Cheyenne-English Dictionary: P

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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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      páa'e ashes
      pâhoešestôtse cradleboard (hardbacked)
      É-pa'ôhtáotse. He has pain in the abdomen.
      É-pánestse. He farted.
      tséohke-pano'ohe jam
      pano'êhaseo'o syrup
      pénôheo'o flour
      É-páo'óomóho She is carrying him on her back with a blanket.
      péhpe'ékósa longhaired goat
      pe'e nighthawk
      É-pe'pe'âheo'o. They are having marital difficulty.
      Pénovéseestse! Comb your hair!
      É-péoto. He dislikes, hates him.
      É-pévatamóho. He likes him.
      É-péve'tovóho. He's good to him.
      É-pévetäno He's happy, feeling good.
      É-pévo'eeho. He treated him good.
      É-pévo'oto. He spoke good about him.
      Ná-pévomóhtahe. I'm feeling good.
      Né-pévomóhtâhehe? Are you feeling good?
      Násáa-pévomóhtâhéhe. I'm not feeling good.
      póéso cat; póesono cats
      póhkéso kitten; póhkêsono kittens
      póho'seo'o yeast (also póho'sanestôtse)
      póhaneo'o baking powder
      pó'êho'hémahpe beer
      É-pó'o. It's gray.
      Póno'e Jim Town (bar; literally, downstream)


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