Cheyenne Dictionary

 school

school

-amoéstóné   vai. continue reading, continue school. É-amoéstóne. He's continuing to read. fai: -oéstóné. Category: school.

-amó'ha'en   vti. graduate s.t. Lit: ?? Usage: od É-?? É-amó'há'éna. He graduated. ?? Ques: recheck?? Category: check, new, school.

-amȯxe'ėstóné   vai. continue schooling, continue going to school. É-amȯxe'ėstóne. He continues going to school. See: -mȯxe'ėstóné. Category: school.

-ano'ohtsé   vai. run away. É-ano'ōhtse. He ran away. tséohke-ano'ȯhtsese those who play hooky/those who run away. Hee'haho mó'ȯhkėhetóseame-anó'ȯhtsėhevóhe. His son continued to run away (from school). [1987:191] See: -noo'ohtsé. Category: school.

-asėtoéstóné   vai. start school, start to read. É-asėtoéstóne. He's starting school. fai: -oéstóné. Category: school.

-asėtȯxe'ėstóné   vai. start school, begin to study. É-asėtȯxe'ėstóne. He started school. fai: -ȯxe'ėstóné. See: -mȯxe'ėstóne. Category: school, write.

-énoéstóne   vai. finish school, quit school, end school, school end. É-énóéstóne. He finished school. See: -má'toéstóné finish school; -hoéstóné go to school; -énȯxe'ėstóné. Category: school.

-énȯxe'ėstóné   vai. stop school, drop out of school. É-énȯxe'ėstóne. He dropped out of school. tsé-énȯxe'ėstónese dropouts. [1987:61] Lit: those who quit school Category: school.

2 • vai. have a flush (in cards). Ná-énȯxe'ėstóne. I have a flush (in a game of cards). fai: -ȯxe'ėstóné. See: -énoéstóné. Category: cards.

éškȯseesé'xovahtȯtse   ni. pencil, pencil sharpener. Variant: mȯxe'ėstóneéškȯseesé'xovahtȯtse. Category: school.

háehéne'enovȧhestȯtse   ni. higher education. Lit: much-learning See: -héne'enovahe. Category: school, new.

-hahénȯhéné   vai. paint, color. É-hahénȯhéne. He's painting. See: -hohtȧhévėhahénȯhené. Category: school, paint.

hahénȯhénevȯxe'ėstónestȯtse   ni. colored pencil, crayon. Lit: coloring-writing-NOM Category: school.

-he'kotoo'e   vai. be quiet, sit still. É-he'kotoo'e. He is still/he is quiet. He'kotoo'ėstse! Be quiet! He'kotoo'e! Be quiet! (said to more than one person). (another recording) Phon: vs See: -he'konoo'e; -he'kotahtse; -he'kotseóó'e; -ovánėhoo'e. Category: school, sit.

-héne'enovahe   vai. knowledgeable, educated, aware. É-héne'enovahe. He is knowledgeable. Éháe-héne'enovahe. He is very knowledgeable. Tapėhévėhé-hene'enovaestse! Go learn well! ?? Category: school, cognition, check.

heóveamȧho'héhe   na. school bus. See: heóveamȧho'hestȯtse; ma'xėheóveamȧho'hestȯtse. Category: school.

hóehéevo'sóestȯtse   ni. recess. Lit: outside-(go).to-play-NOM vai: -évo'soo'e. Category: school.

-hoésta1   vti. count s.t., read s.t. É-hoésta. He counted/read it. (another recording) É-hoéstánóvo. They read it. Hoéstȯhtse! Read it! Néx-hóéstȯhtse! Read it! Hoéstome! Count them! (said to more than one person). That is said, for example, when playing horseshoes. vta: -hoem. See: -hóooéstá. Category: school, horseshoes.

-hoéstomev   vta. read to s.o. É-hoéstomevóho. He read to him. Néx-hoéstomevėstse! Read to me! Hoéstomeveha! Read to him! See: -hóestomev prevent s.o.; -vovéstomev teach s.o.. Category: school.

-hoéstomósané   vai. teach. É-hoéstomósáne. He/She is teaching. Synonym -vovéstomósané. Category: school, Oklahoma.

