A - a

-á   theme. it, them, suffix that indicates that the object of a verb is inanimate. Takes /n/ after this theme sign when the obje. Náhéne'ēn-a. I know it. Évóoht-anȯtse. He saw them (inanimate). Vé'hoohtom-áhéne! Look at it/them then! tséxhestanom-átse when we took it. Except for younger speakers today, the -á changes to -ó in negative, inferential, and conjunct verbs. For younger speakers, the -á remains unchanged in the negative and inferential. Ésáavóóht-óhe. He did not see it. Ésáavóóht-áhe. (pronunciation of some younger speakers). See: -é; -ó. Etym: *am; cf. C e:n (?). Category: grammar.

-a   voice. inverse voice suffix. Náooma. He hit me. Névóoma. He saw you. var: -ae. Phon: This form occurs word-finally; its alternate, -ae, occurs word-medially. Category: grammar.

-á   sfx. Equi-subject linking vowel. links the -tanó't 'want/feel' transitive final to a subordinate transitive verb stem. Návóom-átanó'tóvo. I want to see him. Náhéne'en-átanó'ta. I want to know it. Category: grammar.

-a   sfx. imperative suffix for transitive verbs where more than one person is commanded to act on a single third person. Vé'hoom-a! Look at him (or her)! Category: grammar.

á-   CNJ.PFX. should have. takes a following /h-/ tense morpheme with allomorphs á'-, áx-. Á-hnémenesėstse. He should have sung. Á-némenesėstse. He should have sung (more recent than with áh-...) Néhe á-hnémenėstse. He should have been the one to sing. Á-'oomosėstse. He SHOULD have hit him (more forceful than é-me'-oomóho 'he should have hit him). Usage: obsolescing See: me'-; me'hó'ke-. Category: grammar.

-á   sfx. linking vowel used in transitive verbs which have -tanó 'want' as an ending. Náhéne'en-átanó'tóvo. I want to know him. Návóom-átanó'tóvo. I want to see him. Náhéne'en-átanó'ta. I want to know it. Category: grammar.

aa   p. ah. "Móneno'ka aa," éxhéhoo'o. "It's the first time, ah!" he said. [Floating Eyes: 029] Ques: áa ?? Category: exclamations.

aaa   p. oh. Category: exclamations.

-aahkévȧhoeše   vai. pitchy all through. esp. of a log. É-aahkévȧhóéše. There's pitch all through (the log). Non-reduplicated -ahkeve. Phon: redup Category: texture, lie.

-aahkévȧhonetó   vii. pitchy. É-aahkévȧhonēto. It (esp. wood) is pitchy; full of pitch; sap. Phon: redup Wood full of pitch is good for starting fires. Non-reduplicated ahke. Category: texture.

-áahtá   vti. listen.to.s.t. É-ááhta. He listened to it. vta: -áahtov. See: -néstá ‘hear s.t.’. Category: hear.

-áahtaotsé'tov   vta. listen to s.o. for example, don't leave yet--stop long enough to listen to me! Né'éše-áahtaotsé'tovėstse! Listen to me (right now)! See: -áahtov; ótahe. Category: hear.

-áahtomóné   vai. listen. É-áahtomóne. He listened. Éohkėsáa'-áahtomónéhe. He doesn't listen. Áahtomónėstse! Listen! Áahtomóne! Listen! (said to more than one person). Áahtomónėhéne! Listen later! (said to more than one person). vta: -áahtov. See: -áestsé'ó; -néstomóné ‘hear’. Category: hear.

-áahtomónee'e   vai. sit listening. É-áahtomónee'e. He's sitting listening (for example, to the siren). Né'-áahtomónee'e! Sit there listening to me! (said to more than one person). See: -áestsee'e. Category: hear, sit.

-áahtomónee'tá   vti. sit listening to s.t. É-áahtomónéé'ta. He's sitting listening to it. Category: hear, sit.

-áahtomónee'tov   vta. sit listening to s.o. É-áahtomónee'tovóho. He's sitting listening to him. See: -áahtov. Category: hear, sit.

-áahtomóneóe'tov   vta. stand.listening to s.o. É-áahtomóneóe'tovóho. He's standing listening to him. fai: -óé. Category: hear, stand.

-áahtomónéóó'e   vai. stand listening. É-áahtomónéóó'e. He's standing listening. fai: -óé₂. See: -áahtomóné ‘listen’. Category: hear, stand.

áahtomoneto   p. once again. for example, used when repeating something that you have said. Usage: obsolescing

-áahtósané   vai. listen. É-áahtósáne. He listens. fai: -ósané. Category: hear.

-áahtóseoneve   vai. listened to, obeyed, respected. É-áahtóseoneve. He is listened to. Category: personality.

-áahtov   vta. listen to s.o. É-áahtovóho. He listened to him. Ná-áahtōvo. I listened to him. Ná-áahtōō'e. They listened to me. Áahtovėstse! Listen to me! Áahtova! Listen to him! (said to more than one person). Áahtovoo'o! Listen to him (later)! Né'-áahtove! Listen to me! (said to more than one person). var: -áhahtov; vti: -áahtá; Final -ahtov. See: ótahe ‘Listen!’; -néstov ‘hear s.o.’. Category: hear. Phon: redup

áahtsé'-   pv. already, simultaneously, at the same time. often follows preverb éše-. Phon: final -e is added preceding a vowel É-áahtsé'nėhešéve. He already did it. Nėhéóhe móná'éše-áahtsé'hestáohtsėhéhe; móhnėhnóvėho'eohehéhetséohketoenōvȧtse. I was already born there; the midwife didn't get there in time. See: vétséno; nėšená-; éše-. Category: time.

áa'e   ni. year, winter. Morph: /aén/. Móxhótoanátȯhanéhe áa'e. It was a tough winter. no'ke-āā'e one year. na'he-āā'e three years. Naa nėhe'še néše-āā'e nėhéóhe ná'éševé'háhtse nėhe'še náhtaévȧhóó'óhtse. And then for two years I stayed there, then I came back home. Plural aenȯtse; Oblique aénéva. See: -aénamá. Etym: *pepo:nwi. Category: time.

āā'e émóna'e   vii. New Years. Lit: It's a new year. Usage: likely a modified loan translation from English āā'e tséhmóna'e when the year was new. Category: holidays, time.

aa'ėse-   pv. back. Névé'e-aa'ėseóxȯheve! Don't say anything back! Névé'e-aa'ėseóxȯhéme! Don't say anything to make it worse! (said to more than one person). Névé'e-aa'ėsetónėšéme! Don't do anything to make it worse! (said to more than one person). Mósta-aa'ėsėho'eohtsé'tovȯhevovóhe. They met him. [1987:54] See: aose; éva-.

Áámėhé'e   na. Always A Woman. translation uncertain. Category: names.

Áameóhné'e   na. Walking Woman. Category: names.

-ae₁   voice. inverse voice suffix. Néoom-aehe? Did he hit you? Násáa'oom-aéhe. He didn't hit me. tséonóom-aevose the one(s) (obv) who called them. var: -a. Phon: This form occurs word-medially; its alternate, -a, occurs word-finally. Category: grammar.

-ae₂   voice. they, inverse voice suffix for TA verbs with third person plural or obviative subject. Násáavóom-aeheo'o. They did not see me. Antonym -ó₂; var: -aé. See: -āā'e; -eé. Category: grammar.

-ae₃   voice. inanimate subject acting on an animate object. Náho'ėhót-aa'e. It came to me. Phon: vs Category: grammar.

-aé   voice. they, inverse voice suffix for TA verbs with third person plural or obviative subject. Návóom-āā'e. They saw me. Antonym -ó₂; var: -ae₂. See: -āā'e; -eé. Category: grammar.

-ae'ta'ee'e   vai. 1 • face sitting. É-ae'ta'ee'e. He is sitting facing (for example, facing the crowd). Phon: vs

2 • chair meeting, in charge of meeting. Usage: fig. Category: sit, positions.

-ae'ta'ée'tá   vti. sit facing s.t. É-ae'ta'éé'ta. He sat facing it. Category: sit.

-ae'ta'ée'tov   vta. sit facing s.o. É-ae'ta'ée'tovóho. He sat facing him. Category: sit.

-ae'ta'éoe'tov   vta. stand facing s.o. É-ae'ta'éoe'tovóho. He's standing facing him/them. Category: stand.

-ae'ta'éóó'e   vai. face standing. for example, facing a crowd. É-ae'ta'éóó'e. He's standing facing. Phon: vs fai: -óé. Category: stand.

-aénamá   fai. year(s). Éno'ke-aénáma. He is one year old. Étónėstȯhe-aénáma? How old is he? (lit. he is how many years?) Nétónėstȯhe-aénáma? How old are you? See: āā'e; -he-aéname. Category: time.

aénéva   obl. winter time; year. IndepNoun āā'e. Category: time.

-aéneve   vii. winter - be. É-aéneve. It's winter. Morph: /-aénéve/. Etym: *pepo:no:wi.

aénevo'xȧhtóhono   na. Gram: pl winter underwear, long johns. Lit: winter-pants var: aénevȯxȧhtóhono. This word is grammatically plural, referring to both legs or multiple pairs. See: hōhto; asėséo'xāhto. Category: clothing.

aénevȯxȧhtóhono   na. Gram: pl winter underwear, long johns. Lit: winter-pants var: aénevo'xȧhtóhono. This word is grammatically plural, referring to both legs or multiple pairs. See: hōhto; asėséo'xȧhtóhono. Category: clothing.

aénohe   na. 1 • hawk, winter hawk. Plural aénȯheo'o; Obviative aénȯhóho; Diminutive aénȯhéso. Etym: cf. M pepo:ne'naew ‘winter hawk’. See: hoestomo; aénéva. Category: birds.

2 • Hawk; Winter Hawk. Category: names.

Aénohe Ȯhno'kaestse   na. Lone Hawk. Category: names.

Aénohe Ȯhtamēhnėstse   na. Walking Hawk, Hawk Walking. Category: names.

Aénohe Ȯhvó'komaestse   na. White Hawk. Category: names.

Aénohe Ȯxháa'ého'oesėstse   vai. Gram: cj Gram: ppl High Hawk. Lit: hawk high-hanging Category: names.

Aénȯhea'eotse   na. Attacking Hawk, Charging Hawk. Category: names.

Aénȯhea'kónoo'e   na. Roosting Hawk. Category: names.

Aénȯhee'e   na. Sitting Hawk. Category: names. Phon: vs

Aénȯhéévé'hȧhtse   na. Flying Hawk. Category: names.

Aénȯhé'ke   na. Hawk Woman. Category: names.

aénȯhematsénoono   na. Gram: pl swift hawk wings.

Aénȯheméóná'e   na. Hawk Trail Woman. Category: names.

Aénȯhenéhovóhe   na. Chasing Hawk. Category: names.

Aénȯhenéstoohe   na. Howling Hawk. See: Aénohe Néstoohe. Ques: Which entry is correct(?) Category: names.

Aénȯhéso   na. Gram: dim 1 • sparrow hawk. Lit: little hawk Plural aénȯhesono; Obviative aénȯhesono.

2 • Little Hawk. Category: names.

aénȯhevóhkóóhe   na. jackrabbit. Lit: hawk-rabbit var: aénȯhevóéhe óó?; Plural aénȯhevóhkooheho; Obviative aénȯhevóhkooheho. See: vóhkóóhe. Category: animals.

aénȯhevóohého'eeve   ni. jackrabbit hide. See: ho'eeve.

