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DAM hokouyoo heetohokouni' (means: "where it is dammed"); at, near the dam: hokouyoone'; it is dammed: hookouni'

DAMP it is damp: hiitoyoo', pl. hiitoyou'u; it (anim. subj.) is damp: hiiteyeiht; it is getting damp: hiitoo'oo'; damp ground: hiito'bee'; it certainly is damp here!: nenee3neeniitoyoo'

DANCE I am dancing: beeteeenoo; I dance: niibeteeenoo; they danced: nihbeteee3i'; they dance (in circular movement): nonoo'oenohowoo3i'; I like to dance: noowohbeteeenoo

DANCE betooot; round dance: koutohseinohwo'ot; wolf dance: hooxeihineniinohwoot; rabbit dance: nookhohwoot; dance performed during the sun dance: hoseihiinohwoot; slug dance: nebeh'ei3tiinohwoot

DANCE HALL beteeeno'oowu'

DANCER anim. noun; beteiihii, pl. beteehiiho'; I am a good dancer: beeteehiininoo, niini'ohwoonoo

DANGEROUS he (she) is dangerous: neestoonooteiht; it is dangerous; neestoonoo3oo'

DARE don't you dare!: honooyoo; don't you dare do it!: ciibehnee'eestoo

DARK it is dark: biih'iyoo', benih'iyoo'; it is getting dark: biih'inouu'oo'; it was dark: nihbih'iyoo'; when it gets dark: bih'iyoohk; it was dark when we ate: nihbih'iyoo' tihbii3ihi'; he (she) has dark hair: woo'teennote'eiht'; I have a dark (brown) complexion: niisih'eihinoo, niisih'oxoneenoo; my shirt is dark: nebiixuut wo'oteennotehiini', woo'oteeyoo'

DATE I am dating: beebii'ee'eenoo, cee3ixotoonoo; I am having a date with her (him): cee3ixoho', nenii3oono'; I date her (him): beniiniiyoo3oono'; he (she) is dating: cee3i'eet; they date each other: beniiniiyo3ooneti3i'; they are dating, cee3i'ee3i'; they are on a date (with each other): nenii3ooneti3i'; what's today's date?: tou'ouu3

DAUGHTER anim. noun; my daughter: notoone; your daughters: hotoonoho'; his (her) daughter: hitoono (obv.); his (her) daughters: hitoonoho; voc. notoo; I am the father of my daughters: hiinisonoonibi3i' notoonoho'

DAUGHTER-IN-LAW anim. noun; my daughter-in-law: neeseb; voc. neesoboo (same as address for NIECE)

DAWN it is dawning: nooh'ooke'; just before dawn: niinoh'kono'; when it is dawning: nii'noho'ooke'; before dawn: niicisciinoh'ooke'

DAY hiisi', pl. hiisii(i); it is day: heniisiini'; it was day: nih'iisiini'; this day: nuhu' toh'uusiini'; middle of the day: 3oo3ooniisiini', koh'uusiini'; this is a nice day: hii3etii'iisi', nuhu'iisi' hii3eti'

DAYLIGHT it is becoming daylight: nonoho'ookono'oo', noh'ookono'oo'

DAYSTAR anim. noun; hiisiino3o', pl. hiisiino3o'uu

DAYTIME (during) daytime: hiisiii'; it is daytime: heniisiini'; it was daytime: nih'iisini'

DEAL I am dealing cards: nonoo'oekuu3einoo tohtounono sei'kuu3oono; deal!: touyei

DEALER (in a card game) touyeihii; he (she) is the dealer: tonouno' (means: "he [she] is holding them"); I am the dealer: tonouyeinoo

DEATH hiihooteet

DEBT I am in debt to you: honoo3ei'inin; I am in debt to him (her): honoo3ei'ineinoo; he (she) is in debt to me: honoo3ei'ino'; I am behind in my debts: hii3ino'oonoo notooxuuyonoo

DECAY it is decaying: 3oo'xouse', 3oo'xousi' (e.g., tree); it is decaying: hooxuse'; it has decayed: wooxuse' (flesh)