-hoéstóné   vai. count, read, study, go to school. The focus of this word is on counting and reading. The focus of -mȯxe'ėstóné is on writing. Both words have been used for going to school. É-hoéstóne. He's reading. É-hoéstoneo'o. They are studying. Ésáa-hoéstonėheo'o. They are not studying. Éme'-hoéstonėstove. There should be studying. Tȧhé-hóéstónėstse! Go to school! Tȧhé-hóéstóne! Go to school! (said to more than one person). (another recording) (another recording) Tapėhévėhé-hoéstoneo'o! Go to school in a good way! (delayed command). tsésáahé-hoéstonėhese those who do not go to school. tsé-hoéstonese students/those who read. Mónéohkė-hoéstonėhéhe. You must be studying. vta: -hoem, -hoéstá; fai: -oéstóné. See: -mȯxe'ėstóné; -vá'ȯhtoéstóne. Category: school.

hoéstónéhe   na. student, reader, pupil. Lit: reader Plural hoéstonėheo'o; Obviative hoéstonėheho; vai: -hoéstóné. See: mȯxe'ėstónéhe student. Category: school.

hoéstonemȧhēō'o   ni. school. Lit: reading-house Usage: od vai: -hoéstóné; Synonym mȯxe'ėstónemȧhēō'o. Category: school, check.

hoéstonemȯxe'ėstoo'o   ni. book. Usage: might not be used as widely as just mȯxe'ėstoo'o for both book and paper Plural hoéstonemȯxe'ėstóonȯtse. See: mȯxe'ėstoo'o. Category: school.

hoéstonestȯtse   ni. counting, reading, number, poster. vai: -hoéstóné. See: vé'ho'éhoéstonestȯtse Kindle reader. Category: school, horseshoes.

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

-hó'xóéstóne   vai. used to reading. É-hó'xóéstóne. He's used to reading. fai: -oéstóné. Category: school.

hóo'xevápȧhoenēō'o   ni. bulletin board. Lit: announce-stick.on(thing) Category: new, school.

-hóooéstá   vti. read s.t. É-hóooésta. He is reading it. É-hóooéstánóvo. They are reading it. Ques: how extant is this pronunciation?? See: -hoésta1. Category: school, check.

hóxe'anenéhe   na. janitor, custodian. Lit: cleaner Variant: tséohkė-hóxe'anēnėstse. Category: school.

-htóhtȯxovámota   ni. scissors (poss.) nȧ-htóhtȯxovámota my scissors (single pair). Ques: nȧ-htóhtȧxovámota ?? Category: check. he-stóhtȯxovámota his scissors (single pair). IndepNoun hóhtȯxovámota. Category: school, tools.

-mȧhovoéstóné   vai. tired reading. É-mȧhovoéstóne. He's tired of reading. fai: -oéstóné. Category: school.

-mȧhoxe'ėstóné   vai. all write, all go to school. É-mȧhoxe'ėstóneo'o. They are all going to school. Category: school.

mȧhpévoomȯxe'ėstónestȯtse   ni. ink pen. Lit: water-liquid-writing.thing the old dip kind of pen. Category: school.

-má'tóéstá   vti. finish s.t. (course of study), graduate s.t. especially of finishing high school. Ééše-má'tóésta. He is out of (high) school. Category: school.

-má'toéstóné   vai. graduate. Lit: finish-writing É-má'tóéstóne. He graduated. Tósa'e né-má'tóéstóne? Where did you graduate? Éoseepėhéva'e tséh-má'toéstoneto. It's really good that you finished school. That is, congratulations on graduating. Éoseepėhéva'e tséh-má'toéstonése. It's really good that you (plural) finished school. That is, congratulations on graduating. fai: oéstóné. See: má'tóéstá. Category: school.

matanaéve'ho'e   na. policeman, truancy officer, milkman. (another recording) Lit: breast-ve'ho'e (refers to the badge pinned on the chest) Some speakers point out that this can also mean 'milkman', but the term almost exclusively refers to 'policeman' today. Plural matanaévé'hó'e; Obviative matanaévé'hó'e. Category: school.

momóonémȧhéó'o   ni. boarding school. Lit: captive-house Synonym nėhpo'eehoéstonemȧhēō'o. Category: school.

