Cheyenne Dictionary

 sit

sit

-áahtomónee'e   vai. sit listening. É-áahtomónee'e. He's sitting listening. for example, listening to a siren. É-áahtomóneeo'o. They are sitting listening. Né'-áahtomónee'e! Sit there listening to me! said to more than one person. See: -áestsee'e. Category: hear, sit.

-áahtomónee'tá   vti. sit listening to s.t. É-áahtomónéé'ta. He's sitting listening to it. Category: hear, sit.

-áahtomónee'tov   vta. sit listening to s.o. É-áahtomónee'tovóho. He's sitting listening to him. See: -áahtov. Category: hear, sit, interpersonal.

-ae'ta'ee'e   vai. 1 • face sitting. É-ae'ta'ee'e. He is sitting facing (for example, facing the crowd). Phon: vs

2 • chair meeting, be in charge of meeting. Category: figurative, sit, positions.

-ae'ta'ée'tá   vti. sit facing s.t. É-ae'ta'éé'ta. He sat facing it. Category: sit.

-ae'ta'ée'tov   vta. sit facing s.o. É-ae'ta'ée'tovóho. He sat facing him. Category: sit.

-áestsee'e   vai. sit listening. Variant: -áhasėstsee'e. É-áestsee'e. He is sitting listening. Hevésenóho é'-áestséesesto. His friend was listening. Évá'ne-áestséeo'o. They are just sitting listening (but not really listening, for example, disregarding the message). See: -áahtomónee'e. Category: sit, hear.

-áhanȧšé'šee'e   vai. sit dead drunk. É-áhanȧšé'šee'e. He's sitting dead drunk. fai: -asé'še. Category: drink, sit.

-áhanėstáhahoo'e   vai. sit very angry. É'-áhanėstáhahoo'e. He's sitting very angry. ?? Category: emotions, sit, check.

-a'enó'nee'e   vai. sit in darkness. É-a'enó'nee'e. He's sitting in the dark. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-a'koéotse   vai. squat. Éstȧhóse-a'koéotséhoo'o. Again he squatted down. [The Whiteman and the Rabbit.035] See: -a'koo'e sit curled up; squat; -a'kóestsé bundle up s.t.. Category: sit.

-a'kónoo'e   vai. squat, crouch, roost. É-a'kónoo'e. He's squatting. Phon: vs See: -amónoo'e; -nomonoo'e; Aénȯhea'kónoo'e. Category: sit.

-a'koo'e   vai. sit curled up, squat. É-a'koo'e. He squatted. Phon: vs Variant: -a'kónoo'e. See: -a'koéotse squat. Category: sit.

-a'ta'ee'e   vai. sit ?? Tósa'e né-a'ta'ee'e? Where are you sitting? ?? BodyPartMedial -a'é2. See: -amónoo'e; -hoo'e. Category: sit, check.

-ame'hanaa'e   vai. eat sitting. Nėsta-ame'hanaa'e ma'taamo'ȧhéotseto. You'll be eating while driving. fai: -e'haná. Category: eat, sit.

-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.

-amėstó'ee'e   vai. sit crosswise, crosswise sit. É-amėstó'ee'e. He's sitting crosswise. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-amónee'tov   vta. ?? É-amónee'tovóho. ?? Ques: is this a word?? Category: sit, hear, check.

-amóneoo'e   vai. sit in line. É-amóneoeo'o. They (an.) are sitting in line. Phon: vs fai: -oo'e. See: -amóneeóó'e stand in line; -mónėhó'eóó'e stand in line; -nó'ovóneeoo'e sit in a straight line; -amónoo'e sit. Category: sit.

-amónoeotse   vai. sit. Amónoeotsėtse! Have a seat! ?? É-amónoeotse. ?? Hénėhéóhe náa'ene-amónoeotse. I sat there for a long time. Éše-amónoeotsėstse! Calm down! [BERTHA.TXT] See: -amónoo'e. Category: sit, check.

-amónoo'e   vai. sit. -amónoo'e refers to being in a sitting position; -hámėstoo'e refers to the process of sitting down; -hoo'e refers to being at a location. É-amónoo'e. He is sitting. É-amónoeo'o. They are sitting. Amónoo'ėstse! Be in a seated position! Nėše-amónoo'ėstse! Keep sitting! Phon: vs Antonym -néé'e; fai: -ónoo'e; vta: -amóno'h; vii: -amóno'tá. See: -hámėstoo'e sit (process); -táxe'ėsee'e sit on; -amóneeoo'e sit in line; -hoo'e be at; -mónėhó'oo'e sit in line. Category: sit.

-anȯhónoo'e   vai. sit looking down, look perched. looking down from a higher elevation, for instance, to sit on a hill and look downhill or sit on bleachers and look down on a basketball court. É-anȯhónoo'e. He's sitting looking down. Phon: vs fai: -ónoo'e. See: -anȯhóo'ó. Category: sit, sight.

-e2   fai. sit. Énomene-e'e. He drank sitting. Émane-e'e. He drank sitting. Énémene-e'e. He sang sitting. Émésėhé'hanaa'-e. He ate sitting. Éháoenaa'-e. He prayed sitting. Éhóhta'hanee-'e. He sat telling stories. Énéše-eo'o. They are riding double. Phon: vs See: -hoo'e; -oe. Category: sit.

-éesoo'e   vai. sit talking, talk sitting, sit speaking, speak sitting. É-éesoo'e. He is sitting talking. fai: -oe. Phon: vs Category: speak, sit.

-é'ke'koo'e   vai. sit in an unstable fashion. É-é'ke'koo'e. He's sitting in an unstable fashion. Móstšėšetáve-é'ke'koehéhe. He was not in a very stable position. [1987:282] Phon: vs vii: -é'ke'ko'tá. Category: sit.

-e'ónoo'e   vai. sit looking up. É-e'ónoo'e. He is sitting looking up. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit, sight.

-éstonoo'e   vai. sit looking in. É-éstonoo'e. He's sitting looking in. for example, as a dog sits outside a door looking into the house. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit, sight.

-évava'ee'e   vai. sit backwards. É-évava'ee'e. He's sitting backwards. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-évetanónaa'e   vai. meditate sitting. É-évetanónaa'e. He's meditating. [pd700] Synonym -oo'hetanónaa'e. Usage: not widely known Category: cognition, sit.

-évȯhónee'e   vai. sign sitting. É-évȯhónee'e. He's signing while sitting. Category: sit, sign.

-évo'kó'oo'e   vai. sit fidgeting. É-évo'kó'oo'e. He's sitting fidgeting. Category: sit.

-évonoo'e   vai. scan sitting, look about sitting. É-évonoo'e. He scanned sitting. Morph: /-évonoe/. Phon: vs Category: sit, sight.

-éxoneoo'e   vai. sit in a row. É-éxoneoeo'o. They completed sitting in a row. tséstaéše-éxoneoévȯse after they sat down in a row. Phon: vs See: -hoo'e. Category: sit.

-éxovȧho'hee'e   vai. sit warming. É-éxovȧho'hee'e. He sat getting warm. Phon: vs See: -éxovoo'e. Category: temperature, sit.

-éxovoo'e   vai. sit warm. É-éxovoo'e. He's sitting warm. Phon: vs fai: -oe. See: -hovȯhéoo'e. Category: temperature, sit.

-hahpenó'ee'e   vai. sit sewing. É-hahpenó'ee'e. She's sitting sewing. Category: sew, sit.

-hámėstoé'tov   vta. sit with reference to s.o. Category: sit.

-hámėstoeotse   vai. sit down quickly. This is a quicker action than that of -hámėstoo'o. Hámėstoeotsėstse! Sit down quickly! vta: -hámėstoeotsé'tov. See: -hámėstoo'e sit down; -táxe'ėséeotse sit down upon quickly. Category: motion, sit.

-hámėstoeotsé'tov   vta. sit down beside s.o. Éstanó'ovónee-hámėstoeotsé'toesesto. They sat down in a row beside him. [VISION.TXT] vai: -hámėstoeotse. Category: sit.

