numbers

-a'óné   fai. ordinal number suffix. tséno'k-a'ónėstse the first one. tsénésȯhtȯhna'ónėstse the seventh one. Category: numbers.

-a'ónétó   fii. ordinal, ordinal number suffix. tséno'k-a'ónéto the first one. 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. tsémȧhtóhtȯhn-a'ónéto the tenth one. Category: numbers.

-hestoha₃   vii. Gram: rr so many. tséohma'xė-hestoha hová'éhe tséoestóonohe of all the many things which are offered for sacrifices. [1987:239] vai: -hestox. See: nėhestoha ‘every, each’. Category: numbers.

hóhtȧh-   i. plus. This initial is used with numbers to indicate number of tense plus, for instance, ten plus seven which is 17, or eighty plus 7 which is 87. mȧhtohto hóhtȧhnésȯhtoha seventeen. That is, ten plus seven. na'nóhtȯhnó'e hóhtȧhnésȯhtoha 87. [My Grandmother Mene'a'e.148] Category: numbers.

hóhtȧhná'he   p. 13, thirteen. Category: numbers.

hóhtȧhnésohto   p. 17, seventeen, plus seven. Naesóhtȯhnó'e hóhtȧhnésóhto nȧhtanėhestȯheaénáma. I will be 67 (that many) years old. [My Grandmother Mene'a'e.156] See: mȧhtohto hóhtȧhnésohto. Category: numbers.

hóhtȧhnésȯhtoha   p. 17 times, seventeen times, plus seven times. na'nóhtȯhnó'e hóhtȧhnésȯhtoha 87. [My Grandmother Mene'a'e.148] Category: numbers.

hóhtȧhnóhone-   pv. fifteen, plus five. Mónáx-hóhtȧhnóhoneaénamȧhéhe. I must have been fifteen years old. Category: numbers.

ho'xėstanenestȯtse   ni. addition. new word for addition in school. Category: numbers, school, new.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhnaesohto   p. sixteen of, 16 of. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhnaesóhtoha   p. sixteen times, 16 times. Category: numbers.

mȧhtohto hóhtȧhná'ėstse   p. eleven of, 11 of. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhna'ha   p. thirteen times, 13 times. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhna'he   p. thirteen of, 13 of. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhna'nohto   p. eighteen of, 18 of. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhna'nóhtoha   p. eighteen times. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhnésohto   p. seventeen of, 17 of. See: hóhtȧhnésohto. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhnésȯhtoha   p. seventeen times, 17 times. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhneše   p. twelve of. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhneva   p. fourteen times. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhneve   p. fourteen of, 14 of. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhnexa   twelve times. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhnno'ka   p. eleven times, 11 times. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhnoho   fifteen times. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhnóhona   fifteen times. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhsóohto   nineteen of, 19 of. Category: numbers.

(mȧhtohto) hóhtȧhsóohtoha   nineteen times, 19 times. Category: numbers.

mȧhtóhtoha   p. 10 times. Category: numbers.

-mȧhtóhtȯhanené   vai. do by ten, ten do. work on ten projects. É-mȧhtóhtȯhanēne. He is doing ten. That is especially said humorously to describe a drunk staggering around with ten fingers spread out as if to catch himself in a fall. Category: figurative, numbers, drink.

mȧhtóhtȯhe-   pv. ten. É-mȧhtóhtȯheaénáma. He is ten years old. Móh-mȧhtóhtȯheomenėhéhe. There were ten lodges. [1987:17] Category: numbers.

-mȧhtóhtȯheaénamá   vai. be ten years old. É-mȧhtóhtȯheaénáma. He is ten years old. Category: ages, numbers.

mȧhtóhtȯhéé'ėše   p. ten days. Category: numbers, time.

-mȧhtóhtȯhé'hamé   vai. have ten horses. É-mȧhtóhtȯhé'háme. He has ten horses. Ques: [o'ham[e?? Category: horses, numbers, check.

-mȧhtóhtȯhna'ónétó   vii. tenth one - be the. É--mȧhtóhtȯhna'ónétó. It is the tenth one/it is number ten. Ques: recheck?? Category: numbers.

mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e   p. hundred. sóohto mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e 900. [Cheyenne Tribal History:96] Final -ó'é₄. Category: numbers.

mȧhtóhtȯhnóve   n. ten groups of. Category: numbers.

-mȧhtóhtȯ-hóhtȧhnaesóhtȯheaénáma   vai. sixteen years old - be. É-mȧhtóhtȯhóhtȧhnaesóhtȯheaénáma. He is sixteen years old. Category: numbers.

mȧhtóhtȯhohtȧhnā'ėstse   p. eleven. Category: numbers.

-mȧhtóhtȯhóhtȧhnéše   vai. twelve in number - be. only used with plural subjects. É-mȧhtóhtȯhóhtȧhnéšeo'o. There are twelve (an.). Category: numbers.

-mȧhtóhtȯ-hóhtȧhnéšeaénáma   vai. twelve years old - be. É-mȧhtóhtȯhóhtȧhnéšeaénáma. He is twelve years old. Category: numbers.

-mȧhtóhtȯhóhtȧhnóhoneaénamá   vai. 15.year(s). fai: -aénamá. Category: ages, numbers.

-mȧhtóhtȯhóhtȧhnóhoneo'o   vai. fifteen in number - be. É-mȧhtóhtȯhóhtȧhnóhoneo'o. There are fifteen (an.). Category: numbers.

-mȧhtóhtȯhóhtȧhno'kahe   vai. eleven in number - be. É-mȧhtóhtȯhóhtȧhno'kȧheo'o. There are eleven (an.). Category: numbers.