-aéno'tsé   vai. camp all winter. É-aénó'tse. He camped all winter. É'ȯhke=nėhéó='ée'-aéno'tseo'o nėhéóhe tóxeo'hé'e nėhéóheé'ȯhkemaehéhoéstoneo'o ka'ėškóneho They used to camp there all winter near the banks of the river where the children went to school. [1987:181] Final -o'tsé. Category: camp.

-aénoo'e   vii. so many years in time. Naa nėhe'še tséstano'ke-aénoo'etse tséstaévȧhóseameohtsénovetsemóstaévȧhósėhénȯhtsevóomėhéhe. And then after one year when they went there again they went to look for him again. (1987:294). Phon: not vs Category: time.

aenȯtse   ni. Gram: pl years; winters. Singular āā'e. Etym: *peponali (Pi). Category: time.

-aese   pro. conjunct participle ending for 3rd person obviative subject acting on 3rd person proximate object. tséonóom-aese the one who called him. See: -ose. Category: grammar.

-aesé   pro. conjunct ending for 3rd person subject acting on 2nd person plural object. tséonóom-aēse the one who called you (plural). tséhvóom-aēse when he saw you (plural). Category: grammar.

-aesee'e   pro. Gram: pro conjunct ending for 3rd person plural subject acting on 2nd person plural object. tséonóom-aesee'e the ones who called you (plural). tséhvóom-aesee'e when he saw you (plural). Category: grammar.

áestóhkáhne   na. lizard. var: áestóhkóhne; Plural áestóhkȯhnáne (?); Obviative áestóhkȯhnáne (?). These are bigger than salamanders and a little different from heó'ȯhtátóne 'lizards'; they are caught and a red ribbon is tied around their necks. See: háo'táooheso; heó'ȯhtáto. Category: reptiles. Plural aestóhkȯhnaneo'o (?).

-áesto'én   vti. mix together s.t. É-áesto'éna. He is mixing it together. tsé-áesto'ene that which is mixed together (for example, hash). É-aésto'énanȯtse She mixed them (inan.) together.

vta. mix together s.o. É-áesto'eno. He mixed him/them. var: É-áesto'énóho.. Aésto'énenáno! Shuffle them (cards)! Category: cook.

aésto'énéó'o   ni. Gram: nom blender. Lit: mixer Usage: neologism var: aésto'épea'hasenestȯtse. Category: tools.

aésto'épea'hasenestȯtse   ni. Gram: nom blender. Lit: mix together grinding thing Usage: neologism var: aésto'eneo'o, aésto'épeeneo'o. Category: tools.

aésto'épeeneo'o   ni. Gram: nom blender. Lit: mix together grinder Usage: neologism Category: tools. var: aésto'eneo'o, aésto'épea'hasenestȯtse.

aéstom-   i. false.

aéstome-   pv. false; for nothing; for free. Ná-aéstomemétaa'e. He gave it to me for nothing (it didn't cost me anything). aéstomevé'ho'e false Cheyenne. É-aéstomemanēstse hová'éhe. He 'makes up stories.'. Nésáa'-aéstomėhevé'tove'tovatséhe. You are not my brother-in-law for nothing. (1987:173). É-aéstomemomáxemóho. He turned him in for nothing. See: pónóhta; hová'éhe; -hová'ȧhane.

-aéstomeéno'e   vii. taste flat. É-aéstomeéno'e. It's flat/there's no taste to it. See: -tóne'éno'e ‘how taste’. Category: taste.

-aéstomeéseváohe   vai. make a free throw in basketball. Usage: neologism É-aéstomeéseváoohe. He made a free throw. See: -éseváohe; aéstome-. Category: games.

-aéstomėhasené   vai. play (cards) for nothing. that is, to play without betting anything. É-aéstomėhasēne. He played for nothing. Category: cards.

aéstomema'hēō'o   na. devil, evil spirit, idol (rarer meaning). Lit: false-sacred.power See: heávohe; hávėsévevėhanéhe. Category: sacred.

aéstomemésėhestȯtse   na. potato, bistort. This Cheyenne word is used by some today for the domesticated potato. var: mésėhestȯtse₂; Plural aéstomemésėhéstoto. Category: food.

-aéstomemét   vta. give to s.o. for free. Né-aéstomemetȧtse. I'm giving this to you for free. See: -mét; -aéstomotse'ohe. Category: interpersonal.

-aéstomeohtsé   vai. come for nothing; make false trip; wasted his time coming. See: pónohta. É-aéstomeōhtse. He came for nothing/wasted his time.

aéstomevé'ho'e   na. 1 • false Cheyenne. Lit: false-whiteman an epithet used of Cheyenne Indians who don't have some of the traditional characteristics of Cheyennes; esp. said of Cheyennes who don't talk Cheyenne (this term is used to tease them or put them down).

2 • little devil. Aéstome-vé'hó'e ééšėhósemé'atovánȧhneo'o. The little devils are making fire (lit. smoke) again. (This was said when smoke arose out of a reservation coal mine.) Synonym heávȯhéso ‘little devil’. Usage: An elder recently said that Catholics use this term for 'devil'. Preverb aéstome-. Category: sacred.

aéstomevé'keemahpe   ni. artificial sugar. See: nétȧhévevé'keemahpe. Usage: neologism Category: food.

-aéstomevóom   vta. hallucinated. Lit: falsely see s.o. for instance, when badly sick or when taking peyote. É-aéstomevóome hová'éhe. Something is falsely seen. Category: sickness.

-aéstomóhta'hané   vai. tell a false story. É-aéstomóhta'hāne. He told a false story. Category: speak.

-aéstomóhta'háov   vta. tell a false story to s.o. Nésáa'-aéstomóhta'háovatséhéme. I'm not making up stories to you. A father used to say this to his children. See: -hóhta'háov. Category: speak.

aéstomóhta'heo'o   ni. myth. See: hóhta'heo'o; oné'seómȯhta'heo'o. Lit: false-story

-aéstomó'ané   vai. speak falsely, speak untruthfully, break promise. É-aéstomó'áne. He spoke falsely. fai: -ó'ané. See: -vá'nenėhevoo'o; -hetómé. Category: speak.

-aéstomo'eéh   vta. falsely treat s.o. É-aéstomo'eeho. He treated him falsely. [pd746] Category: interpersonal.

-aéstomósem   vta. tell a false story about s.o. É-aéstomósemóho. He told a false story about him. See: -hósem; -netsé'e'tov. Category: speak.

-aéstomotse'ohe   vai. work for free, volunteer. É-aéstomotse'ohe. He's working for free (not getting paid). See: -aéstomemét; -hotse'ohe. Category: work.

-áestsee'e   vai. sit listening. É-áestsee'e. He is sitting listening. Hevésenóho é'-áestséesesto. His friend was listening. Évá'ne-áestséeo'o. They are just sitting listening (but not really listening, for example, disregarding the message). See: -áahtomónee'e. Category: sit, hear.

-áestsé'ó   vai. listen. É-áestsé'o. He's listening. Áestsé'ȯhtse! Listen! var: -áhasėstsé'ó. See: -áahtomóné. Category: hear.

-áestséóó'é   vai. listen standing. É-áestséóó'e. He's standing listening. É'ȯhke-áestséoesesto. They would stand there and listen. [JOURNEY.TXT] Phon: vs Category: hear, stand.

-áestséotse   vai. listen. Né'-áestséotse! Listen here! (a crier would say this, calling for people's attention). Category: hear.

-áestséše   vai. lie listening. É-áestséše. He's lying listening. Category: lie.

-áestséše'tov   vta. lie listening to s.o. Móstaéenėšėhetóse-áestséše'tovȯhevóhe. He lay there and kept listening to him. [1987:300] Category: hear, lie.

-aéškonáho'tá   vii. burn. of some inanimate thing, for example, meat or toast. É-aéškonáhó'ta. It got burned crisp (for example, toast). See: -aéškonáoestȧhó'ta. Category: meat.

-aéškonámea'xe   vai. smell burnt, burnt smell. É-aéškonámea'xe. He has a burnt smell. Category: smell.

-aéškonámeeho'tá   vii. smell burnt. like burnt bread. É-aéškonámeehō'ta. It smells burnt. See: -méeho'tá. Category: smell.

-aeškonáoestȧho'há   vti. burn s.t. quickly while cooking. Ná-aeškonáoestȧhō'ha. I burned it (cooking). Category: cook.

-aéškonáoestȧho'tá   vii. of some inanimate thing, for example, meat or toast. É-aéškonáoestȧhō'ta. It quickly got burned to a crisp. See: -aéškonáho'tá. Category: cook.

-aéškonáveméa'há   vii. smell burnt, burnt smell. É-aéškonáveméá'ha. It smells burnt (for example, burnt bread). fti: -méa'há. Category: smell.

aéškȯsa'éhese   ni. shoulder meat. It is pointed in shape. Category: meat.

áetȯhóóvo   ni. rib area meat. from area of the ribs; the meat is very tender. See: he'pe. Category: meat.

-aetsé   sfx. Gram: pro conjunct ending for 3rd person subject acting on 1st person plural (both inclusive and exclusive) object. tséonóom-aētse the one who called us. tséhméhot-aētse because he loved us. Morph: /aeté/. Category: grammar.

-aetsee'e   sfx. Gram: pro conjunct ending for 3rd person plural subject acting on 1st person plural (both inclusive and exclusive) object. tséonóom-aetsee'e the ones who called us. Morph: /aetée/. Category: grammar.

áh-   pfx. obligative. an obsolescing conjunct prefix. Áh-némenesėstse. He should sing. See: me'- ‘should’. Category: grammar.

-ahá   mbp. vagina. Émátsev-ȧháotse. She has V.D. (lit. she has an infected vagina). IndepNoun ma'kēsta. See: -'kestá₂ ‘vagina’; vétoo'ȯtse ‘penis’. Category: vulgar.

-ahaehné   vai. detour. É-ahaēhne. He detoured. See: -ahaeohtsé; o'ome-. Category: walk.

-ahaeohtsé   vai. detour. É-ahaeōhtse. He detoured. Nétatšėše-ahaeohtsema! Let's go around! [JOURNEY.TXT] Category: motion.

áhahéehe   p. woe unto you! var: á'a'éehe. Usage: may no longer be used See: ahéehe.

-áhahtov   vta. listen to s.o. Áhahtovėstse! Listen to me! var: -áahtov. Usage: heard less often than -áahtov Category: hear.

-ahá'ené   fai. cook. Épėhév-ȧhá'éne. She cooked well. Ééx-ȧhá'éne. She finished cooking. Éhe'k-ȧhá'éne. She cooked the food until it is tender. Népėhévemé-ahá'éne. You cooked good smelling food. Éhohpé-áhá'éne. She's making soup. var: -há'ené; vta: -ahá'eov. See: -homosé ‘cook’; -éxȧho'he; -hoohe; -honóné ‘bake’. Category: cook.

-ahá'eov   fta. cook for s.o. Énó-ahá'eóó'e hevéškemo. His mother-in-law cooked the return wedding meal for him. [WEDDING.TXT] Nápėhév-ȧhá'eōvo. I cooked good for him. fai: -ahá'ené. See: -homȯhtov. Category: cook.

áhan-   i. extreme. See: háe-. Category: degree.