-hámėstoo'e   vai. sit down (process). can be of a person or an animal such as a dog. Simplified Spelling hamstoo, humstoo. É-hámėstoo'e. He sat down. É-hámėstoeo'o. They sat down. Hámėstoo'ėstse! Sit down! Hámėstoo'e! Sit down (plural)! Phon: vs Antonym -néhoveóó'e. See: -hámėstoeotse; -táxe'ėsée'e; -amónoo'e. Category: motion, sit.

-hánȯhónoo'e   vai. sit with head back. É-hánȯhónoo'e. He's sitting with his head back. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit.

-hánȯhtoo'e   vai. sit with head back. É-hánȯhtoo'e. He's sitting with head thrown back. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-háoenaa'e   vai. pray sitting, sit praying. É-háoenaa'e. He's sitting praying. Morph: /-háóéná-e/. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-hao'omóhtoo'e   vai. be calm, sit still. É-hao'omóhtoo'e. He's sitting calm. Éšė-hao'omóhtoo'ėstse! Sit still (for a while)! / Calm down! Phon: vs Ques: originally hao'omóhtoo'e?? Category: check. See: -he'kotoo'e; -ovánėhoo'e. Category: sit.

-heamaa'e   vai. sideways.sit. É-heamaa'e. He is sitting sideways. Náohkeéeno'-heamaa'e. I regularly sit sideways. [The Nighthawk.007] See: -heamávoo'e. Category: sit.

-heamávoo'e   vai. sit sideways. É-heamávoo'e. He's sitting sideways. Phon: vs Final -oe. Category: sit.

-héestovée'tov   vta. sit beside s.o. É-héestovée'tovóho. He is sitting beside him. Ques: recheck for stem boundary?? [esto?? See: -héstoveé'tov. Category: sit, interpersonal, check.

-héhpȯhenónoo'e   vai. frightened while looking and sitting. É-héhpȯhenónoo'e. He's looking sitting scared. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit, emotions.

-héhpȯhetanónaa'e   vai. sit scared. É-héhpȯhetanónaa'e. He is sitting scared. Phon: vs Category: sit, emotions.

-he'ame'hahtaa'e   vai. sit with feet up. É-he'ame'hahtaa'e. He's sitting with his feet up (elevated). BodyPartMedial -hahtá; fai: -e. Category: sit.

-he'atónoo'e   vai. look up sitting. É-he'atónoo'e. He's sitting and looking up. Phon: vs fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit.

-he'émȧsoo'e   vai. sit as woman. that is, with both legs to the side. É-he'émȧsoo'e. She's sitting as a woman with both of her legs underneath her to the side. Variant: he'évȧsoe. See: -he'évoo'e. Category: sit.

-he'évȧsoo'e   vai. sit as a woman. É-he'évȧsoo'e. She is sitting as a woman sits. Phon: vs This refers to sitting with both legs turned to one side. Usage: This is probably a more natural word than -he'évoo'e. See: -he'évėsoo'e. Category: sit.

-he'évėsoo'e   vai. urinate as a woman. É-he'évėsoo'e. She's urinating squatting down as a woman. Usage: considered somewhat vulgar; a play on words with -he'évȯsoo'e is considered humorous Medial -só. Phon: vs Masculine -hetanévėsóó'e. See: -he'évȧsoo'e. Category: sit, vulgar.

-he'évoo'e   vai. sit as a woman. -he'évȯsoo'e is probably more natural than this word. É-he'évoo'e. She is sitting as a woman sits. This refers to sitting with legs turned to one side. Final -oe; Antonym -hetanévoo'e. Phon: vs See: -he'évȯsoo'e; -néšenėstanee'e; hē'e. Category: sit.

-he'konoo'e   vai. 1 • sit firm. can be used of someone in a rodeo who stays on a bronco for a good amount of time. É-he'konoo'e. He is sitting firmly. Ma'hēō'o é-he'konoo'e. God sits firmly. Phon: vs Final -oo'e (/-oe/); vii: -he'ono'tá. See: -he'kotoo'e; -sétoo'e; -amónoo'e.

2 • fig., remain separated from spouse. Násó'-he'konoo'e I'm still sitting firm (especially idiomatic=still separated from spouse). Category: sit.

-he'kotónoo'e   vai. sit quietly, quietly sit. É-he'kotónoo'e He is sitting quietly. Néxaehe'kė-he'kotónoo'e. You're just sitting quietly. Phon: vs fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit.

-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.

-he'poo'e   vai. sit smoking. É-he'poo'e. He is sitting smoking. É'ȯhkeévė-he'poo'e. He would sit and smoke. [1987:220] Final -oe. Phon: vs See: -he'pó smoke. Category: sit, smoke.

-he-stámee'e   vai. have food sitting. É-he-stámee'e. He has food, while sitting. Phon: vs See: -htámé; máhtáme; héstáme; mésėhestȯtse. Category: food, sit.

-hestoomee'e   vai. sit covered by blanket. É-hestoomee'e. He's sitting covered by a blanket. See: -héstoomaa'e. Category: sit.

-héstoveé'tov   vta. sit beside s.o. É-héstoveé'tovóho. He is sitting beside him. See: -héestovée'tov; -véstoem sit with s.o.. Category: sit.

-hestóxee'e   vai. sit behind. for example, in back of car or wagon. É-hestóxee'e. He's sitting in the back. [1987:156] Hestóxee'ėstse! Sit in back!/Get in the back of the car! [1987:156] Morph: /-hehtóšee/. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-hešénee'e   vai. Gram: rr such a face sitting. ... é-hešénee'e ... have such a face sitting. tsé-hešénee'ėstse how his face looks sitting. BodyPartMedial -éné. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-hešetanónaa'e   vai. think that way sitting. Nátama'xeéehetóseamė-hešetanónaa'e I just kept thinking that way as I was sitting. [How God Helped Me Forgive.58.] Phon: vs Category: cognition, sit.

-heta'ee'e   vai. face. tséx-heta'ééto in front of me/where I am facing. tséx-heta'éévȯse in front of them/where they are facing. Éstatáxeénanánȯse né-náhkȯhéestse'henáhe tsé-heta'ee'ėse. Bear Coat placed it on top (of the table) in front of (himself). [1987:55] Category: sit. Phon: vs

-hetanévoo'e   vai. sit as a man. especially cross-legged. É-hetanévoo'e. He sat as a man (sits). Morph: /-hetanévoe/. Phon: vs See: -hotȯxá'kanee'e; -he'évȯsoo'e. Category: sit.

-hetónoo'e   vai. Gram: rr sit looking that way. Maato é-hetónoo'e. He is sitting looking forward. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit, sight.

-hetoo'e   vai. Gram: rr be there, sit that way. É-hetoo'e. He sat that way. Mó'-ooxesta-hetoehéhe néhe hé'e. This woman just stayed in (stayed at home). Nómȯse tséx-hetoévȯse nėhéno é'ȯhkevé'hoomóhoono vóhkooheho. For a long time while they sat there he kept looking at the rabbit. [Croft 1988:23-24:15] See: -nėhetoo'e. Non-reduplicated -hoo'e. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-hetótaenonee'e   vai. sit singing joyful songs. É-hetótaenonee'e. He's sitting singing joyful songs. fai: -noné. Category: sit, sing.

-héva'kee'e   vai. covered.head.sit, sit with covered head. E-héva'kee'e. He's sitting with his head covered. Variant: -héva'ee'e, -héva'kéehe. Category: sit, head.

-hoé'tov   vta. sit next to s.o., sit in for s.o., represent s.o. É-hoé'tovóho. He's sitting next to him. Ná-hoé'tóvo. I'm sitting in for him. Vó'héé'ėse éhoé'tovȧhtseo'o. They are sitting / living a ways from each other. Éto'sė-hoé'tohe. There is going to be a wake service. ?? vai: -hoe. Category: sit, interpersonal.

