Chiricahua
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- proper noun
- /ˌtʃɪrɪˈkɑːwə/
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lengua chiricahua
- Chiricahua are special.
- Chiricahua Apache
- Chiricahua narratives
- Chiricahua Coyote
Examples
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Want to show off power to other Chiricahua.
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Chiricahua doesn't give his word much.
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Second, in Chiricahua Apache, 'with a stick' is gishibe, the -ibe meaning 'with.'
Academic text (1999) -
His parents, Sam and Blossom Haozous, raised him and his four siblings to respect and honor the Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache traditions.
Academic text (2004) -
( For instance, this orthography is similar to the orthography currently being used among the Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Chiricahua.)
Academic text (1999) -
Unlike the Chiricahua Coyote narratives told by Sam Kenoi (discussed in the next section), this narrative is about actions and not about speaking.
Academic text (1999) -
In his work on Chiricahua and Mescalero texts, Hoijer transcribes the narrative enclitic but does not translate them.
Academic text (1999) -
It should be apparent from this brief discussion that many Lipan were at least familiar with the languages and narrative styles of Tonkawa, Chiricahua, and Mescalero.
Academic text (1999) -
Turning to the Coyote stories of Sam Kenoi given in Chiricahua Apache, one realizes that he organized his narratives into lines by his consistent use of the narrative enclitic -na'a ' so they say'. 50
Academic text (1999) -
The Chiricahua people have a rich cultural history that includes unique storytelling traditions.
Synonyms
A Native American language that Chiricahua people speak in New Mexico and Oklahoma
An Apache language that Chiricahua people speak in New Mexico and Oklahoma
Compounds
A Native American language that Chiricahua people speak in New Mexico and Oklahoma
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chiricahua is also the name of the Apache language spoken by that group; because the name is tied to the mountains and the people, thinking 'people of the mountain' helps you remember it is the language of that community.