-áhanáeh   vta. scare s.o. to death; extremely frighten s.o. É-áhanáehóho. He frightened him to death. Éstaéšėto'se-áhanáehaesesto néhe na'ėstse. (The beaver) almost scared him to death. [1987:277] See: -ná'taeh; -háeh; -tó'omáeh. Category: emotions, interpersonal.

-áhanaeta   vai. extremely big. the bigness could be from physical swelling. no'ka éšeēva tséhma'xe-áhanaetȧse one day when he was very big (1987:195). Antonym -áhanáhketa. Category: size.

-áhanȧhketa   vai. extremely small, tiny. É-áhanȧhketa. He is extremely small. Antonym -áhanaeta. Category: size.

-áhanȧho'he   vai. die from heat, burn to death, very hot. Usage: used as humorous exaggeration during very hot weather É-áhanȧho'he. He died from the heat; he's very, very hot. Category: temperature.

-áhanȧho'tá   vii. extremely hot and dry weather, extremely burned, extremely hot weather. É-áhanȧhō'ta. It's extremely hot weather (and everything has dried up). ȯht-áhanȧho'taa'ėstse whenever it is extremely burned out. fii: -aho'tá. Category: temperature, weather.

-áhanȧhtam   vta. get s.o. cold. Esp. used to refer to when a mother takes her baby outside in the cold without adequate warm clothing or blankets; can also refer to leaving melons or cantelopes(both animate) in a garden so late in the growing season that they freeze. É-áhanȧhtamóho. He got him so cold. See: -he'konose. Category: temperature.

-áhana'eme   vai. cry intensely. É-áhana'eme. He really cried. See: -áhana'xané ‘collapse from crying’. Category: cry.

-áhana'ó'h   vta. kill by running over s.o. É-áhana'o'ho. He killed him by running over him. Category: death.

-áhana'ov   vta. smother s.o.; kill s.o. by falling on; lie on s.o. to death; wear out s.o. can refer to wearing out an article of clothing (animate). É-áhana'ovóho. He killed him by falling (or lying) on him / He rode him (for example, a horse) to death. É-áhana'ōō'e. He (obv) killed him by falling on him (for example, the horse killed its rider when it bucked him off and fell on him). See: -áhaneoha'ov. Category: death.

-áhana'xané   vai. collapse from crying. É-áhana'xāne. He collapsed from crying. fai: -a'xané ‘cry’. See: -tȧhpe'a'xané ‘cry loudly’; -áhana'eme ‘cry intensely’. Category: cry.

-áhana'xanéotse   vai. cry extremely hard, cry and pass out. É-áhana'xanéotse. He cried so hard he passed out. Category: cry.

-áhana'xe   vai. worn out from jerking. This could be from movement during intercourse. É-áhana'xe. He is worn out from jerking. Category: sex.

-áhanan   vta. hold s.o. to death. É-áhananóho. He held him until he could not breathe (or, until he died). Category: violence.

-áhanao'ó   vii. huge, extremely big. É-áhanaō'o. It's extremely big/huge. See: -ma'hao'ó; -tȧhpe'ó; -pėhévao'ó. Category: size.

-áhanȧséh(n)   vta. screw s.o. to death, wear out s.o. with sex. usually not literal death, so this would be an exaggeration. Mó-áhanȧséhestsėhevóhe. They apparently screwed themselves to death. See: -áhanȧsévo'oh(n). Category: sex, vulgar.

-áhanȧsévo'oh(n)   vta. screw s.o. to death quickly, wear out s.o. with sex quickly. A man might brag like this about how he had sex with a woman. This word is faster action than -áhanȧséh(n). Ná-áhanȧsévo'ōhno. I wore her out screwing her quickly. See: -áhanȧséh(n). Category: sex, vulgar.

-áhanȧsómeotse   vai. dysentery, die from defecating. for example, to die from dehydration. É-áhanȧsómeotse. He died from defecating. fai: -ȧsóme. Category: sickness, death.

-áhanȧše'še   vai. die from drinking, extremely drunk, dead drunk, pass out from drinking. É-áhanȧše'še. He's dead drunk. fai: -ase'še. See: -nonótovȧše'še. Category: drink.

-áhanȧšé'šee'e   vai. sit dead drunk. É-áhanȧšé'šee'e. He's sitting dead drunk. fai: -asé'še. Category: drink, sit.

-áhanȧšé'šeše   vai. lie dead drunk. É-áhanȧšé'šéše. He's lying dead drunk. fai: -asé'še. Category: drink, lie.

-áhanatamáno'e   vii. intense. Naa éohtȯséema'xe-áhanatamáno'e Ma'hēō'o tsévéstomoétse. And it's surely a glorifying thing which God has promised us. [1987:241] Phon: iah Category: degree.

-áhanátamao'ó   vai. laugh intensely. This laughter can be so intense that the person rolls on the ground. É-áhanátamaō'o. He laughed so hard. fai: -átamao'ó. Category: sounds.

áhane-   pv. very much, extremely, intensely. É-áhanepėhéva'e. It is really good. Né-áhanepéotȧtse. I really hate you!/I hate you to death! (a terrible thing to say to someone). See: háe-; ma'xe-; otá'-; heóme-. Category: degree.

-áhane'haná   vai. eat and die, eat and get sick. É-áhane'hāna. He ate so much he threw up. Category: eat.

-áhanemas   vta. shoot s.o. fatally. É-áhanemȧsóho. He fatally shot him. Ná-áhanemāso hemé'kóne. I shot him in his head. fta: -emas. See: -am ‘shoot s.o.’. Category: shoot.

-áhaneméohe   vai. exhausted from running. É-áhaneméohe. He's so tired from running. fai: -méohe. Category: run.

-áhanénome   vai. die from sleep. Nėsta-áhanénome. You will die from sleep (because you sleep so much). Usage: usually humorous Category: sleep.

-áhaneoestȯhēne   vai. 1 • knock dead, swat.

2 • sleep really well. Usage: fig. for example, how one sleeps after working for a long time or fighting a fire. É-áhaneoestȯhēne. He slept really well (lit. he's been knocked dead). Category: sleep.

-áhaneoestoh(n)   vta. swat s.o., beat s.o. to death, kill rapidly s.o. by tool (or on body), knock out s.o., knock s.o. dead. É-áhaneoestȯhnóho. He knocked him dead. Áhaneoestȯheha! Swat him! (for example, a fly). See: -oest; -na'h. Category: violence, death.

-áhaneoešeše   vai. die in a wreck. É-áhaneoešēše. He was killed in an accident (for example, a car wreck). naa tsé'tó='ésevone éxxamaetsėho'ėšenasėstse tsétaohke-áhaneoešesėstse And this buffalo was just lying all over, dying from colliding with (the tree). Category: car, lie. vta: -áhaneoešėšem.

-áhaneoešėšem   vta. kill s.o. in a wreck, kill s.o. by throwing down. for example, in a car accident. É-áhaneoešėšemóho. He caused his death in a wreck. vai: -áhaneoešeše. Category: violence, lie.

-áhaneoeve   vai. die of scabies. É-áhaneoeve. He died of scabies. See: -oeve. Category: sickness, death.

-áhaneoha'ov   vta. kill s.o. by stepping on. É-áhaneoha'ovóho. He squashed him (esp. by stepping on him). See: -áhana'ov.

-áhanėsenove   vai. very bad. See: -háenove; -momáta'ehe. É-áhanėsenove. He is really bad. vta: -áhanėsenovem.

-áhanėstáhá   vai. very angry. é'-áhanėstáhahoo'o He was very angry. [Croft 1988:25:36] Final -htáhá. Category: emotions.

-áhaneše   vai. tumble, fall, trip. for example, from an upright position. É-áhanēše. He tumbled. Lit: extremely-lie See: -hótȯhta'á; -áva'ó; -ováhaneše; -háeoešeše. Category: lie, fall.

-áhanȯhéné   vai. hit, swat, club. É-áhanȯhéne. He hit. See: -oom ‘hit s.o.’; -oosané ‘hit’.

-áhanóhkona'he   vai. very small and skinny. É-áhanóhkona'he. He is extremely small and skinny. See: -tóhkona'he. Category: size.

-áhanoh(n)   vta. swat s.o., club s.o. É-áhanȯhnóho. He clubbed him. Ho'honaa'o évé'še-áhanȯhestsénovo. They are throwing rocks at each other. (lit., by means of rocks they are hitting each other). See: -oom; -ne'enéseh. Category: interpersonal.

-áhanȯhomo'he   vai. exhausted from dancing. É-áhanȯhomo'he. He's exhausted from dancing. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.

-ahanóhtá   vti. bite s.t. É-ahanóhta. He bit it. Ahanóhtȯhtse! Bite it! fti: -óhtá; vta: -ahanom. See: -nȧha'óhtá. Category: surface, mouth.

-áhano'eéh   vta. exhaust s.o. often refers to wearing out s.o. during sex. É-áhano'eeho. He wore her out from sex. É-áhano'eéhahtse. He wore himself out from sex. Synonym -áhana'xe. See: -má'to'eéh; -nėhe'oot. Category: sex.

-áhano'enohe   vai. overly full of food. Ná-áhano'enohe. I'm so stuffed. fai: -o'enohe. Category: eat.

-ahanó'sané   vai. bite. É-ahanó'sáne. He bit. var: -áhanó'sané; vti: -ahanóhtá; vta: -ahanom. Category: snakes, mouth.

-áhano'xéohtsé   vai. die from carrying a load. É-áhano'xéóhtse. He died from carry a load. Category: carry.

-ahanom   vta. bite s.o. É-ahanomóho. He bit him. É-ahanomāā'e. He (obv) bit him. fta: -om; vti: -ahanóhtá; vai: -ahanósané. Category: violence.

-áhanóma'o'e   vii. very muddy ground. É-áhanóma'o'e. It is very muddy ground. Category: environment, ground.

-áhanoma'tá   vti. pained extremely much by s.t. É-áhanomā'ta. It's really hurting bad for him. See: -háama'tá. Category: sickness.

-áhanomėstáhá   vai. pout, upset, hurt. É-áhanomėstáha. He is upset/hurt/pouting. BodyPartMedial -htáhá. See: -háestáhá; -méstová. Category: emotions.

-áhanóné'o   vii. shrivel and die (of vegetation). É-áhanóné'o. It shriveled and died. See: -hóne'ó. Category: plants.

-áhanónoo'e   vai. wait to death. Usage: fig. Lit: fatally-sit É-áhanónoo'e. He waited to death. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: death.

-áhanónová   vai. talk spectactularly. É-áhanónóva. He talked so spectacularly. Category: speak.

-ahanósané   vai. bite. É-ahanósáne. He bit. vta: -ahanom. See: -ahanó'ȯsané; -nȧha'ósané. Category: mouth.

-áhanose   vai. freeze to death. É-áhanose. He froze to death. fai: -ose. See: -tonahe; -ná'tose. Category: death, temperature.

-áhanotse'óheohe   vai. work very intensively, work to death (fig.) Náéšėto'se-áhanotse'óheohe. I almost worked myself to death. Category: work.

-áhanȯxom   vta. feed s.o. to death. É-áhanȯxomóho. He fed him to death / he fed him so much he got sick. See: -hoxom. Category: eat.

áháse   p. also. Áháse nátaohkeéemé'étáno tséohkeméhae'éeheese naa mātotséohkeméha'éehešévėse. I remember the things he used to say and also what he used to do. var: óháse, áháso. See: māto; naa; aose.

-áhasėstse'ó   vai. wait and listen; keep on listening. É-áhasėstsē'o. He kept on listening, var: -áestse'ó.

