celestial

-e'ėha'ó'tov   vta. Gram: ai+o 1 • put on shoes (or moccasins) with reference to s.o.

2 • fig., wake up early. Náno'e-e'ėha'onȯtse vóóhe. I also put on my shoes with the morning star. This is an idiom meaning "I got up (from bed) early". See: -to'é'tov ‘wake up with s.o.’. Category: celestial, shoes.

éše'he   na. sun, month, moon, watch, clock, calendar, compass. (another recording, by an Oklahoma male) Plural éše'heo'o; Obviative éše'hóho; Oklahoma Dialect kó'ko'ėhaseon. Montana Cheyennes use this word for 'clock' and 'watch' while Okla. Cheyennes say kó'ko'ėhaseo'o 'clock' (literally, ticking thing). With regard to use of éše'he in month names, it should be noted that there is no agreed upon list of names of the months. Several names are commonly known; some have widespread agreement as having been month names; others have limited agreement (see the Cheyenne Topical Dictionary, pages 194-195). Éše'he émo'ȯhtáveotse. The sun eclipsed (lit. became black). éše'he tsénėxhésemé'éhnėse east (lit. where the sun appears from). éše'he tsétȧhešeta'ēhnėse west (lit. where the sun disappears). Énėsto'seéšemé'éne éše'he. the sun is just about up. taa'éeše'he moon (lit. night-sun). Sometimes éše'he is used for either 'sun' or 'moon.'. É-mónahe éše'he. The moon is new (that is, it's a new moon). Matsé'omeéše'he Spring Moon. éše'he tséhoésėstse month (literally, the moon that is hanging?? Category: check. Ques: od?? Category: check. nā'ėstse éše'he one month. neše éše'heo'o two months. na'he éše'heo'o three months. neve éše'heo'o four months. noho éše'heo'o five months. naesohto éše'heo'o six months. nésohto éše'heo'o seven months. na'nohto éše'heo'o eight months. sóohto éše'heo'o nine months. Etym: *kiišwe'θwa. Plural éše'heo'o; Obviative éše'hóho; Oklahoma Dialect kó'ko'ėhasēō'o. Montana Cheyennes use this word for 'clock' and 'watch' while Okla. Cheyennes say kó'ko'ėhaseo'o 'clock' (lit. ticking thing). With regard to use of éše'he in month names, it should be noted that there is no agreed upon list of names of the months. Several names are commonly known; some have widespread agreement as having been month names; others have limited agreement (cf. Cheyenne Topical Dictionary, pages 194-195). See: ne'eváohtséstomanestȯtse ‘compass’. Category: celestial, time.

-éšenaa'e   vai. be the last quarter moon. É-éšenaa'e. It is the last quarter moon. See: -naa'e ‘die’. Category: celestial.

-háa'xe   vai. sparkle. Hotóhkeo'o éháa'xeo'o. ?? The stars are sparkling. Ques: LP doesn't know this. ?? Category: check, celestial.

he'ameméó'o   ni. Milky Way. Lit: above-road Variant: séotséméó'o. See: séáno. Category: celestial.

he'amo'omēē'e   ni. heaven, outer space, universe. Lit: up-region Oblique he'amo'omééno; fni: -o'omēē'e. Category: sacred, celestial.

hēsta   ni. 1 • heart. Possessive -htsestá; vai: -he-stsėstahe; Medial -htáhá. Etym: *wete:hi ‘his heart’. Category: body.

2 • Heart. a constellation. Category: celestial.

hestsevoxe   ni. Gram: poss his den, His Den. an alternate name for the Hóma'e (Beaver) constellation. Possessive -htsevoxe; IndepNoun voxe. See: hóma'e. Category: celestial.

hetohke   na. star. The more common pronunciation is hotohke. Plural hetóhkeo'o; Variant: hotohke. See: hetohko ‘dish’. Category: celestial.

