H
HAIL it is
hailing (precipitation): woo'wu3oonoosoo'
HAILSTONE
anim. noun; wo'wu3oo, pl. wo'wu3oono'
HAIR (on top of the head) someone's hair: bei3e'ee; my
hair: nei3e'ee; his (her) hair: hinii3e'ee; my hair is flack:
woo'teenote'einoo; I have white hair: nonookoe'einoo; he (she) is braiding my
hair: nenii3ootee'eineinoo; my hair is long: heenii'einoo; pubic hair:
biisiyoono (man's), biishoono (woman's)
HAIRY I am
hairy: beniiseihinoo; he (she) is hairy: beniiseiht; a fly has hairy legs:
noubee beeniisooneet; hairy-legged
horse: (Clydesdale): biisooneihii; I have hairy legs: beniisooneenoo; he has a
hairy chest: beniissiceit
HALF (two) halves: koho'uuhu'; eat one half!: koho'bii3i;
drink one half!: koho'bene; give me half!: cihkoh'ubiini
HALTER
cecehne'eici, pl.
cecehne'eic(i)hino
HAMBURGER
hamburger meat: nii3oe'ni'; hamburger (or any other) sandwich:
nii3o3ouse'
HAMMER
to'uut, pl. to'uutono; my hammer: noto'uut; I am using a hammer to put a
nail in: nootoohowoo
HAND (extends to the shoulder) someone's hand: beecet,
pl. beecetno; my hand: neecet; his (her) hand: hiicet; his (her) hands:
hiicetno; in (on) your hand: heecetine'; (flat) hand: sei'3ee3oo
HAND hand it over!: ceitenoo; I am handing them out:
cenee'enowoo; I am handing out food (in a feast): cenee'nouhneenoo
HANDGAME koxouhtiit
HANDKERCHIEF
nii'iiwoo
HANDLE I can
handle (manage) it: nii'enowoo, nii'iincitiinoo; I will be able to handle it:
heetnii'enowoo, heetnini'enowoo; I cannot handle it: neihoowunii'en
HAND RAKE wonohnookuteenoo'
HANDSOME he
(she) is handsome: nii'eihit
HANG I am
hanging (from a rope): xonoonoo'oonoo; he (she) is hanging: xonoonou3i',
xonoonoo'oot; it (inan. subj.) is hanging: honoute'; I will hang it (anim.
obj.): heetnou'utiinoo; I will hang him, her, it (anim. obj.): heetxoonoo'oho';
I am hanging up meat (to dry): honouteyooneenoo
HAPPEN what
is happening?: (hii)toustootiin
HAPPY I am
happy (at the present time): hoonobeihinoo; I am a happy person:
noonowuune'etiinoo; I have happy thoughts: hoonowu3ecoonoo; be happy!:
honobeihi, honowu3ecoo
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
hoonobee' hetiisiineb
HARD it is hard: bee3e'ee'; it is hard (anim. subj.):
bee3e'eiht; the wood is hard: bee3i'ixoo'; the ground is hard:
bee3oo'obee'; it is hard (tough,
e.g., green wood): tenei'icoo'; hard bread: be3o'oc
HARD
honouneenoo: I am having a hard time; you are making it hard:
ceecece3hein; hoouunee3ein
HARD WATER
hookoxcoo'
HARDWOOD
be3e'ibes
HARE anim.
noun; nooku, pl. nookuho'
HARNESS
ciitoo'oyoo, usually in pl. ciitoo'oyoono
HARROW
(cultivating implement) cih'o'wuuci3ooo
HARROW I am
harrowing: ciih(o)'owuuci3einoo, cii'o'wuuci3einoo
HARSH he
(she) is using harsh speech: nooo3ceniinii'inihiit; he (she) is acting harshly: nooo3ceniinii'itoot
HAT wote', pl. wote'(e)no; my hat: nonote'; his (her)
hat: hinote'; put your hat on!: ciitoto'onii
HATE I
hate you: heeseinebe3en; he (she) hates me: heeseinebeinoo; he (she) hates him
(her): heeseinowoot; don't hate me!: ciibeh'eseinebi; don't hate him (her)!:
ciibeh'eseinebin
HAUL I am
hauling it by (wood): coowooxnoo (bexo); I am hauling horses: ceebno3ooo3ouu
woxhooxeebii; I have hauled it over (wood): noo'ooxnoo (bexo)
HAVE I have
a box (inan. obj.): nenii3inowoo ce'eibes; I have a spoon (anim. obj.): nenii3no' heebiyoo,
hiiteebiyooninoo; I have a pipe: heniicoooninoo; I have a cold: heniiseinoo; I
have a headache: seesiine'eixoonoo; I have a cow (in my keeping): nenii3no'
wookec; have some water!: benee; have a cigarette!: hiicoo
HAWK anim.
