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A Visit to the Mountain Spirits, Chiricahua Apache Text

excerpted from Chiricahua Apache Texts, with Ethnological Notes

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22. A Visit to the Mountain Spirits as told by Duncan Belacho

22.1.

This woman [had] a little girl [and] little boy.

22.2.

A bear came toward her.

22.3.

Then the bear picked up the baby.

22.4.

Then he had killed them.

22.5.

Then a Gray One from the mountains came to them.

22.6.

Then they went back with him to the mountains.

22.7.

22.8.

22.9.

We went with him to where a ceremony was being held.

22.10.

"Stay right there inside the wickiup."

22.11.

22.12.

The little mountains were open at four sides.

22.13.

From there, we went again further on.

22.14.

"This one did so to you."

22.15.

From there, we went back to the ceremonial grounds with him.

22.16.

22.17.

22.18.

22.19.

Then we started back with him.

22.20.

"Stay right here."

22.21.

That happened just so.

Linguistic Notes by Harry Hoijer

Ethnological Notes Morris Opler

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A bear came toward her.

(22.2)[2]
Shash goch'iͅiͅnádiiłgho. Ditsiͅ 'édiͅ. Gołga.
'Ákoo shash biisił.
'Ákoo bizóół yik'éjíńdzíͅíͅs.
Goyeesxíͅ.

A bear came toward her.
There were no trees.
It was a plain.
And she was caught by bear.
Then he tore her throat open.
He had killed her.

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(22.2) Linguistic Notes

yik'éjíńdzíͅíͅs 'he tore it open'. 3rd person perf. of 0-k'é-ji-ni-...[ni- perf.]-dzíͅíͅs 'to tear open' [act. intr.]. k'é- 'off, open' ji- ?; ni- completive [?].