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Chiricahua Apache
Geronimo was a Chiricahua Apache (his name in the Chiricahua-Mescalero language was Goyathlay)
In Western Apache, " wolf " is translated as " ba'cho ". I never heard that word. My dog was named "muhdizgleet" which meant "wolf's fart" ... so wolf is "muh"...period!
Chiricahua Apache
I believe the answer is Chiricahua.
Dineh. And English and Spanish. The name, Geronimo, is Italian, but he didn't speak that language. In his native tongue his name was Gothalay.
Geronimo was a prominent Apache figure in the Apache wars against America and Mexico, though not the leader of all the Apache he was the leader of the Chiricahua Apaches a specific and large group of the Apaches.
Nantan in Apache means Chief or Spokesman (tribal representative). The apachean people had 7 different languages and distinct cultures where the only references commonly found refer to Cochise, Mangas Coloradas, Geronimo, Lupan amongst others as Nantans. All these chiefs were Chiricahua Apaches so its most likely a Chiricahua Apachean word, but not necessarily exclusive to this tribe.
The Apache and Navajo both belong to the Southern Athabaskan Language Family. This does not mean this was one language, but more like a root language like Latin is for French, Spanish, Italian, Etc.They don't both use the exact word Diné. This is a Navajo word. There are six different Apache languages. In western Apache it is Ndee. The Mescalero Apache call themselves: Inday. The Lipan Apache say: Ndé.The Southern Athabaskan Languages or "Apachean" is spoken by Jicarillo Apache, Mescalero Apache, Navajo, Lipan Apache, Chiricahua Apache, and by some Kiowa, and others.All these words indeed mean "The People."
THe Apache never became a single tribe - they are a group of many different tribes, including the Coyoteros, Mogollon, Chiricahua, Tonto, Jicarilla, Kiowa-Apache, Mescalero, Mimbres and many more.
THe Apache never became a single tribe - they are a group of many different tribes, including the Coyoteros, Mogollon, Chiricahua, Tonto, Jicarilla, Kiowa-Apache, Mescalero, Mimbres and many more.