Linguistic Archaeology: Apache Dictionary

Apache Dictionary
1. chíchn'il (Acorn)
2. ikaz (agave)
3. jaagé (antelope)
4. ndee (apache)
5. masáána (apple)
6. mé (baby)
7. bighán (back)
8. gonolkai (battle)
9. shash (bear)
10. dénzhóné (beautiful)
11. chaa (beaver)
12. nchaa (big)
13. dilhil (black)
14. k'os joolí (blue heron)
15. doo nnldzig (brave)
16. ban (bread)
17. shik'isn (brother/sister)
18. doolé (butterfly)
19. nahidiih (buy)
20. tl'akal (camp-dress/skirt)
21. gídí (cat)
22. chagáshé (children)
23. inashoog (christian)
24. yaak'os (cloud)
25. sik'az (cold)
26. nal'eeli (duck)
27. bijaa (ears)
28. tsebíí (eight)
29. bidáá (eyes)
30. shitaa (father)
31. bikee (feet)
32. bilagan (fingers)
33. log (fish)
34. ashdla'i (five)
35. dii'i (four)
36. dii'd (four)
37. goyáálé (geronimo)
38. shaa he'né'í (give)
39. ch'ikii (girls)
40. bik'ehgo'ihi'dan (God)
41. ch'ígháh (go)
42. shiwóyé hastiin (mother's father)
43. shichoo (father's father)
44. bitsizíl (hair)
45. bigan (hand)
46. bitsits'in (head)
47. bilii (horse)
48. sidog (hot)
49. bikih (house)
50. gánii (know)
51. túsikanni (lake)
52. hidloh (laughs)
53. ngost'ái (nine)
54. dah (no)
55. bichíh (nose)
56. dalaá (one)
57. búh (owl)
58. góchi (pig)
59. obé'tsin (pinion tree)
60. gah (rabbit)
61. gosts'igi (seven)
62. biwos (shoulder)
63. shik'isn (sister)
64. gostán (six)
65. tl'iish (snake)
66. zas (snow)
67. bibig (stomach)
68. ch'ígoná'áí (sun)
69. nabíí'ees (sunrise dance)
70. goneznán (ten)
71. táági (three)
72. tazhii (turkey)
73. ch'ishoogi (turkey vulture)
74. nadin (twenty)
75. naki (two)
76. tú (water)
77. indaa (white person)
78. isdzán (woman)


Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
44 56%    16 20%   55 70%  23 29%      3     3%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
19 24%   11 14%    17 21%    0    0%      25 32%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
31 39%    3   3%      14 17%   16 20%     2      2%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
32 41%    0   0%      0    0%     0    0%       29 37%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
14 17%    0   0%      2     2%    0     0%       3     3%

Z      %
9  11%


Popularity of use
70% I:
56% A, I:
41% N, A, I:
39% H, N, A, I:
37% S, H, N, A, I: shash (bear),
32% G, S, H, N, A, I: gánii (know), gah (rabbit),
29% O, G, S, H, N, A, I: nashoog (christian),
24% B, O, G, S, H, N, A, I: bibig (stomach), bighán (back), ban (bread), bigan (hand),
21% D, B, O, G, S, H, N, A, I: nadin (twenty), indaa (white person), bidáá (eyes), dii'i (four), dii'd (four), sidog (hot), dah (no), nahidiih (buy), gídí (cat),
20% L, E, D, B, O, G, S, H, N, A, I: bilii (horse), hidloh (laughs), bilagan (fingers), log (fish), ashdla'i (five), dalaá (one), nabíí'ees (sunrise dance), nal'eeli (duck), dilhil (black), doolé (butterfly), ndee (apache), shaa he'né'í (give),
17% T, K, L, E, D, B, O, G, S, H, N, A, I: táági (three), naki (two), gostán (six), tl'iish (snake), obé'tsin (pinion tree), gosts'igi (seven), shik'isn (sister), bikih (house), ngost'ái (nine), bik'ehgo'ihi'dan (God), bitsits'in (head), shitaa (father), bikee (feet), tsebíí (eight), shik'isn (brother/sister), tl'akal (camp-dress/skirt), gonolkai (battle),
14% C, T, K, L, E, D, B, O, G, S, H, N, A, I: ch'ígoná'áí (sun), ch'ishoogi (turkey vulture), nchaa (big), chaa (beaver), chagáshé (children), chíchn'il (Acorn), ch'ikii (girls), ch'ígháh (go), shichoo (father's father), bichíh (nose), góchi (pig),
11% Z, C, T, K, L, E, D, B, O, G, S, H, N, A, I: isdzán (woman), tazhii (turkey), goneznán (ten), zas (snow), sik'az (cold), bitsizíl (hair), dénzhóné (beautiful), doo nnldzig (brave), ikaz (agave),
3% Y, J, U, Z, C, T, K, L, E, D, B, O, G, S, H, N, A, I: túsikanni (lake), bijaa (ears), goyáálé (geronimo), k'os joolí (blue heron), yaak'os (cloud), jaagé (antelope), tú (water), búh (owl),
2% W, M, Y, J, U, Z, C, T, K, L, E, D, B, O, G, S, H, N, A, I: shiwóyé hastiin (mother's father), biwos (shoulder), masáána (apple), mé (baby),
0% F, P, Q, R, V, X



Conclusion: originating in the I linguistic group, specifically the I-A-N subgroup, along with Kikuyu female names, Apache Dictionary reveals a non-apache cultural dominance.

I-A-N Linguistic Subgroup       Sex        %       Development Chain
Kikuyu                                           F        73%     (I; A; N; W; U; R; M; O)
Apache Dictionary                               70%     (I; A; N; H; S; G; O; B; D)

There is certainly migration from Kikuyu Female to Apache Dictionary.

Kikuyu Dictionary            Apache Dictionary
Ga (No)                             Gah (rabbit)

The dictionary begins at 37%, peaking slightly before christianity, then growing  over time with a cultural peak at 17%. They go into a decline down to 2%.

The proximity of 'christian' and 'white person' near the cultural majority suggest the escape of a female kikuyu slave who became fundamental to the development of Apache language and Culture. The alternative is pre-european invasion by kikuyu people. The most significant rival of the Apache is considered the Anasazi. If the Anasazi are the kikuyu then the Anasazi won the war of cultural assimilation by being the dominant language influence. If they are not the Anasazi then the Apache were left culturally anihilated by the conflict.  Or the Apache were the Anasazi. 

So, who were the Apache before the Kikuyu cultural convergance?