noun; heeyei, pl. heeyeino', obv. sg. heeyein; sparrow hawk: ciiciihii;
goshawk: cec(i)nouhuu; chicken hawk: neseinoox
HAY
woxu'(u)no, niisniiko'usi'i; bale of hay: beenookhu'u'
HAY RAKE
hoo'einoxyoo
HAYSTACKER ciinesohoe
HAZY it is
hazy: ceneeteese'; it was hazy: nihceeteese' (refers to:
"blue")
HE it is he
(she): neneenit
HEAD hookuhu'ee, pl. hookuhu'eeno; my head: notokuhu' ee;
their heads: hitookuhu'eeninoo; I have cut his (heir) head off: nihtebe'eiso';
I shot him (her, it) in the head: nihtone'eixohe'; head (anything that may be
stuck into one's hair, such as a feather): wookuu, pl. wookuuno'; top of the
head: 3oonteec; my head is aching: seesiine'eixoonoo
HEAL my
hand, arm is healing well: neecet ceniino'oo'
HEALTHY I am
healthy (at present): neihoowkohtobeih; I am a healthy person: tenei'ihnoo
HEAR I hear
you: neniitone3en; he (she) hears me: neniitoneinoo; he (she) hears him (her):
neniitonoot, neniitoneit; I hear (well): niiniitobeenoo; I hear myself:
neniitonetinoo; hear me! (listen to me!): (cih)niitoni; I have a keen sense of
hearing: neeseteenoo; the man heard the dog barking: hinen nihniitonoot
tihbeebeeni3 he3ebii
HEARSE pl.
noho'ox3eihiiho' (also means: "ambulance")
HEART
someone' s heart: betee, pl. betoohoo; my heart: netee; is it your
heart?: ketee, kooneenhetee
HEAT there
is a heat wave: heneenesteisooo' (tiihiini'); she is in heat: heesitoo'oot
HEATER sitee
HEAVY I am
heavy (to lift): hiihei3enoo; he (she) is heavy: hiihei3e'; it is heavy:
hiiheyoti'i; they are heavy (inan. subjects): hiiheyoti'i
HEEL someone's heel: betiit, pl. betiitono; my heel:
netiit; his (her) heel: hitiit
HELLO heebe
(man to man); tous (+ name, if a woman is involved)
HELP I am
helping you: neniiteheibe3en; I am helping him (her): neniiteheiwo'; he (she)
is helping him (her): neniiteheiwoot; help me!: niiteheibi; help him (her)!:
niiteheibin; help (pl.) them!: niiteheibe'; he (she) is helping: niiteheiht
HERD anim.
noun; herd of buffalo: hii3einoon, obv. hii3einoonin
HERE
hiit(iino), huut(iino); run here!: ceikoohu; come here!: neheicoo
HERON anim.