DECEIVE I am deceiving him (her): nenehtoniho'; he (she) is deceiving me: neehtoniheinoo; he (she) is always deceiving me: niiteco'onnehtoniheinoo; he (she) is deceiving him (her): neehtonihoot

DECEMBER honou3einiisiis (means: "Christmas month"), 3oo3ooncecniisiis (means: "middle of winter month")

DECORATE it is decorated: niineyoo'uni'

DECREASE it (inan. subj.) is decreasing: neniiwo'oo'; it (anim. subj.) is decreasing: neniiwo'oot; wild game is decreasing: cese'ehiiho' neniiwo'oo3i';

DEDUCTION ko'ou3oo

DEEP it is deep (water ): teebi'; it is deep (snow): teebiiinoo'; the mud is deep: ceeyoxesnoo' (refers to: really fine mud); deep hole: ceeyooxhu'; the root is deep (in the ground): 3eici' ceyooxu'

DEEP FREEZE nio'se3oo, toyoowse3oo (refers to: refrigerator)

DEER anim. noun; bih'ih, pl., obv. sg. and pl. bih'ihii; deer hide: bih'io

DEFEND I am defending him (her): nootoonoo3o'; I defend him (customarily): niinotooonoo3o'; he (she)defends him (her): niinotoonoo3oot; defend me!: cihnotoonooxu

DEGREE he (she) has a degree (paper): hiiwo3onohoenit

DELICATE it is delicate: ceniinowouhuunoo'

DELIVER I have delivered it (inan. obj.): noo'uxotiinoo; I am delivering him (e.g., horse): noo'uxoho'; deliver it (take it over)!: 3ebixotii, yixootii; deliver him, it (anim. obj.)!: yixohunee

DEMAND I am demanding something of him (her): niihi'neetono' (means: "coaxing")

DEMOLISH I am demolishing it: neneenontiinoo, 3ou'uuniitiinoo; I will demolish it: heet3ou'uuniitiinoo; demolish it!: 3ou'uuniitii; don't demolish it!: ciibeh3ouuuniitii

DEMOTE he (she) was demoted: 3oononciineiht

DENVER niinen niicie (refers to: "fat river", the South Platte River and Cherry Creek)

DEPEND I depend on you: nee'eenebe3en (always) niiteco'onhe'eenebe3en; I depend on it (now): hee'eeneetowoo, (as a rule) nee'eeneetowoo; I depend on my (monthly) per capita payments: nee'eeneetowoo necee'iyoono

DEPENDABLE I am dependable: beebiitooteihinoo, niini'ee'eenebeihinoo (recent expression)

DESCEND I am descending (on foot): honowuseenoo (refers to: walking down in elevation, or downriver)

DESIGN it has a design (or color): hootehiini'

DESSERT nisciixonoot

DESTROY I am destroying it (inan. obj.): 3oowouunowoo; I have destroyed it: nih3owouunowoo; I have destroyed him, it (anim. obj., e.g., car): 3oowouukuu3o'; I will destroy it (anim. obj.): heet3owouuno'; he (she) is destroying (abolishing) it: neeneenontiit

DETACH I am detaching it (inan. obj.): ceesiinowoo; don't detach it ciibehcesiinoo

DETECT I have detected (noticed) it: 3onooxuunowoo

DETERIORATE it is deteriorating: 3oowou'oo'; it has deteriorated: 3oowoyoti'

DEVIL anim. noun; hoocoo, pl. hoocoono', obv. sg. hoocoon; woseii (older expression, refers to: bat's wings); neniiskoseit (refers to: "cloven hoof"); he (she) is a devil: honoocooniinit

DEVOUR he (she) is devouring it (anim. obj.): hootowkuu3oot; he (she) is devouring it (inan. obj.): hootowkuutiit

DEW hiitoyoo' (means: "it is damp, moist")

DIAPER tou'cihiit, pl. tou'cihiitono; I am putting a diaper on a child: tou'ci3o'; put a diaper on him (her)!: tou'cisin