-mónėhó'eóó'e   vai. stand in line (shoulder to shoulder), line up. Mónėhó'eóó'e! Get in line! (said to more than one person). (another recording) Phon: vs fai: -óé. See: -amóneoo'e sit in line. Category: school, stand.

-mȯxe'ėstóné   vai. go to school, write, study. The focus of this word is on writing. The focus of -hoéstóné is on reading. Both words have been used for going to school. É-mȯxe'ėstóne. He's writing. Né-mȯxe'ėstónehe? Are you writing? fai: -oxe'ėstóné; vti: -mȯxe'oha. Etym: cf. *masina:hike:-. See: -hoéstóné read, go to school. Category: school, write.

mȯxe'ėstóneéškȯseesé'xovahtȯtse   ni. pencil sharpener, pencil. Lit: pencil-sharp-nose-cutting-thing Category: new. Variant: éškȯseesé'xovahtȯtse. Category: school.

mȯxe'ėstónéhé   na. student. Lit: writer Plural mȯxe'ėstónėheo'o; Obviative mȯxe'ėstónėheho; Feminine mȯxe'ėstóné'e. See: hoéstónéhe student. Category: school.

mȯxe'ėstóné'e   na. female student. See: mȯxe'ėstónéhe. Category: school.

-mȯxe'ėstóne'seh   vta. cause s.o. to go to school. Ná-mȯxe'ėstóne'seha. He made me go to school. Násáa'évȧhémȯxe'ėstóne'sėhaeheo'o. That's the reason they did not make me go back to school. [My Older Sister.023] Category: school.

mȯxe'ėstónemȧhēō'o   ni. school. Lit: writing-house Oblique mȯxe'ėstónemȧheóne. Ques: record the oblique?? Category: check. See: hoéstonémȧhéó'o. Category: school.

mȯxe'ėstónestȯtse   ni. pencil, pen, wireless printer. Lit: writing thing Variant: mȯxo'ėstónestȯtse; Plural mȯxe'ėstónėstotȯtse. Ques: recheck meaning of wireless printer?? Category: school, computer.

mȯxe'ėstoo'e   ni. paper, book; letter. Plural mȯxe'ėstóonȯtse; Variant: mȯxe'ėstoo'o, xe'ėstóon. Category: school.

mȯxe'ėstoo'o   ni. paper, book, letter. primarily means paper, but some have also used this word for books and letters. Some say hoéstonemȯxe'ėstoo'o for a book. Plural mȯxe'ėstóonȯtse; Variant: mȯxe'ėstoo'e, mȯxo'ėstoo'o, xe'ėstoo'o. Etym: cf. M mase:nahekan. See: hoéstonemȯxe'ėstoo'o. Category: school.

mȯxe'ėstóoného'emanéhe   na. school superintendant. Synonym véhonevėstse mȯxe'ėstónemȧheóne. Category: jobs, school.

mȯxe'ėstóonȯtse tsé'ȯhketáhó'ta   vii. bookshelf. Lit: books where.they.are.put.on Category: school.

-mȯxe'ohá   vti. write s.t., draw s.t. has final 'by tool', that is, this is writing with a pen or pencil. É-mȯxe'ōha. He wrote it. Mȯxe'óóhtse! Write it! Category: school.

mȯxo'ėstónestȯtse   ni. pencil, pen, wireless printer. Lit: writing thing Variant: mȯxe'ėstónestȯtse; Plural mȯxo'ėstónėstotȯtse. Ques: recheck meaning of wireless printer?? Category: school, computer, check.

