Environment

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      éše'he sun
      hésta'se snow
      héše'e dirt (alternate: héše'ke)
      ho'e earth, land
      ho'honáá'e rock; ho'honáeo'o rocks
      hotohke star (alternate pronunciation: hetohke); hotóhkeo'o stars (alternate pronunciation: hetóhkeo'o)
      má'ome ice
      meo'o road, path, trail
      taa'eéše'he moon (more common as just éše'he, the same as 'sun')
      vo'e cloud

      See also Weather

      Verbs

      Ééšeévâhóooése éše'he It (the sun or moon) is coming out from behind the clouds.
      Ééšeto'setaeonéstâhkahe It (the moon) is almost full. (alternate: Ééšeto'seonéstâhkahe éše'he)
      Éhoéséne hotóhkeo'o The stars are hanging.
      Émónahe éše'ehe It's a new moon.
      Éto'semo'ôhtáveotse éše'ehe It (the moon) is going to be eclipsed.
      Évó'ho'âšé'šeo'o hotóhkeo'o The stars are sparkling.
      Hósêstse ééšeévêhovánee'e (The moon) is starting to get smaller.
      Tséhnêxhésemé'éhnêse éše'he east (literally, where the sun appears).
      Tsétâhešeta'ehnêse éše'he west (literally, where the sun goes out of sight).


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