dance
-áhanȯhomo'he vai. exhausted from dancing. 
É-áhanȯhomo'he. He's exhausted from dancing. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-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.
-amȯhomo'he vai. dance along. Éhe'ke-amȯhomo'he. She danced gracefully (along). [1987:48] fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-anȯhohomo'he vai. dance down. É-anȯhohomo'he. He danced down. Éhne'-anȯhohomó'hesėstse nėhéóhe tsé'o'hoéstatse. She danced down over the cliff. [Lover's Leap.020] fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-asėtȯhomo'he vai. start to dance. É-asėtȯhomo'he. He started to dance. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-asėtȯhomó'heohe vai. start to dance quickly. É-asėstomó'heohe. He started to dance quickly. Ná'ȯhke-asėtȯhomó'heohe. I would start dancing. [1987:177] Category: dance.
-ávȯhomó'heohe vai. fall over from dancing so fast ?? É-ávȯhomó'heohe. He fell over from dancing so fast. Initial áv-; fai: -ohomó'he, -ohe. Category: dance, check.
áxȧxévo ni. bell. Plural áxȧxévonȯtse ??; Variant: axȧxéva'haseo'o. Category: dance, check.
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-e'ȯhomo'he vai. dance up. É-e'ȯhomo'he. He danced up. fai: -ohomó'he. See: -é'homó'he. Category: dance.
-énȯhomo'he vai. stop dancing. É-énȯhomo'he. He stopped dancing. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-éstȯhomo'he vai. dance in. É-éstȯhomo'he. He danced in. É-éstȯhomó'heo'o. They are dancing in. [1980:67:6] fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-éstȯhomó'heohe vai. dance in hurriedly, grand entry dance. This word can be used for the grand entry at a powwow. É'-éstȯhomó'heohesėstse éstovȯtse. A corn man danced in hurriedly. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-évȯhomo'he vai. dance around. É-évȯhomo'he. He danced around. fai: -ohomo'he. Category: dance.
-évȯhomó'heohtsé vai. dance around. É-évȯhomó'heōhtse. He was dancing around. É-évȯhomó'heohtsesėstse. He was dancing around. [The Ground Squirrel and the Turtle #2.012] Category: dance.
-háohomo'he vai. dance energetically. E-háohomó'heo'o ka'ėškóneho. The children are dancing energetically. ?? Ques: recheck spelling?? Category: check. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-hávėsévȯhomo'he vai. dance badly. É-hávėsévȯhomo'he. He danced badly. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
he'kone'éemȧsévo'ota ni. breastplate, hairbone type breastplate. See: ho'ota. Category: dance.
-he-mámaa'évȯhomo'he vai. do war bonnet dance. Éhe-mámaa'évȯhomó'heo'o They are dancing the war bonnet dance. usually danced by women. See: Hemámaa'évȯhomó'hestȯtse. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
Hemámaa'évȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. War Bonnet Dance. See: mámaa'e. Category: dance.
-hene'ké'šȯhomo'he vai. dance on tiptoes. for example, as in some ballet moves. É-hene'ké'šȯhomó'heo'o. They are dancing on their tiptoes. fai: -ohomó'he. Ques: šȯ?? Category: dance, check.
-hestó'tonȯhomo'he vai. dance braid dance. for example, a Maypole dance. É-hestó'tonȯhomo'he. He danced the braid dance. Category: dance.
hestóxe'ėsénéó'o ni. his bustle. IndepNoun hóxe'ėsénéó'o. Category: dance.
-hetȯhomo'he vai. Gram: rr so dance, dance that way. ... é-hetȯhomo'e. ... that's how he danced. Náhtȧhévoo'sėhaenoto tsóhkė-hetȯhomó'hetsėse. He went to show them (sage hens) to me, how they were dancing. [1987:177] fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-hetȯhomó'heohe vai. Gram: rr so dance quickly, dance that way quickly. naa tséstšėhe'kéahéto ná'ȯhkė-hetȯhomó'heohe and when I was little I danced like that. fai: -ohomó'he, -ohe. Category: dance.
-ho'ȯhomó'he vai. arrive dancing, dance arrive. É-ho'ȯhomo'he. He came and danced. Néx-ho'ȯhomo'hėstse! Come dance! fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
ho'sóéhe na. dancer. the conjunct participle tsého'sóese 'those who dance' is also used for 'dancers'. Plural ho'sóeheho; Obviative ho'sóeheho. See: -ho'soo'e ‘dance’. Category: dance.
