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MACARONI pl. niiniicisou'u (means: "hollow")

MAD I am mad (angry): ceesoni3ecoonoo, heesnoneenoo; he (she) is mad at me: heesnonootoneinoo; he (she) is mad at him (her): heesnonootonoot; he(she)was mad at me: nih'esnonootoneinoo; don't be mad at me!: ciibehcih'esnonootoni; he (she) is making me mad: heesin(i)heinoo; he (she) made him (her) mad: heesnihoot; don't make me mad! ciibehcih'esinihi; they are mad at each other: heneenesnonootoneti3i'; he (she) is "boiling" mad: 3ooxonineet ; he (she) has gone mad (insane): hoohookeeno'oot; he (she) is mad (enthusiastic) about something: heni'ohookeenit

MADMAN anim. noun; hohookee, pl. hohookeeno'

MADWOMAN anim. noun; hoheis, pl. hoheisii (crazy)

MAGGOT anim. noun; hi'iiisoo, pl. hi'iiisoono'

MAGIC he (she) has done something by magic: beniinonkuutiit

MAGICIAN anim. noun; biinonkuu3eihii

MAGISTRATE (judiciary) hooxuwuunen, (female) hooxuwuunisei

MAGPIE anim noun; woo'uh'ei, pl. woo'uh'eino', obv. sg. woo'uh'ein

MAGNIFYING GLASS pl. beexohoo3oono

MAIDEN anim. noun; hiseihiitei'yoo (young girl)

MAIL wo3onohoeno (papers)

MAKE I am making it: neniistiinoo; he (she) made it: nihniistiit; I am making it for myself: niiniistoonoo; make it for yourself!: niistoo; who made your shirt?: henee'eehek nihniistiit, hebiixuut; who made this rope?: henee'eehek nihniisihoot nuhu' seenookuu (obv.); I am making fun of him (her): honoo3iinono'; he (she) makes fun of him (hear): noonoo3iinonoot; he (she) makes fun of everything: noonoo3iiyeit

MAKE-BELlEVE bei'

MAKE-UP (cosmetics) nooyoo'uutoono

MAN anim. noun; hinen, obv. sg., hinenin, pl. hinenno'; he is a man: hiineniinit; young man: honoh'oe, obv. honoh'o, pl. honoh'oho'; man's shirt: hineniibiixuut

MANAGE I can manage it: niini'enowoo; I can manage him (e.g., a horse): niini'eno'

MANE hinii3e'ee (its, e.g., horse's hair)

MANIAC anim. noun; hohookee, pl. hohookeeno'

MANKIND anim. noun; hineniteeniit; 3owo3neniteeno' (Indian populations)

MANLY he is manly: hiineniinit; he is not manly: hoowuuneniinooteih

MANNER in what manner?: neetou3oo'

MANURE biihi3, (collectively) biihi3ii

MANY there are many (inan. subj.): wonoo3ei'i; there are many (anim. subj.) wonoo3ee3i'; I have many horses: hoowohuusebeinoo; I own too many horses: nonoo33iisebeinoo

MAP wo3onohoe, wo3onohoe booono niitwo3onsei'i (means: "paper on which roads are marked")

MARBLE anim. noun; ceeteyeh(i)t (little ball), pl. ceeteyehi3i'

MARCH (month) hootoneeniisiis, honootonoo'oo' (means: "the fire went out")

MARCH they are marching: neniiteisee3i'

MARE hooxehisei

MARGARINE ceyotownihooncebitee (means: "false butter, or yellow grease")

MARIJUANA nohko3hiit; they smoke marijuana (habitually): niinohko3hii3i'

MARK it has made a mark: nonooxeise'; it is marked (with a notch): nonooxoyoti'; I am marking it (by carving): woo3onoo'uxowoo

MARKET hotooneeno'oowu'; I will market it: heetni'otooneenoo (sell)

MAROON I am marooned: honoonooteibsinenoo; he (she) is marooned: honoonooteibisi'

MARRIAGE LICENSE niiseekuuno3onohoe

MARROW seyoot

MARRY I am married to him (her): neniiwo'; I will marry you: heetniibe3en; I will marry you (live with you): heetnii3iine'itiibe3en, heetniitene3en

