Cheyenne-English Dictionary: E

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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.

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      eee Just kidding! (a byword)
      Ná-e'ahe. I'm broke.
      E'êha'ôtse! Put your shoes on!
      É-é'ena'éva. He broke his arm.
      é'êšeono blocks of wood
      É-e'hahtovóho. He respects him. (typically used of the avoidance a person shows toward an in-law he respects, such as a man toward his mother-in-law)
      É-e'hóho. He is afraid of him.
      é'komâhonoo'o pancake (lit. grease-fried)
      É-e'tóhtahe He's afraid.
      E'evonehnêstse! Get on (for example, get on the car)!
      é'oestôtse skirt
      é'ôheonôtse chopped wood pieces
      É-éma. He's taking a sweat.
      É-émanane. He is putting on a sweat.
      émaome sweat lodge
      É-émôhóne. He's hunting.
      énâhéno pudding / gravy
      énano'éve'ho'e farmer
      É-énanomóhta. He paid for it.
      É-énanomótâhóho. He paid it for him.
      Énánôtse! Put it down!
      Ná-énêhasene. I quit gambling.
      Éneoestse! Stop! (Stop the vehicle, or, Stop running!)
      É-énó'tóva It (fire) is dying down.
      éno'továhanéheo'o fire fighters, firemen
      ésevone female buffalo / buffalo herd; Sacred Buffalo Hat
      Ésta'xêstse! Come in quickly!
      É-éstâhá'eneo'o. They are bringing in the food.
      na-éstoo'o my throat
      éstóso quiver
      éstse'he shirt/coat
      éstsémá'e gophers
      Né'-éstséhnêstse! Come in!
      É-éstsénéne. He made a food offering.
      Éstséhnêstse! Come in!
      éše'he clock / watch (Montana term); sun; moon; month; compass
      éškôseeséhotame pig
      éškôsévetoo'o tea kettle / coffee pot
      É-étsemóho. He didn't tell on him.
      évôheonôtse wood chips
      É-évónééhne. He's going through the piercing.
      É-éxâhó'ta It's done (cooking).
      Éxanénêstse! Get ready!
      Éxova'âsenôtse! Warm it up! (e.g. warm up the house by building a fire)
      É-éxo'äse It's burning / It's on fire.


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