The Woman Who Had Horse Power, Chiricahua Apache Text excerpted from Chiricahua Apache Texts, with Ethnological Notes |
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A young man was breaking horses.
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A young man was breaking horses.
(35.2)[2]
Nndé 'ándeenaaghá łíͅ yishoͅoͅ.
Tł'óół biisloh.
Łíͅ biłnádiiłgho.
Chííno bikooghaͅí 'ágoko biłnłgho.
Doo'ikóńziͅdago 'ábílaa.
'idiͅiͅgo deesndih.
Nndé 'ándeenaaghá łíͅ yishoͅoͅ.
Tł'óół biisloh.
Łíͅ biłnádiiłgho.
Chííno bikooghaͅí 'ágoko biłnłgho.
Doo'ikóńziͅdago 'ábílaa.
'idiͅiͅgo deesndih.
A young man was breaking horses.
He was caught by a loop of rope.
A horse ran off with him.
He ran with him about as far as to Chino's house.[2]
He was made unconscious.
He was badly hurt.
He was caught by a loop of rope.
A horse ran off with him.
He ran with him about as far as to Chino's house.[2]
He was made unconscious.
He was badly hurt.
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(35.2) Linguistic Notes
1. yishoͅoͅ 'he was breaking them'. 3rd person imp. with 3rd person obj. of ...[hi- perf.]-ł- zhoͅoͅ 'to cause to be good' [act. tr.].
2. biisloh 'a coil of rope caught him'. perf. pass. of hi-|...[si- perf.]-loh 'to rope, lasso' [act. tr.]. Note the text form has not the -d- classifier.
3. 'ágoko 'as far as' [no analysis].
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