MARSHY it is marshy: neenkoute'

MASH I am mashing it: 3oo'oenowoo; I am mashing it (anim. obj.) 3oo'oeno', seeyouno'

MASS (religious service) beteentoot

MASSACRE I will massacre them: heetno'oohouu

MASSACRE (wholesale slaughter) noo'oeehtiit

MASSAGE I am massaging you: teebeine3en; I am massaging him (her): teebeino'; he (she) is massaging him (her): teebeinoot, teebei'onoot; let me massage you!: hehtebeine3; massage me!: tebeini

MASTER OF CEREMONIES noooxneihii

MAT so'oo3oo

MATCH wotoot, pl. wotootno; strike a match!: kohooxoeeseti

MATCH they don't match (both anim. subjects are left or right): neneehiiteehi3i' they are matching, matched: neneehii3ehe3i' (anim.), neneehiisou'u (inan.)

MATTED I have matted hair: hiinooteininoo; it (anim. subj.) has matted hair, main: hiinooteinit, neniice'eit

MATTER what's the matter?: tousiini

MATTRESS cechooo

MATURE he (she) is mature (useful, dependable): heniixonoh'oehiinit; it is mature: heniisiii'oot, pl. heniisiii'oo3i' (animal, plant)

MAVERICK anim. noun; (wild, free horse) hiinonoox

MAY (month) biiskooti', biiskootiiniisiis

MAY may I go along?: kooneeciiniihobei; yes, you may: 'oo (woman speaker), hee (man speaker)

MAYBE nooxeihi'

MEADOW forest meadow: toonoxteeni'

MEADOWLARK anim. noun; cooxuceneihii, obv. cooxuceneehio, pl. cooxuceneehiiho'

MEAL the meal is in progress: woow benii3hiitooni'

MEAN he (she) is mean: noonoxooteiht; my dog is mean: nete3ebiib seeseiht; don't be mean!: ciibehnonoxooteihi

MEAN what does it mean?: tousinihiitee; what do you mean?: hotouu3eiinihii, heitouusinehii

MEASLES I have the measles: ceecii'eihnoo; he (she) is getting the measles: ceecii'inoo'oot; I am breaking out with the measles: ceecii'inoo'oonoo

MEASURE I am measuring it (by stride): tooko'owoo; I am measuring it: tookohowoo; I am measuring it (anim. obj.): tookohe'; he (she) is measuring it: tookoho'; measure it!: tokohoo; measure it (anim. obj.)!: tokohun; measure it (yard goods)!: tecenoo (roll)

MEASURE (pace) toko'oo

MEAT hoseino', pl. hoseinouu (varieties of meat); dried meat (jerky): ho'uuw; ground meat: nii3oe'ni'; boiled meat: sii'ehwo'oyoo; meat scraped from the hide: 3ebex; pounded dried meat: 3o'ohcoono; what kind of meat do you eat?: tohuutoseino' heibii3iit

MEAT HANGER ho'ouwono'ou3oo

MEDICINE (native) 3owoonoxu', (traditional or modern) woxu'uu

MEDICINE MAN anim. noun; notonheihii

MEEK I am meek: hiisiine'etiinoo

MEET I am meeting you: nonouxone3en; I will meet you: heetnouxone3en; I am meeting him (her): nonouxono'; meet me here (wait for me)!: teeyoohowu; meet me!: nouxoni; meet him (her)!: nouxonin; he will meet her and she (in turn) will meet him: hiitnouxonoot noh heetnouxone'it; come over to meet my wife!: neheicoo heetihnouxonot netesih'e

MEETING we are having a business meeting: heneenetino', honoo'eiseeno'

MELODY niibooot

MELON (watermelon) nooxowouhut, pl. nooxowoohu3i'

MELT it is melting: tee'ci'oo'; it (anim. subj.) is melting: tee'ci'oot

MEND I am mending (with a needle): hooxyeinoo; I am mending it: hooxyootowoo

MENSTRUATE she is menstruating: nenii3eiht

MENTION I am mentioning it: biisinihiitowoo; don't mention it!: ciibehbisinihiitoo