-nėhetoéstóné   vai. so count, count that way, so read. É-nėhetoéstóne. He counted that way. See: -hoéstóné. Category: school.

nėhpo'eehoéstonemȧhēō'o   ni. boarding school. Lit: locked up school Variant: nėhpo'eemȯxe'ėstónémȧhéó'o; Synonym momóonémȧhéó'o. Category: school.

nėhpo'eemȯxe'ėstónémȧhéó'o   ni. boarding school. Lit: locked up school Variant: nėhpo'eehoéstonemȧhēō'o. Category: school.

né'evėhéne'enovȧhestȯtse mȯxe'ėstónemȧhēō'o   ni. college. Lit: keep on learning school Category: new, school.

nésovavenėstsestȯtse   ni. bilingualism, bilingual class. Category: school, new. Final -nestse. Lit: two.ways-speak.language-thing

nesta tsééše-mȯxe'ėstónese   vai -pl. kindergarten students. Lit: those who have already previously studied (that is, in Head Start) Category: school.

nesta tsééšemȯxe'ėstónese   vai -part. kindergarten students. Category: school.

nesta tsééše-mȯxe'ėstónese   vai -pl. kindergarten students. Lit: those who have already previously studied (that is, in Head Start) Category: school.

-nėševoéstóné   vai. read fast, quickly read. É-nėševoéstóne. He read fast. fai: -oéstóné. Category: school, speed.

-nétȧhévoéstóne   vai. read differently, count differently. É-nétȧhévóéstóne. He didn't read right. Category: school.

-nȯhtóvoéstóné   vai. know how to read. É-nȯhtóvóéstóne. He knows how to read. naa móéve-nȯhtóvoéstonėhevóhe and they know how to read. [1987:192] fai: -oéstóné. Category: school.

-nó'ovóneeóó'e   vai. stand single file, stand in a straight line. É-nó'ovóneeóeo'o. They are standing single file. Nó'ovóneeóó'e! Get in line (single file)! (said to more than one person). (another recording) See: -nó'ovóneoo'e sit in line; -amóneeóó'e stand in line. Phon: vs Final -óé2. Category: school, stand.

-nóvóéstóne   vai. read slowly, slowly read. É-nóvóéstóne. He's reading slowly. fai: -oéstóné. See: -nóvȯxe'ėstóné write slowly. Category: school.

-oéstóné   fai. read, count. Épėhév-óéstóne. He reads well. Éam-oéstóne. He's continuing to read. Émá't-óéstóne. He graduated. Émȧhov-oéstóne. He's tired of reading. Énóv-óéstóne. He's reading slowly. Évóon-oéstóne. He studied all night. vai: -hoéstóné. See: -oestóné make an offering; -ȯxe'ėstóné write. Category: school.

-onéstȧhkóneeóé   vai. stand in a circle. É-onéstȧhkóneeóeo'o. They are standing in a circle. Phon: vs fai: -óé2. Category: school.

oo'hátané hoéstonestȯtse   ni. scientific calculator. Category: new. Ques: recheck connection between the words?? Category: check, school.

otó'xemȯxe'ėstónestȯtse   ni. smart board. Lit: smart writing thing Category: new, school.

-ovéstomósané   vai. teach. É-ovéstomósáne. He is teaching. Non-contracted -vovéstomósané. Category: school.

ovéstomósanéhe   na. teacher. Plural ovestomósanéheo'o; Obviative ovéstomósanéheho; Variant: vovéstomósanéhe. Category: school, jobs.

-ȯxe'ėstóne   fai. write; study; attend school. Éasėt-ȯxe'ėstóne. He started school. Ékó'kon-ȯxe'ėstóne. He's typing. É-nóvȯxe'ėstóne. He writes slowly. Étsėhet-ȯxe'ėstóne. He writes like this. vai: -mȯxe'ėstóné. Category: school.

pȧhoe'ovéstomósanéhe   na. teacher's aide. Lit: 'stick.alongside'-teacher Non-contracted pȧhoevovéstomósanéhe. Category: school.

pȧhoeotsestȯtse   na. picture. Lit: stuck (on wall) thing Plural pȧhoeotséstoto. Usage: Oklahoma dialect See: pȧhovanēō'o stamp; mȯxe'eotsestȯtse picture (Montana dialect). Category: school.

pȧhoevovéstomósanéhe   na. teacher's aide. Lit: alongside-teacher Category: school.

