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The Killing of the Monsters, Mescalero Apache Text

excerpted from Chiricahua Apache Texts, with Ethnological Notes

8. The Killing of the Monsters as told by Horace Torres

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The Antelope had become very tired.

(8.84)[84]
'Áí Ch'ilaaí hiͅiͅyáná'a.
Doodeeyádago, nánałtiͅiͅłná'a, bikooghaͅjiͅ.
Náhakosíbiyaayá k'aaí łigaí baa'ináách'óͅóͅsiná'a.
Yáłigaí hanóͅóͅsáͅná'a.
'Akaa 'ináánóͅóͅtaadzná'a.

The Antelope had become very tired.
He was not running, he was loping [wearily] to his home.
[Then Killer of Enemies] shot the white arrow to the north.
A white cloud arose.
[Antelope] also ran over there.

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(8.84) Linguistic Notes

doodeeyádago, nánałtiͅiͅłná'a 'he was not running, he was loping [wearily]'. doodeeyádago, the negative of deeyá 'he has started to move' [?]. I cannot analyze the second word.

University of Virginia Library

The Antelope had become very tired.