DIARRH(O)EA hesotoot; I have diarrh(o)ea: 3ii'iinoo'onoo, heesoteenoo; I have a stomachache and diarrh(o)ea: seesiinbee3ei'oonoo

DIE he (she) is about to die: ceeto'oot; I am dying: ceeto'oonoo, ceetoneihiininoo, ceeteihinoo; he (she) died: hee'ihnec; this man has died: nehe'inen neece' heniihoote', koocoo'oteiht; don't die!: ciibehnece'; I am dying from hunger or thirst: neneetookooyeinoo; the fire has died out: honootonoo'oo'

DIFFERENT it is different: cei'soo'; he (she) is different.: cee'eseiht

DIFFICULT it is difficult: honouneenoo'; he (she) is difficult: honouneihit; you are making it difficult: ceecece3hein

DIG I am digging: nonooxoheinoo, nonooxci3einoo I am digging a hole: nonooxohowoo, (by hand) nonooxcetiinoo; the dog is digging: he3 nonooxci3eit

DIGGING STICK biinohooo (same as: CROWBAR)

DIM I am dimming the light(s): biih'inenowoo; dim it!: bih'inenoo

DIME kookouniisouhu', niikokouniisouhu'

DIMPLE dimple in the chin: heto'oxko'onoo; I have a dimple in my chin: he'to'oxko'onoo; person with a dimple in his (her) chin: heeto'oxko'o; dimple in the cheek: hete'cei'i'oonoo; person with a dimple in his (her) cheek(s): heete'cei'i'ooneet

DIP (in the ground) heeto'o'bee'

DIPPER hiitihiiniinoo', pl. hiitihiiniinou'u; Big Dipper: teebiiceso'o' (anim.); Little Dipper: heecesteebiiceso'o' (anim.)

DIRT ho'

DIRTY I am dirty: sonooteihinoo; I am dirty (filthy): nonootoxehinoo; he (she) is dirty (muddy): hooxesiinit; it is dirty (dusty): hoo'uuni'

DISABLED he (she) is disabled: howni'eenii; I am disabled: neihoowni'eenii; disabled person: ciini'eeniihii

DISCIPLE ceebe'nih'oo3ousoo hiito3io'no' (means: "they follow Jesus")

DISCOUNT he (she) is discountng it: koo'outiit

DISCUSS we are discussing it: kookoh'ouutiino'; let's discuss it!: hehkokoh'ouutin, hehi'eenetin

DISEASE hesowobehiit

DISH TOWEL hehiyoo

DISK (farming implement) 3o'obe'eiyoo

DISSUADE I am dissuading you: tootoube3en

DISTRIBUTE I am distributing them (inan. obj.): cenee'inowoo; I am distributing food (at a feast): cenee'nouhneenoo; distribute it, them!: cee'noo; distribute it, them (anim. objects)!: cee'ninee

DITCHER (machine) kohouuhoee, koh'ouuhoee

DIVE I am diving (submerging): hiinowouseenoo; I am diving off something: honoowceno'oonoo; I am diving (jumping) into water: senii'eiceno'oonoo

DIVIDE I am dividing it (inan. obj.): kooh'enowoo; you are dividing it: kooh'enow; he (she) is dividing it: kooh'eno'; divide it (into halves)!: koh'uuhu

DIVORCE I have divorced him (her): konouteno'; I will divorce you: heetkoutene3en; I will divorce him (her): heetkouteno'; he (she) divorced her (him): nihkoutenoot; they are divorced: konouteneti3i'

DIZZY I am dizzy: neneini'enoo; I get dizzy: niineini'einoo; do you have dizzy spells?: keineini'ei; don't get dizzy!: ciibehneini'ei

DO I have done it: ne'nih'istoonoo; that's the way I am doing it: nee'eestoonoo, neniistoonoo; do as I do: nee'eestoo; do it this way!: cihnee'eestoo; don't do it!: ciibehnee'eestoo, ciibeh'iistoo; what are you doing?: hee'iistoononi, heitootoustoo; I have done away with him (her): koocoo'o3iho'