-pėhévóéstóne   vai. read well. É-pėhévóéstóne. He reads well. fai: -oéstóné. See: -pėhévȯxe'ėstóné. Category: school.

-pėhévȯxe'ėstóné   vai. write well. É-pėhévȯxe'ėstóne. He writes (or draws) well. See: -mȯxe'ėstóné; -pėhévoéstóné. Category: school.

-pėhévȯxe'ešé   vai. pass. especially in school. É-pėhévȯxe'ēše. He 'passed'. Category: school.

-pėhévȯxe'ohá   vti. write s.t. well. É-pėhévȯxe'ōha. He wrote it well. É-pėhévȯxe'ohe. It is written well. Category: school.

-sóhpėhné'ta   vti. go through s.t.; pass through s.t. (especially a school grade). É-sóhpėhné'ta. He went through it. (can refer to going through something difficult). tsésáa-sóhpėhné'tȯhese tséna'nóhtȯhatse those who did not pass from 8th grade. tsé-sóhpėhné'tose tsénaesóhtȯhatse those who passed from 6th grade. Category: school.

táhoxe'ėstónestȯtse   ni. desk. Lit: upon-writing-thing See: táxemȯxe'ėstónestȯtse. Category: school, furniture.

táxemȯxe'ėstónestȯtse   ni. desk. Lit: upon-write-thing (another recording) Variant: táhoxe'ėstónestȯtse. Category: school, furniture.

-tóoxe'ohá   vti. copy s.t. by tool. for example, with a pen. É-tóoxe'ōha. He's copying it. Category: school.

tséénȯxe'ėstónėstse   vai. Gram: ppl dropout. Lit: who-end-school-3 Plural tsé-énȯxe'ėstónese. Category: school.

tsé-háa'ého'oésta mȯxe'ėstónemȧhēō'o   vii. high school. Lit: that.which.is.high school See: -hoháa'ého'oésta. Category: school. Usage: recent artificial loan translation; not commonly used

-tsėhéstoéstóné   vai. read Cheyenne. É-tsėhéstóéstóne. He reads Cheyenne. fai: -oéstóné. Category: school, languages.

tséhmámȯheveáhto'hohévȯse ka'ėškóneho vóxéva   Gram: cjt vai. boarding school cemetery. Lit: where the children are buried together See: mámȯheve-; áhto'hohn. Category: school, death.

tséhné'evėhéne'enovȧhéstove   vii. higher education. See: héne'enovahe; né'eve-. Category: school.

tsé-hoháa'ého'oésta mȯxe'ėstónemȧhēō'o   vii. college, university. Lit: that which is very high school Category: school.

tsé-hóna'ovevéhonevėstse mȯxe'ėstóne-mȧheóne   vai -part. school principal. Lit: the.one.who.is-next-chief school-at The school superintendent would be first in charge. See: tsé-ne'tȧhé'tóvȯtse mȯxe'ėstónėheho. Category: school.

tsé'ȯhkė-héstoeméahtove mȯxe'ėstóonȯtse   vii. Gram: impers-cj supply room. Lit: from where books are given out Category: school.

tsé'ȯhkevovéstomósanéstove   vii. classroom. Lit: where there is teaching Category: school.

tsé'-ova'é'šené'hó'ta   vii. schoolroom, room. Category: school, house.

tsé-má'toéstose tséna'nóhtȯhatse   vai. 8th grade graduates. Category: school.

tsé-móneasėtȯxe'ėstónese   vai. Gram: ppl Head Start Program students, new students. Category: school. Lit: those.who-recently-started-studying

tsé-naesóhtȯhatse tséhoéstose   vti. Gram: ppl sixth graders. See: naesóhtoha. Category: school.

tsé-na'hatse tséhoéstose   vti. Gram: ppl third graders. See: na'ha. Category: school.

tsé-na'nóhtȯhatse tséhoéstose   vti. eighth graders. Category: school.

tsé-ne'tȧhé'tóvȯhtse mȯxe'ėstónėheho   vta. Gram: ppl school principal, principal - school. Lit: the one who supervises students See: tséhóna'ovevéhonevėstse mȯxe'ėstóne-mȧheóne. Category: school.