-hoéotse   vai. sit. Táaxa'e tsėhéóhe nétaéšenėšė-hoéotsema. Let's just sit here. [The Journey.203] See: -hoo'e. Category: sit.

-hóhta'hanee'e   vai. tell story sitting. É-hóhta'hanee'e. He is sitting telling a story. ȯhtsée-hóhta'hanéevosėstse when they would sit and tell stories. [Cheyenne Flood Story.002] Final -e. Morph: /-hohta'hanée/. Phon: vs See: -hóhta'heónanee'e. Category: speak, sit.

-hóhta'heónanee'e   vai. tell story sitting. É-hóhta'heónanee'e. He's sitting telling a story. Morph: /-hóhta'heónanée/. Phon: vs See: -hohta'hanee'e. Category: speak, sit.

-ho'ėstáve'éxanee'e   vai. 1 • sit with fiery eyes.

2 • strongly disagree with (s.o.) É-ho'ėstáve'éxanee'e. He sat with fiery (flaming) eyes. That is a way of saying that he strongly disagreed with someone. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-hó'hamoo'e   vai. sit on hillside. É-hó'hamoo'e. He's sitting on the hillside. See: -ho'xó'oo'e; -hó'homoo'e. Category: positions, sit.

-hó'homoo'e   vai. sit up against. É-hó'homoo'e. He's sitting up against (something). See: ho'xó'oo'e; -hó'hamoo'e. Category: positions, sit.

-ho'néhenonee'e   vai. sit singing wolf songs. É-ho'néhenonee'e. He's sitting singing wolf songs. fai: -noné. Category: sit, sing.

-hó'ȯhtoo'e   vai. sit leaning against. especially against a backrest. É-hó'ȯhtoo'e. He's sitting leaning up against a backrest. fai: -oe. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-ho'óma'oé'tov   vta. sit on s.o. to sit on s.o. animate such as a pillow. Ná-ho'óma'oenȯtse. I'm sitting on him. Category: sit.

-ho'óma'oo'e   vai. sit on. for example, to sit on a rug. É-ho'óma'oo'e. He sat on (the rug). Phon: vs vta: -ho'óma'oé'tov. See: -táhoo'e. Category: sit.

-ho'ónoo'e   vai. arrive seated looking. É-ho'ónoo'e. He arrived having looked out the window the entire time while riding. Initial ho'-; Final -ónoe. Category: sit, sight.

-ho'xó'éé'tov   vta. sit close against s.o. Ná-ho'xó'éé'tóvo. I sat close against him. Category: sit.

-ho'xó'oo'e   vai. sit against. É-ho'xó'oo'e. He's sitting up against (something). See: -hó'homoe. Category: positions, sit.

-hó'xoo'e   vai. used to riding. É-hó'xoo'e. He's used to riding. Lit: accustomed-sit fai: -oe. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-hoo'e   vai. be at, be in place, stay. É-hoo'e. He is (here or there)/he sits here/he lives here. (another recording) É-hoehe? Is he here/there? Ésáa-hoéhe. He's not here. É-hoeo'o. They are here. Ésáa-hoéheo'o. They are not here. Né-hoehe? Are you here? (another recording) Ná-hoo'e. I'm here. Móné-hoehéhe. You must be there. É-hoéstove. There is being at (impersonal verb form). Néto'sė-hoehe? Are you going to be there? Tósa'e é-hoo'e? Where is he? Tósa'e né-hoo'e? Where are you? (sometimes said for 'Where do you live?) Some younger speakers say tósa'e névee'e? (lit. 'Where are you camped?") for 'Where do you live?'. Éx-hoésesto. It is said they were there. Ésáa-hoéhesesto. It is said they were not there. Éx-hoéhoono. Wow, they were there. (preterit mode). Éssáa-hoéhehoono. Wow, they were not there. (preterit mode). Násáa-hoéhéme. We (excl) were not there. Násáa-hoéhemanehe? Were we (excl) not there? Nésáa-hoéhema. We (incl) were not there. Nésáa-hoéhemanehe? Were we (incl) not there? Móné-hoémáne? Do you mean we (incl) were there? Mónésáa-hoéhémáne? Do you mean we (incl) were not there? Nésáa-hoehehe? Weren't you there? tséx-hoéto when I was there. tséssáa-hoéhéto when I was not there. tséssáa-hoéheto when you were not there. tséx-hoo'ėse where he is. Náéšeévȧ-hoo'e. I'm back. Morph: /-hoe/. Phon: The /e/ of this stem, -hoe, is high-pitched when word-medial, for example, É-hoéstove 'there is being at.' Nėšė-hoo'ėstse! Stay there! / Stay home! Phon: vs vti: -hoé'tá. Ques: Is TI parallel -ho'tsé 'have'? ?? Category: check. fai: -oe, -e2; vii: -ho'tá. Etym: *apiwa. See: -nėhetoo'e; -ohoo'e; -vee'e; -sétoo'e. Category: sit.

-hóomónoo'e   vai. sit out of sight, hide. É-hóomónoo'e. He's sitting out of sight. fai: -ónoo'e. See: -hóomoo'e. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-hóomoo'e   vai. sit out of sight. É-hóomoo'e. He's sitting out of sight. Móx-hóomoehevóhe Tsétsėhéstȧhese héstove. The Cheyennes ambushed (them) on either side. [1987:22] Final -oo'e; Initial hóom-. Phon: vs See: -hóomónoo'e. Category: sit.

-hoónȯhtónoo'e   vai. sit looking lonesome. É-hoónȯhtónoo'e. He's sitting looking lonesome. Initial hoónȯht-. Category: sit, emotions.

-hóonoo'e   vai. sit looking out. É-hóonoo'e. He is sitting looking out. [Cheyenne Tribal History.068] Ónonevonėškeho éohkė-hóonoeo'o vóxéva. Prairie dogs peak out of (their) holes. [1979:204] fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit, sight.

-hoónȯsenonee'e   vai. sit singing lonesome songs. É-hoónȯsenonee'e. He's sitting singing lonesome songs. fai: -noné. Category: sit, sing.

-hóotónoo'e   vai. sit looking backwards, look backwards sitting. É-hóotónoo'e. He is sitting looking backwards. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sight, sit.

-hosėstsé'ee   vai. sit with head down. É-hosėstsé'ee'e. He sat with his head down. Category: sit.

-hosėstsé'ee'e   vai. sit with head down. É-hosėstsé'ee'e. He sat with his head down. See: -á'kava'ee'e; -káva'ee'e; -ma'kėsta'ee'e. Category: sit.

-hósoetaa'e   vai. sit barefoot, barefoot sit. É-hósoetaa'e. He is sitting barefoot. Móné-hósoetaehéhe. You must be sitting barefoot. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-hosótomėhahtaa'e   vai. rest one's (own) feet while sitting. É-hosótomėhahtaa'e. He rested his feet while sitting. BodyPartMedial -hahtá. Phon: vs Category: feet, sit.

-hosótomoo'e   vai. rest. Lit: rest-sit É-hosótomoo'e. He's resting. Phon: vs See: -hosótomeše. Category: sit.

-hotama'ee'e   vai. sit facing backwards. É-hotama'ee'e. He's sitting facing backwards. that is, sitting with his back to others. Category: sit.

hótoanaa'e   vai. sit in a difficult way, piled difficult. É-hótoanaa'e. He is sitting in a difficult way. Ho'honáeo'o éohkėhoháe-hótoanáeo'o. Rocks used to be piled up in a difficult way. Category: sit.

hótoe'hahtáe   -hótoe'hahtaa'e: vai. sit with feet protruding. Éstatšėšė-hótoe'hahtáehoo'o hé'nétóóne. His feet were sticking out of the door. [The Big Bogeyman.056] Category: sit.

-hótȯxá'kanee'e   vai. sit with crossed legs. É-hótȯxá'kanee'e. He sat with legs crossed underneath. 'Indian style', only appropriate for men. Phon: vs Feminine -néšenėstanee'e. See: -hetanévoo'e. Category: sit.

