Cheyenne Dictionary

 housework

housework

-hahpenóhtá   vti. sew s.t. É-hahpenóhta. She's sewing it up. Ná-hahpenóhtanȯtse véenȯtse. I sew tepees. fai: -nó'é; vta: -hahpenót. Category: housework, sew.

-hahpenó'é   vai. sew. Lit: fasten-sew É-hahpenó'e. She's sewing. fai: -nó'é; vta: -hahpenót. Category: housework, sew.

-hesó'xȧho'hová   vai. iron. É-hesó'xȧho'hōva. She ironed. Usage: said to be a So. Ch. term Variant: -hesó'xȯhené. Lit: smooth-by.heat Category: housework.

-hesó'xȯhené   vai. iron. Lit: smooth-by.tool-INTR É-hesó'xȯhéne. She ironed. Variant: -hesó'xȧho'hová. Category: housework.

-hesó'xoh(n)   vta. iron s.o. Lit: smooth-by.tool É-hesó'xȯhnóho. She ironed him. For example, she ironed a shirt. See: -hesó'xan. Category: tools, housework.

-homosé   vai. cook. É-homōse. He is cooking. Ná-homōse. I'm cooking. É-homȯseo'o. They are cooking. Nééšė-homȯsehe? Did you already cook? Né-homȯsemehe? Did you (plural) cook? Éohkėsáa-homȯséhe. He doesn't cook. Tȧhé-homōsėstse! Go cook! Mónėstsė-homōse? Will you cook? That communicates the same idea as English "Do you want to cook?" Néto'sė-homȯsehe? Are you going to cook? Náto'sė-homōse. I'm going to cook. Here is the pattern (paradigm) for Cheyenne verbs (animate intransitive) which are in the conjunct (subordinate) order: tséx-homȯséto when I cooked. tséx-homȯseto when you cooked. tséx-homōsėse when he (or she) cooked. tséx-homōsėstse (another pronunciation) tséx-homȯsétse when we cooked. tséx-homȯsése when you (plural) cooked. tséx-homȯsévȯse when they cooked. tséx-homȯsévȯhtse (another pronunciation) tséx-homȯsetsėse when he/they (obv) cooked. See: -ahá'ené; -ho'he; -ho'tá; -ho'oohe; -ho'oestsé boil s.t.. Category: housework.

-honóne   vai. bake, roast. É-honóne. She baked. Náohkėsáa-honónéhe. I don't bake much. Anóse étáxė-honóne. Outside he is grilling. See: honoo'o; vetšėškévȧhonoo'o; -hoohe. Category: housework, cook.

-hóxe'anené   vai. clean. especially of housework cleaning. É-hóxe'anēne. He's cleaning. Category: housework.

-kóhkonȯheonané   vai. make bread. É-kóhkonȯheonāne. She made bread. See: kóhkonȯhēō'o; -póho'sané. Category: housework.

-mosé   fai. do housework. Épėhéve-mōse. He does housework well. Énéhe-mōse. He does housework quickly. Námȧhove-mōse. I am tired of doing housework. See: homosé; -mósé. Category: housework.

-mȯxéhené   vai. sweep. É-mȯxéhéne. She is sweeping. Mȯxéhénėstse! Sweep the floor! Category: housework.

-mȯxevo'ohá   vti. sweep up s.t. Mȯxevo'óóhtse! Sweep it up! Category: housework.

-mȯxȯhénéné   vai. sweep; rake yard. É-mȯxȯhénéne. He swept/raked the yard (that is, outside). Category: housework.

-néhemosé   vai. do housework quickly. É-néhemōse. She does housework quickly. Final -mosé. Category: housework.

-nėhohá   vti. wipe s.t. É-nėhóha. He wiped it. É-nėhóha táxemésėhestȯtse. She's wiping the table. Náéva-nėhōha. I wiped it up (for example, with a rag). Nėhóóhtse! Wipe it! Words with this verb stem sound like they have the complex syllable -nȯhohá, but it would seem that this entry's spelling is correct, based on related words, such as nėhévȯhoénestȯtse 'towel.'. vta: -nėhoh(n). See: nėh(e)-; -nėhovo'ohá. Category: housework.

-nėhohené   vai. wipe. É-nėhohēne. She wiped. See: nėhohēō'o. Category: housework.

