He thought also about all kinds of snakes.
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Góí 'igáał'aashé baatsénááshdeeskéédzná'a.
"Nágo'a:
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'idizhóóshé:
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góbitseeghálegóͅlíní,
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gónaats'íísteelí,
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góbichoheí,
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gónaat'aí,
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gódijáí,
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góha'iłtsáásí,
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góbitélegołtóí,
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gódatł'ijí,
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gółitóí.
'Igáał'aashé haadí'édiní,
náágodóͅóͅdleeł."
Shóͅóͅdé ńziͅgo yaatsédeeskéédzná'a.
He thought also about all kinds of snakes.
"Now then:
- bullsnake,
- rattlesnake,
- black water-snake,
- copperhead snake,
- whip snake,
- blue racer,
- the snake that is whipped,
- the red-bodied snake,
- the blue snake,
- the red snake.
All kinds that do not [now] exist, you will be created
also."
Coyote, thinking, thought so about them.
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(5.52) Linguistic Notes
'idizhóóshé 'bullsnake' [no analysis].
góbitseeghálegóͅlíní 'rattlesnake'. gó 'snake'; bitsee 'his tail'; -yále
'rattles'; góͅlíͅ 'there are'.
gónaats'ísteelí 'black water-snake'. -naats'ís- ?, cf. -ts'ís 'body'; -teeł, cf. ni-...-teel 'to be broad, flat'.
góbichoheí 'copperhead snake'. -bichohe-, cf. bicho 'his penis'.
gónaat'aí 'whip snake'. naat'a 'he flys about' 3rd person
cont. imp.; naa- 'about'.
gódijáí 'blue racer'. dijá
'he runs fast' [imp. neut. intr.].
góha'iłtsáásí 'the snake that is whipped'. ha'iłtsáás, an unanalyzable form of the verb -ł-tsis 'to whip'.
góbitélegołtóí 'the red-bodied snake'. bitéle 'the front of his body'; gołtó 'it is red'.