MERCHANT anim. noun; hotooneihii

MERCY I have mercy on you: hoowouunone3en; I have mercy on him (her): hoowounono'; he (she) has mercy on him (her): hoowounonoot; have mercy on me!: howouunoni; have mercy on him (her)!: howouunonin(ee)

MERGE they (anim. subj.) merge: wonoohunsee3i'; they (inan. subj.) merge wonoohoninoo'ou'u

MERRY I am merry: hoonobeihinoo; merry (happy) situation, circumstance: hoonobee'

MESH (screen) ciih'oeese'

MESSY I am messy: sonoooteihinoo; it is messy: sonooo3oo'; don't be messy!: ciibehsoo3eheti (keep it clean!: hiiyoo3itii)

METAL bei'ci3e'

METICULOUS I am meticulous: kookonoo'obeihinoo, nii3oo3ookto'nitoonoo (in ceremonial activities)

MEXICAN anim. noun; co'cooniinen, pl. co'cooniinenno'; Mexican woman: co'cooniisei

MIDDAY at midday: koh'usiii'; it is midday: kooh'uusiini'; at midday the sun is directly overhead: koh'uusiii' hiisiis ne'nii'3oo3ooniseet

MIDDLE I am in the middle: neehii3ei'(h)eentoonoo

MIDGET anim. noun; tei3nen, pl. tei3nenno'; midgets (as a population): tei3neniteeno'; mythical small people: cesiteih'ii, pl. cesiiteih'iiho'

MIDNIGHT midnight: 3ootece'; when it is midnight: 3ootece'iini'ehk; it is around midnight: 3ootece'i'

MIDWIFE anim. noun; heeseineeet

MILE ceesey tokohoee (one measure)

MILFORD STORE (between Ethete and Lander) woo'teenboone' hotooneeno'oowu' (means: "black road store")

MILK be3enec; my milk: ne3enec, nebe3enec

MILK I am milking: nenii3ouyeinoo; I am milking it (anim. obj.): nenii3ouno'; he (she) is milking it: nenii3ounoot

MILKWEED he3ebeihtoono

MILKY WAY booo (road)

MILL CREEK (settlement near Ethete on the Wind River Reservation) wosouhone' (means: "sock place")

MILLER (moth) anim. noun; hohookehe', pl. hokookoho' (means: "little crazy", see: MOTH)

MILLION beesbeteetesoo, nonou3oo; two million: niis nonou3oo

MIND hiini3ecoo; my mind is confused: cenee'inoni3ecoonoo; use your mind!: tonounoo hetiinih3ecoo

MINGLE I am mingling (with other people): wonoohoneihinoo

MINISTER anim. noun; (clergyman) beteennih'oo3oo

MINK anim. noun; no'eih'i, pl. no'eih'o', obv. sg. and pl. no'eih'o

MINNOW anim. noun; cihi'nowo', ci'nowo'

MINUS 3ooniihi'

MIRACULOUSLY he (she) recovered miraculously: bee(be)beteenen nihce'iinenteenit

MIRAGE I see a mirage (something illusory): neenee'owobeenoo

MIRROR hesoohobetiit, pl. hesoohobetiitono

MISCARRY she has miscarried: niibexoneiht

MISPLACE I have misplaced it (inan. obj.): nooniikuutiinoo; I have misplaced it (anim. obj.): nooniikuu3o'; he (she) misplaced his (her) key: nihnoniikuutiit (hi)koonootoohoe

MISS I miss you: henii3(i)be3en; you miss me: henii3(i)bin; I miss him (her): henii3(i)wo'; he (she) misses him (her): henii3iwoot; he (she) misses him (her) (constantly): nii3iwoot; we missed each other (we did not meet): nihko3enetino'; I missed him (her): nihko3ono'; someone with a missing tooth: hoowuuniici3; he (she) has a missing tooth: 3ooxookiteet; I have missed it (e.g., a ball thrown to me): koo3eno'

MISSIONARY anim. noun; beteennih'oo3oo

MISSISSIPPI beesniicie

MISTAKE I am making a mistake: noontoonoo; he (she) is making a mistake: noontoot; I made a mistake: nihnontoonoo

MISTY it is misty: ceneeteese'

MITTEN anim. noun; 3ooxe, pl. 3ooxoho' (glove); I wear mittens: neixonouu 3ooxoho'

