The Foolish People and the White Men, Chiricahua Apache Text excerpted from Chiricahua Apache Texts, with Ethnological Notes |
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27. The Foolish People and the White Men as told by Sam
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27. The Foolish People and the White Men as told by Sam Kenoi
Many white men came to a big camp of theirs.
They shot at them.
daabóółt'oná'a 'they shot at them'. 3rd person imp. with distrib. 3rd person obj. of hó-...[? perf.]-ł- t'o 'to shoot at' [act. tr.]. Cf. ni- ...[ni- perf.]-ł-t'o 'to shoot at' [act. tr.].
Then they spoke thus to one another:
1. doodaadaał'iͅiͅda 'don't bother them'. Negative 2nd person dual imp. with 3rd person distrib. obj. of daa-...[si- perf.]-ł-'iͅiͅ 'to bother, trouble, do something to' [act. tr.]. daa-| distrib. [?].
2. dánóógho'óondííł 'it will be worse'. dá- 'just'; nóógho 'farther on, more' plus 3rd person grog. of 'á-...[? perf.] - ndá 'to do' [act. intr.].
Then the white men came among them.
Nágo 'indaa bitańjéná'a.
Bighádaada'ishiishná'a.
'Indaaí nádaayótaͅná'a.
They sabred them.
They went between the white men [and their fellows].
1. bitańjéná'a 'they came among them'. 3rd person perf. of 0-ta-ni- ...[ni- perf.]-jaa 'several come among, several get to be among' [act. intr.; ta- 'among'; ni- completive]. The theme alone: 'several lie down'.
2. bighádaada'ishiishná'a 'they sabred them'. 3rd person distrib. imp. of 0-ghá-da-'i-...[? perf.]-ł-zhiish 'to sabre, to slash with sabres' [act. intr.?]. ghá- 'through'; da-'i- ?. The theme alone: 'to thrust with a pointed object'.
3. nádaayótaͅná'a 'they went between them'. 3rd person with distrib. 3rd person obj. of ná-hó-ni-...-taͅ 'to get between [e. g., two persons fighting]' [imp. neut. tr.]. Cf. hó-ni-...-taͅ 'to have hold of' [imp. neut. tr.].
4. shighóóyé 'my uncle'. -ghóóyé [also -ghóóyé] 'mother's sibling'.
Then they began to be killed.
'Ákoo bee'nłtseená'a.
Nágo łi' 'ándiná'a:
'Ákoo łi' 'iładaadeeskaná'a.
And one of them spoke thus:
Then some of them ran away.
1. bee'nłtseená'a 'they began to be killed'. perf. of 0ee-'i-ni- |...[ni- perf.]-ł-tsee 'several are beginning to be killed'. Cf. linguistic notes to Chiricahua text 2.11, §1 and 2.8, §1. The theme alone: 'to kill several'.
2. doogodóó'ooda 'nothing can stop them'. Perf. of go-di-...[hi- perf.]-'ee 'to let up, stop' [act. intr.]. No analysis.
Linguistic Notes by Harry Hoijer
daabóółt'oná'a 'they shot at them'. 3rd person imp. with distrib. 3rd person obj. of hó-...[? perf.]-ł- t'o 'to shoot at' [act. tr.]. Cf. ni- ...[ni- perf.]-ł-t'o 'to shoot at' [act. tr.].
1. doodaadaał'iͅiͅda 'don't bother them'. Negative 2nd person dual imp. with 3rd person distrib. obj. of daa-...[si- perf.]-ł-'iͅiͅ 'to bother, trouble, do something to' [act. tr.]. daa-| distrib. [?].
2. dánóógho'óondííł 'it will be worse'. dá- 'just'; nóógho 'farther on, more' plus 3rd person grog. of 'á-...[? perf.] - ndá 'to do' [act. intr.].
1. bitańjéná'a 'they came among them'. 3rd person perf. of 0-ta-ni- ...[ni- perf.]-jaa 'several come among, several get to be among' [act. intr.; ta- 'among'; ni- completive]. The theme alone: 'several lie down'.
2. bighádaada'ishiishná'a 'they sabred them'. 3rd person distrib. imp. of 0-ghá-da-'i-...[? perf.]-ł-zhiish 'to sabre, to slash with sabres' [act. intr.?]. ghá- 'through'; da-'i- ?. The theme alone: 'to thrust with a pointed object'.
3. nádaayótaͅná'a 'they went between them'. 3rd person with distrib. 3rd person obj. of ná-hó-ni-...-taͅ 'to get between [e. g., two persons fighting]' [imp. neut. tr.]. Cf. hó-ni-...-taͅ 'to have hold of' [imp. neut. tr.].
4. shighóóyé 'my uncle'. -ghóóyé [also -ghóóyé] 'mother's sibling'.
1. bee'nłtseená'a 'they began to be killed'. perf. of 0ee-'i-ni- |...[ni- perf.]-ł-tsee 'several are beginning to be killed'. Cf. linguistic notes to Chiricahua text 2.11, §1 and 2.8, §1. The theme alone: 'to kill several'.
2. doogodóó'ooda 'nothing can stop them'. Perf. of go-di-...[hi- perf.]-'ee 'to let up, stop' [act. intr.]. No analysis.
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