áháso   p. also. var: óháse, áháse. áháso totósa'e other places. See: māto; naa; aose.

áhatoo'ėse   p. I told you it would be that way. var: óhatoo'ėse.

áhe   p. nasty!, dirty! implies 'don't touch it!'. See: xóxéhe; hópahpa. Usage: colloq.; baby talk

-ahé   fna. like, similar. Ma'enóné-áhe éhešėhesó'xo'ēsta. He has ears like turtles (that is, he won't listen). See: -hehá; -séesó; -séestahe. Category: identity.

-ahe   fai. abstract AI final of state. typically refers to a rather permanent state or condition of someone. Épėhév-ahe. He is good. Éhe'kot-ahe. He's a quiet person. Éháomóht-ahe. He's a sick person. Category: quality, personality.

ahéehe   p. oh; good; nice; wonderful. an exclamation. See: áhahéehe; šéaa; nóoo; a'áahe. Category: exclamations.

-ahkame   na. sap; pitch; gum. Gram: poss na-ahkame my gum. he-ahkamo his gum. IndepNoun ahke.

-ahkané   fai. gum; pitch. Nétȧhéo'ene-ahkanémáne let's go pick tree gum (for example, for chewing as gum or as glue for flutes).

ahke   na. sap; pitch; gum. Etym: *pekiwa. Category: trees.

-ahkeve   vii. 1 • be gum, be gummy, be pitchy. É-ahkeve. It's pitchy.

2 • be superb. Usage: fig. Nȧhtsesta é-ahkeve. It fills my heart with pleasure. See: -aahkévȧhonetó. Category: texture.

ȧhkévó'ėstse   ni. Gram: pl gumweeds. Category: plants.

-ahkȯheohtsé   vai. play hoop game. Naa tséhvóonā'o é'-ȧhkȯheohtsésesto kȧsováaheho. And the next morning the young men played the hoop game. [1980:2:3] See: xȯhéono. Category: play.

ahkó'-   i. roll.

ȧhkó'a'haseono   na. Gram: pl dominoes, dice-throwing? Ques: dominoes or dice (?) Category: games.

-ahkó'e'ó'h   vta. roll s.o. É-ahkó'e'o'ho. He rolled him (for example, a ball, animate). Ná-ahkó'e'ó'hoo'o I rolled them. vti: -ahkó'e'ó'tsé. Category: move.

-ahkó'e'ó'tsé   vti. roll s.t. Ná-ahkó'e'ó'tse I rolled it. vta: -ahkó'e'ó'h. Category: move.

-ahkó'e'ov   vta. roll s.o. by kicking. É-ahkó'e'ovóho. He rolled him by kicking him. Category: move.

-ahkó'en   1 • vti. roll s.t., roll s.o. Ná-ahkó'éna. I rolled it. Ahkó'énȯhtse! Roll it! (for example, roll it into a ball from dough).

vta. É-ahkó'enóho. He rolled him (for example, a ball, animate). Ahkó'eneha! Roll him!

2 • vta. rob s.o. Usage: loan transl. from English Category: move.

-ahkó'enené   vai. play marbles. Nétȧhé-ahkó'enenémáne Let's play marbles! Category: games.

ahkó'enenéhe   na. tumblebug. Usage: od Plural ahkó'enenéheo'o. Category: bugs.

ahkó'enenéhe   na. tumblebug. Category: bugs.

-ahkó'enenéóó'e   vai. roll (something) while standing. É-ahkó'enenéóó'e. He rolled (something) while standing. Phon: vs Category: stand.

ȧhkó'enēō'o   ni. marble. Plural ȧhkó'eneonȯtse.

na. marble. Plural ȧhkó'eneono ‘marbles (animate, for some speakers)’. Category: play.

-ahkó'eváen   vti. roll s.t./s.o. by hand. Ná-ahkó'eváéno. I pushed him by hand and he rolled/fig. I 'rolled' him (for his money). Éstatšėše-ahkó'eváenȧhtsesėstse. He rolled himself over. Category: move.

-ahkó'ohá   vti. roll s.t. by tool. É-ahkó'óha. He rolled it by tool. Category: move.

-ahkó'ȯhené   vai. spin a top, roll hoops. Ques: get noun for 'top' É-ahkó'ȯhéne. He's spinning a top. Mónėstȧhé-ahkó'ȯhenémáne? Shall we go spin our tops? Nétȧhé-ahkó'ȯhenémáne! Let's go roll hoops! Category: play.

ahkó'ȯhéó'o   na. hoop. See: hóhtséme. Lit: roll(-thing) Category: play.

-ahkó'o'tá   vii. sit round; round sit. for example, be a round pile, or be a round thing sitting somewhere. É-ahkó'ó'ta. It's sitting as a round thing. Category: sit inan, play.

áhoemȧhōō'o   na. cantaloupe. See: mȧhōō'o. Category: food.

-aho'he   fai. by heat, by sun. var: -ho'he. Éam-ȧho'he. He's going along by car. Évon-ȧho'he. He was burned up. Éhe'kon-ȧho'he. He's cooked hard. fta: -aho'h(n); fti: -aho'tá. See: -ho'he. Category: temperature, cook.

-aho'h(n)   fta. by heat; by burning; by the sun. Návon-ȧhō'no I burned him up; destroyed him by burning. Návon-ȧho'he He burned me up; destroyed me by burning. Néoné'x-ȧho'he. You burned me. Etym: *-eh0a'swi 'you-me (by burning)' > Ch /-aho'he/ (Go88). Category: temperature.

-aho'hová   fai. heat, engine. Émá't-ȧho'hōva. He ran out of gas.

-aho'tá   fii. by heat; by burning; by sun. Évon-ȧhō'ta. It was burned up. Évoneoest-ȧhō'ta. It burned instantly. This final varies between -aho'tá and -ho'tá. See: -ho'tá. fai: -aho'he; fta: -aho'h(n). Category: temperature.

-ahtáhá   m. pants. Éné't-ȧhtáha. He took off his pants. Éka'o'ȧhtáha. He's wearing short pants. See: hohtoho. Category: clothing.

-ahtoeotse   vai. head to hide. É-ahtoeotse. He's heading off to hide. Category: motion.

-ahtoeše   vai. hide, lie buried. É-ahtoēše. He's hiding (for example, under leaves). Category: lie.

-ahtoešem   vta. hide s.o. É-ahtoešemóho. He hid him. See: -nó'oet.

-áhto'   i. beneath, under.

-áhto'an   vti. cover s.t. by hand. É-áhto'āna. He covered it up with his hand.

vta. cover s.o. by hand.

-áhto'ééna   vai. be buried under snow. É-áhto'ééna. He got buried under snow. Final -ééná. Category: weather, snow.

-áhto'e'há   vti. cover s.t. with feet. É-áhto'ē'ha. ?? He tamped down the dirt around/over it / he covered it with his feet.

áhto'h-   i. bury.

áhto('h)-   i. under, bury.

-áhto'ha'á   vti. cover s.t. by foot. É-áhto'hā'a. He covered it by foot. vta: -áhto'ha'ov.

-áhto'hohá   vti. cover s.t., bury s.t. by tool. É-áhto'hōha. He buried it. Áhto'hoōhtse! Cover it up! vta: -áhto'hoh(n).

áhto'hohestȯtse   ni. Gram: nom grave. Category: death. Lit: burial-NOM

-áhto'hoh(n)   vta. bury s.o. É-áhto'hohnóho. He buried him. É-áhto'hohe. He is buried/it is buried. Tósa'e é-áhto'hoheo'o? Where are they buried? vti: -áhto'hohá. Category: death.

-áhto'hóma'e'ó'h   vta. bury s.o., cover s.o. quickly. Áhto'hóma'e'ó'xeha! Quickly cover him! Ná-áhto'hóma'e'ō'ho. I covered him quickly.

-áhto'hóma'en   vti. cover s.t. É-áhto'hóma'ēna. He's covering it. can refer to how a dog covers something, such as a bone, with its paws.

vta. cover s.o. slower action than -áhto'hóma'e'ó'h. Áhto'hóma'eneha! Cover him! Hénėhéóhe móhvá'ne-áhto'hóma'enėhevóhe. There they were covered up. See: -áhto'hóma'e'ó'h.

-áhto'hóma'ená   vti. cover. É-áhto'hóma'ēna. He's covering it. can refer to filling in a grave.

-áhto'hóová   vai. buried under water, be buried under water. É-áhto'hóóva. He is buried under water. Category: liquid. Medial -óová.

-ahto'hóováotse   vii. covered by water, buried by water. É-ahto'hóováotse. It was covered by water. Final -óová. Category: liquid.

-áhto'o'en   vta. bury s.o. under grass. Ná-ahto'o'ēno. I buried him under grass.

-ahtomóné   fai. hear. Étsėhést-ȧhtomóne. He understands Cheyenne. Étáv-ȧhtomóne. He is a little hard of hearing. Énȧhahk-ȧhtomóne. He has good hearing. Nȧhtamé'ésta tséohkevá'nėhet-ȧhtomónéto. I'll tell it just the way I used to hear it. vai: -áahtomóné; fta: -ahtov. See: -néstomóné. Category: hear.

ȧhtóno'e   p. under, below. Synonym tooxeōne. Category: positions.

ȧhtóno'e é'oestȯtse   na. slip. Lit: underneath skirt Category: clothing.

ȧhtóno'e éstse'he   na. undershirt. Usage: probably a loan translation from English Category: clothing.

ȧhtóno'e hone'óono   na. Gram: pl underwear. Lit: underneath clothes var: ȧhtóno'e hone'óonȯtse. Category: clothing.

ȧhtóno'e vé'še'ėsénȯhestȯtse   na. underpants. Category: clothing. Usage: loan transl.

ȧhtóno'e ...-amȧho'he   vai. have a high fever. Lit: underneath (go.)along-by.heat ȧhtóno'e éamȧho'he. He has a bad fever. Category: sickness.

ahtónó'óme   n. underwater. See: ȧhtónovó'óme ‘under world’. Category: ceremonial.

ȧhtóno'omēē'e   p. underworld, hell. Lit: underneath-realm This is a longstanding word in Cheyenne referring to the underworld of Cheyenne cosmology. More recently some speakers have the meaning of 'hell' for it. Some say that Heávohe lives here. naa mȧsáavo'ėstanévėhahtsétanóhétse ééšeéxane tótseha ȧhtóno'omēē'e and if we don't want to be saved it's been prepared long ago, hell (1987:117). See: a'enevonėšenahtȯtse; heávȯhenēno. Category: sacred, church.

Ahtonóóhtsé'e   na. (woman's name). Category: names.

ȧhtónovó'óme   n. under world. that is, all that's below. See: ahtónó'óme ‘underwater’; mȧhoo'ome ‘all over the universe’. Category: ceremonial.

-ahtóohe   fai. sound, howl, make noise. Often refers to the characteristic noise of whatever entity is sounding, for example, bark of dog, moo of cow, meow of cat, crack of thunder, but also seems to be used more broadly of other speech acts, such as cautioning, advising, etc. vóon-ȧhtóohéhe nightingale (lit. all.night-howl-one). Éam-ȧhtóohe. He (for example, cow, thunder) goes along hollering (that is, making its characteristic noise). Éhoó'h-ahtóohe. He was overheard hollering (meowing, croaking, neighing, etc.). É-tónetȧhtóohe? How does he howl? / What sound does he make? See: -néstoohe. Category: sounds.