-ho'sóeohe vai. dance quickly. Ques: quickly?? É-ho'sóeohe. He is dancing quickly. [The Ground Squirrel and the Turtle.009] Category: dance, check.
-ho'soo'e vai. dance. É-ho'soo'e. He is dancing. (another recording) É-ho'sóeo'o. They are dancing. tsé-ho'soo'ėstse the one who is dancing/the dancer. (another recording) tsé-ho'sóese those who dance/the dancers. Ho'soo'e! Dance! (said to more than one person). Tȧhé-ho'soo'ėstse! Go dance! Mónėstsė-ho'soo'e? Are you gonna dance? Tónetáa'e nééšė-ho'sóéme? What's the score? Lit: How far along have you (plural) played? Hénėhéóhe éx-ho'sóenove. There was a dance there. ?? See: -ohomo'he ‘dance (final)’; -mȧhtáóó'e ‘dance ceremonially’; ho'sóéhe ‘dancer’. Phon: vs Category: dance, check.
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-hó'xȯhomó'he vai. used to dancing. É-hó'xȯhomó'heo'o. They are used to dancing. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
Hoo'kȯhévȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. Rain Dance. Category: new. not a Cheyenne dance. Category: dance.
-hóo'ȯhomo'he vai. dance out. for example, to dance out of the arena or arbor. É-hóo'ȯhomo'he. He danced out. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-hosóvȯhomo'he vai. dance backwards. É-hosóvȯhomo'he. He's dancing backwards. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-hosóvȯhomó'heoohe vai. dance backwards quickly. É-hosóvȯhomó'heoohe. He danced backwards quickly. Éstaméhaehóseamė-hosóvȯhomó'heoohe. He used to dance backwards. [STORIES.TXT] Category: dance.
-hovéo'kȯhomo'he vai. do the umbrella dance. Náto'sė-hovéo'kȯhomo'he. I'm going to do the umbrella dance. [Helping at the Birney Powwow] Category: dance.
hóvȯsanévȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. benefit dance. Category: dance. Usage: a new word Lit: store-dance (refers to saving/collecting money)
hoxéhevȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. Sun Dance. Usage: possible new word See: Hestȯsenestȯtse. Category: dance.
hóxe'ėsénéó'o ni. bustle. Lit: tie.around-rump.(thing) BodyPartMedial -'esé. See: hestóxe'ėsénéó'o ‘his bustle’. Category: dance.
hóxe'hahtáehestȯtse ?. fur anklets. Ques: recheck?? Category: check, dance.
-hóxetseehe vai. wear a sash. especially for gourd dancer. É-hóxetseehe. He's wearing a sash. Category: dance.
kȧhkoeóeseo'o ni. headdress ornament. tied to the base of a feather which is on the head of a dancer; it hangs down the back of the dancer from the feather. See: ma'eóeseo'o ‘roach’. Category: dance.
ka'háohtsévȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. Stump Dance. Category: dance.
-ké'kea'ona'xe vai. dance 49er dance. refers to keeping time to music by repeatedly bending knees while standing listening to music; especially of women. É-ké'kea'ona'xe. She danced a 49er dance. See: -a'oná (relationship??. Category: check, dance.
ké'ko'a'xémeeno na. Gram: pl rockers. Category: new, dance.
ké'ko'ȯhomo'he vai. bob dance. É-ké'ko'ȯhomo'he. She bob dancing. É-ké'ko'ȯhomó'heo'o. They are bob dancing. women's bobbing (at the knees) in one place dance. Category: dance.
ké'ko'ȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. bob dance. This is dancing where women bobbing at the knees while standing in place. Category: dance.
Koomȯhomó'hestȯtse Chastity Dance. This dance is not danced anymore. See: Koomȯhomo'he ‘Chastity Dancer’. Category: dance.
-mȧhohomo'he vai. all dance. É-mȧhohomó'heo'o. They are all dancing. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
mȧho'xeno na. gourd, gourd rattle, peyote gourd. Plural mȧho'xénono; Obviative mȧho'xénono. See: mȧhōō'o; mȧhōhko; šé'šeno. Category: plants, dance.
mȧho'xénonévȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. Gourd Dance. not a Cheyenne dance. Category: dance.
-mȧho'xévenonévȯhomó'he vai. gourd dance sing. photo by Donovan Shortey. É-mȧho'xévenonévȯhomo'he. He is gourd dance singing. É-mȧho'xévenonévȯhomó'heo'o. They are gourd dance singing. fai: -noné ‘sing’. Category: dance.
