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-a'enenoné vai. sing for a long time, sing forever. 
É-a'enenōne. He sang for a long time. Category: sing, time.
-amenonee'e vai. sing sitting. for example, singing while riding a horse. É-amenonee'e. He is singing as he goes along sitting. fai: -noné. Phon: vs Category: sit, sing.
-amenonéhne vai. sing while walking along. É-amenonéhne. He's singing as he's walking. fai: -noné. Category: sing, walk.
-aséhahtsé vti. sing s.t. what is sung is some song. Némeo'ȯtse násé'hove-aséháhtse. All at once I sang (this) song. [1987:203] vta: -asénoot. Category: sing.
-asénoné vai. start to sing. É-asénóne. He started to sing. Héne vee'e móspó'po'nȯhéhanéhe héne tsé'-asénonéstove. The tepee was used as a drum when they began to sing. Asénónėstse! Start singing! vti: -aséhahtsé; fai: -noné. See: -asénoohe. Category: sing.
-asénonéoohe vai. quickly start to sing. É-asénonéoohe. He started to sing quickly. Nėhē'še hó'ótóva náxhóseonése-asénonéoohe. Then I tried to sing again. [1987:157] fai: -noné. Category: sing.
-asénoohe vai. sing an honor song (for someone). refers to singing a special song. É-asénoohe. He sang an honor song. vta: -asénoót; fai: -noné. See: -asénoné; -asénonéoohe. Category: sing.
-asénoót vta. sing an honor song to s.o. É-asénooto. He is singing an honor song for him. Asénoota! Sing an honor song to him! (said to more than one person; cf. ase-noota 'Start to leave someone!) See: -asénoov; -aséhahtsé. Category: sing.
-asénoov vta. sing an honor song for s.o. É-asénoovóho. He is singing an honor song for him. É'osáane-asénoovósesto. He began to sing to them. [1980:45:18] Category: sing. See: -asénoót.
-aséšeme vta. Gram: psv Ques: what is the verb stem?? start to sing to s.o. ??start to sing a song to s.o. Category: check. Éohkeno'e-aséšeme hó'ótóva hoxéheomēē'e. It is sometimes sung in the Sun Dance. [CLIFF.TXT] Assimilated -ašéšeme. See: -aséhahtsé; -asénoné. Category: sing, check.
-émoosenoné vai. sing in a whisper. Lit: quietly-sing É-émoosenōne. He sang in a whisper. Category: sing.
-énenoné vai. stop singing. É-énenōne. He stopped singing. [1987:94] fai: -noné. Etym: F po:nina:ke:wa. Category: sing.
-éškȯsenoné vai. shrill sing. É-éškȯsenōne. He's singing opera as a tenor. fai: -noné. Category: sing.
-éškȯsenonéoohe vai. sing at a high pitch. Étaáahtse'hósetšėšema'xėhe'ame-éškȯsenonéoohe. He ended his song in a real high pitch. [1987:150] Category: sing.
-há2 fii. tune. Énėhešē-ha. It is that kind of song tune. Ésáanėhešė-háhane. It is not sung that way/That is the wrong tune. Éséešē-ha. It has the same tune. Éséešė-hánėstse. They have the same tunes. Category: sing.
-háahpe'enoné vai. sing loudly. É-háahpe'enōne. He sang loudly. See: -háénoné; -tȧhpe'enoné. Category: sing.
-háenoné vai. sing loudly, loudly sing. É-háénóne. He is singing loudly. fai: -noné. See: -háahpe'enoné; -tȧhpe'enoné. Category: sing.
-hávėsévenoné vai. sing badly. É-hávėsévenōne. He sings badly. Final -noné. Category: sing.
-hehpaa'énonéoohe vai. sing louder. Étaohkeéšėto'sė-hehpaa'énonéoohe. He would just about sing louder. [The Singing Contest.033] Category: sing.
-hehpenoné vai. sing beyond, sing further. for example, to keep singing after everyone else stopped singing. É-hehpenōne. He sang beyond. fai: -noné. Category: sing.