-mȧhtóhtȯhóhtȧhno'keaénáma   vai. be eleven years old. É-mȧhtóhtȯhóhtȧhno'keaénáma He is eleven years old. Category: numbers.

-mȧhtóhtȯxe   vai. be ten in number. Only used with plural subjects. É-mȧhtóhtȯxeo'o. They (an.) are ten in number. Particle mȧhtohto. Morph: /é-mahtóhtošeo/. Etym: *meta:tahšiwaki. Category: numbers.

-mȧhtóhtȯxe'ohe   vii. 10 o'clock. É-mȧhtóhtȯxe'ohe. It is 10 p.m. Final -ȯxe'ohe. Category: numbers.

naesohto   p. six, 6. In the history of the Algonquian numbering system the number 'six' is built on number 'one'. Etym: *nekwetwa:-tahθwi (Go88). See: naesóhtoha; nā'ėstse. Category: numbers.

naesóhtoha   p. six times. See: naesohto. Category: numbers.

-naesóhtohá   vii. six in number. requires plural subject. É-naesóhtȯhánėstse. They (inanimate) are six in number. Category: numbers.

-naesóhtȯheaénamá   vai. six years old - be. É-naesóhtȯheaénáma. He is six years old. Category: numbers, ages.

naesóhtȯhéé'ėše   p. 6 days, six days. Category: time, numbers.

naesóhtȯhéé'ėše   p. for six days.  -éše. Category: numbers, time.

naesóhtȯhn   i. six. tsé-naesóhtȯhna'ónéto the sixth one. [The Hunter and the Badger.33] Category: numbers.

-naesóhtȯhna'ónétó   vii. sixth. É-naesóhtȯhn-a'ónéto. It's the sixth one. tsé-naesóhtȯhna'ónéto the sixth one. fii: -a'ónétó. Category: numbers.

naesóhtȯhnó'e   p. sixty, 60. (another recording) Category: numbers.

naesóhtȯhnóve   six groups of. Final -óvé. See: nó'kóve. Category: numbers.

-naesóhtȯxe   vai. be six in number. requires an animate plural subject. É-naesóhtȯxeo'o. There are six (animate). É-naesóhtȯxevohe? Are there six (animate). Category: numbers.

nā'ėstse   p. one, 1. This word means one thing, such as one woman, one tree, etc. Another system of numbers refers to how many times something is done, such as no'ka 'once'. (another recording) nā'ėstse hē'e one woman. nā'ėstse éše'he one month. né=ná'ėstse that one. Néhe Vé'eénėhé'e naa nā'ėstse, neše móhne'éseotsėhehevóhe. That Sweet Woman and another (lady), (these) two were brought in. (1987:57). By itself this word can mean something like 'There is a ----': Nā'ėstse étao'omeotse. There is a shortcut (for example, the Decker Road to Sheridan). Morph: /na'eht/. Other numbers for counting things from 2 to 10 are: neše 2. na'he 3. neve 4. noho 5. naesohto 6. nésohto 7. na'nohto 8. sóohto 9. mȧhtohto 10. Etym: cf. *nekwetwi 'one'. Reduplicated nonónā'ėstse ‘one by one’. See: no'ka ‘once’; naest- ‘all in one place’; naesohto ‘6’. Category: numbers.

na'h-   i. three. tsé-na'ha'ónéto the third one. See: na'n-. var: -na'he-. Category: numbers.

na'ha   p. three times, thrice. See: na'he. Etym: *ne'θenwi (Go88). Category: numbers.

-na'ha   vii. be three in number. not used with sg. subject. É-na'hānėstse. There are three of them (inan.). Óvahe é-na'hānėstse. There were only three (grades). Category: numbers.

na'he   p. 3, three. See: na'ha ‘thrice’. Etym: *ne'θwi. Category: numbers.

-na'he   vai. 3, be three in number. only used with plural subjects. The following number word sounds the same as é-na'heo'o 'they were killed': É-na'heo'o. There are three of them (animate). (another recording) É-na'hevohe? Are there three (animate)? That is pronounced the same as "Were they killed?" É-na'heo'o hetaneo'o. There are three men (for example, there). Ma'hēō'o, móné-na'hehemehe? God, are there three of you? (a question asked once by an old Cheyenne man who thought the Trinity consisted of the following three: Jesus, God, and Amen!) Category: numbers, quantity.

na'he   i. three.

pv. 3, three. É-na'henémeneo'o. Three of them are singing. É-na'hene'háheo'o. They three (for example, the Trinity) are the same. See: -na'nóvahe. Category: numbers.

-na'heaénamá   vai. three years old. É-na'heaénáma. He is three years old. Category: numbers, ages.

-na'hee   vai. sit three. É-na'heeo'o. They three are sitting. Ná-na'heēme. We three (excl) are sitting. fai: -e. Category: sit, numbers.

na'hēē'ėše   p. for three days. (another recording)  -éše. Category: numbers, time.

-na'heéše'hamá   vai. be three months old, be three months pregnant. É-na'heéše'hāma. He is three months old / She is three months pregnant. Category: numbers.

-na'nóehné   vai. bear three children. É-na'nóéhne. He/She bore three children. See: na'he-. Category: numbers.

na'nohto   p. eight, 8. See: na'nóhtoha ‘8 times’. Etym: cf. *ne'θwa:tahθwi ??. Category: check, numbers.

na'nóhtoha   p. eight times. See: na'nohto. Category: numbers.