-hótȯxávėhahtaa'e   vai. sit with crossed feet. É-hótȯxávėhahtaa'e. He is sitting with his feet crossed. Medial -hahtá. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-hótȯxávėhe'onaa'e   vai. sit with arms crossed. É-hótȯxávėhe'onaa'e. He's sitting with his arms crossed. BodyPartMedial -he'oná. Phon: vs Category: sit, body.

-hovéo'ka'ov   vta. sit in the shade of s.o. Éstšėšė-hovéo'ka'óesesto. She was sitting in the shade of (the buffalo). [1987:307] Category: sit.

-hovéo'koo'e   vai. sit in the shade. tsé'ȯhkė-hovéo'koo'ėstse where he would sit in the shade. [A Plowing Story.035] Category: sit, check.

-hovéo'oo'e   vai. sit in the shade. É-hovéo'oo'e. He's sitting in the shade. Phon: vs Variant: -hovéo'koo'e (not as common). Category: sit.

-hoxéhenonee'e   vai. sit singing Sun Dance songs. É-hoxéhenonee'e. He's sitting singing Sun Dance songs. Category: sit, sing.

-hóxovónoo'e   vai. sit looking across, across - sit looking. É-hóxovónoo'e. He is sitting looking across. Category: sit.

-kȧhkónoo'e   vai. thin sit. É-kȧhkónoo'e. He is sitting thin. Móméhae-kȧhkónoehéhe. It used to be there as a thin slab (of rock). [Mountain Stories] Phon: vs fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit.

-káhonoo'e   vai. sit close. É-káhonoo'e. He sat close. fai: -ónoe. Category: sit.

-káva'ee'e   vai. sit with head hanging down. for instance, sitting discouraged. É-káva'ee'e. He is sitting with his head hanging down. Phon: vs BodyPartMedial -a'é head. See: -á'kava'ee'e; -ma'kėsta'ee'e; -hosėstse'ee'e. Category: sit.

-kávoo'e   vai. slouch. Lit: down-sit É-kávoo'e. He's slouching. Final -oe; Initial kav-. Category: sit.

-koomónoo'e   vai. sit with blanket tightly wrapped around. É-koomónoo'e. He's sitting with a blanket tightly wrapped around (himself). fai: -ónoo'e. See: -koomenóó'e. Category: sit.

-koósenóohee'e   vai. sit looking tiny. É-koósenóohee'e. He's sitting looking tiny. Category: appearance, sit.

-mȧhée   vai. all sit. É-mȧhéeo'o. They are all sitting. for example, everyone sitting on a wagon, in a car, or in a house. Ná-mȧhééme. We were all sitting (together). Phon: vs See: -mȧhoe all be (there). Category: sit.

-mȧhoe   vai. all be at, all sit. only used with plural subjects. for example, people in a village cluster. É-mȧhoeo'o. They all live in one spot/one area; they are all there in a big group. Éstȧsó'hovease-mȧhoésesto nėhéóhe. They developed into a town there. (reportative). [1987:19] Phon: vs See: -mȧhee; -háo'oé. Category: sit.

-mȧhove'ėsee'e   vai. have tired butt from sitting. Ná-mȧhove'ėsee'e. My butt is tired from sitting. for example, at a basketball game. BodyPartMedial -'esé. See: -táxe'ėsee'e; -mȧhovónoo'e. Category: sit.

-mȧhovetanónaa'e   vai. sit bored. É-mȧhovetanónaa'e. He sat bored. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-mȧhovónoo'e   vai. tired of sitting, tired of being at (a place). É-mȧhovónoo'e. He is tired of sitting there. fai: -ónoo'e. Phon: vs See: -mȧhove'ėsee'e. Category: sit.

-mȧhovoo'e   vai. tired of sitting; tired of being at (a place). É-mȧhovoo'e. He is tired of sitting; he has cabin fever. Phon: vs vai: -oe. See: -mȧhove'šee'e. Category: sit.

-ma'ėsta'ee'e   vai. hang head down, sit with head hanging down. especially with sad or other negative feelings. É-ma'ėsta'ee'e. He has his head down. É-ma'ėsta'éesėstse. (reportative mode) He had his head down. [1980:50:45] BodyPartMedial -a'é. Phon: vs Variant: -ma'kėsta'ee'e. Category: sit, head.

-ma'heónenonee'e   vai. sit singing sacred songs. É-ma'heónenonee'e. He's sitting singing sacred songs. fai: -noné. Category: sit, sing.

-ma'heónevoo'e   vai. sit in a sacred way. É-ma'heónevoo'e. He's sitting sacred.?? fai: -oe. Category: sit, sacred, check.

-ma'kėstoo'e   vai. sit leaning forward. É-ma'kėstoo'e. He is sitting leaning forward. fai: -oe. Category: sit.

-mámenóno'e   vii. appear huge, look huge. É-mámenóno'e. It looks huge. Initial máme-; Final -nóno'e. Category: sit, size.

-mámenóno'e   vii. appear huge, look huge. É-mámenóno'e. It looks huge. Initial máme-; fii: -nóno'e; fai: -nóohe. Category: sit, size.

-mámenóohe   vai. appear huge, look huge. É-mámenóohe. He looks huge. Initial máme-; fai: -nóohe. Category: sit, size.

-mámenóohee'e   vai. look huge sitting. É-mámenóohee'e. He looks huge sitting (there). fai: -nóohe. Category: appearance, sit.

-mámoheve'pa'onáe   vai. sit back to back. É-mámȯheve'pa'onáeo'o. They are sitting back to back. Phon: vs BodyPartMedial -'pa'oná back; fai: -e2 sit. Category: sit.

-manee'e   vai. drink sitting. É-manee'e. He sat drinking. Móstȧhe'ke-manéehéhe. She sat drinking slowly. [Bear Tepee.074] Category: drink, sit, check.

-mano'ée   vai. sit as a group, gather, meet. only used with plural subjects. É-mano'éeo'o. They are sitting as a group. Né-mano'éema. We (incl.) are meeting. See: -móheeohtsé. Category: sit.

-mano'oe   vai. sit bunched, sit in a group. only used with plural subjects. É-mano'oeo'o. They are sitting in a bunch. Category: sit.

-mȧsémėškóhtaehoo'e   vai. sit almost lying down with legs in an awkward position. Ná-mȧsemėškóhtaehoo'e. I'm almost lying down with my legs in an awkward position. Phon: vs See: -mȧsého'keše; -neó'keše. Category: sit.

-mȧsemoo'e   vai. sit in an uncomfortable position. É-mȧsemoo'e. He is sitting in an uncomfortable position. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-mátȧhénonee'e   vai. sit singing peyote songs. É-mátȧhénonee'e. He's sitting singing peyote songs. Category: sit.

-mé'a'ee'e   vai. head appear sitting, peek over (for example, a car seat). É-mé'a'ee'e. His head appears while he is sitting. Hóvéhno étó'-mé'a'ee'e. His head barely appears (for example, while he is driving). Morph: /-mé'a'ee/. Phon: vs See: -mé'a'é'ó; -né'póo'ó. Category: sit.

-mé'onoo'e   vai. appear sitting. É-mé'onoo'e. He appears sitting. that is, of someone who is sitting and seen by others. Nėhē'še móstaméhae-mé'onoehevóhe tsévéestovetse. Then they were sitting down looking down at the camp. [1987:258] Phon: vs fai: -ónoe. See: -amónoo'e. Category: sit, sight.

-mé'oo'e   vai. sit exposed. for example, someone is sitting with part of their body exposed. Note that nemé'oo'o 'your sweetheart' and némé'oo'e 'you are exposed' are almost identical in sound. É-mé'oo'e. He is sitting exposed. Móné-mé'oo'e? Are you showing? Phon: vs See: -mé'oo'o sweetheart; -mé'ȧsee'e stomach exposed. Category: sit.