-hoésé₁   vai. hang (state of object). É-hoése. He's hanging. É-hoésenahe? Is he hanging? É-hoésenaho. He (obv) is hanging. Ésáa-hoésenáhe. He is not hanging. Mó-hoésenȧhéhe. He must be hanging (inferential mode). É-hoésenao'o. They are hanging. AlternatePlural É-hoéséne.. É-xhoésenasėstse. He was said to be hanging (reportative mode). É-xhoésenásesto. They (an.) were said to be hanging (reportative mode). Ééšė-hoése. He (especially animate moon) is already hanging (for example, first quarter). Émónė-hoése. He (for example, the moon) is hanging new. Éše'he háá'ėše é-hoése. The clock is high up. for example, high up on the wall. Éxaetae-hoése éše'he. The sun is hanging right there (for example, shining right in my eyes). Cheyenne 'hang' is semantically broader than English 'hang'; it can refer to a kind of'being at' of "ephemeral" beings such as spirits, the Holy Spirit, etc.; also refers to"hanging", or suspension, in space, and can refer to the height of something whichmakes physical contact with the ground; the stem -hoe'tó and its final -oe'tó refer tohanging from something to which the object referred to is attached. Cheyenne 'hang'and 'float' are phonetically identical. They are either two senses of the same word or homophones. Phon: /ná/ does not occur in affirmative, indicative mode when subject is sg.; in such case, the remaining word-final /é/ is phonemically high-pitch; otherwise, this /e/ is phonemically low-pitch; this same alternation is experienced by 'lie' finals; cf. -šená fai: -oése; vii: -hoéstá. See: -hoése₂ ‘float’. Etym: *ako:cine-. Category: celestial.

hóma'e   na. 1 • beaver. Plural homā'e. AltPl=homá'eo'o AltPl=homá'ne Obviative homā'e; Diminutive homa'kēso, Hóma'ke. Etym: *ameθkwa ‘beaver’; *ameθkooki ‘beavers’. "iah" abbreviates Impermanent Antepenultimate High. Hóma'e is one of several Cheyenne words which takes an unexpected high pitch on the antepenultimate (third from end) syllable usually on the singular form of a noun or verb. This impermanent high pitch disappears in other constructions involving the word stem in question. Note that the pitch contour of this plural is homā'e, phonemically /homa'é/, with no high pitch heard on the antepenult, as it is in the singular. Some other forms with IAH are: hótame 'dog'; -átamáno'e 'environment (II final)'; héna'e 'goose'; ma'háhko'e 'badger'; oónȧha'e 'frog'; séavóneške 'woodchuck'; héstā'se 'snow'; héše'ke 'dirt';-nó'ka'e 'be one in number (II)'; héško'e 'leech'; héta'e 'gland'; hexóva'e 'bedbug'; hó'nehe 'wolf'; hóema 'blanket'; hóema 'mosquito'; koohkóva'e 'quail'; mȧháeme 'kernel of corn'; mȧ-htáeme 'louse'; má'ome 'ice'; má'xeme 'apple'; mó'e'e 'blade of grass'; mo'kóhta'e 'Indian turnip'; -mo'óna'e 'be beautiful (II)'; móneške 'bean'; -né'ta'e 'be important (II)'; nóma'ne 'fish (sg)'; nonóma'e 'thunder'; ó'he'e 'river'. Category: animals.