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-mȧhovȯhomo'he vai. tired of dancing. É-mȧhovȯhomo'he. He is tired of dancing. Ná-mȧhovȯhomó'héme. We were tired of dancing. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-mȧhtáóó'e vai. dance ceremonially, dance a stationary dance. an older dance, not very well known at all today; it can be danced at a Sun Dance. É-mȧhtáóó'e. He did the ceremonial dance. É'ése-mȧhtáoesėstse. He danced in. [1987:304] Usage: obsolescent See: -ohomo'he; -ho'soo'e. Category: dance.
ma'eóeseo'o ni. rooster comb, roach. A roach is headdress worn on top of the head for dancing. made of porcupine quill and stands up like a rooster comb. See: kȧhkoeóeseo'o. Phon: vs Plural ma'eóseonȯtse. Category: dance.
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-ma'heónȯhomó'he vai. dance a sacred dance. É-ma'heónȯhomo'he. He's dancing a sacred dance. Initial ma'heón-; fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
ma'heónȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. sacred ceremonial dance. Category: dance.
-ma'heóno'soo'e vai. dance a sacred dance, sacred dance. É-ma'heóno'soo'e.?? He danced a sacred dance. See: Ma'heóno'sóó'e; -ho'soo'e. Category: dance, check.
-ma'ȯxe'é vai. red-painted face. especially of dancer. É-ma'ȯxē'e. He is face-painted red. See: Ma'etomoná'e; -ma'évoéné. Category: dance, colors, face.
ma'pa'oné-tȧxėhaseo'o ni. upper back bustle. See: -'pa'o. Category: dance.
ma'xė-sévȯhono na. war dance bands ?? Category: check. See: ma'xėsévȯhonȯtse. Category: dance.
mámaa'e ni. war bonnet. (another recording) Plural mámáá'ėstse. See: Kokóhkoeoésanéhe ‘War Bonnet Wearer’; hóxa'estȯtse ‘headdress’; ka'koeosēō'o ‘war bonnet tail’. Category: warfare, dance.
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mée'e 1 • na. feather, collarbone, quill. inanimate for a few speakers. Phon: apoc Phon: vs Plural méeno; Obviative méeno; Medial -méená.
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2 • ni. feather. Feathers are inanimate for some speakers. Plural méenȯtse. Etym: *miikwana; miikwanaki (pl). See: -tsénoo'o ‘wing (poss.)’; -ee'e ‘feather ; quill’; ma'óhkee'e ‘tassel’; voto ‘tailfeather’. Category: dance, birds.
-mé'ȯhomo'he vai. dance into view. É-mé'ȯhomo'he. He danced into view. [Head Chief text] Category: dance.
-méno'kévȯhomo'he vai. Willow Dance - dance the, dance the Willow Dance. É-méno'kévȯhomó'heo'o. They are dancing the Willow Dance. Category: ceremonial, Sun Dance, dance.
méno'kévȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. Willow Dance. It has been said that this is actually today's Sun Dance. The present S.D. is abbreviated and is said to leave out the offering of the participant's wife to the S.D. instructor--a practice outlawed by the U.S. government. This term was used as a euphemism during the time the Sun Dance was outlawed by the U.S. government. Category: Sun Dance, ceremonial, dance.
Méstaévȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. Owl Dance, Halloween Dance. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: new, dance.
mo'ȯhtávėšenéva'ȯhéasévȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. sagehen dance. what sagehens do; not an Indian dance. Category: dance.
momé'šėhahtáhtotȯtse ni. Gram: pl shags; furs (for dancers). Lit: hairy-leg-things Category: dance.
nėhpėsó'ėhestȯtse na. breechcloth. Lit: cover-crotch-thing Plural nėhpėsó'ėhestoto; Obviative nėhpėsó'ėhestoto; Medial -só'é2. See: ta'omoesó'ėhestȯtse ‘apron’; hóxáse ‘breechcloth belt’; nėhpe'ėhestȯtse ‘diaper’; -xó'é. Category: dance.
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nėhpȯhomó'héso na. burrowing owl. Lit: obstruct-dancer-DIM Plural nėhpȯhomó'hesono; Obviative nėhpȯhomó'hesono. said to be so named because they dance in front of prairie dog holes, blocking the holes. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
néma'ėhnestȯtse ni. Forty-niner Dance. See: néma'ȯhomó'hestȯtse. Category: dance.
-néma'ȯhomo'he vai. round dance. É-néma'ȯhomo'he. He round danced. É-néma'ȯhomó'heo'o. They are round dancing. Initial néma'-; fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
néma'ȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. round dance. fai: -ohommó'he. Category: dance.