-mémėstoo'e   vai. sit in excrement. É-mémėstoo'e. He sat in (his) excrement. for example, a baby in a dirty diaper. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-ménȯhkónoo'e   vai. sit showing off. É-ménȯhkónoo'e. He's sitting there making sure everyone will see him/showing off. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-mésėhé'hanaa'e   vai. eat sitting. Éh-mésėhé'hanáesėstse. He ate sitting down. Category: eat, sit.

-mésėhé'hanaa'e   vai. eat sitting. É-mésėhé'hanaa'e. He ate sitting. Morph: /-mésehé'hanae/. Phon: vs Category: sit, eat.

-méseoo'e   vai. sit sobering up. É-méseoo'e. He's sitting sobering up. Phon: vs Category: sit, drink.

-mo'onénoo'e   vai. sit pretty, sit in a good shady place. É-mo'onénoo'e. She is sitting pretty. Category: sit.

-mo'onónoo'e   vai. sit looking pretty. É-mo'onónoo'e. She is sitting looking pretty. See: -mo'onénoo'e. Category: sit.

-momáta'ónoo'e   vai. mean face while sitting, sit with mean face. É-momáta'ónoo'e. He's making a mean face while sitting. Category: sit.

-moméno'ee   vai. sit in bunches. Phon: vs not used in singulars. É-moméno'eeo'o. They sat in bunches. Category: sit.

moméno'hoe   vai. sit in groups. É-moméno'hoeo'o. They are sitting in groups. Category: sit.

-mónėhó'oo'e   vai. sit in line. É-mónėhó'oeo'o. They are sitting in a line. Heováestse hešėhováhne móh-mónėhó'oehevóhe. Different kinds of animals were sitting in a line. [1987:246] Phon: vs See: -amónoo'e be sitting; -amóneoe sit in line. Category: sit.

-mȯxe'ėstónee'e   vai. write sitting. É-mȯxe'ėstónee'e. He's writing sitting. Category: sit, write.

-naestoe   vai. majority be there, different groups together. É-naestoeo'o. The majority of them are there. Ma'háhkėseho é-naestoeo'o ma'háhkėséhemȧheóne. The majority of the old people are in the old age home. Phon: vs Initial naest-; Reduplicated nonáestoe. Category: sit.

-naeškóhtaa'e   vai. sit with numb leg. É-naeškóhtaa'e. His leg is numb while sitting/from sitting. Morph: /-nae-hkóhtá-e/. Lit: numb-leg-sit Phon: vs Category: sit, sickness.

-nȧha'évaa'e   vai. sit with wife. É-nȧha'évaa'e. He's sitting with his wife. Medial -'évá. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-nȧha'nee'e   vai. sit with husband. É-nȧha'nee'e. She's sitting with her husband. Medial -éhamá husband. See: -nȧha'évaa'e sit with wife. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-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.

-néhovóneoo'e   vai. sit one right after the other, lined up sitting. probably used only with plural subjects. É-néhovóneoeo'o. They are sitting one right after the other. nȧháóhe tséstatšėšee'e'-néhovóneóévȯse ma'xėhoóhtsetsēva. there where they were lined up in the big tree. [The Seven Stars.077] Phon: vs Category: sit.

-nėhpónoo'e   vai. sit in doorway, sit blocking, sit obstructing. É-nėhpónoo'e. He is sitting in the doorway. fai: -ónoo'e. See: -nėhpoo'e. Category: sit.

-nėhpoo'e   vai. sit blocking. É-nėhpoo'e. He's sitting blocking. For example, he's sitting beside the door, blocking it just being near it. Émáme-nėhpoo'e. He's big blocking the door. For example, about a big rock (animate) or a fat man. Initial nehp-. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-né'evonehné   vai. scoot up, sit up straight. Né'evonēhnėstse! Sit up straight! Category: sit.

-néma'óneoe   vai. sit in a circle. É-néma'óneoeo'o. They are sitting in a circle. See: -néma'óneeóé. Category: sit.

-néma'óneoe'tov   vta. sit around s.o. É-néma'óneoe'tovovo. They are sitting in a circle around him. Category: sit.

-némenee'e   vai. sit singing. É-némenee'e. He's sitting singing. Category: sit, sing.

-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.

-néstovȯhee'e   vai. sit nursing. É-néstovȯhee'e. She's sitting nursing. Category: sit, babies.

-néšee   vai. both sit, sit together. Etym: not used with singular subjects. É-néšeeo'o. They are riding double. Nėhéóhe éh-néšeeo'o, mȧheóne tséxhóveo'otse nėhéno éhn-néšeeo'o. They sat together there, in the shade of the house there they sat together. (1987:185). fai: -e. Category: sit.

-néšenėstanee'e   vai. kneel, sit on floor on knees. É-néšenėstanee'e. She sat with legs underneath her. That is the women's way of sitting; legs are not crossed. BodyPartMedial -nėstané2. Phon: vs Masculine -hótȯxa'kanee'e. Category: sit.

-nėševátamenóohee'e   vai. sit looking pitiful. É-nėševátamenóohee'e. He's sitting looking pitiful. Category: sit, appearance. Phon: vs

-nétȧhévoo'e   vai. sit differently. for instance, to sit in a way different from one's usual way of sitting. É-nétȧhévoo'e. He's sitting different. Reduplicated -onétȧhévoo'e. Category: sit.

-nȯhoomaa'e   vai. sit wrapped in a blanket. É-nȯhoomaa'e. He's sitting wrapped in a blanket. Category: sit.

-nȯhóvo'oo'e   vai. sit with blanket, shawl, or robe wrapped around. É-nȯhóvo'oo'e. She has (a robe) wrapped about her. Hotóavóoma móh-nȯhóvo'oehéhe. She had on a buffalo robe. [1987:311] Phon: vs Category: sit.

-nóhta'ee'e   vai. sit with head toward (something), face something. especially of a dog sitting facing the door of a house. É-nóhta'ee'e. He's sitting with his head toward (something). É-nóhta'éeo'o. They are sitting facing (something). BodyPartMedial -a'é; vta: -nóhta'ée'tov. Category: sit, head.

-nóhta'ée'tá   vti. sit facing s.t. É-nóhta'éé'ta. He's sitting facing it. See: ae'ta'é-; -ae'ta'ée'tá. Category: sit.

-nóhta'ée'tov   vta. sit facing s.o. É-nóhta'ée'tovóho He's sitting facing him. See: ae'ta'é-; -ae'ta'ée'tov. Category: sit.

-nȯhtovetanónaa'e   vai. sit wondering. É-nȯhtovetanónaa'e. He is sitting wondering. Category: cognition, sit.

-no'kee'e   vai. be alone. Lit: alone-sit É-no'kee'e. He's by himself. Éno'keeo'o. They are by themselves (for example, unattended). Ques: check pitch with 3rd person plural negative ?? Category: check. Phon: vs See: -no'kónoo'e. Category: sit.

-no'ke'hanaa'e   vai. sit alone eating. É-no'ke'hanaa'e. He's sitting eating alone. Category: sit, eat.

-no'kónoo'e   vai. sit alone. É-no'kónoo'e. He is sitting by himself. fai: -ónoo'e. Phon: vs See: -no'kee'e. Category: sit.

-no'oé'tovȯhee'e   vai. sit holding one's child, babysit. É-no'oé'tovȯhee'e. He's sitting holding his child. Category: sit.

-no'ónoo'e   vti. Gram: ai+o sit holding s.t. É-no'ónoo'e He is sitting holding (something). Éxaehe'ke-no'ónoo'e heme'ko. He's holding his head in his hand(s). Phon: vs See: -no'oo'e. Category: sit.

-no'oo'e   vti. Gram: ai+o sit holding s.t., hold s.t. sitting. especially refers to holding something in the lap. É-no'oo'e. He's holding it while sitting. Ná-no'oenȯtse. I'm holding them (inan.). Kȧhamaxėstse móh-no'oehenótse. He had sticks along with him. [1987:246] vta: -no'oé'tov. See: -no'ónoo'e; -ho'oo'e. Category: sit.