-na'nóhtohá   vii. eight in number. not used with singular subject. É-na'nóhtȯhánėstse. They (inanimate) are 8 in number. tsé-na'nóhtóha eight (of cards). Category: numbers.

na'nóhtȯhe-   pv. eight. É-na'nóhtȯheaénáma. He is eight years old. Category: numbers.

-na'nóhtȯheaénamá   vai. 8 years old, eight years old. É-na'nóhtȯheaénáma. He is eight years old. Category: numbers, ages.

na'nóhtȯhéé'ėše   p. for eight days. Category: numbers, time.

na'nóhtȯhn   i. eight. tsé-na'nóhtȯhna'ónéto the eighth one. Category: numbers.

-na'nóhtȯhna'ónetó   vii. eighth. É-na'nóhtȯhna'ónéto. It's the eighth one. tsé-na'nóhtȯhna'ónéto the eighth one. Category: numbers.

na'nóhtȯhnó'e   p. eighty, 80. Category: numbers.

na'nóhtȯhnóve   eight groups of. Category: numbers.

-na'nóhtȯxe   vai. be eight in number (animate). only used with plural subjects. É-na'nóhtȯxeo'o. There are eight (animate). É-na'nóhtȯxevohe? Are there eight (animate)? Category: numbers.

-na'nóhtȯxe'ohe   vii. 8 o'clock. É-na'nóhtȯxe'ohe. It is 8 o'clock. Ééše-na'nóhtȯxe'ohe. It's already 8 o'clock. Náhóseméovovéstomósáne tséhna'nóhtȯxe'ohe. I taught again this morning at 8 o'clock. Final -ȯxe'ohe; Variant: -na'nóhtȯhnȯxe'ohe. Category: time, numbers.

na'nó'e   p. thirty, 30. Final -ó'é. Etym: *ne'θw- 'three' (initial) (Go88). Category: numbers.

na'nó'e hóhtȧhná'ėstse   thirty-one times, 31. Category: numbers.

na'nó'e hóhtȧhnó'ka   thirty-one times. Category: numbers.

-na'nóvahe   vai. be three, be the trinity. É-na'nóvahe. He is three in personality. Ma'hēō'o é-na'nóvahe. God is three in personality. Category: sacred, personality, numbers.

ná'nóve   p. three groups of . Final -óvé. Category: numbers.

néhna'hévȯse   vai. those three, the three of them. See: na'he. Category: numbers.

néhnésóváto   vii. Ques: ppl both of them (inanimate). hétsetseha néhnésóváto nésó'=nėhéó=nėhešene'étamema -ne'étaménonėstse héne néhnésovátoo'ėstse tsétamé'ėstomonȯtse now we depend on both, depend on both of them which I have told about. [1987:98] vai: néhnéšévȯse. See: -óvé. Category: quantity, numbers.

néhnéšétse   vai. the two of us; both of us. This word has a conjunct prefix néh-, the number néše- 'two', and a suffix -tsé. This and similar words are marked for grammatical animacy, grammatical person, and grammatical number. Some other examples are: néhno'kȧhéto I alone. néhnéšése the two of you. néhna'hétse the three of us. néhnévétse the four of us. néhnéšévȯse the two of them. néhna'hévȯse the three of them. néhnévévȯse the four of them. néhnévése the four of you. néhnésóváto the two of them (inanimate). néhnésovátoo'ėstse the two of them (inanimate). Ques: what's the difference between the last two?? Category: quantity, numbers.

néhnévétse   vai. the four of us. Category: quantity, numbers.

néhno'kaese   p. he alone, she alone. Category: numbers.

nés-   i. two. See: néš-. Category: numbers.

-nésȯhome   vti. both - be ?? tséohkėheše-nésȯhomévȯse ma'éxánėstse since (skunks) zero in on both of (your) eyes ?? [A Man Who Got Cornered by a Skunk.066] Ques: recheck gloss and base verb?? nésȯhá?? Category: numbers, check.

-nésȯhomo'he   vai. both dance. only used with plural subjects. É-nésȯhomó'heo'o. They both danced/the two of them danced. fai: -ohomó'he. Category: numbers.

nésohto   p. seven, 7. See: nésȯhtoha ‘seven times’. Etym: cf. *nyiišwa:tanθwi ??. Category: check, numbers.

-nésȯhtohá   vii. seven (inan.) in number - be. É-nésȯhtȯhánėstse. There are seven of them (inan). Category: quantity, numbers.

nésȯhtoha   p. seven times. See: nésohto. Etym: *nyiišwa:-tahθenwi (Go88). Category: numbers.

nésȯhtȯhe-   pv. seven. É-nésȯhtȯhenémeneo'o seven (for example, people) are singing. É-nésȯhtȯheaénáma He is seven years old. Category: numbers.

-nésȯhtȯheaénamá   vai. 7 years old, seven years old. É-nésȯhtȯheaénáma. He is seven years old. Category: numbers, ages.

nésȯhtȯhéé'ėše   p. for seven days. Category: numbers, time.

nésȯhtȯhna'óné   vai. seventh. É-nésȯhtȯhna'óne. He is the seventh one. tsé-nésȯhtȯhna'ónėstse the seventh one. [Seven Young Men.006] fai: -a'óné; fii: -a'ónétó. Category: numbers.

nésȯhtȯhna'ónétó   vii. seventh. É-nésȯhtȯhna'ónéto. It's the seventh one. tsé-nésȯhtȯhna'ónéto the seventh one. fii: -a'ónétó. Category: numbers.

nésȯhtȯhnó'e   p. seventy, 70. Final -ó'é. Etym: *nyiišwa:-tahθw- 'seven' (initial) (Go88). Category: numbers.

nésȯhtȯhnóve   p. seven groups of, 7 groups of. Final -óvé. See: nó'kóve. Category: numbers.

nésȯhtó'eāā'e   ni. seven generations. Ques: recheck glosses?? Category: numbers, check.

