46. A Prayer Addressed to the Mountain Spirits, Chiricahua Apache Text ::

46. A Prayer Addressed to the Mountain Spirits, Chiricahua Apache Text

excerpted from Chiricahua Apache Texts, with Ethnological Notes

46. A Prayer Addressed to the Mountain Spirits as told by David Fatty

46.1.

Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits, your body is holy.

46.2.

He wants to get up with all of his body.

46.3.

Long ago, it seems you restored someone's legs and eyes for them.

Linguistic Notes by Harry Hoijer

Ethnological Notes Morris Opler

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Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits, your body is holy.

(46.1)[1]
Gáͅhé, cheełkéń nts'ís dighiͅ.
Beenzhóͅgo 'ánágódlá.
Gots'íse 'ádeenágódlá.
Gogáleí ká'ánágódlá.

Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits, your body is holy.
By means of it, make him well again.
Make his body like your own.
Make him strong again.

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(46.1) Linguistic Notes

'ádeenágódlá 'make it like your own'. 'ád- reflexive; ee- 'like, similar to' [?]; ná- 'again' plus the 2nd person imp. with 3a object of -lá 'to do, make [act. tr.].

University of Virginia Library

Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits, your body is holy.