-ahtov   fta. hear s.o. Éam-ȧhtovóho. He said yes to him. Éá-ahtovóho. He listened to him. Épėhév-ȧhtovóho. He listened to him well. Etym: *-ehtaw. Category: hear.

-ahtse   sfx. reflexive and reciprocal suffix. This has the meaning of action done to oneself (reflexive) or to each other (reciprocal). To make the reciprocal meaning clear, the particle nonámé'tó'e is sometimes included. Náoom-ahtse. I hit myself. Nonámé'tó'e évóomȧhtseo'o. They saw each other. Morph: /-ahte/. See: -estse. Etym: *etwi. Category: grammar.

-ahtsená   mbp. mouth, lips. Phon: The -ná at the end drops off if it is at the end of a word. Énėše'x-āhtse. He gargled (lit. wash-mouth). Náó'-ȧhtsenáotse. I have a dry mouth. Éhesės-ȧhtsena'xe. He has twitching on his mouth. Nápó-ahtsenáhno. I punched him in the mouth. vóhp-ȧhtse-náhkohe grizzly bear (lit. white-mouthed-bear). Émé'h-ahtsenahe? Does he have a beard? See: mahtse ‘mouth’; nahtse ‘my mouth’; ma'ahtse ‘arm/hand’; mé'hahtse ‘moustache’. Category: body, mouth.

-a'   fti. by foot. Námȧx-á'a. I touched it with my foot. Náéstov-ā'a. I pumped it up with my foot. fta: -a'ov; BodyPartMedial -hahtá. See: -'á. Etym: *ehk.

a'áahe   p. no. Usage: colloq. expression; baby talk See: ahéehe. Category: exclamations.

á'a'éehe   p. exclamation. var: áhahéehe. See: šéaa; nóoo.

-á'avahtse   vai. drooping lips. É-á'avāhtse. He has drooping lips. BodyPartMedial -ahtsená. Category: mouth.

-á'avasé   vai. belly hang over. esp. hangs over one's belt. É-á'avāse. His belly hangs over. Synonym -á'avȧséétó. Category: body.

-á'avȧséétó   vai. hang over. É-á'avȧsééto. He's hung over. esp. hangs over belt. Synonym -á'avasé. Category: body.

-á'avéné   vai. drooping face. É-á'avéne. He has a droopy face. Category: face.

-á'avéné'ó   vai. sad face. É-á'avéné'o. He looks sad. var: -á'evéné'ó. See: -méstová. Category: face.

-a'avó'ėstomo'he   vai. influence to wish for (s.t.) Heé tȧxó'e nėstsėsáa'énenėhéhe vo'ėstane nėstsenéstova nėstaée-a'avó'ėstomo'henȧhtsenóhpaohkeéemaenėsétamāne. Hey, again and again don't keep repeating that, someone will hear you. You will have them all start thinking that way, I will be thought of that way. Category: influence.

-a'avó'seh   vta. influenced by s.o., catch sickness of s.o., cause s.o. to crave. É-a'avó'sėhóho. He influenced him. var: -a'ovó'seh; vai: -a'avó'so'he. See: -tóo'ėstseh; -vonȯhóha'ov; -mé'ovó'seh. Category: interpersonal, influence, sickness.

-a'avó'so'he   vai. contagious. É-a'avó'so'he. He is contagious. Category: sickness.

-a'é   voice. conjunct participle ending for 3rd person subject acting on 1st person object. tséonóom-ā'ėstse the one who called me. Morph: /-a'éht/. Phon: gr (?); the pitch is perceived quite high and may actually be raised to be -á'ėstse See: -ā'ėse. Category: grammar.

á'e   p. near, soon, close. á'e tónėstȯhéé'ėše after a few days. See: káhkėse; káseto. Category: distance, time.

-a'é   mbp. head, hair. Heóv-a'éhe Yellow Hair. Nákón-a'éše. I bumped my head. É-tsėhe'ėstā'e. He has long hair. É-vóhpá'e. He has gray hair. É-ónėxa'éše. his head hurts/he hurt his head. Etym: *-exkwe: (medial). var: -a'ké. See: -ovése; -htséá. Category: body, head.

-á'é   fna. female. Náhkȯh-á'e Bear Woman.

Á'ee'ėse   na. Big Nose, Knob Nose, Pug Nose. translated as Big Nose, but Knob Nose is better translation. See: Pá'ee'ėse. Category: names.

-a'éen   vti. have s.t. in a bundle (for example, in fold of apron). Ná-a'ééna. I have it in a bundle.

vta. put s.o. in a bundle. É-a'éenóho. He put him in a bundle. var: -a'kéen.

-a'eesé   vai. have a pug nose. É-a'eēse. He has a pug nose. Category: nose.

a'eesémo'ehe   na. moose. Usage: neologism Lit: pugnose-elk See: mȧhpémo'ehe. Category: animals.

a'éevo'ha   na. donkey. Lit: humped-horse (?) var: a'kéevo'ha; Plural a'éevo'háme; Obviative a'éevo'háme. See: -a'eesé; vó'hó'óhta. Category: horses.

-á'eh   vta. please s.o. Né-á'eše! Thank you! Né-á'ėšemeno! Thank you! (expressed by more than one person to one or more persons). É-á'ėhóho. He pleased him. É-á'ehe. He was given something he really needed. vai: -á'ėstómané. Although this is a short word, it is rich in meaning. It refers to one's meeting a real need of another, being generous and thoughtful to meet that need, for example, bringing a load of wood for someone when their wood is almost gone and it is cold weather, or giving that person a warm blanket on a cold day. The action produces a sense of gratefulness in the recipient. In verbs where the second person acts on the first person verbs, this has come to be the "traditional" Cheyenne way of expressing thanks--that is, the speaker is telling the hearer that they have met a real need. The commonly used word "hahoo" for 'thank you' is considered an inter-tribal word, not the "real" Cheyenne way of saying thank you. See: -á'etse; hahóo. Category: interpersonal.

-á'ėhahtsévoena'tov   vta. thank s.o. in prayer. Naa, Ma'hēō'o, né-á'ėhahtsévoena'tovȧtse. And, God, I thank you in prayer. [PRAISE.TXT] Final -óená.

a'e'-   i. separate; apart. É-a'e'hō'ta. It is in another place. É-a'e'hoo'e. He keeps to himself/he is by himself.

-a'e'han   vti. Ná-a'e'hāna. I separated it.

vta. separate s.t./s.o.

a'e'še-   pv. separately; aside; by oneself. See: taome-; -a'e'han; no'ke-. É-a'e'šemésehe. He is eating by himself. Naa heho mó'-a'e'šetáhoehevóhe. And her father rode a separate horse. [1987:26] See: -a'a'ta'ee'e.

-a'e'šene'ho'tá   vii. separate room. tsé-a'e'šene'hō'ta room (lit. that.which.is-separate-room.be). See: -ne'ho'tá. Category: house.

-a'e'šetanó   vai. want to be separate. Násáa'-a'e'šetanóhe. I don't want to be separate. Éohke-a'e'šetanoo'o. They like to be separate. See: -ová'e'šetanó. Category: interpersonal.

-á'en   vti. own s.t., keep s.t., have (in sense of ownership) s.t. prototypical usage for ownership of concrete entities: É-á'éna. He owns it. tsé-á'enomo that (thing) which you own.

vta. own s.o., keep s.o., have (in sense of ownership) s.o. É-á'enóho. He owns him. those who had a divining relationship to familiar spirits were said to 'have/own' these spirits: tsé'tóhe tsé-á'enovose nésemóono these who had spirits. [1987:146] can be used of some domestic relationships: Ná-á'éno násáahéne'enovóhe tséhe'éhaese. I was keeping (a little girl), I don't know how old she was. [1987:158] Éxhetósesto he'óho tsé-á'enose. He told (surp.) his wife (lit. the woman that he owned). [1987:170] See: -ho'tsé ‘have s.t.’; -ho'h ‘have s.o.’; -htsēhȯtse ‘possession’; he-₆ ‘have’; -hestsėhóvaov; -á'eneo'o. Category: possession.

a'en-   i. long time. É-a'enoo'e. He stayed for a long time. Category: time.

-a'ena'xané   vai. cry for a long time. É-a'ena'xāne. He cried for a long time. Category: cry, time.

a'ene-   pv. forever, long time. has been extended to usage for 'eternal' but does not actually mean that. Émae'-a'eneéestséstove. There are many speeches. (lit., there is from so many long lasting speaking). É-a'enea'xaame. He cried for a long time. Nȧháóhe éhnėšeée'-a'enenéehoo'o. She stood up there for a long time. (1987:269). See: háa'éše-. Category: time.

a'ene'xóve-   pv. forever. tse-a'ene'xóveametanéne He shall live eternally.

a'ene'xóvéva   obl. forever. Naa oha tótseha a'ene'xóvéva tsėhéno móhvé'hahtsėhéhe. But then long ago he always was, he had been here all the time. [1987:238] See: tó'ome'xóvéva. Category: time.

-a'enénome   vai. sleep for a long time. É-a'enénome. He slept for a long time. Category: sleep.

-a'enenoné   vai. sing for a long time, sing forever. É-a'enenōne. He sang for a long time. Category: sing, time.

-á'enēō'o   ni. Gram: poss possessed thing; thing owned. he-á'enēō'o his (own) thing. [Croft 1988:21:17] Plural -á'eneonȯtse. Phon: vs

na. Gram: poss possessed thing (animate), thing (animate) owned. Plural -á'eneono. See: -htsēhȯtse. Category: possession.

-a'eneše   vai. lie for a long time. É-a'enēše. He's been lying there for a long time. Category: lie.

a'eneto   p. forever.

a'enevonėšenahtȯtse   ni. hell. Usage: neologism Lit: forever-lost-NOM See: heávȯhenēno; ahtóno'omēē'e. Category: church.

-a'éno'hamé   fai. drive. Éam-a'éno'hāme. He is driving along. Éonést-a'éno'hāme. He is taking driver's education. Category: drive.

a'enó'n-   i. dark.

a'enó'ne-   pv. dark.

-a'enó'nee'e   vai. sit in darkness. É-a'enó'nee'e. He's sitting in the dark. Category: sit.

-a'enó'ne'éxanéotse   vai. eyesight become darkened. esp. when coming inside from bright sunlight. É-a'enó'ne'éxanéotse his eyesight is darkened. Category: eyes.

a'enó'nemȧhēō'o   ni. solitary confinement. Lit: dark-house some regard it as being a Southern Cheyenne term for 'jail'. Category: buildings.

-a'enó'neóó'e   vai. stand in the dark. É-a'enó'neóó'e. He's standing in the dark. Category: stand.

-a'enó'neotse   vii. become dark. É-a'enó'neotse. It got dark. Category: light.

-a'enó'néše   vai. lie in darkness. É-a'enó'néše. He's lying in the dark. Category: lie.

-a'enó'nétó   vii. dark (of environment). É-a'enó'néto. It is dark. Category: light.

-a'enó'nevátamáno'e   vii. look dark. É-a'enó'nevátamáno'e. It looks dark. Category: appearance.

-á'enó'nevene'ho'tá   vii. dark in room, dim in room. É-á'enó'nevene'hō'ta. It's dim in the room. Category: room.