-nėševȯhomo'he vai. dance fast, fancy dance. É-nėševȯhomo'he. He's dancing fast. É-nėševȯhomó'heo'o. They are fancy dancing. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-nėševȯhomó'heohe vai. dance fast, do fancy dance. tséohke-nėševȯhomó'heohese fancy dancers. Lit: those who dance fast tséohkema'xe-nėševȯhomó'heohese fancy dancers. Category: dance.
-nėxoóhtȯhomo'he vai. dance in a cute way. É-nėxoóhtȯhomo'he. He danced in a cute way. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-nóhkȯhomo'he ni. dance the pot dance. É-nóhkȯhomo'he. He danced the pot dance. É-nóhkȯhomó'heo'o. They danced the pot dance. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
nóhkȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. pot dance. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-nóhtȯhomo'he vai. telling war deeds dance; pot dance. Lit: approach-dance During this dance people sang for scouts or veterans. Each warrior would tell his deedwhen the drum would be hit. Someone usually said "Hokahey" (in recognition of the war deed. É-nóhtȯhomo'he. He's doing the war deeds dance. É-nóhtȯhomó'heo'o. They are doing the dance where war deeds are declared. Category: dance. fai: -ohomó'he.
Nóhtȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. Telling War Deeds Dance. Category: warfare, dance.
-nóhto'hová vai. pot dance. É-nóhto'hōva. He did the pot dance. Category: dance.
-nȯhtóvȯhomo'he vai. know how to dance. É-nȯhtóvȯhomo'he. He knows how to dance. É-nȯhtóvȯhomó'heo'o. They know how to dance. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-no'kȯhomo'he vai. dance alone. É-no'kȯhomo'he. He danced alone. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-no'ȯhomo'he vai. dance with (something). É-no'ȯhomo'he. He's dancing with something (for example, a rifle).
vti. Éh-no'ȯhomó'hénȯse hóánóhne. He was dancing with a shield. [1987:48] See: -no'ehné ‘include walk’. Category: dance.
no'ȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. something held when dancing. for example, a purse or stick. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
Nonéxa'évȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. Pairs Dance. this dance is probably no longer extant. Category: dance.
nonó'hovȯhto'ótanȯtse ni. Gram: pl beaded breastplate. This is plural, referring to the multiple strands of beads. See: ho'ota. Category: dance.
nótȧxévȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. society dance. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-nóvėše'évȯhomo'he vai. contest dance. É-nóvėše'évȯhomó'heo'o. They are contest dancing. Category: dance.
nóvėše'évȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. contest dance. Synonym Novetȧhtsévȯhomó'hestȯtse. Category: dance.
nóvetȧhtsévȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. contest dance. Synonym Nóvėše'évȯhomó'hestȯtse. Category: dance.
ohasévoestáto ni. (silver) concho belt. Lit: shiny-belt Plural ohasévoestátónėstse. See: hoestáto. Category: dance.
-ohomó'he fai. dance. Épėhév-ȯhomo'he. He danced well. Énȯhtóv-ȯhomo'he. He knows how to dance. Éonés-ȯhomó'heo'o. They are trying to dance. Énés-ȯhomó'heo'o. They both danced. Éhó'x-ȯhomó'heo'o. They are used to dancing. Éhóo'-ȯhomo'he. He danced out. Hemámaa'év-ȯhomó'hestȯtse War Bonnet Dance. Néxho'-ȯhomo'hėstse! Come dance! nėhp-ȯhomó'héso burrowing owl. vai: -ho'sóe. Category: dance.
onéhanótaxe na. war dancer, Omaha dancer. Plural Onéhanótȧxeo'o. The plural is the name of a society, which some translate only as 'Omaha Dancers'; Petter said this was "a dancing club started some24 years ago and made up of the younger men" (a "newer organization"; PD777ff.) See: nótaxe. Category: societies, dance.
-onéhanótȧxévȯhomo'he vai. war dance. Category: warfare, dance. É-onéhanótȧxévȯhomo'he. He's war dancing.
Onéstȧhkȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. Ring Dance. Category: dance. fai: -ohomó'he.
-onéstȯhomó'he vai. try to dance. É-onéstȯhomó'heo'o. They are trying to dance. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance, check.
ováve- pv. ceremonial, magical ?? É-ovávėho'soo'e. He danced a certain ceremonial dance. See: ovávȯhomo'he. Category: dance, ceremonial.
-ovávėho'soo'e vai. ceremonially dance. This refers to a certain ceremonial dance. É-ovávėho'soo'e He dances a (certain) ceremonial dance. See: -ho'soo'e ‘dance’. Category: dance.
