Cheyenne is descriptive
Cheyennes frequently point out that their language is descriptive. Here are some interesting descriptive words in Cheyenne:
Cheyenne, English, Literal meaning
am�hohe'hest�tse, car, burns.as.goes.along-thing
ame'haht�tse, airplane along-flying-thing
e�k�seese-hotame, pig, sharp-nosed-dog
e�k�sen�he, greyhound, sharp-nosed-one
heva'xevetoo'o, skillet/frying pan, tail-container
hohta'hane-m�heo'o, courthouse, tell.story-house
hohtova-m�heo'o, store, buy-house
hom�se-m�heo'o, kitchen, cook-house
hoo'xevav�xe'�stoo'o, newspaper, announce-paper
ka'en�-hotame, bulldog, short-nosed-dog
k�hkoetohko, plate, thin-container
ma'aatae-meo'o, railroad, iron-road
ma'heone-eestse-m�heo'o, church, holy-speak-house
ma'kaatae-m�heo'o, bank, money-house
ma'x�-amohv�hto'hest�tse, truck, big-haul-thing
ma'x�-heove-am�ho'hest�tse, bus, big-yellow-car
m�s�hanee-m�heo'o, insane asylum, crazy-house
Me'�eese-ve'ho'e, Mexican, hairy-nosed-whiteman (hairy-nosed = moustached)
mo'ehno'hame-m�heo'o, barn, horse-house
mo'�htav�-hohpe, coffee, black-broth
m�xe'�stone-m�heo'o, school, write-house
m�xe'�stonest�tse, pencil, write-thing
m�xe'�stoone-m�heo'o, post office, letter-house
naa'e-m�heo'o, hospital, doctor-house
n�hpoeseo'o, curtain, obstruct-hang(.thing)
nemenest�tse, radio/stereo/piano, sing-thing
not�xe-m�heon�tse, barracks, warrior-houses
�htaene-m�heo'o, hotel/motel, stay.overnight-house
seotse-am�ho'hest�tse, hearse, corpse-car
�ee�est�tse, bed, lie.down-thing
taxe'seest�tse, chair, upon-sit.thing
taxe-mes�hest�tse, table, upon-eat.thing
too'�he-m�heo'o, jail, tied.up-house
vehpotse-hohpe, tea, leaf-broth
vehp�xe'�stoo'o, paper box/cardboard box, empty-paper
v�hone-ma'kaata, gold, chief-metal
ve'ho'e-maahe, bullet, whiteman-arrow
ve'ho'eotoao'o, cows/cattle, whiteman-buffaloes
vohpoma'�htse, salt, white-dirt
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