-nésȯhtȯxe   vai. be seven (an.) in number. only said with plural subjects. É-nésȯhtȯxeo'o. There are seven (an.). É-nésȯhtȯxevohe? Are there seven (animate)? Category: numbers.

-nésȯhtȯxe'ohe   vii. seven o'clock. É-nésȯhtȯxe'ohe. It's 7 o'clock. Final -ȯxe'ohe. Category: time, numbers.

néso'é   p. twenty, 20. Final -ó'é. Etym: *nyiišw- 'two' (initial). Category: numbers.

nésó'é-   pv. twenty, 20. Étaéšėhehpe-néso'eaénoo'e. It was more than twenty years ago. [Rebuke.001] Category: numbers, quantity.

nésó'e hóhtȧhnaesóhtoha   p. twenty-six times. Category: numbers.

nésó'e hóhtȧhna'ha   p. twenty-three times. Category: numbers.

nésó'e hóhtȧhna'he   p. twenty-three in number. Category: numbers.

nésó'e hóhtȧhna'nóhtoha   p. twenty-eight times. Category: numbers.

nésó'e hóhtȧhnésȯhtoha   twenty-seven times. Category: numbers.

nésó'e hóhtȧhneva   p. twenty-four times. Category: numbers.

nésó'e hóhtȧhnexa   p. twenty-two times. Category: numbers.

nésó'e hóhtȧhnóhona   p. twenty-five times. Category: numbers.

nésó'e hóhtȧhnó'ka   p. twenty-one times. Category: numbers.

nésó'e hóhtȧhsóohtoha   p. twenty-nine times. Category: numbers.

néso'eāā'e   ni. twenty years. Category: numbers, time.

-néso'eaénamá   vai. twenty years old - be, 20 years old - be. É-néso'eaénáma. He is twenty years old. Category: numbers, ages.

-néso'ėhóhtȧhno'kȧheo'o   vai. be twenty-one in number. É-néso'ėhóhtȧhno'kȧheo'o. There are twenty-one (an.). Category: numbers.

-néso'ėhóhtȧhno'keaénáma   vai. be twenty-one years old. É-néso'ėhóhtȧhno'keaénáma. He is twenty-one years old. Category: numbers.

-néso'ohe   vai. be twenty in number. É-néso'ȯheo'o. There are twenty (an.). Category: numbers.

-néso'o'ēnėstse éhóhtȧhnévánėstse   vii. twenty-four in number, 24 in number. É-néso'o'ēnėstse éhóhtȧhnévánėstse. There are 24 (inan.) Category: numbers.

-nésonoe   vai. sit two together, two sit together. only said with plural subjects. É-nésonoeo'o. They are two in number sitting together. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit, numbers.

-nésovahe   vai. two groups - be in; be in two groups. Usage: used only with plural subjects É-nésovȧheo'o. They are in two groups. Final -óvahe₂; Reduplicated -onésovahe. Category: numbers.

nésóve   p. two groups. nésóve mo'kėhanȯtse two pairs of shoes. [1987:105] Final -óvé. Morph: /nésóvé/. Etym: *nyiišwanwi ??. Category: check. See: nó'kóve. Category: numbers.

neše   i. two.

p. 2, two, two of (cards). (another recording) Morph: /néše/. Simplified Spelling nish. Etym: *nyiišwi. See: nexa ‘twice’. Category: numbers, quantity.

-néše   vai. be two (an.) in number. not used with sg. subject. É-néšeo'o. There are two of them (an.). É-néševohe? Are there two (animate)? É-nexo. There are two of them (obviative). É-néxóho There are two of them (variant used by newer pronunciation). Ná-néšéme. There's two of us. néh-néšévȯse the two of them; both of them (conjunct verb close to an English pronoun in function). See: neše. Category: numbers.

néše-   i. two. É-néše'ēsta. He has two ears. É-néšeohtseo'o. They are going together. Éta-néšeéno'e. It was two days ago. Category: numbers.

néše-   pv. 2; both; two. É-néšeaénáma. He is 2 years old. É-néšenémeneo'o. They are both singing. Category: numbers.

-néšeaénamá   vai. be two years old. É-néšeaénáma. He is two years old. See: -aénamá. Category: numbers, ages.

-néšeotsé'tov   vta. both act against s.o. ?? Category: check. Nėhē'še éoh-néšeotsé'tovovo. Then they both tried against him. [1987:150] See: -nėhešé'tov. Category: do, numbers.

név-   i. four. Category: quantity, numbers.

-neva   vii. four in number (inan.) only used with plural subjects. É-névánėstse. They (inan.) are four in number. Category: numbers.

neva   p. four times. See: neve. Category: numbers.

-néva'ónéto   vii. be the fourth one. É-néva'ónéto. It is the fourth one. tsé-néva'ónéto the fourth one. Category: numbers.

-névánėstse   vii. four in number (inanimate). É-névánėstse. There are four of them (inanimate). Category: quantity, numbers.

névave-   pv. four. É-névavetsėhēso. It it this way in four. ?? [Cheyenne Seasons.024] Category: check, numbers.

neve   p. four, 4. See: neva. Category: numbers.

neve   p. 4, four. (another recording) See: neva ‘four times’. Etym: *nye:wwi. Category: numbers.

