The Woman Who Had Horse Power, Chiricahua Apache Text excerpted from Chiricahua Apache Texts, with Ethnological Notes |
The Woman Who Had Horse Power, Chiricahua Apache Text | ||
Linguistic Notes by Harry Hoijer
yeegondii 'she had power by means of it'. yee- 'by means of it' plus the 3rd person imp. of go-...[hi- perf.]- ndii 'to hear of, to know, to have power' [act.intr.; go- ?].
1. yishoͅoͅ 'he was breaking them'. 3rd person imp. with 3rd person obj. of ...[hi- perf.]-ł- zhoͅoͅ 'to cause to be good' [act. tr.].
2. biisloh 'a coil of rope caught him'. perf. pass. of hi-|...[si- perf.]-loh 'to rope, lasso' [act. tr.]. Note the text form has not the -d- classifier.
3. 'ágoko 'as far as' [no analysis].
gok'egotaał 'she sang for him'. gok'e- 'for him' [?] plus the 3rd person imp. of go-...[hi- perf.]-taał 'to sing a ceremony' [act. intr.].
yeenágoyałtééł 'he turned him over with it'. yee- 'by means of it' plus the 3rd person prog. with 3a object of ná-hi- ...[si- perf.]-ł-tee 'to turn an animate being over' [act. tr.].
The Woman Who Had Horse Power, Chiricahua Apache Text | ||