noun; te3oo, pl. te3ou; kookoosooneihii (means: "spindly legs")
HICCUP I am
hiccuping: hii3ooneenoo
HIDE I am
hiding: yonootiseenoo, kootousinenoo; I am hiding from you: nooniikohe3en; he
(she) is hiding from him (her): nooniikohoot, nooniikoheit; I am hiding him
(her): yonooho'; I am hiding it (inan. obj.): yonootiinoo; he (she) is hiding
him (her): yonoohoot; hide him (her)!: yoohunee; don't hide!:
ciibehyooyoo3isee; don't hide from me!: ciibehnoniikohu
HIDE (skin)
wonotoyeic; its hide, hide (from it): hinotoyeic; buffalo hide: heecen;
rawhide: ko'eiyoo
HIGH it is
high (mountain): coo'ouute', coo'ouu3oo'; he (she) is high (positioned up):
coo'ouu3i'; I am high (elated, intoxicated): nii'oubeihinoo
HIGHWAY
(wo'teen) booo
HILL
coo'otoyoo', pl. coo'otoyou'u; on the hill: co'teni'
HILLY it is
hilly: coonooco'otoyoo'
HINT he
(she) hinted to him (her): niibiisiinowoot
HIP anim. noun; (hip joint) someone's hip: woce' ok, pl.
woce'ok(u)no'; my hip: noce'ok
HIRE I am
hiring him (hear): hoo3i'eewo'; he (she) is hiring him (her): hoo3i'eewoot,
hoo3i'eebeit
HIT I am
hitting you: too'obe3en; I am hitting him (her): too'owo'; he (she) is hitting
him (her): too'owoot, too'obeit; don't hit me!: ciibehto'owu
HIVES he has
hives: ceecii'inoo'oot
HOBBLE I am
hobbling the horse(s): neniisooneeci3einoo; I am hobbling around:
ceniicii'ou3inenoo
HOBBLE
(pair) of hobbles: niisooneecihiit
HOLD I am
holding him (her): tonouno'; he (she) is holding him (her): tonounoot,
tonouneit; I am holding it: tonounowoo; he (she) is holding it: tonouno'; hold
me!: touni; hold him (her)!:
tounin; they are holding each other: tonouneti3i'; I am holding him (her)
prisoner: woowoonoo3o'; they are holding hands: nonou'unseeneti3i'
HOLE
toonoti', pl. toonoti'ii; I am digging a hole: toonooxoheinoo; I am
filling a hole: nootoobe'eitiinoo; I am drilling a hole: tooncitiinoo; he (she,
it) is digging a hole (with feet, hands): nonooxcitiit, nonooxci3eiit; dig a
hole!: tonooxoheii; make a hole in it!: tonenin (anim. obj.) tonohoo (inan.
obj.)
HOLLER I am hollering: neniitouuhunoo; I am hollering at
you: neniitouube3en; he (she) is hollering at him (her): neniitouuwoot; don't
holler at me!: ciibehcihniitouuwu
HOLLOW
(empty) it is hollow: neniicisoo'; it (anim. subj.) is hollow:
neniiciseiht
HOLY he
(she) is holy: beeteet; it is holy: beeteenoo'; a person who is performing a
holy ceremony: niibeebetoo'oot; a person who is engaged in some holy endeavor:
niibeteesibitit
HOME beyeihi'; my home: neyeihi'; his (her) home:
hiyeihi'; I am a home: heentoonoo neyei'te'; go home!: heeckoohu; where is your
home?: toot heyeihi'; I am going home: neeckoohunoo; I have arrived at home:
no'eeckoohunoo; I am taking him (her) home: (ho)nookoo3o'
HOMESICK I
am homesick: neneetou3ecoonoo; don't be homesick: ciibehneetou3ecoo
HOMINY
koho'ookuto (pl.)
HOMOSEXUAL
(a homosexual person of either sex) hoxux
HONEST I try
to be honest: niineyey'ii3oobetouhunoo; try to be honest!: neyey'eenei3oobei
HONEY
kouhuyoo'
HONOR I
honor (respect) him (her): nookoneeneenowo', niibobooteenowo'; I am honoring
him (her): boobooteenowo'; I honor it: niibobooteeneetowoo
HONORABLE an
honorable person: niibobooteenebeiht, neeteenebeiht (anim.)