tsé-nésȯhtȯhatse tséhoéstose   vti. seventh graders. Category: school.

tsé-névatse tséhoéstose   vti. Gram: ppl fourth graders. See: neva. Category: school.

tsé-néxatse tséhoéstose   vti. Gram: ppl second graders. See: nexa twice. Category: school.

tsé-nóhonatse tséhoéstose   vti. fifth graders. See: nóhona. Category: school.

tsé-no'ka'etse tséhoéstose   vii. Gram: ppl first graders. See: no'ka once. Category: school.

tséohkė-hoemee'ėstse   vii. book. Ques: recheck with others?? Category: check. vii: -hoeme. See: mȯxeėstoo'o. Category: school.

tséohkė-ho'emanese mȯxe'ėstónemȧheóne   vai. Gram: ppl school board. Lit: those who make the laws at school Category: school.

tsé-sóohtȯhatse tséhoéstose   vti. ninth graders. Category: school.

tsé-véhonevėstse (mȯxe'ėstónemȧheóne)   vai. Gram: ppl school superintendent. Synonym mȯxe'ėstóoného'emanéhe. Category: school.

tséx-hóvȯhtó'ta mȯxe'ėstóonȯtse   vii. library. Lit: where books are stored Category: school.

tséxhóvȯhto'taa'ėstse mȯxe'ėstóonȯtse   vii. library. Lit: where books are stored See: -hóvȯhto'tá. Category: school, new.

-vá'ȯhtoéstóné   vai. complete school to the maximum. typically refers to completing the highest level of education possible, such as graduating from college. É-vá'ȯhtoéstóne. He completed school to the maximum. See: -hoéstóné; -má'toéstóné. Category: school.

-vé'ho'évóéstóne   vai. read English. É-vé'ho'évóéstóne. He is reading English. Category: school.

-vé'ho'évȯxe'ohá   vti. write in English. É-vé'ho'évȯxe'ōha. He's writing it in English. See: -mȯxe'ohá. Category: languages, school.

-véstóéstóne   vai. read with. É-véstóéstóne. He is reading with (others). Category: school.

-véstȯxe'ėstóné   vai. study with. É-véstȯxe'ėstóne. He's studying with (others). tséh-véstȯxe'ėstónéto my school (lit. where I with-study). Category: school.

vóetséna'e   ni. clay, white paint (a Sun Dance paint). might also refer today to chalk, as used in school. Category: school.

vóetséna'évȯxe'ėstónestȯtse   ni. chalk. Lit: clay-writing.thing Category: school.

vóhpevóetséna'évȯxe'ėstónestȯtse   ni. white chalk. Category: school.

vonȯhánestȯtse   ni. eraser. Variant: vonȯhenestȯtse, vonȯhēō'o. Category: school.

vonȯhenestȯtse   ni. eraser. Variant: vonȯhánestȯtse, vonȯhēō'o. Category: school.

vonȯhēō'o   ni. eraser. for example, for chalkboard. Variant: vonȯhenestȯtse, vonȯhénestȯtse; Plural vonȯheonȯtse. AltPl=vonȯheono Variant: vonȯhenestȯtse. Category: school.

-vóonoéstóné   vai. study all night. É-vóonoéstóne. He studied all night. fai: -oéstóné. Category: school.

-vovéstomósané   vai. teach. É-vovéstomósáne. He is teaching. É-vovéstomósaneo'o. They are teaching. tséh-vovéstomósánėse when he taught. tsé'-ovéstomósánėse when he taught. Phon: often contracted to é-ovéstomósáne Variant: -vovéstomósené; Contracted -ovéstomósané; vta: -vovéstomev. See: -hoéstomósané; -hoonéstȧhtóohe; -véstomósané. Category: school.

vovéstomósanéhe   na. teacher. Variant: ovéstomósanéhe; Plural vovestomósanéheo'o; Obviative vovéstomósanéheho. Category: school, jobs.

xe'ėstoo'o   ni. paper, book. newer pronunciation of mȯxe'ėstoo'o. Variant: mȯxe'ėstoo'o. Category: school.