-nėhovo'ohá   vti. wipe up s.t. Nėhovo'óóhtse! Wipe it up! See: -nėhohá. Category: housework.

-nȯhtóvȧhá'ené   vai. know how to cook. É-nȯhtóvȧhá'éne. She knows how to cook. Final -ahá'ené. Category: housework.

-nó'é   fai. sew. Éhahpe-nó'e. She's sewing. Épo'é-nó'e. She is mending/patching. É-totáho'penó'e. She's quilting. fta: -nót; fti: -nó'tsé. See: -no'é kill. Etym: *-kwa:'s sew (AI medial). Category: housework, sew.

-nó'tsé   fti. sew s.t. Éhahpe-nó'tse. She's sewing it. Ques: recheck?? Category: check. fai: -nó'é; fta: -nót. Category: housework, sew.

-oesepáené   vai. empty ashes, take out ashes. Lit: discharge-ashes É-oesepáéne. He took the ashes out/he emptied the ashes. É-oesepáéne He took the ashes out/he emptied the ashes. See: né'tȯheoenévetoo'o ashtray. Category: housework.

-ohaséhené   vai. polish. É-ohaséhéne. He's polishing. Category: housework.

-ó'a'hasené   vai. dry. This refers to using a machine; -ó'ėhasené is for hanging something to dry. É-ó'a'hasēne. She's drying clothes. See: ó'ėhasené. Category: housework.

-ó'oésané   vai. hang clothes to dry. É-ó'oésáne. He's hanging clothes up to dry. IndepNoun ó'óéséó'o; vti: -ó'oéstsé. Category: housework. Final -ané.

ó'óéséó'o   ni. clothesline, meat drying rack. Usage: used for meat drying rack on Okla. Lit: dry-hang(-thing) Phon: gr; hle Plural ó'oéseonȯtse; Initial ó'-; Final -oése. See: ó'a'hasenestȯtse; honóvónó'e. Category: clothing, housework.

-oó'xoemȧhané   vai. chop wood. É-oó'xoemȧhāne. He's chopping firewood. Phon: redup Non-reduplicated ó'xoemȧhané. See: mȧhané; ho'óemȧhané. Category: wood, housework.

-pėhévemosé   vai. do housework well. É-pėhévemōse. She does housework well. fai: -mosé. See: -homosé. Category: housework.

-po'énó'e   vai. mend, patch. É-po'énó'e. She is patching. vta: -po'énót; Final -nó'é. See: -hahpenó'é. Category: housework, sew.

-po'énót   vta. mend s.o., patch s.o. É-po'énoto. She mended him (for example, a shirt or cloth, both animate). vai: -po'énó'é; vti: -po'énóhtá. Category: housework, sew.

táhoma'ȯhenestȯtse   ni. dustpan. Category: housework. See: táhohēō'o.

ta'omoesó'ėhestȯtse   na. apron. or other similar covering. Lit: cover-hang-crotch-thing Plural ta'omoesó'ėhestoto; Obviative ta'omoesó'ėhestoto; BodyPartMedial -só'e2. Náhone'ōvo ta'omoesó'hestȯtse. I'm wearing an apron. See: nėhpėsó'ėhestȯtse breechcloth. Category: housework.

-tóovan   1 • vti. fold s.t., double s.t. É-tóovāna. He doubled it/he folded it (up). É-tóovananȯtse hone'óonȯtse. She's folding the clothes.

2 • vta. fold s.o., double s.o. É-tóovanóho. He doubled him/he folded him. Tóovaneha hóoma! Fold up the blanket! Reduplicated -totóovan; vai: -tóovanené; Antonym -évȧ-séhpan. See: -hohpo'ema'en. Category: housework.

-tóovanené   vai. fold. for example, folding clothes. É-tóovanēne. He is folding. vti: -tóovan. Category: housework.

-vóhetanené   vai. make bed. É-vóhetanēne. He made his bed. O'hooma vóhetanēnėstse! Make your bed on this side! See: -vóvȯhetanené. Category: housework.

-vóho'oesané   vai. discard; throw away. É-vóho'oesāne. He threw away trash (for example, dumped or burned garbage). Náhé-vȯho'oesāne. I'm going to throw away garbage. vta: -vóho'oet. Category: housework.