Then a Gray One from the mountains came to them.
(22.5)[5]
'Ákoo Łibáyé dziłshíͅ kaahíłgho.
"Nóoká."
goołndi.
Then a Gray One from the mountains came to them.[1]
"Come."
he said to them.
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(22.5) Linguistic Notes
nóoká 'come'.'Literally: 'let us go'. 1st
person dual opt. of the theme -ká 'several
move' with a prefix ni- ?.
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Ethnological Note 1
When Chiricahua are conducted into the mountain
interiors, into the homes of the Mountain Spirits, it is usually the Gray One or
clown who acts as a guide for them.
