The Woman Who Had Horse Power, Chiricahua Apache Text ::

The Woman Who Had Horse Power, Chiricahua Apache Text

excerpted from Chiricahua Apache Texts, with Ethnological Notes

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Then his father asked this woman who was holy by means of horse for help.

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(35.3)[3]
'Ákoo bitaań díń 'isdzáń łíͅyeedighiͅń chidoos'iͅiͅ.
'Ákoo díń 'isdzáńń gok'egotaał díͅíͅ' yiiskáͅ.

Then his father asked this woman who was holy by means of horse for help.
Then this woman sang for him for four days.

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(35.3) Linguistic Notes

gok'egotaał 'she sang for him'. gok'e- 'for him' [?] plus the 3rd person imp. of go-...[hi- perf.]-taał 'to sing a ceremony' [act. intr.].

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