-néve   vai. be four in number (an.) only used with plural subjects. É-néveo'o. There are four (animate). É-névevohe? Are there four (animate)? Éohke-nevo hoóxé'e. There are four (obv.) tepee poles. [1987:225] Category: numbers, quantity.

néve-   i. four. É-néveóhta. He has four legs. É-néveaénáma. He is four years old. Category: numbers.

néve-   pv. four. É-névemésėheo'o. There are four of them eating. Category: numbers.

-néveaénamá   vai. four years old - be. É-néveaénáma. He is four years old. Category: numbers, ages.

-névóehné   vai. bear four children. É-névóéhne. She (or He) bore four children. fai: -óehné. Category: numbers.

névo'é   p. forty, 40. Final -ó'é. Category: numbers.

névó'é   i. forty.

pv. forty, 40. Category: numbers.

névó'e hóhtȯhnóhónó'e   p. 450. Category: numbers.

-névo'eaénáma   vai. forty years old. Category: ages, numbers.

-névovahe   vai. be four groups. only used with plural subjects. É-névovȧheo'o. There are four groups (an.). Final -óvahe₂. See: -óvé. Category: numbers.

-névóvátó   vii. four groups (inan.) - be. É-névóvátónėstse. There are four groups (inan.). fii: -óvátó. Category: numbers, check.

névóve   p. four groups of. névóve xamaevo'ėstaneo'o four tribes of Indians. Etym: *nye:wanwi. See: nó'kóve; neva. Category: numbers. Ques: What question is asked to get an answer of névóve? Place a short list of group numbers under such a question word.

néx   i. two. tsé-néxa'ónéto the second one. Category: numbers.

nexa   p. two times, twice. (another recording) nexa hámȯhtsėhnéstóva tsénėhe'ėsévoénėstse two tepees long-faced. That was a funny phrase said by a lady related to a long-faced man whom she wished to shame for having beaten his wife; it means something like: "his face is so long he could pitch two tepees on it". See: neše ‘two’. Etym: *nyiišenwi. Category: numbers, sayings.

-nexa   vii. two in number (inan.) not used with sg. subject. É-néxánėstse There are two of them (inan.). Category: quantity, numbers.

nexa mȧhtóhtoha mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e   two thousand times. Category: numbers.

nexa mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e   two hundred times. Category: numbers.

nexa mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e hóhtȧhnó'ka   two hundred and one times. Category: numbers.

-néxa'ónétó   vii. second. É-néxa'ónéto. It is second. tsé-néxa'ónéto the second one. fii: -a'ónétó. Category: numbers.

noho   p. five, 5. (another recording) noho hetaneo'o five men. noho ma'kaetánėstse $5 (literally, 5 monies). See: nóhona. Category: numbers.

nóhon   i. five. tsé-nóhona'ónéto the fifth one. [The Hunter and the Badger.32] Category: numbers.

nóhona   p. five times.

pv. five times. See: noho. Category: numbers.

-nóhona'ónétó   vii. fifth. É-nóhona'ónéto. It is the fifth one. tsé-nóhona'ónéto the fifth one. fii: -a'ónétó. See: -nóhona. Category: numbers.

-nóhone   vai. be five in number. É-nóhoneo'o. There are five (animate). É-nóhonevohe? Are there five (animate)? Category: numbers.

-nóhoneaénamá   vai. be five years old. É-nóhoneaénáma. He is five years old. See: -aénamá. Category: numbers, ages.

nóhonēē'ėše   p. five days. Nȧhtseévȧho'eōhtse nóhonéé'ėše. I'll be back in five days. Category: numbers, time.

-nóhoneéše'hamá   vai. be five months old. É-nóhoneéše'hāma. He is five months old. See: -éše'hamá. Category: numbers.

-nóhonóehné   vai. bear five children. É-nóhonóéhne. She bore five children. fai: -óehné. Category: numbers.

nóhónó'e   p. fifty, 50. Category: numbers.

nóhónové   p. five groups of. Morph: /nóhónové/. Etym: *nya:θanwanwi. See: nó'kóve. Category: numbers.

no'k-   i. one, alone. É-no'kahe. There is one (an.) in number. É-no'kȧho'he. He is cooked alone. É-no'kȧhtóohe. He is the only one sounding. É-no'kee'e. He's by himself. É-no'kȯhomo'he. He danced alone. tsé-no'ka'ónéto the first one. Preverb no'ke-. Category: numbers.

no'ka   p. once. Phon: nō'ka /no'ká/?? This word is part of Cheyenne number system that tells how many times something is done. Other numbers in this system are: nexa twice. na'ha thrice, 3 times. neva 4 times. nóhona 5 times. naesóhtoha 6 times. nésȯhtoha 7 times. na'nóhtoha 8 times. sóohtoha 9 times. mȧhtóhtoha 10 times. For the system of numbers that tells how many objects there are, see under the number nā'ėstse 'one'. For the system of numbers that refers to group numbers see under nó'kóve 'one group of'. See: nā'ėstse ‘one’; nexa ‘twice’; nó'kóve ‘one group of’. Category: numbers, check.

(no'ka) mȧhtóhtoha mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e hóhtȧhneva mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e hóhtȧhnaesóhtȯhnó'e hóhtȧhna'nóhtoha (or mȧhtóhtȯhóhtȧhneva mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e naesóhtȯhnó'e hóhtȧhna'nóhtoha)   1468 times. Category: numbers.