-a'enó'nevóománo'e   vii. be dark (of environment). See: -hosóvoománo'e. mó'éšėto'se-a'enó'nevóomano'éhanetséhe It was almost getting dark. (1987:296). Phon: iah

-a'enoo'e   vai. stay a long time. See: -aénoo'e. É-a'enoo'e. He stayed for a long time. Hénáá'e nȧháóhe tsétȧhése-a'enoeto? Why did you stay there so long? [1987:174] Phon: vs

-á'enová   vai. own. Tsé-á'enōvȧhtse the Owner (= the Sacred Hat Keeper). vta: -á'en.

-a'eotse   vai. attack, charge. can be said of a human or an animal. É-a'eotse He attacked. See: -á'etse; -méhahn. Category: warfare.

-a'eotsé'tá   vti. attack s.t., charge s.t. É-a'eotsé'ta. He charged at it. A'eotsé'tome! (You plural) Charge at it!

-a'eotsé'tov   vta. attack s.o., charge s.o. É-a'eotsé'tovóho. He attacked him. Éstaosáane-a'eotsé'tovóhoono néhe sásóóvétáne. (The man) went after the water snake. [1987:286] Móhke-á'eotsé'toehevóhe vé'kėseho. The bird must have attacked him (for example, the dog; a bird usually attacks by diving). See: -ménahn. Category: violence.

a'ėse-   pv. round. a'ėse-mȧheo'o round house. a'ėse-ome round lodge. a'ėseveno round tent. See: -a'k; -onéstahkó. Category: shapes.

-a'ése   pro. conjunct participle ending for 3rd person plural subject and 1st person object. See: -a'évȯse. tséonóom-a'ése the ones who called me. Morph: /-a'ésé/. Category: grammar.

-ā'ėse   pro. conjunct ending for 3rd person subject acting on 1st person object. tsé'oom-ā'ėse when he hit me. ȯhvóom-a'esėstse whenever he saw me (1987:220). Morph: /-a'és/. See: -ā'ėstse. Category: grammar.

-á'ėstómané   vai. give generously, give something really needed. É-á'ėstómáne. He gave something really needed; he gave generously. á'ėstómané-nėševátsėstȧhestȯtse blessing (lit. "rich"-mercy; Milton Whiteman, a Cheyenne minister, used to say this to function similar to English "God bless you!") vta: -á'eh. See: -á'etse.

-a'éše   mbp. head. Námȧx-a'ēše. I touched (it) with my head. Náónėx-a'ēše. My head hurts. See: -a'é; -a'éše; -htséá; me'ko. Category: body.

-a'éše   vai. contact with the head. Námȧx-a'éše. I touched (it) with my head. Nápó-a'éše. I bumped (it) with my head. Nápó-a'éšenáme. We bumped our heads together. Éónėx-a'éše. his head hurts. BodyPartMedial -a'é. See: -a'e'še; -stséa; me'ko. Category: head.

á'ėškémėse   p. soon, quickly (?) May esp. refer to when someone returns to an initial task, after briefly switching to second task. Possibly related to the particle á'e, according to a Ch. speaker.

-á'etse   vai. receive plenty. come to have a lot of good stuff; does not imply that one procures the things in a greedy fashion. É-á'etse. He has received plenty. É-á'etseo'o. They are getting a lot of good things. vta: -á'eh. See: -á'ėstómané; -a'eotse; -háeesenehe. Category: quantity.

-á'evéné'ó   vai. sad face. É-á'evéné'o. He has a sad face. var: -á'avéné'ó. See: -méstová. Category: face, emotions.

-a'évȯse   pro. conjunct ending for 3rd person plural subject and 1st person object. See: -a'ésé. tsé'oom-a'évȯse when they hit me. tséhvóom-a'évȯse when they saw me. Morph: /-a'évós/. Category: grammar.

-a'ha   fii. flap; hurried motion. émȯxe'-ā'ha the picture (for example, T.V.) is moving. tsémȯxe'-ā'ha television. tséohkemomóhtȯxe'-ā'ha television. Éxxaetsėhetóom-a'hánėse. The water was just boiling. [JOURNEY.TXT]

-a'ha   f. throw. Épe'pe'-a'hasēne. He threw things around. Éhóest-a'hamóho. He threw him out. Category: throw.

-a'há   fii. by wind. Évoneoest-ā'ha. It is suddenly destroyed by the wind. fai: -a'xe. See: -ó'a'há. Category: wind.

-a'hahtsé   fti. fling s.t.; throw s.t.; shake s.t.; jerk s.t. Éésȯh-a'hahtse. He shoved it. Éést-a'hāhtse. He put it (for example, cap) on. Éó'-a'hāhtse. He's hanging it up to dry. Éasėt-a'hāhtse. He threw it away (from himself). Éhest-a'hāhtse. He jerked it. fta: -a'ham; fai: -a'hasené. See: -a'xe. Category: throw.

-a'ham   fta. fling s.o., throw s.o., shake s.o., jerk s.o. Éésȯh-a'hamóho. He shoved him. Éó'-a'hamóho. He's hanging him up to dry. Éasėt-a'hamóho. He threw him away (from himself). Éhóest-a'hamóho. He threw him out. Éésto'-a'hamóho. He threw him into the bushes. fti: -a'hahtsé; fai: -a'hasené. See: -a'xe. Category: move.

-a'hasené   fai. fling; throw; shake; jerk. Étsėhet-a'hasēne. He waved/motioned. fti: -a'hahtsé; fta: -a'ham. Category: motion.

-a'hasó'he   fai. ride horse. Éam-a'haso'he. He is riding by on horseback. Éhóxov-a'haso'he. He rode his horse across (for example, across the river). Category: horses.

-a'hasó'heohe   fai. ride horse quickly. Héstove éxho'-a'hasó'heohésesto. On either side of him (two soldiers) rode up to him. [1987:22] Éstaohkeasėt-a'hasó'heohésesto. They would quickly ride off. [1987:26] Category: horses.

-a'haveóó'e   vai. stand pouting, pout standing. É-a'haveóó'e. He's standing pouting. Category: stand.

-a'haveše   vai. lie pouting. É-a'havēše. He's pouting in a fetal position. Category: lie.

a'k-   i. round.

-a'kan   vti. make s.t./s.o. round, bunch up s.t./s.o. into a ball. É-a'kāna. He made it round.

vta. for example, to bunch up a rag (animate). É-a'kanóho. He made him round. Category: shapes.

-a'kanené   vai. bunch. É-a'kanēne. He's putting things in bunches. Synonym -a'ka'ó'sané.

-a'kasé   vai. round belly; fat. É-a'kāse. He's fat. See: -he'kasé; -tȧhpe'asé; -he'keome. Category: size, body.

a'kȧsémȧhéó'o   ni. round house. Lit: compact-house Category: buildings.

-a'kȧsétó   vii. be round. tsé-a'kȧsétoo'ėstse those (things) which are round. Category: shapes.

á'(k)av-   i. droop.

-á'kava'ee'e   vai. hang head down. É-á'kava'ee'e. He hung his head down. Morph: /-a'kava'ée/. Phon: vs See: -káva'ee'e; -ma'kėsta'ee'e; -hósėstse'ee'e. Category: head.

Á'kavėhe'o   na. Limberhand. See: Kȧhavȯhe'o. Lit: bent-wrist Contracted Kȧhavȯhe'o. Category: hand, names.

Á'kavėhe'onáhe   na. Limberhand. Category: names.

-á'kaveohtsé   vai. walk with a limp. É-á'kaveōhtse. He is walking with a limp. Category: walk.

-á'kavėstáhá   vai. sad. Lit: down-hearted É-á'kavėstáha. He is sad/'down-hearted'. Medial -htáhá. See: -ánovetanó. Category: emotions.

-á'kavoe'tó   vai. hang down, cling limp, droop. É-á'kavoē'to. It (animate)/He is hanging down. Tsėhéóhe éšeéenéma'o'e-á'kavoe'too'o! Just hang around here (delayed imperative)! (humorous literal transl.) (1987:178). Ó'oesanéstotȯtse é-á'kavoe'tónėstse. The clotheslines are hanging down (drooping). See: -hoe'tó; -anȯhóneoe'tó. Category: hang.

-a'(k)é   mbp. head. For examples see under -a'é. See: -a'é; -ovésé. Category: body.

-a'kéen   vta. put s.o. in a bundle. É-a'kéenóho. He put him in a bundle. var: -a'éen.

-a'keesé   vai. have a knobbed nose. É-a'keēse. He has a knobbed nose (something like humped). Category: nose.

a'kéevo'ha   na. donkey. Lit: humped-horse (?) var: a'éevo'ha; Plural a'kéevo'hāme; Obviative a'kéevo'hāme. See: vó'hó'óhta ‘mule’. Category: horses.

-a'kehá   vii. lie curled, curled lie. É-a'kēha. It's lying curled. Category: lie.

-a'kėhahtá   vai. clubfoot. É-a'kėhāhta. He has a clubfoot. BodyPartMedial -hahtá. See: -ovátonȯsėhahtá. Category: sickness, feet.

A'kėhahtáhe   na. Clubfoot. Category: names.

A'kėhe'onáhe   na. Clubhand. BodyPartMedial -he'oná ‘hand’. Category: names.

-a'kėhe'onáotse   vai. clinch fist. Lit: bunch-hand É-a'kėhe'onáotse. He clenched his fist. Category: hand.

a'ké'háso   na. plume, feather. Contracted ké'háso. See: voto; ma'óhkee'e; Ké'hásȯhnéé'ėstse.

-a'kema'a'ó   vai. fall into ball shape. É-a'kema'ā'o. He fell into a little ball. fai: -a'ó. Category: motion.

-a'kema'ehá   vii. lie curled. of something flexible, such as paper. É-a'kema'ēha. It's lying curled. fii: -ma'ehá. Category: lie, paper.

-a'kema'e'ó'h   vta. crumple s.o., bunch s.o. for example, squash up a blanket (animate) into a ball to use it as a pillow. É-a'kema'e'o'ho. He crumpled him up.

-a'kema'e'ó'tsé   vti. crumple s.t. É-a'kema'e'ó'tsé. He crumpled it. Category: paper.

-a'kema'en   vti. ball up s.t., bunch up s.t., crumple s.t., paper - crumple s.t. esp. of paper. É-a'kema'ēna. He crumpled it (paper) up into a ball. See: -a'kema'ehá; -ka'ema'en. Category: paper.

-a'kema'éše   vai. lie curled up. É-a'kema'éše. He (for example, a dog) is asleep curled up in a ball. See: -a'keše. Category: lie.

-á'kéóéstsé   vti. tie up s.t. in a bundle. É-a'kéóéstse. He tied it in a bundle. Mó'-á'keoestsėhéhe mé'ėškónėhéva. He tied (the gold) up in a buckskin (sack). (1987:18).

-a'keoxa'ohe   vii. compact design. É-a'keoxa'ȯhénėstse. They (inan) have a compact/little design. Category: designs.

a'kėstséahe   na. copperhead (snake). Lit: compact-head-one Category: snakes.

a'kėstséašé'šenovȯtse   na. cobra. Lit: compact-head-snake Category: snakes.

a'kėstséatȯhohko   ni. pin hammer. Lit: compact-head-hammer This kind of hammer has a round head instead of claws. Category: tools.

-a'keše   vai. lie curled up, lie in fetal position. É-a'kēše. He's curled up asleep. See: -a'kema'éše. Category: lie, sleep.

-a'kó   vii. globular, round. var: -a'ó₂. É-á'ko. It's round (like a round rock). Tsé-á'ko épȧhonoō'ta. The door is padlocked (that is, the round thing is stuck on). See: -onéstahkó. Category: shapes.

