Common Cheyenne words

Áahtomónêstse, Listen!

Áahtomónêhéne, Listen later (plural addressee)!

Áahtovoo'o, Listen to him later!

Éháaeho'ta, It's sunny and hot.

Éháoho'ta, It's hot (weather).

Ého'eéto, It's snowing.

Éhoo'koho, It's raining.

E'êha'ôtse, Put your shoes on! E'êha'o, Put your shoes on! (plural addressee)

E'seéstse'henâtse, Put your coat on! E'seéstse'hena, Put your coat on! (plural addressee)

Éoseetonéto, It's really cold (weather).

Épéva'e, It's good.

Épévatamáno'e, It's good weather.

Éstséhne, Come in! (plural addressee)

Étonéto, It's cold (weather).

Éxanenêstse, Get ready! Éxanene, Get ready! (plural addressee)

hahóo, thank you (This is an inter-tribal word.)

Hámêstoo'êstse, Sit down! Hámêstoo'e, Sit down! (plural addressee)

héehe'e, yes

hë'e, woman; he'eo'o, women

He'kotoo'êstse, Be quiet!

Hémêseestse, Come eat! Hémêsehe, Come eat! (plural addressee)

Hena'háanehe, That's it, that's enough, the end

Hénová'e tséméseto, What are you eating?

hetane, man; hetaneo'o, men

Ho'sóó'êstse, Dance! Ho'sóó'e, Dance! (plural addressee)

hová'âháne, no

ka'êškone, child; ka'êškóneho, children

kâse'ééhe, young woman; kâse'éeheho, young women

kâsovááhe, young man; kâsováaheho, young men

mâhatamááhe, old woman

mahpe, water

ma'háhkéso, old man; ma'háhkêseho, old men

Ma'heo'o, God

ma'xêhohtóvamâheo'o, Lame Deer IGA store (literally, big store)

Méavé'ho'eno nátao'sêtsêhe'eohtse, I'm going to Lame Deer.

mé'êševôtse, baby; mé'êševoto, babies

Méseestse, Eat!

Métseha, Give it to him!

mo'éhno'ha, horse

Mónêhé'še, Are you ready to go?

Motsé'eóeve, Sweet Medicine

môxe'êstónemâheo'o, school

Náháéána, I'm hungry.

Náháomóhtahe, I'm sick.

Nákâhaneotse, I'm tired.

Náne'étamenôtse Ma'heo'o, I depend on God.

Nápévetano, I'm happy.

Nápévomóhtahe, I'm feeling good.

Nátao'semâhoéve'ho'eohtse, I'm going to town.

Nátao'sêsé'eohtse, I'm going to the store (literally, going toward).

Nátsêhéstahe, I'm Cheyenne.

navésé'e, my friend (only said by a female, of a female friend)

Néá'eše, thank you (the "real" Cheyenne word. This is said to one person. Simpler spelling: Nia'ish)

Nêhetáa'e, That's all, That's enough

Né'áahtovêstse, Listen to me! Né'áahtove, Listen to me! (plural addressee)

Né'éstséhnêstse, Come in!

Né'seéstse'henâtse, Take your coat off! Né'seéstse'hena, Take your coat off! (plural addressee)

Né'tó'êstse, Take your shoes off!

Néháeanahe, Are you hungry?

Nékâhaneotsehe, Are you tired?

Nénáasêstse, Come here!

Népévomóhtâhehe, Are you feeling good?

néséne, (only said by a male, of a male friend)

Nêstaévâhósevóomâtse, I'll see you again.

Nêše'šêhe'onâtse, Wash your hands!

Nêše'šévoénêstse, Wash your face!

Nétâháoenama, Let's pray!

Nétâhéve'hoosanémáne, Let's go look on! (for example, watch at a powwow or backetball game)

Néto'sêho'sóehe, Are you going to dance?

Nétónêševéhe, What's your name?

Nétsêhésenêstsehe, Do you talk Cheyenne?

Névááhe, Who? Névááso, Who was that?

Névé'nêheševe, Don't do that!

Nómonêhe'še, Alright, let's do it! (Or, Alright, go ahead and do it!)

Nóxa'e, Wait!

Pévevóona'o, Good morning

póéso, cat

oeškeso, dog

Taanáasêstse, Leave! Taanáase, Leave! (plural addressee)

Tâhée'evonehnêstse, Go get on! (for example, Go get on the school bus!) Tâhée'evonehne, Go get on! (plural addressee)

Tâhéevo'soo'êstse, Go play! Tâhéevo'soo'e, Go play! (plural addressee)

Tâhéhoestónêstse, Go to school! (also means, "Go read!") Tâhéhoestóne, Go to school! (also means, "Go read!") (plural addressee)

Tâhého'xeehahtsêstse, Go practice!

Tâhéhoxomeha nêstotse, Go feed your dog! (The second word literally means "your pet," and can be said of any pet.)

Tâhéovešêstse, Go to bed! Tâhéoveše, Go to bed! (plural addressee)

Tôhévo'éestsêstse, Tie your shoes!

To'êstse, Get up (from bed)! To'e, Get up (from bed)! (plural addressee)

Tósa'e? Where?

Tósa'e éhoo'e, Where is he?

Tósa'e néhéstahe, Where are you from?

Tósa'e néhotse'ohe, Where are you working?

Tósa'e nénêxhé'óhtse, Where did you come from?

Tósa'e nétao'sêtsêhe'ohtse, Where are you going? Tósa'e nétao'sêtsêhe'ôhtséme, Where are you going? (plural addressee)

Tsitsistas, the Cheyennes (technical spelling, Tsétsêhéstâhese)

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