(no'ka) mȧhtóhtoha mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e (or no'ka vonóéstónėstóva)   one thousand times. Category: numbers.

no'ka mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e   p. one hundred, one hundred times. Category: numbers.

no'ka mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e (hóhtȧh)mȧhtohto hóhtȧhnó'ka (or ó'ome mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e ó'ome no'ka)   111 times. Category: numbers.

no'ka mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e hóhtȧhmȧhtohto nā'ėstse (or no'ka mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e ó'ome nā'ėstse)   111 of. Category: numbers.

no'ka mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e hóhtȧhná'ėstse (or ó'ome nā'ėstse)   101 of. Category: numbers.

no'ka mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e hóhtȧhna'nó'e   130 times. Category: numbers.

no'ka mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e hóhtȧhnésó'e (or no'ka mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e ó'ome nésó'e)   120 times. Category: numbers.

no'ka mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e hóhtȧhnó'ka (or ó'ome no'ka)   101 times. Category: numbers.

-no'kahe   vai. one, single, alone; be one (an.) in number, be alone. This word can refer to being single, unmarried. -no'kee'e refers to being alone at some time. É-no'kahe. There is one (an.) in number / He is the only one / He's by himself. (another recording) Né-no'kȧhehe? Are you single? Ná-no'kahe. I'm single. tséh-no'kȧhéto by myself. This word is often said of Ma'hēō'o 'God': Ma'hēō'o é-no'kahe. There is one God. vii: -nó'ka'e. See: no'ka; -mano'ahe; -no'kee'e. Category: numbers.

-nó'ka'e   vii. be one in number; be a one dollar bill. É-nó'ka'e There is one; it is a 1 dollar bill. (another recording) É-no'ka'ehe? Is there one? Morph: /-no'ka'e/. Phon: iah vai: -no'kahe. Category: numbers, quantity.

-no'ka'ónétó   vii. first one. É-no'ka'ónéto. It is the first one/it is number one. tsé-no'ka'ónéto the first one (for example, first grade). See: vovóe-. Category: numbers.

-no'kan   1 • vti. only care about s.t. É-no'kāna. He cares only about it. Éxamae-no'kanánóvo hemanéstóvévo. The only thing that matters to them is their drinking. [Sweet Medicine Comments.061]

2 • vta. only care about s.o. É-no'kanóho. He cares only about him (obv). See: -néxan; -névan. Category: cognition, numbers.

-no'keaénamá   vai. be one year old. É-no'keaénáma. He is one year old. See: -aénamá. Category: numbers, ages.

no'kēē'ėše   p. for one day. that is, an overnight. Some other words for counting numbers of days are: néšéé'ėse for two days. na'hēē'ėse for three days. névéé'ėše for four days. nóhonēē'ėše for five days. naesóhtȯhéé'ėse for six days.  -éše. See: néšéé'ėše. Category: time, numbers.

-no'keené   vai. stay one night. Ná-no'keēne. I stayed one night. fai: -ené₂. Ques: recheck pitch?? Category: check, numbers, time.

-no'keéše'hamá   vai. be one month old. É-no'keéše'hāma. He is one month old. Category: numbers, ages.

-no'keotse   vii. become one.

vai. one.become, become one. É-no'keotse. He (or It) is the only one left. for example, the only one still alive in my family. Category: numbers.

-no'kóéhne   vai. bear only one child. É-no'kóéhne. He/She has born only one child. Final -óehné. Category: numbers.

nó'kóve   p. one group (band, pair, etc.) of. nó'kóve mo'kėhanȯtse one pair of shoes. Final -óvé; Reduplicated nonó'kóve. See: no'ka ‘once’; nā'ėstse; nésóvé. Category: numbers.

-nonaesóhtȯxe   vai. six.be.in.number. Non-reduplicated -naesóhtȯxe. Category: numbers.

noná'he-   pv. three at a time. Non Redup: na'he-. É'ȯhtše-noná'hetsėhetanovȯtse. They put down three at a time. [Planting Corn.009] Category: numbers.

nónėše-   pv. two at a time. Énónėšena'haevósesto. He (Hairless Bear) killed both of them. [Head Chief and Other Instruction to Children.061] Variant nonéše-: Non-reduplicated néše-. Category: numbers.

nonéše-   pv. two at a time. Non-reduplicated néše-. É'ȯhtše-nonéšetsėhetanovȯtse. They put down two at a time. [Planting Corn.009] Variant nónėše-:  Category: numbers.

-nonó'ka'e   vii. one dollar bills. not used in sg. É-nonó'ka'ēnėstse. They (inanimate) are $1 bills. Non-reduplicated nó'ka'e. Phon: redup; iah Category: money, numbers.

nonó'ke-   pv. one by one. Táaxa'e, naa né'ée-nonó'kemé'emahtse! Let's see, one by one talk about yourselves! É-nonó'kėhemȧheónevohe? Do they each have a house? Non-reduplicated no'ke-. Category: numbers, quantity.

nonó'kóve   p. one as a pack to each ?? Phon: redup Final -óvé. Ques: add other numbers from pd?? Category: numbers.

nonó'kove-   pv. alone. Phon: redup Particle nonó'kóve. Category: numbers.

-ó'é₄   f. tens number, number of tens. nés-ó'e 20. na'n-ó'e 30. név-ó'e 40. nóhón-ó'e 50. naesóhtȯhn-ó'e 60. nésȯhtȯh-nó'e 70. na'nóhtȯhn-ó'e 80. sóohtȯhnó'e 90. no'ka mȧhtóhtȯhnó'e 100. Category: numbers.