-a'koéotse   vai. squat. Éstȧhóse-a'koéotséhoo'o. Again he squatted down. (Croft 1988:25:34). See: -a'koo'e ‘sit curled up; squat’; -a'kóestsé ‘bundle up s.t.’. Category: sit.

-a'kóestsé   vti. bundle up s.t. É-a'kóéstse. He bundled it. Mó-a'kóestsėhenótse hestóne'óonȯtse. She bundled up her clothes. (1987:291). See: -hohpo'óestsé; -a'koéotse ‘squat’.

-a'kóet   vta. tie s.o. in a bundle. É-a'kóetóho. He tied him/them (an.) in a bundle. vti: -a'kóestsé. See: -hohpo'an; -mano'óet.

a'kóhkėha'e   ni. cap (with a bill). See: hóhkėha'e ‘hat’. Lit: round-hat var: a'óeha'e. Category: clothing.

a'kóhtsėha'e   ni. cap. var: a'óeha'e. a male elder said that a'óeha'e was "men's speech" while a'kóhtsėha'e was "women's speech", but this would appear close to the converse of the more common understanding that ts- is the old male version of palatalized /k-/. Category: clothing.

-a'ko'tonohe   vai. have hair braided in a bun. Lit: compact-braid É-a'ko'tonohe her hair is (braided) in a bun. Category: hair.

A'ko'xéhe   na. Hobo. can be a horse name, as well as a person's name. Category: names.

a'ko'xéve'ho'e   na. hobo. Lit: compact-backpack-whiteman Plural a'ko'xé-vé'hó'e.

a'kón-   i. squat.

-a'kónoo'e   vai. squat, crouch, roost. É-a'kónoo'e. He's squatting. Phon: vs See: -amónoo'e; -nomonoo'e; Aénȯhea'kónoo'e. Category: sit.

-a'koo'e   vai. sit curled up; squat. É-a'koo'e. He squatted. Phon: vs var: -a'kónoo'e. See: -a'koéotse ‘squat’. Category: sit.

-a'kóomoehá   vii. pond; puddle; pool. É-a'kóomoēha. It's a pool of water. tsé'-a'kóomoēha where there is a pool of water. See: -évoomoehá. Category: liquid.

A'kótseehe   na. Cartridge Belt. Category: names.

-a'kótseehe   vai. have on a bundle. É-a'kótseehe. He has a bundle. esp. of a bundle on one's back.

a'kótseehestȯtse   ni. cartridge belt. Plural a'kótseehéstotȯtse. Category: guns.

-a'ó₁   fai. jump, tip, fall, leap, fly, lurch. This is quick movement. Éáv-á'o. He fell down; he fell over. Éan-ā'o. He fell off (for example, off a table or horse). Éma'ėst-ā'o. He fell forward. Éhánȯht-á'o. He fell backwards. Éne'-asėtā'o. It jumped / took off (for example, a ball). [1987:168] Mo'ē'ha mó'ovóesóhpa'-ȯhéhe. The magpie came in first. [1987:246] Móhmo'kon-a'ȯhéhe. He dove with wings closed. [1987:246] Nȧhtȧhóxoveka'-ā'o. I'll jump across. [1987:276] éhóest-ā'o. It (an.) flew out (for example, of his mouth). [1987:277] "Nȧhtanėšemȧsó-sé'á'o," móstaéšėhešėtanȯhéhe. "I'll just jump in," he thought. [1987:283] See: -a'xe₁; -ehné. Category: motion.

-a'ó₂   vii. round; globular. É-á'o. It is round (ball-shaped). var: -a'kó. See: A'ee'ėse; -onéstahkó. Category: shapes.

-a'óeasé   vai. have hair tied in a topknot. braids are worn at the same time; Crow men sometimes have this hairstyle. É-a'óéáse. His hair is cut short and curled in a hump in front. Category: hair.

-a'óeaséehe   vai. have hair tied in a topknot. É-a'óeaséehe. His hair is all brought back and tied in front. done in a ceremony; something like the style of Woody Woodpecker. Category: hair.

A'óéáso   na. Topknot. Category: names.

a'óeha'e   ni. derby hat. var: a'kóhkėha'e.

-a'o'tsé   vai. celebrate victory, victory dance. É-a'o'tseo'o. They are having a victory dance. tsé'-a'o'tsénove a victory celebration. É-a'o'tséstove. There is a Victory Dance. Category: warfare, dance.

a'o'tsémėstaa'e   na. ground owl. See: méstaa'e. Category: birds.

A'o'tsévȯhomó'hestȯtse   ni. Gram: nom Victory Dance.

-a'oná   mbp. shin. See: -'a'one ?; -ve'ȯhkono. éé'e-a'onáxe He fell and broke his shinbone (tibia). éónėše-a'onáóhtse He has pain in the shin. Nákoe-a'onáxe I bumped my shin. éhohpe-a'onáxe He's lying close to warmth (fire etc.) to thaw out the marrow in his bones. Náe'e-a'onáso? I cut his shin. Category: body.

-a'ónétó   fii. ordinal number suffix. énéx-a'ónéto It is the second one. tsénéx-a'ónéto the second one. tséna'h-a'ónéto the third time; the third one. tsénév-a'ónéto the fourth one. tsénóhon-a'ónéto the fifth one. tsénaesóhtȯhn-a'ónéto the sixth one. tsénésȯhtȯhn-a'ónéto the seventh one. tséna'nóhtȯhn-a'ónéto the eighth one. tsésóohtȯhn-a'ónéto the ninth one.

-a'ov   fta. by foot (or body). See: -a'ov. Námȧx-a'ōvo. I touched him with my foot. fti: -a'á.

-a'ovó'seh   vta. influenced by s.o., catch sickness of s.o., cause s.o. to crave. var: -a'avó'seh. É-a'ovó'sėhóho. He influenced him. Ná-a'ovó'seha. I got his sickness / He's making me crave (it, for example, dry meat). Né-a'ovó'šeše. You "contagioned" me, that is, I caught it from you. Hetane móhmae'-a'ovó'sėhaehevóhe vo'ėstanóho. A man liked what the people were doing. (a more complete translation would be something like 'a man was influenced to do the same as the people'). [1987:275] See: -tóo'ėstseh; -vonȯhóha'ov. Category: interpersonal, influence.

a's-   i. accidentally. See: a't-. É-a'séehóho He accidentally hurt him. Etym: *pe'ci.

-a'séeh   vta. accidentally wrong s.o.; accidentally hurt s.o. É-a'séehóho. He accidentally wronged him. Naka'ėškónėhamo éó'ȯse-a'séehahtseo'o. My children have accidentally harmed one another. [1987:205] See: -a'seh. Category: interpersonal.

-a'seéh   vta. accidentally hurt s.o. É-a'seéhahtse. He hurt himself accidentally. See: -a'to'eéh. Category: interpersonal.

-a'seh   vta. hurt s.o. in a taboo way; do something taboo to s.o.; do something prohibited to s.o. This can refer to something done to a medicine man which is culturally taboo; for example, walk in front of him, or give him stored water when he should have been given fresh water just gotten from a spring (the first drink a medicine man has in the morning should be fresh for him to have a proper day). É-a'sėhóho. He wronged him by doing something taboo to him. Ná-a'sēho. I did something to him that I was not supposed to do. Ná-a'seha. He hurt me by doing something to me he should not have done. É-a'sehe. He experienced something that shouldn't have been done to him. Naa náa'sėháá'e kȧsováaheho tsémanese. And they did to me what they were NOT supposed to, the young men who were drinking. See: -a'ta'ov ‘accidentally bump s.o.’; -a'seéh ‘accidentally hurt s.o.’; hópahpa ‘Even!’. Category: interpersonal, taboo.

-a'se'haná   vai. eat wrongly. for example, ate something forbidden to eat. É-a'se'hāna. He ate by mistake/ate wrongly. fai: -aná. Category: eat.

a't-   i. accidentally. See: a's-. Etym: *pe't-.

-a'tahe   vai. dependable. É-a'tahe. He's dependable. Category: personality.

-a'ta'ov   vta. bump s.o. by accident. É-a'ta'ovóho. He bumped him accidentally. Ná-a'ta'ōvo. I bumped into him by accident. See: -a'seh. Category: hit.

-a'tan   vta. accidentally shoot s.o. É-a'tanóho. He accidentally shot him. É-a'tanahtse. He accidentally shot himself. See: -am.

-a'tas   vta. accidentally cut s.o. É-a'tȧsóho. He accidentally cut him. Ná-a'tȧxestse. I accidentally cut myself. Final -as. Etym: *pe'tešwe:wa. Category: cut.

-a'tavo'ėstanéheve   vai. live in a fearsome manner. É-a'tavo'ėstanéheve. He lives in a fearsome way (that is, people are scared of them). See: -a'tahe. Category: live.

-a'tax   vti. accidentally cut s.t., cut s.t. accidentally. Ná-a'tāxa. I accidentally cut it. Category: cut.

-a'toh(n)   vta. accidentally hit s.o. Ná-a'tōhno. I hit him by accident. É-a'tȯhesėstse. He hit himself by accident. Né-a'toestse. You hit me by accident. See: -oom; -a'tas. Category: hit.

-a'tóhta   vti. bite s.t. by mistake. É-a'tóhta. He bit it by mistake.

-a'to'eéh   vta. accidentally hurt s.o. É-a'to'eéhahtse. He hurt himself accidentally. See: -a'seéh. Category: interpersonal.

-a'to'eétahe   vai. accidentally so something. É-a'to'eétahe. He did something accidentally. See: -ó'ȯhto'eétahe. Category: do.

a'to'omenėhestȯtse   ni. Gram: nom accident. See: ó'ȯhto'omenėhestȯtse.

-a'tó'seneotse   vai. eye particle, have something in the eye. for example, dust particle. É-a'tó'seneotse. He's gotten something in his eye(s). Category: eyes.

a'tó'seneotsestȯtse   ni. object in the eye. for example, a dust particle. Category: eyes.

-a'tom   vta. bite mouth of s.o. accidentally. Ná-a'tomahtse. I accidentally bit my mouth. for example, to accidentally bite one's lip or inside of the mouth. Category: mouth.

-a'xaame   vai. cry. É-a'xaame. He is crying. Névé'e-a'xaame! Don't cry! tséohke-a'xaamese Pentecostals (lit. those who cry). Hénová'e tséhése-a'xaameto? Why are you crying? var: Hénová'éto tsé-hésta'xaneto?. See: -a'xané; omóm-. Category: sounds, cry.

-a'xaaméóó'e   vai. stand crying. É-a'xaaméóó'e. He's standing crying. Category: stand, cry.

-a'xaaméotse   vai. cry. É-a'xaaméotse. He cried. Category: cry. See: -a'xaamé. Névááhe tsésto'se-a'xaaméotsėstse? Who is going to cry? (for example, at an Indian wedding). Category: Indian wedding.

-a'xaamétanó   vai. have a crying feeling. É-a'xaamétáno. He has a crying feeling. Ques: recheck pitches?? Category: emotions.

-a'xaamev   vta. cry to s.o. É-a'xaamevóho He cried to him. [1987:155]

-a'xané   fai. cry. Één-a'xāne. He quit crying. Éhá-a'xāne. He cried hard. Éhést-a'xāne. He cried because of (it). Hénova'e tséhést-a'xaneto? Why are you crying? Éhoó'h-a'xāne. He was overheard crying. Émȧh-a'xaneo'o. They all cried. Éhós-a'xāne. He couldn't cry. See: omóme-; -a'xaame; -mém. Category: cry.