DO AWAY WITH he (she) is done away with (fired): konoutoneiht:; they are done away with (inan.): konoutonou'u; doing away with them (anim.): konoutonoo3i'

DOCTOR anim. noun; notoniheihii, pl. notoniheihiiho'; I am doctoring him (her): nootoniho'; he (she) is doctoring me: nootoniheinoo; he (she) is doctoring him (her): nootonihoot

DOG he3, pl., obv. sg. and pl. he3ebii, voc. he3ebiin, big dog: heebete3; small dog: he3ebihi,'; black dog: wo'teene3; white dog: nooke3; bird dog: nii'eihiine3; male dog: neecees; my dog: nete3ebiib; his (her) dog: hite3ebiiw (obv.); my dogs: nete3ebiiwo'; his (her) dogs: hite3ebiiwo; our dog(s): hete3ebiibin (incl.), nete3ebiibinoo (excl.); their dogs: hite3ebiibinoo; on his (her) dog: hite3ebiibe'; I have a dog: hiite3ebiibinoo

DOG LODGE he3owoowu'; members or veterans of the dog lodge: he3e'binenno' (pl.)

DOLL (commercial) bei'iisoo, (old-fashioned Indian doll made of buckskin) neeniitoo, pl. neeniitoono' (anim.)

DOLLAR neniiseti' (one dollar)

DONKEY tei3bih'ihoox, nookxoteihii, nonookhoteihii, pl. nonookxoteehiiho'

DOOR both anim. and inan. noun; tecenoo, obv. sg. tecenoon, pl. tecenoono(')

DOORWAY tecenoone' (refers to: the area around the door)

DOUGH nii3oxesnouyoo (anything one can knead); my wife prepared some dough: netesih'e nihnii3oxesnouyeit

DOUSE I am dousing him (her): tonousowo'

DOWN ceeniihi', 3ooniihi'; get down, come down!: hoowusee; (speaker is up), cih'oowusee (speaker is down); jump down!: hoowceno'oo (speaker is up), cih'oowceno'oo: (speaker is down); fly down!: hoowuh'ohu (speaker is up), cih'oowuh'ohu (speaker is down); climb down!: hoowo'uuhu (speaker is up), cih'oowouuhu (speaker is down); look down!: ceennei'ooku'oo; walk down (from a hill)!: hoowusee

DOWNRIVER hoowuniihiihi'; he (she) is going downriver (walking): honoowuniihiseet, honoowuniikoohut (driving) (as from Ethete to Arapahoe); he (she) went downriver: nih'oowuniihiseet

DRAFT HORSE anim. noun; hitoohounoox

DRAG he (she) is dragging it (inan. obj.): hiitoo3iitiit; he (she) is dragging him, her, it (anim. obj.): hiitoo3iwoot; I am dragging something: hiitoo3ii3einoo, hiitoohuunoo; I am dragging a tepee pole: hiitoo3iwo' hokoox

DRAGONFLY anim. noun; cii'owoyeihii, pl. cii'owoyeihiiho', obv. cii'owoyeihio

DRAW I am drawing (writing): woo3onoheinoo; I am drawing it: woo3onohowoo; I am drawing him (her): woo3onoho'

DREAM I am dreaming: kooneenoo; I dream: niikoneenoo; I dream about him (her): niikonoo3o'

DREAMER anim. noun; koneihii, pl. koneehiiho'

DRESS biixuut

DRESS I am getting dressed: ceniitehee3einooo, cenii3ibiinoo; get dressed!: ciitehee3ei, cii3ibii; you had better get dressed!: nehciitehee3ei; I am getting all dressed up: neeyoo'uunoo; dress up (for a traditional dance)!: neeyoo'uu

DRIER (DRYER) hiixou'kuu3oo , pl. hiixou'kuu3oono

DRIFTWOOD ciiyoo'ouu3oo (one piece), pl. ciiyoo'ouu(3ii)3oono (collectively)