-óvahe₂   fai. group, class. Énés-ovȧheo'o. There are three groups. Énév-ovȧheo'o. There are four groups. fii: -óvátó. See: -óvé. Category: numbers, quantity.

-óvátó   fii. group; class. Énév-óvátónėstse. There are four groups (inan.). fai: -óvahe₂. See: -óvé. Category: numbers, quantity.

-óvé   f. group of, class, unit. suffixed to number initials. nó'kóve one group of. nó'kóve xamaevo'ėstaneo'o one tribe of Indians. nó'kóve manaho one district/band/group (of persons). nésóve two groups of. ná'nóve three groups of. névóve four groups of. nóhónóve five groups of. naesóhtȯhnóve six groups of. nésȯhtȯhnóve seven groups of. na'nóhtȯhnóve eight groups of. sóohtȯhnóve nine groups of. mȧhtóhtȯhnóve ten groups of. [pd749] nésó'óve?? twenty groups of. na'nó'óve ?? thirty groups of. fai: -óvahe. Category: numbers, quantity.

-ȯxe'ohe   fii. written, be of a certain time. Épėhév-ȯxe'ohe. It is written well. Étónet-ȯxe'ohe? How (should) it be written (or spelled)? ... éhet-ȯxe'ohe. ... that's how it is written. Clock times are: Éno'k-ȯxe'ohe. It's 1 o'clock. Énés-ȯxe'ohe. It's 2 o'clock. It is 2 p.m. Éna'n-ȯxe'ohe. It's 3 o'clock. É-névȯxe'ohe. It's 4 o'clock. Énóhon-ȯxe'ohe. It's 5 o'clock. Énaesóht-ȯxe'ohe. It's 6 o'clock. É-nésȯht-ȯxe'ohe. It's 7 o'clock. Éna'nóht-ȯxe'ohe. It's 8 o'clock. É-sóohtȯxe'ohe. It's 9 o'clock. Émȧhtóht-ȯxe'ohe. It's 10 p.m. Éhóhtȧhno'k-ȯxe'ohe. It's 11 o'clock. Éhóhtȧhnés-ȯxe'ohe. It's 12 o'clock. Ééšeno'k-ȯxe'ohe tséhvóonā'o It is 1 a.m. (lit. it is already 1 in the morning). Non-number times are: Ésétovoésta. It's noon. Lit: hang in the middle Ésétȯhtaa'eve. It's midnight. Lit: be middle of the night See: tóne'še ‘when’. Category: time, numbers.

sóohto   p. nine, 9. (another recording) sóohto sémonȯtse nine boats. sóohto hetaneo'o nine men. See: sóohtoha ‘9 times’. Etym: cf. *ša:nka:tah0wi. Category: numbers.

-sóohtohá   vii. nine in number - be. É-sóohtȯhánėstse. They (inanimate) are nine in number. Category: numbers.

sóohtoha   p. nine time, 9 times. See: sóohto ‘9’. Category: numbers.

sóohtȯhe-   i. nine.

pv. nine. É-sóohtȯheaénáma. He is nine years old. Category: numbers.

-sóohtȯheaénamá   vai. nine years old, 9 years old. É-soóhtȯheaénáma. He is nine years old. fai: -aénamá. Category: numbers, ages.

sóohtȯhēē'ėše   p. for nine days. Category: numbers, time.

-sóohtȯhna'ónétó   vii. ninth. É-sóohtȯhna'ónéto. It's the ninth one. tsé-sóohtȯhna'ónéto the ninth one. fii: -a'ónétó. Category: numbers.

sóóhtȯhnó'e   p. ninety, 90. Category: numbers.

sóohtȯhnó'e-   pv. ninety. Hétsetseha March 1987 náhko'éehe mótȧ-sóohtȯhnó'eaénamȧhéhe. Now, March 1987, my mother is ninety years old. [My Grandmother Mene'a'e.146] Category: numbers.

sóohtȯhnóve   p. nine groups of. Category: numbers.

-sóohtoxe   vai. be nine in number. only used with plural subjects. É-sóohtȯxeo'o. They (an.) are 9 in number. É-sóohtȯxevohe? Are there nine (animate)? Category: numbers.

-sóohtȯxe   vai. be nine in number (an.) only used with plural subjects. É-sóohtȯxeo'o. There are nine (animate). Category: numbers.

-sóohtȯxe'ohe   vii. 9 o'clock. É-sóohtȯxe'ohe. It's 9 o'clock. Final -ȯxe'ohe. Category: time, numbers.

tóhtoha   p. how many. This may be an Oklahoma pronunciation in contrast to tónėstoha. Variant: tónėstoha. Category: numbers, Oklahoma.

tónesto   p. How many?, however many. This question can be answered with one of the numbers from the set of numbers which tell how many times something is done. These numbers are found individually throughout this dictionary and commonly used ones are also listed below. These numbers are pronounced the same, regardless of whether the things they are referring to are animate or inanimate. For Cheyenne numbers which tell how many times something is done, see the entry Tónėstoha 'How many times?'. nā'ėstse one. neše two. na'he three. neve four. noho five. naesohto six. nésohto seven. na'nohto eight. sóohto nine. mȧhtohto ten. nésó'e twenty. na'no'e thirty. névó'e forty. See: tónėstoha ‘How many times?’; háesto ‘many’; tȯhkomo ‘a few’. Tónesto néna'hovoo'o? How many did you kill? For example, how many deer did you kkill? Tónesto néoó'hamoo'o? How many (fish) did you catch? Naa oha tónesto tséhetaa'he'konȧhétse hétsėhéóhe náho'manėstsénóne. But however many of us who were healthy, we made it back here. [1987:37:31] Category: numbers, quantity.

