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Mescalero

Mescalero

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A Native American language spoken by the Apache people of New Mexico
  • proper noun
  • /ˌmɛskəˈlɛroʊ/
: mescalero
  • "Oh, we mean the same as ch'idn, the Mescalero word for ghost, M.O. by that," they told her.

Examples

  • In his work on Chiricahua and Mescalero texts, Hoijer transcribes the narrative enclitic but does not translate them.

    Academic text (1999)

  • My point is that this narrative enclitic occurs in these two men's Mescalero Coyote narratives.

    Academic text (1999)

  • "The Mescalero woman didn't understand, for they used the word bak'osh for ghost.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The Mescalero people traditionally speak their language at cultural gatherings.

  • Children in the Mescalero community learn their heritage through stories told in their native language.

  • During the festival, attendees enjoyed performances that included traditional Mescalero songs.

Surface Forms

Mescalero main

Etymology

Mescalero the language takes its name from the people, and the name comes from Spanish mescal + -ero meaning 'mescal gatherer'. So the Mescalero language is the traditional tongue of the Mescalero Apache.