DRILL I am drilling it: tooncitiinoo

DRILL (tool) tonci3oo

DRINK I am drinking (water): beenenoo (nec); I drink: niibenenoo; he

(she) drinks: niibene'; I am drinking it: beenii3itowoo (nec); I am drinking soup: hookokuh'ebinoo; I am drinking a sweet drink: niiscih'ebinoo; I drink (coffee): beebiiyeinoo (woo'teenoowu'); drink (it)!: bene; drink it up!: hotoobe; drink (coffee)!: bebiiyei (woo'eenoowu'); did you drink the soup?: kihben hokok, kooheih'okoku'eb; he (she) gets drunk: niinonsih'ebit

DRINK beneet; my drink: nebeneet; give him (her) a drink!: benohun(ee); sweet drink: niscih'ebiit; pour me a drink!: cihbebiyoohu, cihbenohu; I am giving you a drink: beenohe3en

DRIP it drips: ceenii'oo' (in one place), woohnii'oo' (in several places)

DRIVE I am driving (a car): nonoo'eiyeinoo; I (can) drive: niinoo'eiyeinoo; I am driving it (anim. obj.): nonoo'eino'; I am driving it (inan. obj.): nonoo'einowoo; he (she) drives around: niinkoohut; where are you driving?: tootei'eikoo, tooteixkoo; where is he (she) driving?: tootiixkoo, tootii'iikoo; I am driving him (her) out: nonouso'ono'

DRIVER anim. noun; noo'eiyeihii, pl. noo'eiyeihiiho'

DROP I am dropping it: ceesinowoo; he (she) is dropping it: ceesino'; I am dropping him (her): ceesino' ; he (she) is dropping him (her): ceesinoot; I drop things (habitually): niicesiyeinoo; he (she) dropped it: nihcesino'; don't drop it!: ciibehcesnoo; don't drop him (her)!: ciibehcesnin; drop by (visit)!: hetcih'ites

DROWSY I am drowsy: noowonenoo; when I drink, I get drowsy: beenenooni niinowono'oonoo; drinking makes me drowsy: niinowonnih'ebinoo

DRUM anim. noun; ho'eii, pl. ho'eih'o' , obv. sg. ho'eih'o; large drum: heebeto'eii; snare drum: koutoseino'eihi'

DRUM I am drumming: wooteiho'yeinoo

DRUMSTICK wooteiho'oyoo, pl. wooteiho'yoono

DRUNK I am drunk: noonsih'ebinoo; don't get drunk!: ciibehnonsih'ebit

DRUNKARD anim. noun; nonsih'ebiihii, pl. nonsih'ebiihiiho'; beniihii, pl. beeniihiiho'

DRY it is dry: heniixoo'ee'; it is getting dry: heniixoo'o'oo'; he (she) is dry: heniixoo'eiht; keep dry!: ciibehseyookoonee; it has become dry (by heat): heeniixooneetee'; he (she) is drying it (e.g., a shirt): honoo'xoh'owoot; drying rack (e.g., for fruit): hiixoo'se3oo

DUBOIS touhooneino'oowu'

DUCK anim. noun; siisiiko', siisiic (older form), pl. siisiikou'uu, siisiicii

DUCK I am ducking: ceenenihcehinoo; duck!: ceenihcehi

DUCKFOOTED I am duckfooted: konooko3eihteenoo

DUCKLING anim. noun; siisiiciisoo, siisiikou'uusoo

DULL (not sharp) it is dull: howtoxu'oo, hiihowceyoonis

DUMB I am dumb (stupid): neihoowoe'ih; he (she) is dumb: hoowoe'ih

DUMP I am dumping it: konousenowoo; dump it!: kousenoo

DUMP (a place, where materials are dumped) ciinwoti'eyoot, ciinwoti'eyoo

DUNG (animal feces) biihi3, pl. biihi3ii

DUSTY it is dusty: ho'uuni' (e.g., from chalk), konoo'ouu3oo' (e.g., on rodeo grounds); he (she) is dusty: hoo'uunit

DWARF anim. noun; cesiiteihihi'

DWELL where he dwells (lives): niitiine'etiit heetiiine'etiit; he dwells in that old house: heniine'iiito' hini' ko3einno'oowuu'

DWELLING beyeihi'