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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É-háatamóho. He really likes him.
Ná-háama'ta name'ko. I have a headache (literally, I hurt to my head.)
Náháéána. I'm hungry.
Né-háeanahe? Are you hungry?
Násáa-háeanáhe. I'm not hungry.
hahóo thank you (intertribal word)
háhnomâhépano'êhaseo'o honey (literally, bee-syrup)
tsé-ha'haeéno'e something that tastes spicey (e.g. hot sauce)
É-háoeme. It/He is expensive.
É-háóéna. He prayed.
Nétâ-háoenama! Let's pray!
Néx-háóénâtse! Pray!
háhkota grasshopper
háhnoma bee
Hahtsêstse! Move aside!
Hámêstoo'êstse! Sit down!
háméško beetle
É-háo'omenehe. He is poor.
É-háo'oto. He bragged about him.
háo'taoohesoneho lizards
Ná-háomóhtahe. I'm sick.
É-háoovahe. He is rich.
hátsešeke ant; hátšêškeho ants
É-hávêsévetäno He's feeling bad.
hea'e maybe so; perhaps
heá'êháma Do you think maybe so? / Perhaps?
héehe'e yes
É-héesevö'ta It's boiling.
É-héestáha'ovóho. He emboldened him.
É-héhpôhetäno He's scared, feeling frightened.
É-he'anávoeme. It/He is inexpensive.
he'e liver (another speaker: he'e)
É-he'eema. He blew his nose.
He'eemâtse! Blow your nose!
he'éhesono rice (lit. little maggots)
he'é'hame mare (also used of females or other animals such as dogs)
he'heeno blackbird
he'hemêšéonávo'ha Appaloosi (lit. spotted-rump-horse)
he'koneame cheese
he'kone'eémâsono macaroni (literally, hard-snots)
É-he'kóóva He is wet.
He'kotoo'êstse! Sit still! / Be quiet!
he'nétoo'o door
he'pe rib
Néx-he'pó'šešêstse! Give me a smoke!
he'ponôtse lungs
hemanévetohko (??) cup
hemanôhévetohko water bucket; (also pronounced: hemanôhévetoo'o)
hemotséhno'ha stud
héna'e goose; henä'e geese
hena'háanéhe That's it; that's all; the end
É-henamöse. He is lefthanded.
É-héne'enovóho. He knows him.
Ná-hese'pa'onáotse. I hava a cramp in my back.
hésévávo (shortened form of hésévávónó'e) Unbelievable! / Wow! / Oh, my goodness!
É-hene'etäno He's excited.
heneno tomatoes
henenó'se nits
Mó-hénêsehe? Is that it? / Is that all?
hénóme thigh
Hénová'e? What?
heo'keso muskrat
heo'ôhtato, salamander
heóveamêške butter (lit. yellow-grease)
heóneénâhéno corn meal
heóvemâhoo'o cantelope, pumpkin (lit. yellow-melon)
heóvepénôhéó'o corn meal (uncooked; literally, yellow-flour)
É-heóvo. It's yellow.
heóvo'ha sorral/yellow horse
heséeotsémâhéó'o hospital
hése, fly; héseo'o flies
hesó'xeméhne blueracer
É-hesóva. He hiccuped.
hesta heart
hestahpe brain
hésta'se snow
Hestanôtse! Take it!
Hestaneha! Take him!
Néx-hêstánôtse! Get it for me!
É-hestáotse He was born.
tsé-hestôsänêstse the pledger
hestovo'eško mushroom; hestovo'êškono mushrooms
hestsesta his heart
hestsétato kidneys
héše'e dirt (alternate: héše'ke)
hešeo'o hip
É-héškemâsóho. He nicked him.
heškö'e leeches
héško'sema cricket
heškovêstse porcupine
Ná-hetame. I sneezed.
hetané'hame male horse (also male of other animals such as dogs)
hetanemenôtse juneberries (Saskatoons, sarvisberries)
É-hetótaetäno He's joyful.
hetanékokôhéáxa rooster
hetohko dish / bowl
hetsénoonévoestôtse wing dress
héva'kéehestôtse scarf
hevá'xevetoo'o frying pan
hevávâhkema butterfly
hevovetaso dragonfly
hexóva'e bedbug; hexová'e bedbugs
hoestáto belt
Tâhé-hoestónêstse, Go to school! (also means, "Go read!")
