziͅ, 3rd person of 'ikó-ni-...-ziͅ 'to be wise, clever' [imp. neut. intr.]. Cf. ni-...-ziͅ 'to feel, think, know' [act. intr.]. Cf. also linguistic note to Chiricahua text 1.8, §5.
1. hikehiiłteená'a 'he ran after him'. hik'e- 'after him' plus 3rd person imp. of hi-|... [? perf.]-l-tee 'to run' [act. intr.].
2. náheesgaͅ'í 'that which was dead'. 3rd person of ná-hi-...-d-gaͅ' "to be dried up, poor; to be dead [of a tree or plant]' [si- perf. neut. intr.]. The theme occurs with no other prefixes.
3. baaghehołghoná'a 'he ran into it'. 3rd person perf. of 0aa-gheh-|...[hi- perf.]-l-ghee 'to run into a hole' [act. intr.; aa- 'to'; gheh- 'in'].
4. hich'iͅiͅyaasitíͅná'a 'he lay toward it'. ch'iͅiͅ- 'toward it'; yaa- 'to it'; sit9 'he lay' [3rd person si- perf. neut. intr.].
5. 'igoi'áńji 'to the hole'. 'igoi'áń 'hole' [cf. 'ii'áń 'hole, den']; -ji 'to' [pp.].
6. ch'idégoda 'áilágo hich'iͅiͅ'inádiłndiná'a 'he tried again and again in vain to reach into it'. ch'idégoda 'in vain'; 'áilá 'he did it so'; hich'iͅiͅ 'toward it'; 'inádił n di, 3rd person iter. of 'i-di-...[hi- perf.]-l-n dí 'to extend one's hands inside' [mediopas.; i- 'away, in'; 'di- 'one's own' ?].
7. yiisiłná'a 'he caught hold of him'. 3rd person perf. with 3rd person obj. of hi-|...[si- perf.]-ł-ził 'to catch hold of, to grab' [act. tr.].
1. shichółee 'oh, my grandmother'. shichó 'my mother's mother' plus -łee- which functions here as a vocative [cf. note 10.11, §1]. For a complete account of Chiricahua kinship terms see Morris E. Opler,"An Outline of Chiricahua Apache Social Organization" in F. Eggan [ed], Social Anthropology of North American Tribes, Chicago, 1937. pp. 173-239.
2. bilaatsíńshíͅ 'from his wrist'. laatsíń 'wrist', a compound of -laa 'hand, fingers' and -tsíń 'joint'. The latter does not occur independently but is found only in this and the compound kétsíń 'ankle' [ké- 'foot']. -laa 'hand' sometimes requires a high tone on its prefixes.
3. k'ejinshgéésh 'I'm going to cut it off'. 1st person imp. of 'e-ji-ni-...[ni- perf.]-géésh 'to cut off' [act. tr.]. k'e- 'off'; ni- completive.
baaha'jałghoná'a 'he got away from him'. 3a person perf. of 0aa-ha-'i-|...[hi- perf.]-l-ghee 'to get away from, to escape' [act. intr.]. aa- 'from'; ha- 'out'; 'i-| 'away'.
The verb theme -l-ghee 'to move', it will be noted, has occurred so far with a variety of prefix complexes, each of which has expressed a distinctive meaning. It will perhaps be instructive to review these as an illustration of Chiricahua verb morphology [see also Grammatical Sketch §§8-10].
| á-náá-...[si- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run in again' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 5.3, §4]. |
| 'i-|...[hi- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run in' [see notes 3.7, §8 and 3.10, §1]. |
| 'ii'áh-nááná-...[si- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run in again' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 5.6, §4]. |
| ''ił-k'á-...[hi- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to separate' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 8.2, §5]. |
| 0-dá-ni-...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to meet, encounter someone' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 1.14, §1]. |
| 0-ta-ni-...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to go among someone' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 5.8, §2]. |
| ná-di-|...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 2.31, §1] |
| 0ee-ná-di-|...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run by means of something' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 5.6, §6]. |
| 0-ch'áͅ-ná-di-|...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run away from' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 3.10, §4]. |
| ni-...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to arrive' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 3.7, §9]. |
| 0aa-ni-...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to come to. to arrive at' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 3.5, §3]. |
| ni-ni-...[1ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to stop moving' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 3.10, §3]. |
| 0-k'i-ch'é-ni-...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to pass by' [see note 13.2, §3]. |
| ha-nááná-...[si- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run out again' [see linguistic note to Chiricahua text 5.6, §3]. |
| 0aa-gheh-|...[hi- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to run into [a hole]' [see note 13.5, §3]. |
| yaa-ná-|...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to jump' [see note 10.5, §2]. |
| 0aa-0-ł-yaa-na-|...[ni- perf.]-l-ghee | 'to jump away from someone with something' [see note 10.5, §2] |
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