2 • Beaver (constellation). the name of a constellation which appears at the beginning of Spring (1987:207) and disappears in the Fall. There are seven stars: four in the shape of a diamond and three in a vertical line (forming the Beaver's tail) some distance away from the diamond. Hóma'e éohkėhevoōne móhkeévamé'ȯhoehéhe tsėhe'xóvévaȯhto'sematsé'omévee'ėstse tsé'xóvevé'eévamé'ȯhoevȯse né=hotóhkeo'o. Né=hotóhkeo'o éohkenéveo'o naa hovehno tšėševo'héé'ėse éohkena'noésénehotóhkeo'o tā'se énésȯhtȯxeo'o né = tsénėhestóhese hestsevoxe éohkėhestohe māto. The Beaver (constellation), they say, shows up at this time at the beginning of Spring when they appear. There's four stars and some distance away there's three (more) stars hanging, like there's seven of them that they talk about; it is also called "His Den" (constellation). (1987:207). Hóma'e ééšeéva-mé'ȯhoo'e. The Beaver (constellation) has swum into view (in the Spring). The following warning would be given to people, cautioning them to be alert to the dangers of winter blizzards: Háá'ėše nėstavé'ho'ȯhtséme. Étaéšėta'ȯhoo'e Hóma'e. Óohkenonéšeōhtsema'taamėhéemȯhonéstove. Don't go far from the camp. The Beaver (constellation) has swum out of sight (in the Fall). Go in pairs when you go hunting. A funny incident occurred many years ago when a Cheyenne man (OR) told a Cheyenne-speaking missionary (AH) that the Beaver had been spotted, indicating that Spring had arrived. Cheyennes enjoy telling this episode because it shows the miscommunication that occurred, the missionary thinking that the Cheyenne was referring to an animal beaver in the swollen creek nearby. Here is how their conversation went: OR: Hóma'e ééšeévamé'ȯhoo'e. AH: Héehe'e, naa tsetaonȧháxemémėstáne. OR: The Beaver has "swum" into view. AH: Yes, and he might drown. Phon: iah Etym: *ameθkwa. See: Hestsevoxe ‘His Den’; -méaheše. Category: celestial.

hotohke   na. 1 • star. This pronunciation is more common than hetohke. Ques: What is the obviative? Plural hotóhkeo'o; Obviative hotohko. hotóhkeo'o tsénésȯhtȯxese the seven stars (Pleiades). Possessive -htotóhke; Variant: hetohke. Etym: *aθa·nkwa. Category: celestial.

2 • Star. Category: names.

hotohke tséanā'ȯhtse   vai. meteor. Lit: star which falls Plural hotóhkeo'o tséana'ose. Category: celestial.

hotóhkeo'o tsénésȯhtȯxese   na. Pleiades. Lit: stars which are seven in number Variant: mano'ėhotóhkeo'o, mano'otóhkeo'o. Category: celestial.

-hotóhkeve   vii. starry. É-hotóhkeve. It's starry. Category: celestial.

-htotóhke   n. star (possessed). nȧ-htotóhkemaneo'o our (excl) stars. IndepNoun hotohke. Category: celestial.

mȧhēō'o   ni. 1 • house. (another recording) Do not confuse this word with ma'hēō'o 'god' which is similar in spelling but different in pronunciation. Simplified Spelling mhayo'o. homȯsémȧhéó'o kitchen; restaurant (lit. cook-house). mȯxe'ėstónemȧhēō'o school (lit. write-house). ma'kaataémȧhéó'o bank (lit. money-house). Plural mȧheonȯtse; Locative mȧheónéva; Oblique mȧheóne; Diminutive mȧhēško. namȧhēō'o my house. (another recording) na-mȧheóne at my house. nemȧhēō'o your house. hemȧhēō'o his house. namȧheónáne our (excl.) house. nemȧheónane our (incl.) house. nemȧheónévo your (plural) house. hemȧheónévo their house. hemȧheonȯtse his houses. na-mȧheónanōtse our (excl) houses. Diminutive mȧhēško. See: -he-mȧheóne ‘have a house’; -he-vénove ‘have a home’. Etym: PA **mehθwika:ni (Go2000:90) ‘wooden dwelling’; cf. *miikiwa:'mi (Pe79). Category: house.

2 • part of the Big Dipper. Phon: vs Category: celestial.

ma'xetoeneško   ni. Big Dipper. Usage: a loan translation from English Lit: big-dipper/cup Category: celestial.

mano'ėhotóhkeo'o   na. Pleiades. Lit: grouped stars Ques: recheck?? Category: check. Variant: mano'otóhkeo'o, hotóhkeo'o tsénésȯhtȯxese. Category: celestial.

mano'otóhkeo'o   na. Gram: pl the bunch of stars. apparently Pleiades. Synonym hotóhkeo'o tsénésȯhtȯxese. Category: celestial.