-hésemȧho'hé vai. sing braveheart war song(s), serenade. These songs emboldened warriors and those left behind in the camp when the warriors were gone. ?? Category: check. É-hésemȧhō'he. He sang braveheart songs. See: momáta'énoo'ȯtse ‘braveheart song’; -némené ‘sing’. Category: sing.
-hésemȧho'hénoné vai. sing a braveheart song. É-hésemȧho'hénóne. He is singing a braveheart song. fai: -noné. Category: sing, warfare.
hésemȧho'hénootȯtse ni. Gram: pl braveheart songs. fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: warfare, sing.
-hésemȧho'hénoov vta. sing a braveheart war song to s.o. Ná-hésemȧho'hénoōvo. I sang a braveheart war song to him. Category: sing.
-hésenōne vai. sing from there. É-hésenōne. He sang from that; OR, he sang because of that. Category: sing.
-hešenoné vai. Gram: rr sing that way. ... é-hešenōne. ... that's how he sang. É'ȯhkeno'mé'ésta tsé-hešenonévȯse. They also explained what they were singing. [STORIES.TXT] fai: -noné. Category: sing.
-hetótaenonee'e vai. sit singing joyful songs. É-hetótaenonee'e. He's sitting singing joyful songs. fai: -noné. Category: sit, sing.
-ho'néhenoné vai. sing wolf song. É-ho'néhénóne. He sang a wolf song. Final -noné. Phon: hl Category: sing.
-ho'néhenonee'e vai. sit singing wolf songs. É-ho'néhenonee'e. He's sitting singing wolf songs. fai: -noné. Category: sit, sing.
ho'néhenoo'ȯtse ni. wolf song. Plural ho'néhenootȯtse; fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
-hoó'ėspenoné vai. sing not quite right. É-hoó'ėspenōne. He sang not quite right. See: Ho'ėspeóoetane. Category: sing.
-hoó'henoné vai. overheard singing. É-hoó'henōne. He was overheard singing/"I heard him singing." Névááhe tsé-hoó'henōnėstse? Who is overheard singing? Category: sing, hear.
-hoónȯsenoné vai. lonely sing, sing mournfully. É-hoónȯsenōne. He's singing a lonesome song. Category: sing.
-hoónȯsenonee'e vai. sit singing lonesome songs. É-hoónȯsenonee'e. He's sitting singing lonesome songs. fai: -noné. Category: sit, sing.
-hotamémȧsėhánoné vai. sing Crazy Dogs songs. É-hotamémȧsėhánóne. He is singing Crazy Dogs songs. Éhvóonė-hotamémȧsėhánóne. He sang Crazy Dog songs all night. [1987:30] fai: -noné. See: mȧseha. Category: sing, societies.
hotamémȧsėhánoo'ȯtse ni. Crazy Dogs Society song. Plural hotamémȧsėhánootȯtse; fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
-hótsenoné vai. cannot sing, be unable to sing, be unable to start singing, sing - be unable to. É-hótsenōne. He can't sing. fai: -noné. Category: sing.
-hoxéhenonee'e vai. sit singing Sun Dance songs. É-hoxéhenonee'e. He's sitting singing Sun Dance songs. Category: sit, sing.
mȧhenoné vai. all sing. É-mȧhenoneo'o. They are all singing. Category: sing.
-mȧhenoné'seh vai. cause all to join in singing. Ná-mȧhenoné'sėhoo'o. I caused them all to join in singing. For example, I was singing so well that they joined in. See: -'seh. Category: sing.
-mȧhove'hahe vai. be tired from singing. É-mȧhove'hahe. He's tired from singing. Ques: has a tired voice?? fai: -e'hahe. Category: sing, check.
-mȧhovenoné vai. tired of singing. É-mȧhovenōne. He's tired of singing. fai: -noné. Category: sing.