-nomenee'e   vai. sip.sit, sit drinking (something hot), sit sipping. É-nomenee'e. He's sitting drinking (something hot, especially coffee). É-nomenéeo'o. They are sitting sipping (something hot). Phon: vs Category: sit, drink.

-nomone'hanaa'e   vai. fall asleep eating sitting. É-nomone'hanaa'e. He's sitting eating half asleep. Category: sleep, eat, sit.

-nomonoo'e   vai. sit drowsy; fall asleep sitting. É-nomonoo'e. He fell asleep sitting. Final -oe. Phon: vs Category: sit, sleep.

-nonáestoe   vai. out of order sit. would be used, for example if people are not sitting in their assigned seats. only of plural subjects. É-nonáestoeo'o. They are not sitting in order. Ques: recheck pitch ná or na?? Non-reduplicated -naestoe. Category: sit.

-nonáosenómaa'e   vai. sit with relaxed thighs. É-nonáosenómaa'e. He's sitting with relaxed thighs. Category: sit.

-noónėhaénee'e   vai. sit sad with tears in eyes. É-noónėhaénee'e. She sat looking very sad with tears in her eyes. Phon: vs Category: emotions, sit.

-oávenomoo'e   vai. sit asleep. É-oávenomoo'e. He is sitting asleep. Ques: ováve?? Phon: vs See: -nomonoo'e. Category: sit, sleep.

-oéhnovoéotse   vai. patiently sit. Éše-oéhnovoéotsėstse! Take a breather/patiently sit there! Category: sit.

-o'omóneoo'e   vai. sit around ?? Éstšėše-o'omóneoeo'o (??) hetaneo'o. The men sat around. [Fishing.048] Phon: vs Category: check, sit, record.

-ó'onoo'e   vai. sit glaring. Éma'xe-ó'onoo'e. He is sitting glaring intensely. Category: sit, sight.

-omómonoo'e   vai. sit crying, cry sitting. É-omómonoo'e. He is sitting crying. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit, cry.

-onétȧhévoo'e   vai. sit differently occasionally. É-onétȧhévoo'e. He sits once in a while in different positions. Non-reduplicated -nétȧhévoo'e. Category: sit.

-ónėxoo'e   vai. sit in pain, painfully sit, have a sideache. É-ónėxoo'e. He's sitting in pain. vai: -oe. Category: sit, sickness.

-ónoo'e   fai. sit. Ques: does this also include looking?? Éam-ónoo'e. He's sitting (there). Éhóot-ónoo'e. He is sitting looking backwards. Éhe'at-ónoo'e. He's sitting and looking up. Énėhp-ónoo'e. He is sitting in the doorway. Énés-onoeo'o. The two of them are sitting together. Éno'k-ónoo'e. He is sitting alone. Phon: vs See: -oe; -e. Category: sit.

-onótovȧšé'šee'e   vai. sit drunk. É-onótovȧšé'šee'e. He's sitting drunk. Category: sit, drink.

-onóvonoo'e   vai. sit looking toward shore ?? É-onóvonoo'e. He is sitting looking toward shore / He is sitting in the center of the camp looking toward the outer part of the camp. Category: check, sight, sit.

-oo'e   fai. sit, be (there), occupy, reside. Éhámėst-oo'e. He's sitting down (process). Éhámėst-oeo'o. They are sitting down (action). Éamón-oo'e. He's sitting (state). Éamón-oeo'o. They are sitting. Éa'kón-oo'e. He's squatting. Épėhév-oo'e. He's sitting in a good way / sitting comfortably. Phon: vs See: -óé2 stand. Morph: /-oe/. See: -e2; -hoo'e. Category: sit.

-oo'hetanónaa'e   vai. sit thinking. É-oo'hetanónaa'e. He is sitting thinking. Phon: vs See: -oo'hetanó. Category: sit.

-oo'hetanónae'tá   vti. sit thinking about s.t. Naa tséstaéveametáhoéto náma'xeéeame-oo'hetanónaē'ta. And as I was riding along I really kept wondering about it. [How God Helped Me Forgive.54.] Category: sit, cognition.

-oóma'kee'e   vai. sit with head moving sideways. É-oóma'kee'e. He's sitting with head moving sideways. See: -oóma'é'e'še. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-pȧhono'eé'tov   vta. sit close to s.o. É-pȧhono'eé'tovóho. He's sitting close to him. Category: sit.

-pȧhonónoo'e   vai. sit alongside. É-pȧhonónoo'e. He is sitting alongside (someone else). Category: sit.

-pȧhponoo'e   vai. be flat on top. for example, of rock that is, stratified in ledges, like boards. É-pȧhponoo'e. He (for example, a rock) is flat on top. Phon: vs See: -pȧhponó; -amoo'e; -énoo'e. Category: sit.

-páo'óvȯhee'e   vai. sit with baby on back. É-páo'óvȯhee'e. She is sitting with her baby on her back. Ques: recheck this and other entry -páo'óvȯhoo'e?? Category: sit.

-pėhévetootómoo'e   vai. sit where it is nice and cool. Ná-pėhévetootómoo'e. I'm sitting where it's nice and cool. See: -tootómoo'e; -tootómó; -pėhévetoetómoo'e. Category: sit, temperature.

-pėhévo'h   vta. seat s.o. good. cause s.o. to sit in a good way, in a good place, in a right way. É-pėhévo'hóho. He caused him to sit in a good way. Pėhévo'xeha! Sit him right/well! Móxxaenėšepopėhévo'hahtsėhevóhe. (redup??) They were seating themselves in the good places. vai: -pėhévoo'e. Category: sit, check.

-pėhévonee'e   vai. sit good ropelike ?? for example, of rocks or people sitting nicely in a row. É-pėhévonee'e. ?? He is sitting good ropelike. ?? É-pėhévoneeo'o. They are sitting nicely straight/in a row. Synonym -pėhévoneoe; Medial -ón. Category: sit, check.

-pėhévoneoe   vai. sit good in line. for example, of rocks or people sitting nicely in a circle or a row. Ques: get 3rd person sg?? É-pėhévoneoeo'o. They are sitting nicely in a circle/row. Synonym -pėhévonee'e; Medial -ón. Category: sit, check.

-pėhévoo'e   vai. sit good. É-pėhévoo'e. He's sitting in a good way / sitting comfortably. Phon: vs fai: -oo'e; vta: -pėhévo'h. See: -pėhévóo'ó. Category: sit.

-pónoma'eéxoo'e   vai. ride bareback. É-pónoma'eéxoo'e. He rode bareback. tsé-pónoma'eéxoo'ėstse bareback rider. Ques: cf. previous? See: -pónoma'oo'e; -pónoma'eéxoo'e; -táhoo'e. Category: horses, sit.

-pónoma'etáhoo'e   vai. ride bareback. É-pónoma'etáhoo'e. He rode bareback. Phon: vs See: -pónoma'oo'e; -pónoma'eéxoo'e; -táhoo'e. Category: horses, sit.

-pónoma'oo'e   vai. ride bareback, sit on bare ground. É-pónoma'oo'e. He's riding bareback (or, he is sitting on bare ground). See: -oo'e; -pónoma'etáhoo'e; -pónoma'ešé; -pónoma'eéxoo'e. Phon: vs Category: horses, ground, sit.

-popėhévoeotse   vai. sit down good. This can imply sitting down for a good meal. Éstȧxaepopėhévoeotsesėstse. He sat down for a good (meal). [Why the Mudhen Has Red Eyes (Glenmore).070] Category: sit.

-popėhévoo'e   vai. sit comfortably. É-popėhévoo'e. He's sitting comfortably. Phon: redup; vs Non-reduplicated -pėhévoo'e. Category: sit.

