Cheyenne Sounds

(Following is the contents of the Cheyenne Sounds booklet, dated February 9, 1998. Note that pitch marks, not used by Cheyenne speakers, are not written in this booklet which was designed for Cheyenne speakers.)

A
ame				pemmican
am�ke				grease
aenohe				hawk
mahpe				water
m�hpeva			in the water
n�htotse			my pet
t�hpeno			flute
hestahke			twin
hestaa'e			branch
he'eem�tse			Blow your nose!
nemehot�tse			I love you.
et�hpeta			He's big.
k�sovaahe			young man
k�se'eehe			young woman
paa'e				ashes
emaa'e				He's barking.
ea'xaame			He's crying.

 E
ehane 				our father
estse'he			shirt, coat
e�e'he				sun, clock
he'e				woman
he'p�stse			ribs
vet��ke			fat
n�hpe'�hest�tse 		diaper
enee'e				He's standing.
evee'e				He's camping.

 H
hese				fly
he'eo'o			women
henova'e			What?
hohpe				soup
hahkota			grasshopper
hatse�ke			ant
hotohke			star
mahpe				water
evohko				It's bent.
enomahtse			He stole.
he'ehesono			rice
ehohta'hane			He's telling a story.

 K
kosa 				goat
nahkohe			bear
ka'�kone			child
ka'emest�tse			purse
kahk�se			near
kohkon�heo'o			bread

Hard K sound:
k�hamaxe			stick
ek�haneotse			He's tired.
vohk�heva'sehe		scorpion
nahk�heo'o			bears
o'k�home			coyote
va'k�heaso 			prairie chicken
hest�hk�ha'eo'o		girl twins
ane'k�hemo'hest�tse		fork

 ' (glottal stop)
With glottal:		Without glottal:
he'ama	   up			heama	  on the side
nahko'e    Mother!		nahkohe   bear		 
he'e	   liver		hee	  Oh?!
he'e'hame  mares		heehame   her husband
ma'estoo'o pillow		maestoo'o throat
ma'ome	   ice		 	emaome	  sweatlodge
eho'esta   He whooped.	ehoesta	He read it.

eho'ehne	He came.
ehoehne	He went out.

e�e'�eotse 	He woke up.
e�e�eotse 	It came loose.

eho'xeotse	He got used to it. 
ehoxeotse	It got rotten.

evo'neotse	It dawned.
evoneotse	It disappeared.

n�he'�e	then
n�he�eha	Tell that to him!

ve'ho'e		whiteman
eveho'e		He sang praise.

 M
matana				milk
Ma'heo'o			God
mahpe				water
m�hpeva			in the water
me'ko 				head
mee'e				feather
m�xe'�stoo'o			book, paper
mohe				Really?!
mo'e�ko			finger, ring
ame				pemmican
eamemeohe			He's running along.
m�hta'sooma			shadow

Hard M sound:
m�heo'o			house
m�hen�emo			ladybug, playing card
eem�hone			He's hunting.
m�htam�haahe			old lady
am�ho'hest�tse		car

 N
nahkohe 			bear
naa				and
notse				non-Cheyenne Indian
netse				eagle
enohoneo'o			There are 5 of them.
men�tse			berries
n�hpe'�hest�tse 		diaper

Hard N sound:
oon�ha'e			frog
en�hahkahe			He's energetic.
nan�ha'ena			I caught it.
en�heno			pudding, gravy
even�he�kose			He's selfish.
n�he'�e			then
neve'n�he�eve		Don't do that!
kohkon�heo'o			bread
epo'pon�hene			He's drumming.

 O
okohke 	 		crow
ok�hkeo'o		 	crows
Ooetane		 	Crow (Indian)
Onone		 		Ree
homa'e				beaver
hooma		 		blanket, mosquito
men�tse		 	berries
m�xe'�stoo'o			book, paper
t�hkomo			few
eo'�hto'eetahe	 	He made a mistake.
Ham�stoo'�stse!		Sit down!
ehoo'e				He's here.
eton�st�xeo'o		How many are there?

 P
poeso 				cat
pe'e				nighthawk
pa'e'pa'onahe		camel
po'po'�hovaht�tse		motorcycle
he'poht�tse			cigarette
epo'�ho'he			He got a flat tire.
epo'o				It's gray.
vohpoma'�htse		salt
p�hpononeehehe		tapeworm

Hard P sound:
ep�heva'e			It's good.
P�haveameohtse		Walks Nice
p�hoe�est�tse		cradleboard
epo'pon�hene			He's drumming.
ep�hoeotse			He was photographed.

 S
semo				boat
ehomose			She's cooking.
seohaseo'o			rug
seavone�ke			woodchuck
sehpato'�heo'o		safety pin, tepee pin
So'taa'e			Sutai person
setove				in the middle
esaap�heva'ehane		It's not good.
nesohpeots�haene		He brought us through.

 �
�e'�e 				duck
e�e'he				sun, clock
eove�e				He went to bed.
n�he'�e			then
mot��ke			knife
vet��ke			fat
�ee�est�tse			bed
�e'�enov�tse			snake
me�keso			bug
ene�eo'o			There are two of them.

 T
taxeto				on top
hetane				man
tosa'e 			Where?
setove				in the middle
taa'eva			at night
etahoo'e			He's riding.
eota'tavo			It's blue.
ta'se				like
ta'ta'�heo'o			key

Hard T sound:
T�heove��stse!	 	Go to bed!
t�hohko		 	hammer
Tsets�hest�hese 		Cheyennes (Tsitsistas)
t�he'k�saeve'ho'e		cowboy

 V
vee'e 				tepee
vet��ke			fat
ve'ev�estoto'e		cedar
ve'keemahpe			sugar
va'�htama			Welcome!
vo'�stane			person
vohpoma'�htse		salt
evo'komo			It's white.
navoomo			I see him.
voaxaa'e			bald eagle
hova				animal
neva				4 times
amov�hto'hest�tse		pickup truck

Hard V sound:
v�he'so			nest
eamev�ho'ta			It's running.
eev�ho'ehne			He walked back.
eev�hone			He's signing.
Heev�hetaneo'o		Oklahoma Cheyennes
evev�heotse			He broke camp.

 X
xao'o				skunk
eovaxe				He dreamed.
nexa				twice
nexahe				my grandchild
taxe'seest�tse		chair
xamaevo'�stane		Indian
ea'xaame			He's crying.
naa'xaoto			I shook his hand.
eoo'xoem�hane		He's chopping wood.
hoxeono			socks
noxa'e				Wait!
ehoo'xeva			He's announcing.
hoxomeha			Feed him!
voaxaa'e			bald eagle
ehoxe'o			It's clean.
xa'xanoht�tse		Chew it!



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