HOOF wo'ox;
its hoof: hi'ox, pl. hi'oxuu
HOOP
toonoo'oo', pl. toonoo'ou'u
HOPE (wish) kookoos-; I hope to eat: kookoosneihbii3ih; I
hope to live long: kookoosneihkou3iine'etii
HORIZON
3o3oute'; on the horizon: 3o3outei'
HORN its
(anim. subj.) horn: hiniinis, pl. hiniini3o, hiniiniso, it (he) has horns:
hiiniinsit; it (he) has one horn: neniisiini3eet; it (he) has a huge rack of
horns: woowuuni3eet; it (he) has a broken horn: teebiini3eet; they are breaking
their horns off: niiteetebiinsee3ibeti3i'; horn (instrument): niitou3oo; I have
many horns (in my collection): woowuuni3eenoo
HORSE anim.
noun; woxhoox, woxuuhoox (old form) obv. sg., pl., obv. pl. woxhooxebii; my
horse: notonihi'; his (her) horse: hitoniho' (obv.); my horses: notonih'o'; his
(her) horses: hitonih'o (obv.); I own (a) horse(s): hiitonih'inoo; saddle
horse: teexokuunoox, teexokuut; horse to chase buffalo with: yeihowoonoox; race
horse: nonuhtiinoox
HORSEFLY
anim. noun; niice'noubee, pl. niice'noubeeno'
HORSE MEDICINE
hiwoxhooxhiwoxu'uu
HOSPITAL notoniheino'owu', hesowobeheino'oowu'; in the
hospital: notoniheino'oowuu'
HOT it is
hot (weather): heesitee'; it is hot (water, coffee): heescoowu'; it is a hot
day: heesteiniisiini'; a hot day: hesteisi'; he (she, it) is hot (feverish):
heesxouh'ut
HOT SPRINGS (on Wind River Reservation) nii'eci' (means: "good water")
HOUND anim. noun; 3ouyi'eine3, 3ouyi'eihii, obv. sg.,
pl., obv. pl. 3ouyi'eine3ebii
HOUR one
hour: ceeseytiinoo'eexoo'
HOUSE ho'oowu', pl. ho'oowuu; my house: noto'oowu', pl.
noto'oowuu; his (her) house: hito'oowu'; in the house: ciitoowu'; big house:
heebeto'oowu'; small house: heceso'oowu'; new house: woono'oowu'
HOW
tousiihi'; how far?: tohuucisiihi'; tohuucis; how much?: tohuutox; how cold it is!: yoh
toyo3oo'; how cold (is it)?: tou3ee'okoo3oo
HOWL it
(dog) is howling: niinit; they are howling: niini3i'
HUDSON (a town in Wyoming) boo'oowu'
HUG I am hugging you: hee'iitene3en; I am hugging him
(her): hee'iiteno'; he (she) is hugging him (her): hee'iitenoot, hee'iiteneit;
hug me!: he'iiteni
HUMBLE I
feel humble: ciiwoxoeenebetinoo
HUMMINGBIRD
anim. noun; bei'ce3einii'ehihi', hetein3e'eneihii
HUNCHBACK
coo'otoooyo', coo'ou'uno'; I am a hunchback: coo'otoooyonnoo
HUNDRED beteetosoo'; hundred and one: beteetosoo' noh
ceesey (older form: beteetosoo' ceesey cebiihi')
HUNGRY I am
hungry: heesneenoo; are you hungry?: kooheesnee
HUNT I am hunting: heniinoo'einoo; I hunt (habitually):
niinoo'einoo; don't hunt here!: hiit ciibeh'iinoo'e!
HUNTER anim. noun; hiinoo'eihii; male hunter:
hiinoo'einen; I am a hunter: heniinoo'eihiininoo
HURRY I am hurrying: noohohouhunoo; don't hurry!:
ciibehnohohouhu; hurry up!: noxuhu (emphatic) neenowo'onin; I am always in a
hurry: niiteco'onnohohouhunoo, niinohohouhunoo
HURT I am
hurting: heesouubeihinoo; he is hurt (from an accident): heesiiniit; I am
hurting you: heesiiniihe3en; I am hurting him (her): heesiiniiho'; don't hurt
me!: ciibeh(cih)'esiiniihi; don't hurt yourself!: ciibeh'esiiniiheti; don't
hurt him (her)!: ciibeh'esiiniihin
HUSBAND my husband: nees; your husband: hees; her
husband: hiix, hiux; our husbands:
hebeh'iihebin (means: "our old men")