The Old Woman's Grandson, Chiricahua Apache Text ::

The Old Woman's Grandson, Chiricahua Apache Text

excerpted from Chiricahua Apache Texts, with Ethnological Notes

38. The Old Woman's Grandson as told by Duncan Belacho

Ethnological Notes Morris Opler

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Then that boy went to the rich white man.

(38.10)[10]
'Ákoo 'áń 'icheeshkéń 'indaazhíígoń yańyáná'a.
'Ákoo 'áyiiłndíná'a:

"'Iyáada nłnzhóͅí naaha'oot'iͅiͅná'a? 'Áíí naanánsh'iͅiͅ. Gostsah naada'si'áͅí shań'aa."

'icheeshkéń ndiná'a.

Then that boy went to the rich white man.
And he spoke thus to him:

"What that you value has been taken away from you? I will bring that back to you. Give me the ring that you are wearing."

the boy said.

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(38.10) Linguistic Notes

gostsah naada'si'áͅí 'the ring that you are wearing'. gostsah 'ring'. naa- 'to you'; da'- 'on'; si'áͅí 'a round object lies' [3rd person si- perf. neat. intr.]; -í relative.

University of Virginia Library

Then that boy went to the rich white man.