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BllCATlOW OF THE EWCCmOW WVlq w W 1 5 R IN SUMM o NA'NIEKAAD~ YAZHI* 99 1 [ ~ N N - C L ~ R U ILLUSTRATED 'BY I I HOKE DENETSOSIE LlNGUlSTllCS BY JOHN I?H RRRINGTON ROBERT W.YOUNG A PUBLlCATlON OF THE EWlCflTION DIVISIo~S.WFICEO F INDIAN AFFAIRS CONTENTS TODAY THE GOATS PACKING HERD1N G GOODBYE TO MY HOGAN NOON ON THE MESA GOODBYE AFTERNOON READY TO GO PLAYMATES GOODBYE GRAY CAT POSSESS IONS ACROSS THE SAND STORM GOODBYE TO GRANDMOTHER LIGHTNING RlD lN G FIRE NOON IN THE SAGEBRUSH RAIN NIGHT CAMP EVENING UP THE TRAIL SUPPER SUMMER RANGE TALKING THE LAKE SHEEP DlP Pl NG SHELTER BED TIME THE SHEEP CORRAL THE STAR SONG DAWN Bl LlN GUAL READERS MORNING PRAYER THE ARTIST THE SHEEP THE NAVAHO ALPHABET ~ r r - TODAY J[ t L C foday Dii ji t . - , ;i , 5-1 - %? JG, -w '6 we leave my mother's hogan, shim6 bighand66 ridi i'noh, i t my mother's winter hogan. shim6 haigo bighand66 Hooghan n6zbqsgo n6stt' in& Pe' rounded wa l Is. bits'44' ridii'nah. ' Re leave its friendly center fire. Hooghan 'atnii'gi k ~y'& Ne drive our s h e e ~to the mountains. bits'66' ridi i'nah. . ' -L. nihidibb dah dadiniilkaad. there is grass and shade Dibb tt'oh d66 chahash'oh - . .7 [;-. ipnd water, d66 t6 d66 t6 darilinigii* $nd water standing still, d66 t6 naazk6nigii b6 h610 . in the mountains. dzittohg . ad i There is no wind. doo niyol do There is no sand d66 s6i 'adin. up there. PACKING HEEL I ' :mother's possessions Shim6 biybdi 15 . - ~ teie on the pock horses, % ' na'aghehig ii bidohei lt %'6. her loom parts Bibik'i'itY6hi d66 and her wool yarns, be'aghaa' daosdizigii d66 her cooking pots, be'ksa' d66 bib eeldl6 d66 her blanket . shi shibeeldlhi d66 and my blanket ti> bee naat'6hi d66 and the water jug, 'ozis ch'i iyaan bighi'go d66 white sacks filled with food, yadi izini ch'i iytrtrn dabighi'go cans of food, d66 naadQQ' 'ak'66n d66 t%'oh naad66' 'ak'66n d66 gohw6i d66 '6shiih %kia n %ii' bidahei lt %'4. My mother's possess ions, Shim6 biyodi . we tie them all on the Iji' bidaheiltt'o . . pack horses. Heel y6igo beda'astt'~. !J . . . .A. The packs must be steady. T%'66#y eigo doridongo. / .i < id', The ropes must be tight. Shaazh yeigo dadeesdlo'. -The knots must be strong. Shi doo lii' he6t bikaa' doh I cannot pack the horses, naashgeeh do t'aa 'iighisii I am too little, 3a1 nr sts'iisigo biniinaa, but I can bring the possessions ndi y6di 'ahanihishjaiih, to my father and my uncle. Y eIr I t'6iya binesh'a L I am big enough for that. shizhe'e d6o shida'i bich'i'. ;' !I GOODBYE TO MY HOGAN My mother's hogan, Shim6 bighan I feel safe 'ahM'est%i'n igi i with your rounded walls shinaz'aago doo , about me. nasdzid da. I But now I must leave you. Ndi k'ad nts'cia' dah diishaah. I \ I must leave your fire Ni k o' do6 ndaadil kal and your door. bits'64' doh diishaah. The sheep need me. Dibe dashinizin. I must go with them Bit yishkah dooleet to a place they know, hl6i dohoo'iig66 but that is strange to me. ndi shi t'ah doo hoostseeh da. I put my moccasins, Nikg'k'eh biighahgi my precious moccasins, shikdchih ninila, by your fireplace, my hogan, shikblchih 'ay6i 'iinish'ninigii, so you will not be lonely '6ko doo doo nit hats'iid 'da while I am gone. dooleet nts'tla' y66' 9 IiIy aago. i