-a'xaóhéohtsé   vai. greet everybody; wag tail; show friendliness to everybody. can be used of a person who acts friendly to everyone, esp. of someone who shakes hands too much. É-a'xaóhéóhtse. He's wagging his tail. Category: dogs.

-a'xaóhtahe   vai. polite. Éheómeoseehehpe-a'xaóhtȧheo'o. They (esp. whites) are overly polite. Category: personality.

-a'xaót   vta. shake hands with s.o. a primary cultural sign of reconciliation. A'xaótahtse! Shake hands (pl)! É-a'xaoto. He shook hands with him. var: é-a'xaótóho (var. of younger speakers). Náéva-a'xaóto. I shook his hand again (that is, I am reconciled with him). A'xaóxeha! Shake hands with him! See: -nanov; -vonetanó'tá. Category: hand.

A'xaóxeha!   vta. Shake hands with him! vta: -a'xaót. Category: hand.

-a'xe₁   fai. hurried motion, motion - hurried. May sometimes mean something like 'jerk', 'flap'. This is one of several motion finals; see discussion under -ehné. Éka'-a'xe. He jumped. Éasėt-a'xe. He started to run. Né'évȧhóv-a'xėstse! Hurry back! Éamėsóhp-a'xe. He ran by. Ést-a'xėstse! Come in! (faster action than éstséhnėstse). Nonó'hónó'e éhne'ȯhkėhósemé'-a'xésesto hósėstse. More and more kept coming, some (soldiers). (1987:51). See: -a'ó; -ehné. Category: motion.

-a'xe₂   fai. by wind. Éano'eoest-a'xe. He was knocked down by wind. Éó'eoest-a'xe éstse'he. The shirt is drying quickly in the wind. fti: -a'há. Category: wind.

-am₂   fta. speak to s.o., speak about s.o. Ná-anóévámo. I calmed him down by talking. See: -em. Category: speak.

-am   pro. possession suffix (theme) for animate nouns. Ques: inalienable poss? nama'heón-ame my god. hema'heón-amo his god. nemé'ėševot-amane our (incl.) baby. Etym: *-em.

-am   vta. shoot s.o. É-amóho. He shot him. É'ȯhketo'se-amaesesto. (He, the skunk; obv.) was going to spray/shoot at him. [1987:282] Usage: vulgar in sense of shoot sperm into s.o. vti: -amestá. See: -ame; -tó'omemas; -ho'amé; -emas. Etym: *pemwe:wa. Category: hunt.

am-   i. along, by (position). See: nėše-. É-amēhne He walked along. É-amȧho'he He drove (lit. went along by heat). Etym: *pem-.

-am   fta. removed obviative. Návóom-amóho hee'haho. I saw his son. -am registers the obviative's 'son'. See: -óhó. Category: grammar.

-amahe   vti. Gram: ai+o receive (s.t.) É-amahe. He received (it). Ná-amahe. I received it. Ná-amȧhenȯtse. I received them (inan.). Tse-amȧhénóvo. They will receive it. naa hé'tóhe nátano'hóse-amȧhénóne mȧhēō'o and we have also received this house (1987:199). See: -amahta.

-amȧhé'tov   vta. Gram: ai+o receive s.o. É-amȧhénoto. He received him. See: -amėhahtomev.

-amȧho'he   vai. 1 • drive, go by vehicle. É-amȧho'he. He went by car (truck, etc.). Category: transportation, motion.

2 • walk while it is hot. Category: temperature.

amȧho'héamėške   ni. gasoline. Lit: car-lard See: amėške. Category: car.

-amȧho'hé-evo'soo'e   vai. play with cars. É-amȧho'héevo'soo'e. He's playing with (toy) cars. See: -évo'soo'e. Category: games.

amȧho'héhe   na. car, automobile. Plural amȧho'héheo'o. Usage: od, md This animate word is said to be older than inanimate amȧho'hestȯtse. It is sometimes said that this pronunciation of a word for 'car' is Southern Cheyenne, however some Northern Cheyennes have used this pronunciation also. See: amȧho'hestȯtse; ameohestȯtse. Category: transportation, car.

amȧho'hémȧhéó'o   ni. garage. Category: house. Lit: car-house

amȧho'hé-mȧhtse'ko   ni. tire. Lit: car-leg See: asėséoneehé-mȧhtse'ko; asėséoneehéhe. Category: car.

amȧho'hémȯxe'ėstoo'o   ni. car title. Usage: neologism Category: transportation.

amȧho'hestȯtse   ni. car; automobile. Lit: (go).along-by.heat/burning-thing Plural amȧho'héstotȯtse. animate for some people, giving pl. of amȧho'héstoto. Usage: more commonly used today, at least in Montana, than amȧho'héhe or ameohestȯtse na-amȧho'héstónáne our (excl.) car (1987:156). Oblique amȧho'héstóva; Diminutive amȧho'kēso. See: amȧho'héhe; ameohestȯtse. Category: car, transportation.

amȧho'hé-ta'ta'ȯheo'o   ni. car key. Category: car.

amȧho'hétsėhetaneo'o   ni. car tool. See: tsėhetaneo'o. Category: tools. Plural amȧho'hétsėhetaneonȯtse.

amȧho'héve'ho'e   na. mechanic. Lit: car-ve'ho'e

amȧho'kēso   ni. little car. See: amȧho'hestȯtse.

-amahtá   vai. consent, agree, say yes. É-amāhta. He consented. naa tȧháóhe móhne'-amȧhtȧhevóhe and they agreed from over there (1987:186). Móho'nóne'-amāhtȧhtse. I guess he said no. vta: -amȧhtov. See: -oné'seómȧhahtá; -áahtá.

-amȧhtá'tá   vti. agree with s.t., believe s.t. É-amȧhtá'ta He agreed with it. [Croft: believe] See: -hoto'átsestá. Category: cognition.

-amȧhtá'tov   vta. give permission to s.o.; agree with s.o. to do something. É-amȧhtá'tovóho. He gave permission to him; he agrees for him to do something. See: -amȧhtov. Category: interpersonal.

-amȧhtóohe   vai. go along making noise. for example, move along hollering, thundering, mooing, barking. Can be said of thunder, an animal, or a person. É-amȧhtóohe. He (for example, cow, thunder) goes along hollering. Éne'-amȧhtóohe. He is approaching as he is making his sound. Final -ahtóohe. See: -néstoohe. Category: sounds.

Amȧhtóohē'e   na. Howls Along Woman. Contracted Tóohē'e. Category: names.

-amȧhtov   vta. say yes to s.o., allow s.o., agree with s.o., comply with s.o., permit s.o., consent to with s.o. for example, can be used about allowing a child to drive the family car. É-amȧhtovóho. He agreed with him; said "yes" to him. É-amȧhtóvȧhtséstove There is agreeing with one another (in the ideal family). "Nėstavé'eamȧhtōvo vo'ėstane," móxhetaehevóhe néhe tsénésȯhtȯxetsėsekȧsováaheho. "Don't comply with anyone," they were told by those seven young men. [1987:307] vai: -amahtá. See: -amȧhtá'tov; -áahtov; -nétse'ov; -hoto'em. Etym: *pemehtawe:wa ‘he heeds him’. Category: interpersonal.

-ama'én   1 • vti. drive s.t. for example, to drive a car. É-ama'éna. He drove it. tsé-ama'éno heóveamȧho'hestȯtse school bus driver.

vta. drive s.o. Ná-ama'éno. I drove him. Category: jobs, drive.

2 • vta. chair s.o. Usage: fig. that is, be in charge of people as one chairs a meeting. É-ama'eno. He bossed him/them; he chaired them.

-ama'éno'hamé   vai. drive, drive livestock, drive a team. This word originally referred to driving animals, but it has been extended to driving a car. É-ama'éno'hāme. He drove. Ques: Recheck the penultimate high pitch with other speakers?? Mó=nėstsene'-ama'éno'hamehe? Will you drive (for me)? Né'-ama'éno'hāmėstse! Drive! Névé'vovóhke-ama'éno'hame! Don't drive weaving! var: -ama'ovo'hamé; vti: -ama'én. See: -amȧho'he. Category: transportation, livestock, drive.

ama'éno'hamémȯxe'ėstoo'o   ni. driver's license. var: ama'éno'hamévȯxe'ėstoo'o.

ama'éno'hamestȯtse   ni. steering wheel. Category: car.

ama'éno'hamévȯxe'ėstoo'o   ni. drivers license. Category: paper. Lit: driving-paper var: ama'éno'hamémȯxe'ėstoo'o.

-ama'ham   vta. deal s.o. esp. to deal playing cards, animate. É-ama'hamóho. He dealt them. Ama'hamenáno! Deal them (the cards)! var: Ama'hamenaho!. Ná-ama'hamoo'o. I'm dealing them. See: -asėto'en. Lit: throw-along-s.o. Category: cards.

-ama'haso'he   vai. ride horse along. É-ama'haso'he. He is riding by on horseback. É-ama'hasó'heo'o. They are riding on horseback. Category: transportation. Final -a'haso'he. Category: horses.

-ama'ó   vai. fly by, dive, whizz by. esp. of a bird, not about diving in the water which is -éeotse. É-amā'o. He flew by / dove. [1987:248] See: -éeotse ‘dive’. Category: fly, motion.

-ama'ov   vta. drive along s.o., herd s.o., impel s.o. É-ama'ovóho. He drove him along (for example, a bull). Mo'éhno'hāme tseta-ama'óheo'o. The horses will be herded. [1987:29] Etym: *nepemeškawa:wa. See: -ta'e'ov; -néma'e'ov.

-ama'ovo'hamé   vai. drive livestock. É-ama'ovo'hāme. He drove horses. Category: horses, transportation. var: -ama'éno'hamé.

-ama'xané   vai. continually cry. É-ama'xāne. He's continually crying. fai: -a'xané. Category: cry.

-ama'xanéhné   vai. walk and cry. É'ȯhkeéevése-ama'xanéhnėsesto néhe hetanéka'ėškóneho. These boys would also walk and cry. (1987:295). Category: cry.

-ama'xanéoesta'xe   vai. run and cry. See: -a'xaame. Medial -oest; Final -a'xe. É-ama'xanéoesta'xe He ran and cried.

-ama'xanéohtsé   vai. cry while walking. É-ama'xanéóhtse He cried while walking along. [1987:266]

amanēō'o   ni. culture. tsėhéseamanēō'o Cheyenne culture. he-amanēō'o his way of doing things. Category: live.

-amȧše'še   vai. pass by drunk, continue to drink. É-amȧše'še. He's going by drunk. fai: -ase'še. Category: drink.

-amaxe   vai. flee, run away. É-amaxe. He fled; took off. Naa nėhe'še é'-amȧxésesto. And then they ran away. [1980:54:44] Éohkėsáa'-amȧxėhéheo'o tsé'tóhe homā'e. These beavers don't flee. [1987:275] See: -amȧxéveehe; -amȧxéehe; -hóomėstov. Category: motion.

-amȧxéehe   vai. move fleeing. Lit: flee-move É-amȧxéehe. He's fleeing like a refugee. É-amȧxéeheo'o. They are moving to flee. var: -amȧxéveehe. See: -aseohováohe; -hómėstá. Category: move.