-ma'heóneméa'xe vai. sacred smell, smell sacred. for example, a smell of sage or cedar from using them ceremonially. É-ma'heóneméa'xe. He has a sacred smell. Category: sing.
ma'heónenémeo'ȯtse ni. spiritual song, sacred song. Plural ma'heónenémeotȯtse; fni: -noo'ȯtse. See: ma'heónenoo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
-ma'heónenoné vai. sing sacred songs. É-ma'heónenōne. He's singing sacred songs. Category: sing.
-ma'heónenonee'e vai. sit singing sacred songs. É-ma'heónenonee'e. He's sitting singing sacred songs. fai: -noné. Category: sit, sing.
ma'heónenoo'ȯtse ni. sacred song, spiritual song, ceremonial song. This kind of song is sung by Cheyenne Christians, whereas ma'heónenootȯtse is used for traditional religion sacred songs, such as songs of the medicine men. ?? Plural ma'heónenootȯtse; fni: -noo'ȯtse. See: ma'heónenémeo'ȯtse. Category: sing, ceremonial, check.
ma'xevé'kėséhenoo'ȯtse ni. bald eagle song. fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
mátȧhénoo'ȯtse ni. peyote song. Plural mátȧhénootȯtse; fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
-mo'onenoné vai. sing beautifully. É-mo'onenōne. He sang beautifully. See: -mo'onévone ‘sound beautiful’. Category: sing.
momáta'énoo'ȯtse ni. Gram: pl brave heart songs. Plural momáta'énootȯtse. These songs are sung to embolden warriors for battle. fni: -noo'ȯtse. See: -hésemȧho'hé. Category: sing.
mónėsóonetanénootȯtse Gram: pl ni. Kitfox society songs. Variant: mótsėsóonetanénootȯtse. Category: sing, societies.
mótsėsóonetanénootȯtse ni. Gram: pl Kitfox society songs. Variant: mónėsóonetanénootȯtse; fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing, societies.
naa'énoo'ȯtse ni. Gram: pl doctoring song. Plural naa'énootȯtse; fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
-nėhešehá vii. be that tune. É-nėhešēha. It is that tune. Ésáa-nėhešėháhane. It is not sung that way/That is the wrong tune. fii: -há2. See: -tšėhešehá; -há; -séešehá. Category: sing.
-nėhpe'enoné vai. sing loudly. É-nėhpe'enōne. He sang loudly. É-nėhpe'enonéto ?[ It is loud singing (II) (for example, music on a radio). Variant: -tȧhpe'enoné. Category: sing.
-nėhpenoneóé'tov vta. stand at the door of and sing praises to s.o. É-nėhpenoneóe'tovóho (né?) He stood at his/her door and sang praises to him (for example, singing to your sister-in-law). Final -noné. Category: sing.
-nėhpenonéóó'e vai. stand in doorway singing. for example, singing for money. É-nėhpenonéoeo'o. They are standing by the door singing. Category: sing, stand.
-némené vai. sing, make music. É-néméne. He is singing. (another recording) Ná-néméne. I'm singing / I sang. The singular subject verb form sounds exactly the same as the verb form meaning 'have a crooked face', which has prompted some speakers to give a folk etymology that the Cheyenne verb 'sing' includes the idea of having a crooked face. However, the two verbs are actually different, as shown by different pitches in forms having other than a simple singular subject. For instance, ésáanémenéheo'o means 'they are not singing,' while ésáanémenėheo'o means 'they have crooked faces.'. É-némeneo'o. They are singing. Ésáa-némenéheo'o. They didn't sing. tséh-némenévȯse when they sang. Tósa'e nétȧhé-néméne? Where did you go to sing? vti: némené'tá. See: -noné; -néméné. vta: -némeov, némeót. Category: sing.
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-némenee'e vai. sit singing. É-némenee'e. He's sitting singing. Category: sit, sing.
némené'e na. female singer. Plural némené'eo'o. Category: check, sing.
-némené'heóneve vai. be a singing person. chiefs were like this. É-némené'heóneve. He is a person who sings a lot. [1987:149] Category: sing.
