For clarity, I am not Apache. I am just a third generation Ruidoso (home of Mescalero) so about 1/2 (probably more) of my extended family is Apache. Wife, uncles, aunts, cousins, in-laws etc. Plus my two best friends since age 2, one of whom has been my brother in law for 30 years come August.
I have, however, gotten pretty good at speaking Chiricahua because I’ve had to help all my kids with lessons. Lol.
The two languages are related so we could probably trade a few words. 😁