-séhpȧhahtaa'e   vai. sit with legs stretched out. É-séhpȧhahtaa'e. He's sitting with his legs stretched out. Category: sit.

-séhpe'ėhahtaa'e   vai. sit with leg(s) stretched out. Nėhē'še éstȧ-séhpe'ėhahtáehoo'o hoeseonó'éva. Then she stretched her legs out on the bed. [1980:65:60] Phon: vs Category: sit.

-sé'ėstoo'e   vai. sit (riding) to town; ride to town sitting. É-sé'ėstoo'e. He is sitting riding to town. Móhne'évȧ-sé'ėstoehevóhe. They returned to town. [The Forgotten Horse.006] Ques: recheck morpheme analysis and gloss?? Category: sit, check.

-sé'onoo'e   vai. sit looking down into, look down into sitting. É-sé'onoo'e. He's sitting looking down into. [1987:282] for example, looking into a creek sitting on its bank. fai: -ónoo'e. Phon: vs Category: sight, sit.

-séno'oo'e   vai. sit in bushes. É-séno'oo'e. He's sitting in the bushes. Category: sit.

-sétonoo'e   vai. stay sitting, remain sitting. É-sétonoo'e. He stayed behind sitting. fai: -ónoo'e. Category: sit.

-sétoo'e   vai. remain, stay on, stay home, remain behind sitting. É-sétoo'e. He remained. Naa hevásemevóho é'ȯhkė-sétoésesto. And their youngest sibling would stay home. [1987:306] Phon: vs Initial sét-; fai: -oe. Category: sit.

-sévȧhtsenaa'e   vai. sit with slack mouth. for example, of a drunk person. É-sévȧhtsenaa'e. He's sitting with a slack mouth. BodyPartMedial -ahtsená. Category: mouth, sit.

-sóhpoo'e   vai. sit through, go through something while sitting. É-sóhpoo'e. He went through something while sitting. Category: sit.

-šéeneváhoo'e   vai. sit by sand rocks, live by sand rocks. É-šéeneváhoo'e. He's sitting/living by the sand rocks. can refer to burial in the sand rocks. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-šéšeoo'e   vai. sit peeing, sit left alone. É-šéšeoo'e. He's sitting peeing. Ques: on himself?? Category: check, sit.

-táhoeóó'e   vai. ride standing, ride standing still, stand still while riding. for example, to sit in a car or on a horse while it is standing still. É-táhoeóó'e. He's sitting on while his car/horse is standing still. Phon: vs fai: -óé. Category: stand, sit.

-táho'kónoo'e   vai. perch. É-táho'kónoo'e. He (especially a bird) is perched. For example, an owl can perch on a house to warn of a death in the family that lives there. Lit: upon-sit Phon: vs Variant: -táho'ónoo'e. See: -óeoeše; -amónoo'e. Category: sit.

-táhonoo'e   vai. sit on (something). É-táhonoo'e. He is sitting on (something). É-táhonoo'e táxe'séestova. He sat on a chair. fai: -ónoo'e. See: -táho'ónoo'e sit on (something). Category: sit.

-táhoo'e   vai. ride, be on. Lit: upon-sit Phon: vs É-táhoo'e. He's riding. (another recording) Nátȧhé-tahoo'e. I went riding. É-táhoo'e ame'háhtóva. He rode in an airplane. Éame-táhoo'e. He's riding along (for example, along the trail). Énó'ovónee-táhoeo'o. They rode single file. Hóhtséme é-táhoo'e táxemésėhéstóva. The ball is on the table. Reduplicated -totáhoe.

vti. Gram: ai+o vta: -táhoé'tov. Etym: *te:hθapiwa. See: /-oe/; -hoo'e; -ama'hasó'he horse ride. Category: horses, transportation, sit.

-tȧhpe'ȧsee'e   vai. sit with big belly. É-tȧhpe'ȧsee'e. He's sitting with a big belly. BodyPartMedial -asé. Category: sit.

-tȧhpe'enóohee'e   vai. sit looking big. É-tȧhpe'enóohee'e. He's sitting looking big. Category: size, sit, appearance. fai: -nóohe.

-tȧhpe'ónoo'e   vai. sit big. É-tȧhpe'ónoo'e. He is sitting big. That is, the person described is big and is sitting. Category: sit, size.

-ta'omoo'e   vai. sit in the way, sit blocking. É-ta'omoo'e. He's sitting in the way. See: -nėhpoo'e. Category: sit.

-ta'ovénee'e   vai. sit with mean face. É-ta'ovénee'e. He's sitting with a mean face. Category: sit.

-ta'poo'e   vai. sit in a dangerous place, sit in a weak spot. É-ta'poo'e. He's sitting in a dangerous place. Category: sit.

-tanónaa'e   fai. feel.sit. É'éenȯhtove-tanónaehoo'o. He sat wondering. [The Frog and Her Children.028] Category: cognition. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-távonoo'e   vai. sit stupid. É-távonoo'e. He is sitting looking stupid. Phon: vs Category: sit, sight.

-táxa'ee'e   ni. sit on. Lit: on-head-sit Ques: recheck gloss?? É-táxa'ee'e. He is sitting on there.?? for example, BodyPartMedial -a'é. Category: sit, check.

táxa'éestȯtse   ni. counter. Ques: recheck gloss?? BodyPartMedial -a'é; vai: -táxa'ée. Category: sit.

-táxe'ėsee'e   vai. sit on (something). É-táxe'ėsee'e. He's sitting upon (a chair etc.). É-táxe'ėséeo'o. They are sitting upon (something). Phon: vs BodyPartMedial -'esé. See: táxe'ėséestȯtse chair; -amónoo'e sit (state); -hámėstoo'e sit down. Category: sit.

-táxe'ėséeotse   vai. sit on quickly. This is a quicker action than that of -táxe'ėsee'e. É-táxe'ėséeotse. He sat down upon (something) quickly. Synonym -hámėstoo'e. See: -táxe'ėsee'e; -hámėstoeotse. Category: motion, sit.

-táxe'ėséeotsé'tov   vta. sit on s.o. Ésta-táxe'ėséeotsénȯsesto. He sat on (the rock). [Croft 1988:28:9] Category: sit.

-toehane'énȧhtsee'e   vai. sit with hands folded behind the head (that is, nape). Ná-toehane'énȧhtsee'e. I am sitting with my hands folded behind my head. Medial -hane'é. Category: sit.

-toestóo'onánȧhtsee'e   vai. sit holding up chin. É-toestóon'onánȧhtsee'e. He's sitting holding up his (own) chin. Medial -stóo'oná. Phon: vs Lit: -hold-chin-FTA-REFL-sit Category: sit.

-tó'omónoo'e   vai. sit firm. É-tó'omónoo'e. He is sitting staring. Ques: stare?? Category: check, sight, sit.

-tó'omoo'e   vai. sit motionless, stay permanently. É-tó'omoo'e. He's sitting motionless. Phon: vs See: -he'kotoo'e; -sétoo'e; -amónoo'e; -hoo'e. Category: sit.

-tomȯhtoo'e   vai. sit erect, sit up. É-tomȯhtoo'e. He is sitting erect. Mónéháa'éšė-tomȯhtoehéhe. You must have sat up late. fai: -oe. Phon: vs See: -tomȯseóó'e; -ohāā'e. Etym: *neθamatapi. Category: sit.

-tónėšenóohe   vai. how look, how appear. É-tónėšenóohe? How does he look? fai: -nóohe. Category: sit.

-tónėšenóohee'e   vai. What does s.o. look like sitting? É-tónėšenóohee'e. What does he look like as he's sitting (there)? Category: sit.

-tónetoo'e   vai. how sit. É-tónetoo'e? How is he sitting? vii: tóneto'tá. See: -tónetȯhoo'e. Category: sit.

-tonȯhtóma'oo'e   vai. sit on cold ground. can be a cold floor, also. É-tonȯhtóma'oo'e. He's sitting on cold ground. Medial -óma'. See: -tonȯhtoo'e. Category: temperature, sit.