-némené'tá vti. sing s.t. É-némené'ta. He sang it. Éhnėxhoó'he-némené'tánȯse tsé'tóhe ó'kȯhóme. This coyote was overheard (by the man) singing it (the song). [1987:300] Category: sing.
-némenéóó'e vai. stand singing, sing standing. É-némenéóó'e. He stood dancing. [Lover's Leap.012] Phon: vs fai: -óé. Category: stand, sing.
némenestȯtse ni. song, radio, stereo, music, piano. Lit: singing-thing Plural némenéstotȯtse. See: némeo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
némeo'ȯtse ni. song. Plural némeotȯtse. na-némeo'ȯtse my song. na-némeotȯtse my songs. he-némeotsevótse their songs. na-némeotanótse our (excl) songs. Morph: /némeot/. Phon: vs Etym: cf. Ar niibóót. See: némenestȯtse; -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
-némeóohé'tov vta. sing for s.o. É-némeóohé'tovóho. He sang for him. See: -némeov; -némeót; -némené. Category: sing.
-némeót vta. sing to s.o. É-némeoto. He sang to him. É-némeótóho. He sang to him. (newer pronunciation). See: -némeov; -némené. Category: sing.
-némeov vta. sing for s.o., sing to s.o. for example, for his enjoyment. É-némeovóho. He sang for him. É-némeohe. He was sung to. É-némeóvȧhtseo'o. They sang to each other. For example, they were ceremonially passing songs on to a newer generation of singers. Némeoveha! Sing to him! vai: -némené. See: -némeót; -némeovomotah; -némeóohé'tov. Category: sing.
-némeovomotah vta. sing for s.o. to sing as a substitute for s.o. É-némeovomotȧhóho. He sang for him (as a substitute). Nȧhtanémeo-vomotāho. I'll sing for him (as a substitute). See: -némeov ‘sing for s.o.’. Category: sing.
-nésta'omeévenoné vai. sing songs from long ago, sing old songs. É-nésta'omeévenōne. He sang really old songs. Category: sing.
-nėšéšenoné vai. sing for the dead, grieve sing. É-nėšéšenōne. He sang for the deceased; mourned in song. Initial nėšéš(e)-; fai: -noné. Category: death, sing.
-nėševenoné vai. sing fast. É-nėševenōne He sang fast. fai: -noné; Antonym -nóvenoné. Category: sing, speed.
-nétȧhévenoné vai. sing different. É-nétȧhévenōne. He sang different. Category: sing.
-nétȧhévo'a'hahtsé vti. 1 • throw s.t. different.
2 • sing off-key. Category: figurative. É-nétȧhévo'a'hāhtse. He sang off-key.
3 • say s.t. differently. Category: figurative, sing, throw, speak.
-nȯhtóvenoné vai. know how to sing. Ná-nȯhtóvenōne. I know how to sing. fai: -noné. Category: sing.
-nȯhtóvenonéoohe vai. know how to sing. Nóoo, náhta-nȯhtóvenonéoohe. Oh my, I really sang right. [1987:157] Category: sing.
-no'kenoné vai. sing alone. É-no'kenōne. He's singing alone. fai: -noné. Category: sing.
nó'oesanénoo'ȯtse ni. Gram: pl handgame songs. Plural nó'oesanénootȯtse; fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
-noné fai. sing. Éasé-nóne. He started to sing. Nánéše-nonéme. We (the two of us) are singing together. Étȧhpe'e-nōne. He sang loudly. Étȧhpe-nōne. He is playing a flute. Ého'néhé-nóne. He sang a wolf song. Nééemėsómaepėhéve-nonéme. You (plural) sang well. (recheck?? Category: check. É'ȯhkeno'mé'ésta tséheše-nonévȯse. He would also tell what they were singing about. (STORIES.TXT). Étšėheše-nonéhoo'o. Wow, he is singing this way. (pret). fii: -nonétó. See: -némené; -e'hahe. Etym: *na·ke· (R) ‘sing’; F po:nina:ke:wa. Category: sing.