-mé'oése   vai. appear hanging. É-mé'oése. He is appearing hanging. for example, of a star or the moon. Hotóhkeo'o é-mé'oéséne. The stars are moving into view. Category: celestial, hang.

-mé'ȯhoo'e   vai. appear swimming, appear wading. É-mé'ȯhoo'e. He appeared swimming/wading. Énėh-mé'ȯhoo'e. He appeared swimming/wading. Hóma'e ééšeéva-mé'ȯhoo'e. The Beaver (constellation) has swum into view (in the Spring). Hóma'e éohkėhevoone móhkeéva-mé'ȯhoehéhe tsėhe'xóvéva. The beaver (constellation), they say, shows up at this time. [1987:207] Phon: vs fai: -ohoo'e; Antonym -ta'ȯhoo'e. Category: swim, celestial.

mȯho'ohtse   ni. Ques: mȯhó'óhtse ?? part of Ursa Major (that is, the handle of the Big Dipper). Category: check. mȧhēō'o; ma'xetoeneško. Category: celestial.

taa'éeše'he   na. moon. Variant: éše'he. (another recording, by an Oklahoma male) Sometimes the word éše'he is used for both 'sun' and 'moon.'. Lit: night-sun vóhkeéše'he half moon. ó'xeéše'he half moon. Category: environment, celestial.

toeneško   ni. Gram: dim 1 • cup, dipper. Lit: hold.on(-thing) vti: -toen; Plural toenėškonȯtse. See: toenēō'o. Category: containers.

2 • Little Dipper. Usage: loan translation from English for the 'Little Dipper' constellation Category: celestial.

tsé-ho'hoonévoésenase   vai. Circle of Stars (constellation). Variant: ho'hooné'ta. Category: celestial.

tséx-ho'hooné'ta   vii. Circle of Stars (constellation). Lit: where camp sets in a circle Variant: tsé-ho'hoonévoésenase. Category: celestial.

-vóho'kȧše'še   sparkle, glitter, shine, twinkle. especially said of stars. Variant: -vó'ho'kȧše'še, -vó'ėha'ȧše'še. É-vóho'kȧše'še. He's sparkling. É-vóho'kȧšé'šeo'o. They are twinkling/sparkling. See: -ohase'še; -ohasé'há. Category: celestial.

-vó'ėha'ȧše'še   vai. sparkle, glitter. Phon: assim s > š Variant: -vó'ho'kȧše'še. É-vó'ėha'ȧšé'šeo'o hotóhkeo'o. The stars are sparkling. vii: -vó'ho'kȧsé'há. Category: celestial.

-vó'ho'kȧše'še   vai. sparkle, glitter. Phon: assim s > š Variant: -vóho'kȧše'še, -vó'ėha'ȧšé'še. This seems to be an older pronunciation than -vóho'kȧše'še. É-vó'ho'kȧše'še. He's sparkling. É-vó'ho'kȧšé'šeo'o. They (for example, the stars) are sparkling. vii: -vó'ho'kȧsé'há. Category: celestial.

vóóhe₂   na. morning star. Variant: vóóhéhéve. ȯssáa'éšemé'ėhnéhesėstse vóóhe before the morning star appeared (1987:206). Vóóhe náno'to'enȯtse. I got up with the morning star (= I got up early while the morning star was still in the sky ?? Category: check. Etym: cf. M wa:pananah 'morning star'. Homonym vóóhe₁ ‘rabbit’. See: -vóona'ó ‘morning’; vóohe ‘Stop!’. Category: celestial.

Vóóhéve   na. Morning Star. another recording Variant: Vóóhéhéve; Simplified Spelling Wohif. Category: names, celestial.