-tonȯhtoo'e   vai. sit cold. É-tonȯhtoo'e. He's sitting cold. Phon: vs See: -tonȯhtóma'oo'e. Category: temperature, sit.

-tonó'ee'e   vai. grip, hold on, hang on. É-tonó'ee'e. He is holding on. Tonó'ee'e! Hang on! said to more than one person; this could be said to passengers in your car when you are about to speed across a busy street. É-tonó'eeo'o. They held on. Phon: vs See: -toen; -nȧha'en. Category: sit.

-tónovenóohee'e   vai. sit covered with a blanket. É-tónovenóohee'e. He is sitting covered with a blanket. Category: sit.

-tootómoo'e   vai. sit cool. É-tootómoo'e. He is sitting in a cool place. Phon: vs See: -pėhévetootómoo'e. Category: sit, temperature.

-tooxoo'e   vai. sit low. É-tooxoo'e. He's sitting low. fai: -oe. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-totá'kovénee'e   vai. sit frowning, frown sitting. É-totá'kovénee'e. He's sitting there frowning. Category: sit.

-totá'kovónoo'e   vai. sit temperamental. É-totá'kovónoo'e. He's sitting temperamental. Category: sit.

-tótonoo'e   vai. sit awake with eyes open. É-tótonoo'e. He's sitting awake (with eyes open). Category: sit.

-tovó'oo'e   vai. sit cracked. for example, of a rock or mountain. É-tovó'oo'e. He is cracked. ho'honáá'e tsés-tovó'oo'ėse where the rock is cracked. Initial -tovó'(k)-; Final -oe. Phon: vs See: -amoo'e. Category: sit.

-tsėheta'ée'tá   vti. sit facing s.t., face sitting s.t. É-tsėheta'éé'ta ho'ēsta. He's sitting facing the stove. See: -nóhta'ée'tov; -ae'ta'ée'tov. Category: positions, sit.

-tsėheta'ée'tov   vta. sit facing s.o., face sitting s.o. especially for person-to-person communication. É-tsėheta'ée'tovóho. He's sitting facing him. See: -nóhta'ée'tov; -ae'ta'ée'tov. Category: positions, sit.

-tsėhetónoo'e   vai. sit looking this way. É-tsėhetónoo'e. He sat looking this way. Nátaée-tsėhetónoéme éše'he tséhnėxhésemé'éhnėse. We sat looking towards the east (literally, where the sun appears). [1987:220] Phon: vs See: -tsėhetóeóó'e. Category: sight, sit.

-tséo'oo'e   vai. sit with legs spread. as men often do. É-tséo'oo'e. He's sitting with his legs spread apart. Category: sit.

-vá'ȯhtamoo'e   vai. sit in the place-of-honor. É-vá'ȯhtamoo'e. He is sitting in the place of honor. Ques: recheck pitches, possibly évá'ȯhtámoo'e?? Category: check. Phon: vs See: -ameotseh; -vovóehné. Category: sit.

-véhonoo'e   vai. sit as chief; reign. É-véhonoo'e. He sits as chief. Category: sit. Phon: vs Final /-oe/.

-vé'honoo'e   vai. look at sitting. É-vé'honoo'e. ?? He is sitting looking at (something). Ques: Is this a word?? Ques: check glosses?? fai: -ónoo'e; vti: -vé'honoé'tov. Category: sit, sight, check.

-vé'hoo'e   vai. wrapped. One folk etymology says this verb stem shortened to become the word vé'ho'e 'whiteman' since Sweet Medicine predicted that a person (the whiteman) would come who would be wrapped up (totally enclosed in non-Indian clothing; see discussion under vé'ho'e.) É-vé'hoo'e. He is wrapped up/he is contained. Phon: vs See: -vé'ho'tsé; vé'ho'e; -hóheehe. Category: sit.

-vésta'ee'e   vai. join, sit with. Lit: with-head-sit Ná-vésta'ee'e. I'm in the meeting with (others). Né-vésta'éehe? Did you join? Épėhéva'e tsé'éevésta'ééso. It's good that you (plural) joined the meeting. BodyPartMedial -a'é2. See: -táha'ée. Category: sit.

-véstoem   vta. be married to s.o., sit with s.o., stay with s.o., be with s.o. Lit: sit with someone naa nėhē'še no'ka tséxhóse-véstóémȯse nā'ėstse hevóohestoto. then one time when (Petter) was staying with one of his relatives. [1987:142] É-véstoemóho. He's married to her (or, She's married to him). Ná-véstoēmo. I am married to him/her. É-véstoemȧhtseo'o. They are married (to each other). Ééva-véstoemȧhtseo'o. They are reconciled in their marriage. Lit: sitting together again Mȧhvonéstánóvése á'e nėstse-véstoemȧhtséme ó'hóóma. When your (plural) way of life is gone, you will marry each other, close (relatives), right across (from each other) in the same tepee. That was predicted by Sweet Medicine. There is a strong Cheyenne prohibition against marrying close relatives. This word is now used for a spouse, replacing original words such as nȧhtse'eme 'my wife (lit. woman' and naéhame 'my husband' which have largely come to refer to having sex: tsé-véstoemo my spouse (lit. the one I sit with). tsé-véstoemóto my spouse (another pronunciation). tsé-véstoemȯhtse your spouse. tsé-véstoemoto your spouse (another pronunciation). tsé-véstoemose his/her spouse. (another recording) Névááhe tsé-véstoemȯhtse? Who is your spouse? vai: -véstoe. See: -véstonóem sit with s.o.; -héstoveé't sit beside s.o.. vai: -véstoe; Reduplicated -vovéstoém. See: -nȯhóeve marry into a family; -aseta'évá take a wife; -véstse'enám live with s.o. ; be married to s.o.; hestse'emo his wife; heéháme her husband. Category: sit, marriage, figurative, sit.

-véstonóem   vta. sit with s.o. É-véstonóemóho. He's sitting with him. vai: -véstonoo'e. Ques: no[em?? See: -véstoem be married to s.o.. Category: sit.

-véstonoo'e   vta. sit with. É-véstonoo'e He's sitting with (someone). See: -véstoo'e. Category: sit.

-véstonováem   vta. sit discussing with s.o. É-véstonováemóho. He's sitting there talking with him/them. fai: -ónová. Category: speak, sit.

-véstoo'e   vai. sit with, be with, ride with. É-véstoo'e. He's riding/sitting with. Naa nėhéóhe móh-véstoehehéhe. And he was with (them) (for example, in jail). [1987:183] Néto'sevéstoehe? Are you going to ride with (me/us)? Mónėstse-véstoo'e? Do you want to ride along with (me/us)? Phon: vs vta: -véstoem. See: -véstonoo'e. Category: transportation, sit.

-vóhkenóohee'e   vai. looks like sitting crooked. É-vóhkenóohee'e. He looks like he's sitting crooked. Category: sit.

-vonoo'e   vai. sit lost ?? Category: check. É-vonoo'e. He is sitting lost. Ná-vonoéme. We're sitting lost.?? Category: check. Phon: vs Category: sit.

-vóonoo'e   vai. be (there) all night, sit all night, be at a wake. É-vóonoo'e. He was there all night. É-vóonoeo'o. They had a wake. Phon: vs vta: vóonoé't. See: hoe; vóoneóé. Category: sit, death.

-vóvo'kenóohee'e   vai. sit looking naked. É-vóvo'kenóohee'e. He's sitting looking naked. Category: sit.

-vóvo'koo'e   vai. sit naked. É-vóvo'koo'e. He's sitting naked. Variant: -vóvo'oo'e. Category: sit.

-vóvo'oo'e   vai. sit naked. É-vóvo'oo'e. He's sitting naked. Variant: -vóvo'koo'e. Category: sit.

-xaemenee'e   vai. urinate sitting. É-xaemenee'e. ?? He's urinating sitting. [Croft] Category: check. See: -xaa'e urinate. Category: body function, sit.