Da:m Ka:cim

by

Cecelia Nuñez


S-cuhugam
'Ab 'o him
S-ba:bagi 'o 'ab him.
Huhu'u
'An dadha.
Kc ñ-ñu:kut,
C ñ-ta:gio 'am tonolid.
Masad
'Ab cesajim,
mat 'am 'o 'i ñ-tonol.
Ko:s
Ko:sig 'añ ta:tk
S-'ap hab ta:hadag.
Tas
Kia'a koi'o
Pi g ab hu kia 'i be: g tas.

From When it Rains: Papago and Pima Poetry edited by Ofelia Zepeda, University of Arizona Press, Sun Tracks Vol. 7, © 1982 Cecelia Nuñez.

This poem is also available in the English language.

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