Cheyenne Dictionary

 societies

societies

Hema'tanónėheo'o   na. Gram: pl Bowstring Society. pronunciation uncertain. See: Héma'tanóohese; ma'tāno. Category: societies.

Héma'tanóohese   vai. Gram: ppl Gram: pl Bowstrings. Lit: those who have bowstrings ?? Category: check. from Grinnell: a "modern" society. See: ma'tāno. Category: societies.

Hémo'eoxēso   na. Spear Man, Elk Soldier, Elk society person, Kitfox society person. Usage: translation uncertain Plural Hémo'eoxėsono, Hémo'eoxeo'o Elk Society. Petter called this society Headed-lances (or Ó'ȯhoménotȧxeo'o Coyote-warriors) (pd777ff.) Grinnell: an "ancient" society. See: xomoo'o. Category: societies.

hohnohka   Contrary, Contrary society member. A contrary is a special person within Cheyenne culture who is expected to do things contrary to cultural norms; this word is also someone's name. Plural hohnóhkao'o. Phon: recheck?? Category: check, societies, names.

Ho'néhenótȧxeo'o   na. Gram: pl Wolf Warriors. Category: societies.

-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.

Hotamémȧsėhao'o   na. Gram: pl Crazy Dogs. from Grinnell: a "modern" society. (another recording) See: Hotamétane Dog Soldier. Category: societies.

Hotamétane   na. Gram: pl Dog Soldier. This can be a person's name or a member of the Dog Soldiers. Plural Hotamétaneo'o. from Grinnell: an "ancient" society; PD777ff. See: Hotamémȧsėhao'o Crazy Dogs. Category: societies, names.

Hotóanótȧxeo'o   na. Gram: pl Buffalo Bull Warriors. a society. See: nótaxe warrior. Category: societies.

Ma'ėhoohēvȧhtse   cj. Red Shields society person. Plural Ma'ėhoohevase; BodyPartMedial -óohevá. Category: societies.

Ma'ėhóohevase   cj. Red Shields, Red Fox society, lazy group. Lit: red-nails(shields)-plural Phon: gr (Má'ėhoohevase) Variant: Ma'ėhóohevaso, Ma'ėhóoheo'o. which society this was is uncertain; From Grinnell: "an ancient society"; Red Shields (he says "also called 'Bull Soldiers, Hotóanótȧxeo'o"). Singular Ma'ėhóohēvȧhtse; BodyPartMedial -óohevá. Category: societies.

Ma'ėhóohevaso   cj. Red Shields, Red Fox society, lazy group. Lit: red-nails(shields)-plural Phon: gr (Má'ėhoohevase) Variant: Ma'ėhóohevase, Ma'ėhóoheo'o. which society this was is uncertain; From Grinnell: "an ancient society"; Red Shields (he says "also called 'Bull Soldiers, Hotóanótȧxeo'o"). Singular Ma'ėhóohēvȧhtse; BodyPartMedial -óohevá. Category: societies.

Mónėsóonetane   na. Gram: pl Kitfox Society person, Flint man. Plural Monėsóonetaneo'o. Ques: Mónėsóonetane?? Category: check. Flintmen (Society) (?? Category: check. There is a fair amount of uncertainty today about the number, names, and meaning of the society names; this society should probably not be translated as Kitfox Society, but it has apparently been so translated by some speakers. Variant: Motsėsóonetane. See: Vóhkėséhetane. Category: societies.

mónėsóonetanénootȯtse   Gram: pl ni. Kitfox society songs. Variant: mótsėsóonetanénootȯtse. Category: sing, societies.

Mótsėsóonetane   na. Kitfox society man, Flint man. Plural Mótsėsóonetaneo'o; Variant: Mónėsóonetane. See: Vóhkėséhetane. Category: societies.

mótsėsóonetanénootȯtse   ni. Gram: pl Kitfox society songs. Variant: mónėsóonetanénootȯtse; fni: -noo'ȯtse. Category: sing, societies.

nótȧxé'e   na. 1 • society woman, society sister. Ques: Can it also mean Warrior Woman?? Category: check. This is a woman who a male society adopts. They would call her their sister.

2 • Warrior Woman, Society Woman. Category: societies.

-nótȧxévėhoneve   vai. warrior.chief.be, be head man of a society. É-nótȧxévėhoneve. He is head man of a society. See: veho chief; -véhoneve be a chief. Category: societies.

nótȧxévestȯtse   ni. warrior society, soldier society. Plural nótȧxévėstotȯtse. See: e'óoestaáhenótȧxévestȯtse. Category: societies.

O'ȯhomé-notȧxeo'o   na. Gram: pl Coyote Warriors. a society. Category: societies.

onéhanótaxe   na. war dancer, Omaha dancer. Plural Onéhanótȧxeo'o. The plural is the name of a society, which some translate only as 'Omaha Dancers'; Petter said this was "a dancing club started some24 years ago and made up of the younger men" (a "newer organization"; PD777ff.) See: nótaxe. Category: societies, dance.

Véhonenótȧxeo'o   Chief Soldiers. Probably corresponds to the name of véhoo'o for a society. See: véhoo'o. Category: check, societies.

véhoo'o   na. Gram: pl chiefs. (another recording) This is a common noun and the name of one of the societies. Singular veho. Category: societies.

-véstaxe   vai. belong to a society, be a member of the group, society, or committee. Ná-véstaxe. I'm in that group. See: -éstȧhtóohe; nótaxe. Category: societies.

Vóhkėséhetane   na. Gram: pl Swift Fox man. Variant: Vóhkėsétane; Plural Vóhkėséhetaneo'o. See: Tóvȯhkéso; vóhkéso; Mótsėsóonetane; Mónėsóonetane. Category: societies, check.

Vóhkėsétane   na. Gram: pl Swift Fox man. Variant: Vóhkėséhetane; Plural Vóhkėsétaneo'o. See: vóhkéso; Mótsėsóonetane; Mónėsóonetane. Category: societies.