Néx-hoestôtse! Read it!
hoestôtse dress
É-hóheehe He is wrapped.
hóhkeehëso mouse; hóhkeehe mouse (less common term)
hóhkêha'e hat; cradleboard (softbacked with hood)
Hóhkêha'éome Sacred Hat Tepee
É-hohkó'so. It's purple.
hohkôxe axe
É-hohpâhéata. He is lightskinned.
hohpe soup/broth
É-hohpéotse. He is sweating.
hóhta'hanémâhéó'ocourthouse (literally, testifying-house)
Néx-hóhta'haovêstse! Tell me a story! / Tell me about it!
É-hohtamôhnóho. He confronted him about what he said about him that was untrue.
É-hohtóva. He shopped, bought (it); He sold (it).
hohtóvamâheo'o store
hohtováve'ho'e store owner
É-ho'âhénoto. He wants him; Ésáa-ho'âhéhenoto. He doesn't want him.
ho'e earth, land
Ho'e éhoé'ta. He is sitting on the ground (a special man in the Sun Dance).
Ho'êhahtse! Put wood in the stove!
Náto'sêhósê-ho'êhähtse I'm going to put on more wood.
É-ho'êhasene He's stoking the fire / putting wood on the fire.
Ho'êhasenêstse! Start the fire!
ho'emanéhe judge
ho'emanémâhéó'o courthouse (literally, rule-house)
ho'emanéve'ho'e lawyer
ho'enóono sweet potatoes
ho'ësta fire, stove
É-ho'êstánáhne He's making a fire.
É-ho'é'etóho. He blamed him.
ho'évohkôtse meat
É-ho'oëstse She's cooking it.
ho'sâhtsenáénâhéno oatmeal (lit. slobbery-gravy)
ho'ose coal
É-hó'továnáhne He extinguished the fire / He turned off the light.
ho'honáá'e rock; ho'honáeo'o rocks
hó'nehe wolf
É-ho'sâhtsenáóhtse He is drooling.
honóxeaso meadowlark (alternate pronunciation: henóxeaso)
ho'évohkôtse meat
É-ho'o'xe. He arrived with game on his back.
ho'ota choker/necklace
É-ho'sâhtsenáóhtse. He is drooling.
Ho'soo'êstse! Dance!
Hó'tovanôtse! Put the light out!
É-hó'xatamóho. He is used to him.
hóma'e beaver
Ná-homöse. I'm cooking.
homôsémâhéó'o kitchen
homôséve'ho'e cook; homôseve'ho'á'e female cook
homôsévetoo'o cooking pot
hone'kömo button
hone'óonôtse pieces of clothing
honónevetohko baking pan / bread pan
honóvóhko drymeat
Tâ-hóohtanovâtse! Take food home!
hoo'he sack
É-hoo'kôhohe? Is it raining? (Alternate way to ask it: Mó'é-hoo'köho? Is it raining?
hóoma mosquito; hoomaho mosquito (same pronunciation as 'blanket' and 'blankets')
hóoma blanket; hoomaho blankets
É-hoónôsetäno He's feeling lonesome (for example, missing family or home).
Hoónôtse! Close it (the door)! (male voice)
É-hóotöne. He did the Arrows ceremony.
hósee'êse earring; hóseestôtse earrings
É-hóse'e She is pregnant.
hotâhtse Now what; "here" (similar to English "lo and behold")
hotáma'e Nothing to it, I'll get it done!
hótame dog (older word; newer word is oeškeso)
hotoa'e buffalo; hotóao'o buffaloes
É-hótoanávetäno He feels like he's having a difficult time.
hotohke star (alternate pronunciation: hetohke); hotóhkeo'o stars (alternate pronunciation: hetóhkeo'o)
hotómá'e mâheóne inside the house
höva animal; hováhne animals
hová'âháne no
hove'še snipe
hoxéhá'e Sun Dance woman
É-hoxéhé'šéva. He pledged to put on a Sun Dance.
Hoxéheome Sun Dance lodge (also called Vonâhéome)
hoxéhetane Sun Dancer; hoxéhetaneo'o Sun Dancers
hoxeo'o sock; hoxeono socks
É-hoxo'ôhtsévo. It's green.
Néx-hoxomêstse! Feed me!
É-hoxomóho He fed him.
É-hoxöta He issued (food) / passed out rations.
hoxotámâhéó'o commodity building
má-htáme food
ná-htáme my food
nâ-htatamóonôtse my shoulders
nâ-htovóo'ôtse my ear; nâhtovóotôtse my ears
nâ-htse'ko my leg; nâhtse'konôtse my legs (including feet), my bones
nâ-htse'ôtse my neck
nâ-htsé'oo'o my elbow; nâ-htsé'oonôtse my elbows
nâ-htsesto my heel; nâhtséstóne on my heel
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