tónėstoha   p. how many times, however many times. This question can be answered with one of the numbers from the set of numbers which tell how many times something is done. These numbers are found individually throughout this dictionary and commonly used ones are also listed below. For Cheyenne numbers which tell how many things there are, see the entry Tónesto 'How many?'. Variant: tóhtoha. no'ka once. nexa twice. na'ha 3 times. neva 4 times. nóhona 5 times. naesóhtoha 6 times. nésȯhtoha 7 times. na'nóhtoha 8 times. sóohtoha 9 times. mȧhtóhtoha 10 times. Tónėstoha némanėstsenȯtse? How many did you make? Tónėstoha he'taéšeamenéévȯhtse? (I don't know) how many times they had stopped. [1987:26] See: tónesto ‘how many’; -tónėstoha ‘How many are there of them (inanimate)?’. Category: quantity, numbers.

-tónėstȯha'ónéto   vii. what number in sequence. tsé-no'ka'ónéto the first one. tsénéxa'ónéto the second one. tséna'ha'ónéto the third one. tsénéva'ónéto the fourth one. Category: numbers.

-tónėstȯheaénamá   vai. how old. É-tónėstȯheaénáma? How many years old is he? Nééšė-tónėstȯheaénáma? How many years old are you already? Móhmóne-tónėstȯheaénamȧhéhe. She was sometime in early age. [1987:21] See: -tóne'éahe. Category: numbers, ages.

tónėstȯhéé'ėše   p. how many days, however many days. no'kēē'ėše for one day. néšéé'ėše for two days. na'hēē'ėše for three days. névéé'ėše for four days. á'e tónėstȯhéé'ėše after a few days. [1987:104, 210] Category: time, numbers, quantity.

tónėstȯhnó'e   p. however much in numbers in the twenties. Category: quantity, numbers.

tséhnéšévȯse   vai. both of them ?? Category: check. Tséhvóonā'o násáavóomóheo'o Sarah naa Wayne tséhnéšévȯse. This morning I did not see Sarah and Wayne both of them together. ?? [ms 0623 153211.WAV @ 00:57] Category: check. See: néhnéšévȯse. Category: numbers.

tsémȧhtóhtȯhna'ónéto   vii. Gram: cjt tenth one. fii: -a'onétó. See: mȧhtohto ‘ten’. Category: numbers.

tsé-naesóhtóha   vii. six (for example, of cards). Lit: that which is six times Category: cards, numbers.

tsénaesóhtȯhna'ónéto   vii. Gram: cjt sixth one. Tsénaesóhtȯhna'ónéto émo'kȯhtávo. The sixth one was black. [The Hunter and the Badger.33] See: naesohto ‘six’. Category: numbers.

tséna'ha'ónéto   vii. Gram: cjt third time, third one. Tséna'ha'ónéto éhohkó'so. The third one was purple. [The Hunter and the Badger.30] fii: -a'ónéto. See: na'he ‘three’. Category: numbers.

tsé-na'nóhtóha   vii. Gram: ppl eight (of cards). Category: numbers, cards.

tséna'nóhtȯhna'ónéto   vii. Gram: cjt eighth one. Tsé-na'nóhtȯhna'ónéto émȯšéškáno. The eight one was brown. [The Hunter and the Badger.35] fii: -a'ónétó. See: na'nohto ‘eight’. Category: numbers.

tsé-nésȯhtóha   vii. seven (of cards). Category: cards, numbers.

tsénésȯhtȯhna'ónéto   vii. Gram: cjt seventh one. Tsénésȯhtȯhna'ónéto évó'ómo. The seventh one was white. [The Hunter and the Badger.34] See: néstohto ‘seven’. Category: numbers.

tsénéva'ónéto   vii. Gram: cjt fourth one. Tsénéva'ónéto éma'ėheóvo. The fourth one was orange. [The Hunter and the Badger.31] fii: -a'ónétó. See: neve ‘four’. Category: numbers.

tsé-néxa   vii. deuce (of cards). See: nexa ‘twice’. Category: cards, numbers.

tsé-néxaa'ėstse   vii. those which are two in number. tsé-néxaa'ėstse those (inanimate) which are two in number. See: nexa ‘twice’. Category: numbers.

tsénéxa'ónéto   vii. Gram: cjt second one. Tsénéxa'ónéto éheóvo. The second one was yellow. [The Hunter and the Badger.29] fii: -a'ónétó. See: nexa ‘twice’. Category: numbers.

tsénóhona'ónéto   vii. Gram: cjt fifth one. Tsénóhona'ónéto éhoxo'ȯhtsévo. The fifth one was green. [The Hunter and the Badger.32] fii: -a'ónétó. See: noho ‘five’; nóhona ‘five times’. Category: numbers.

tsé-no'kaestse   vai -part. he who is one in number. for example, the monotheistic God. tsé-no'kaestse he who is one in number. Category: numbers.

tséno'ka'ónéto   vii. Gram: cjt first one. fii: -a'ónétó. See: no'ka ‘once’. Category: numbers.

tsé-sóóhtóha   vii. nine (of cards). vii: -sóohtohá. Category: cards, numbers.

tsésóohtȯhna'ónéto   vii. Gram: cjt ninth one. Tsésóohtȯhna'ónéto épó'o. The ninth one was gray. [The Hunter and the Badger.36] fii: -a'ónétó. See: sóohto ‘nine’. Category: numbers.