-pėhévȯhomo'he vai. dance well. É-pėhévȯhomo'he He danced nicely. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-séotsévȯhomo'he vai. do the Ghost Dance. hénėhéóhe tsé'ȯhkėhé-seotsévȯhomó'hévȯse that's where they would have the Ghost Dance. [My Grandmother Mene'a'e.048] Category: dance.
Séotsévȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. Ghost Dance. The Ghost Dance was brought to the Cheyennes by a Native American from another tribe. It was popular with some Cheyennes for a while and then no longer practiced. Category: dance.
šé'šeno na. rattle. especially a gourd rattle. (another recording) Plural šé'šenono. Morph: /šé'šénon/. Possessive -šé'šenotame, -šé'šenotame. See: mȧho'xénon; šé'šenovot. Category: snakes, dance.
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šé'šenovotsévȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. Snake Dance. Category: dance.
-táhohomo'he vai. dance upon. É-táhohomo'he. He danced on (something). Category: dance.
táxėhasēō'o ni. cape. Category: dance.
-tó'omȯhomo'he vai. dance in one spot. É-tó'omȯhomo'he. She's dancing in place. Category: dance.
-tónetȯhomo'he vai. how dance. É-tónetȯhomó'heo'o? What kind of dance did they dance? éxhe'ȯhke-tónetȯhomó'hévȯhtse however they did that dance. [My Grandmother Mene'a'e.048] fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-tóo'ėstsévȯhomo'he vai. dance imitate, copy dance. that is, to imitate some other action, such as movements of animals or birds, in a dance. É-tóo'ėstsévȯhomó'heo'o. They are imitate-dancing. Category: dance.
-tooxȯhomo'he vai. dance low. É-tooxȯhomo'he. He's dancing low. Category: dance.
totáhohomó'he vai. dance upon repeatedly. Hótȧhtse éx= hoto totáhohomó'hestovėhoo'o hápó'e. Here, he was danced on likewise. [The Big Bogeyman.218] Category: dance.
-tsėhéstȯhomo'he vai. Indian dance. É-tsėhéstȯhomó'heo'o. They Indian danced. that is, danced some Indian dance. Category: dance.
tsėhésto'kėhanȯtse ni. Gram: pl moccasins, Cheyenne moccasins. Singular tsėhésto'keha; Variant: tsėhésto'ėhanȯtse. See: mo'keha. Category: dance.
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-tsėhetȯhomo'he vai. CAT.so.dance, dance to (somewhere). É-tsėhetȯhomo'he he'nétóóne. He danced to the door. Category: dance.
tsé-ho'sóese Gram: ppl vai. Gram: ppl dancers. Lit: those who are dancing See: -ho'soo'e. Category: dance.
tséohke-nėševȯhomó'heohese vai. Gram: ppl fancy dancers. vai: -nėševȯhomó'heohe. Category: dance.
-vá'ȯhéasévȯhomó'he vai. sagehen dance, prairie chicken dance. É-vá'ȯhéasévȯhomo'heohe. He is dancing the sagehen dance. [1987:177] Category: dance.
-vá'ȯhéasévȯhomó'heohe vai. sagehen dance quickly, prairie chicken dance quickly. Ná'ȯhke-vá'ȯhéasévȯhomó'heohe. I danced the prairie chicken dance. [The Sagehen Dance.016] Category: dance.
véhonevȯhomo'he vai. dance the chief's dance. É-véhonevȯhomo'he. He's dancing the chief's dance. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
véhonevȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. chiefs' dance. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-vé'ho'évȯhomo'he vai. whiteman dance. for example, dance the Foxtrot or a waltz. É-vé'ho'évȯhomo'he. He's dancing a whiteman dance. É-vé'ho'évȯhomó'heo'o. They are dancing a whiteman dance. Category: dance.
vé'ho'évȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. whiteman dance. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-véstȯhomo'he vai. dance with. for example, dance with others in the Sun Dance. É-véstȯhomo'he. He danced with (others). fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-véstȯhomó'hem vta. dance with s.o. Nȧhta-véstȯhomó'hemoo'o. I'll dance with them. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
-vóhkoohevȯhomó'he vai. Rabbit Dance. É-vóhkoohevȯhomó'he. He did the Rabbit Dance. Category: dance.
Vóhkoohévȯhomó'hestȯtse ni. Rabbit Dance. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.
vȯhtá'hoo'ȯhtsévȯhono na. war dance cuffs. Lit: leather-bracelets ?? Category: check, dance.
Vovóhkoneohomó'hestȯtse ni. Weaving Dance. dancers weave around like snakes. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: dance.