Cheyenne-English Dictionary: A

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      Words, such as verbs, which most often are pronounced with prefixes, appear in alpabetical order according to the first letter of their word root. For example, Émésehe. 'He/She is eating.' is filed under M as É-mésehe.

      Click on a link to hear the word:

      Áahtovêstse! Listen to me!
      Né'-áahtovêste! Listen to me! (male voice: Né'-áahtovêste! Listen to me!)
      É-áahtovóho. He listened to him.
      aénohe hawk
      âhtóno'e é'oestôtse slip (woman's underclothing)
      a'kéevo'ha donkey
      a'kóhkêha'e cap
      É-a'xaoto. He shook his hand.
      amâho'hémâhéó'o garage
      É-amâhtovóho. He said yes to him; consented to him.
      ame pemmican
      Amêhahtsêstse! Sign your name! / Write it down!
      Ná-amêhasëne. I owe.
      amêhoómâhtsestôtse mirror
      ame'háve'ho'e pilot
      amêške lard/grease/oil
      amêške tsé'ôhkeénohe gas station
      É-ametanene. He's alive.
      É-amóho. He shot him.
      amóneo'sanémâhéó'o bingo hall
      É-ane'emâsóho. He shot him down (e.g. shot a duck out of the air, or an animal off a cliff).
      É-anéotse She gave birth.
      É-anétáno She is in labor.
      É-ánovetäno He's sad.
      Ná-aseohtsétáno. I want to leave.
      Asêsta'xêstse! Run!
      Ta-asêstse! Leave!
      Taaná-asêstse! Go!
      Né'-asêtanôtse! Pass it to me!
      É-ávóónéše. He is fasting.


      Click on a link for the first letter of a Cheyenne word or word root:

      a e h k ' m n o p s š t v x


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