-noné'seh vta. cause s.o. to sing. Námȧhe-noné'šehaeneo'o. They made us all sing. Category: sing.
-noo'ȯtse fni. song. ho'néhe-noo'ȯtse wolf song. ho'néhe-nootȯtse wolf songs. hésemȧho'hé-nootȯtse war songs. hotamémȧsėhánoo'ȯtse Crazy Dogs Society song. mátȧhé-nootȯtse peyote songs. mótsėsóonetané-nootȯtse Kitfox society songs. ma'heóne-nootȯtse sacred/ceremonial songs (cf. ma'heónenémeotȯtse). momáta'e-nootȯtse braveheart songs ("growly songs"). nó'oesané-nootȯtse handgame songs. nótȧxé-nootȯtse society songs. naa'é-nootȯtse doctoring songs. ováxe-nootȯtse dream songs (received in a dream). Tsėhése-nootȯtse Indian songs. vé'ho'é-nootȯtse whiteman songs. véhone-nootȯtse chief songs. ma'xevé'kėséhe-noo'ȯtse ?? bald eagle (lit. big-bird) song (Schwartz 84). nésema-nootȯtse spirit calling songs. Plural -nootȯtse. Morph: /-noot/. fai: -noné. See: némeo'ȯtse. Category: sing, check.
nótȧxénoo'ȯtse ni. society song. Plural nótȧxénootȯtse; AlternatePlural nótȧxénoonȯtse; fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
-nóvenoné vai. sing slowly, slowly sing. É-nóvenōne. He sang slowly. fai: -noné; Antonym -nėševenoné. Category: sing.
-oé'tovenoné vai. stumble in singing. É-oé'tovenoneo'o. They aren't singing together/they are not singing in coordinated fashion. Category: sing.
-óoetanévenoné vai. sing in Crow. É-óoetanévenōne. He sang in Crow. See: -tsėhésenoné ‘sing in Cheyenne’; -Óoetane ‘Crow’. Category: sing.
-otoésenoné vai. sing strangely. É-otoésenōne. He sang strangely. fai: -noné. Category: sing.
-ováxenoné vai. sing a dream song. É-ováxenōne. He sang a dream song. Category: sing.
ováxenoo'ȯtse ni. dream song. Plural ováxenootȯtse. a song received in a dream; this is considered "a real good song"--Rena Cook sings it. fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
-pȧhávenoné vai. good.sing. Variant: -pėhévenoné. Category: sing.
-pėhévenoné vai. sing well. É-pėhévenōne. He sang nicely. fai: -noné. See: -pėhévo'a'xe ‘sing well’. Category: sounds, sing.
-pėhévenonétó vii. be nice music, good music - be. É-pėhévenonéto. It's pretty music. for example, on a radio. Category: sing.
-pėhévo'a'xe vai. sing well, talk well. É-pėhévo'a'xe. He sang well. See: -pėhévenoné ‘sing well’. Category: sing, speak, check.
-pėhévo'e'hahe vai. have a good singing voice. É-pėhévo'e'hahe. He has a nice singing voice. See: -pėhéve'hahe. Category: sing.
-pe'pe'enoné vai. sing off tune. É-pe'pe'enōne. He's singing off tune. Category: sing.
-šé'šenoné vai. sing gourd songs. Ques: šé'šenonone?? Éohkėšé'šenoneo'o. They sing gourd songs. [Sweat Lodges.008] fai: -noné. Category: sing, check.
šéstotó'etȧhpeno n. cedar flute, flute - cedar. Synonym vé'evėšéstotó'etȧhpeno. See: tȧhpenon. Category: sing.
-tȧhpe'enoné vai. sing loudly. É-tȧhpe'enōne. He sang loudly. Antonym -he'kenéméne; fai: -noné. See: -tȧhpenoné; -háahpe'enoné; -háenoné. Category: sing.
tȧhpeno 1 • ni. flute, whistle. or other wind instruments such as a horn or trombone. Usage: obsolescing Plural tȧhpenonȯtse. vé'evėšéstotó'etȧhpeno cedar flute.
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2 • na. flute, whistle. animate for some speakers. Plural tȧhpenono; Oblique tȧhpénónéva. See: é'e'šestȯtse. Etym: *pepikwani. See: šéstotó'etȧhpeno ‘cedar flute’. Category: sing, ceremonial.
-tȧhpenoné vai. play the flute. É-tȧhpenōne. He's playing the flute. Category: sounds, sing.
tȧhpenonénootȯtse ni. Gram: pl flute songs ?? Category: check, sing.
-tónėšenoné vai. how sing. É-tónėšenōne? What is he singing about? fai: -noné. Category: sing.
-tooxenoné vai. sing low. étšėšema'xemo'ó'e-tooxenōne. She sang a real low alto. [1987:150] Usage: probably a loan transl. from English See: -mo'ó'xoe'hahe. Category: sing.
-tsėhésenoné vai. sing Indian songs. É-tsėhésenōne. He sang Indian songs. Category: sing.
Tsėhésenoo'ȯtse ni. Cheyenne song, Indian song. Plural Tsėhésenootȯtse; fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
-tsėhešehá vii. have this tune, be sung so. Ótahe, é-tšėhešeha ... Listen, this (to follow) is the way this song is sung ... Final -ehá. See: -nėhešeha. Category: sing.
-tsėhešenoné vai. sing this way. É-tšėhešenōne ... He sang like this ... Tšėhešenōnėstse ...! Sing like this ...! fai: -noné. Category: sing.
-tšėhešenoné vai. sing this way. É-tšėhešenōne ... He sang like this ... Tšėhešenōnėstse ...! Sing like this ...! Final -noné. Category: sing.
-vá'ȯsenōne vai. complete singing. É-vá'ȯsenōne. He sang the last song. Category: sing.
-vého'é vai. sing words. É-véhó'e. He put words in the song. Éohke-vého'énove. (This song) has words. [1987:300] Éne'eváve-véhó'e. He is recognized by his song (that he made). vta: -vého'ót. See: -vého'ósané. Category: sing.
-vého'ót vta. call s.o. by name, praise s.o. É-vého'oto. He called him by name. É-vého'ótóho. (newer pronunciation). [1987:156] "Néto'se-vého'otȧtse," náxhéto. "Néto'se-vovóhnėheševého'otȧtse." "I'm going to praise you in song," I told (God). "I'm going to praise you in song." [1987:156] éheše-vého'oto Ma'heóneva that's how she praised God. [1987:168] See: -véh; -vovéh. Reduplicated -vového'ót. Category: sing.
véhonenoo'ȯtse ni. chief song. a special class of songs. Plural véhonenootȯtse; fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
-vé'ho'énoné vai. sing in English, sing in the whiteman way. É-vé'ho'énóne. He sang in English. See: -tsėhésenoné. Category: sing.
vé'ho'énoo'ȯtse ni. whiteman song. Plural vé'ho'énootȯtse; fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
-vésenoné vai. sing with. É-vésenōne. He sang with (others). fai: -noné. Category: sing.
vó'aehenémeo'ȯtse ni. antelope song. Variant: vó'kaenoonestȯtse. Category: sing.
-vó'kaehénoné vai. antelope sing. héne tsésta-vó'kaehénonénove, tséxhenove that's (the name), Antelope Singing, as it is said. [1987:94] Category: sing.
vó'kaenoonestȯtse ni. antelope song. Variant: vó'aehe-némeo'ȯtse. Category: sing.
-vového'ót vta. praise s.o. Lit: repeat name of s.o. by semantic extension, to praise someone, such as when singing praise to God. É-vového'oto. He sang his name. É-vového'ótóho. He sang his name. (newer pronunciation). Néta-vového'ótone! Let's praise him! Non-reduplicated -vého'ót. See: -vovéh. Category: sing.