MIX I am mixing it (dough, cement): nenii3oxesnounowoo; I will mix something with it: heetnoonohkutiinoo; mix it!: nohkutii; I am mixed up: cenee'inoneihinoo

MOCCASIN (shoe) wo'oh, pl. wo'ohno; my moccasins are beaded: kooto'ohu'u nowo'ohno

MOCKINGBIRD anim. noun; noku3e'ineehihi'

MOIST it is moist: hiitoyoo'

MOISTEN I am moistening it (with water): neeciinookoonotiinoo; moisten it!:

neciinookoonotii

MOISTURE hiitoyoo'

MOLAR beexooku3

MOLD it is moldy: neniice'ise'

MOLE anim. noun; nouciitoo3eihii, pl. nouciitoo3eihiiho'

MOLT (the time when) snakes molt: heetoxonii3i' siisiiyeino'

MONDAY coowo'oo '

MONEY bei'ci3eii; my money: nebe'ci3eiwo; I have money: hiibei'ci3eibinoo; do you have money?: koheibei'ci3eib

MONKEY anim. noun; heete'i'eit, 3o3ohkuhu', pl. heete'i'ei3i', 3o3ohkuho'

MONOTONOUS it is monotonous: ceniisiwoo3oo'

MONSTER anim. noun; (mythical) water monster: hiincebiit (also: alligator, crocodile)

MONTH anim. noun; biikousiis (means: "moon"); next month: hokootou3i'ehk

MOOD (the way I feel at present) hee3ouubeihinoo; I am in a good mood: nii'ouubeihinoo

MOON anim. noun; biikousiis, obv.,sg. biikousiisii; full moon: heniisei3e'; new moon: hookootou3i'

MOOSE anim. noun; hinenihii (sg. and pl.); (older form) hineni', see'iini3eet.

MORE hii3itoniihi'; pour me more soup!: cih'ii3iton ciinohwuuni hokok

MORNING it is morning: noohkuseiciini'; it is morning (daylight): nonooke'; very early in the morning: tesnohkuseic; (tomorrow) in the morning: nooke'ehk, nohkuseic

MORNING STAR anim. noun; nookoox, obv. sg. nookooxuu (cross); nookuno3o'

MOSQUITO anim. noun; toh'uubeihii, obv. sg. toh'uubeihio, pl. toh'uubeehiiho'

MOSS tiitiicei'ii

MOST hooyei; he (she) has eaten most of the soup: hooyei nonoo'ootiit hokok

MOTH anim. noun; hohookehe', pl. hohookoho' (means: "little crazy")

MOTHER anim. noun; (also designates one's biological mother's sister); my mother: neinoo; your mother: heinoo; his (her) mother: hiinoon; your (pl.) mother(s): hinooninoo; I am your mother: neneeninoo heinoo, heniinoonibin; mother!: no'oo

MOTHER-IN-LAW anim. noun; my mother-in-law: neheihe; their mothers-in-law: hiheihehinoo

MOTHER'S BROTHER anim. noun; my mother's brother: nesi; voc. nesihoo

MOUNTAIN hohe'; in the mountains: hoh'eni', hoho'eni'

MOUNTAINOUS it is mountainous: hooh'eniini'

MOUNTAIN GOAT anim. noun; hoho'eniibiixoxkoneenote', pl. hohoteniibiixoxkoneenotei

MOUNTAIN GROUSE anim. noun; hoho'eniicenee, pl. hoho'eniiceneeno'

MOUNTAIN LION anim. noun; bexookee, obv. sg. bexookeen, pl. bexookeeno'; mountain lion cub: bexookeesoo

MOUNTAIN SHEEP anim. noun; hoho'eniinote', pl. hoho'eniinotei; kokiyote'

MOUSE anim. noun; hookuu, pl. hookuuhuho'; little mouse: hookuuhuhu'; white mouse: nookookuu

MOUTH betii, pl. betiino; my mouth: neti; his (her) mouth: hitii; he (she) has a big mouth (talks too much): nono'oteti'; I am holding it (inan. obj.) in my mouth: neniiwohowoo; I am holding it (anim. obj.) in my mouth: neniiwohe'; he (she) is holding it in his (her) mouth: neniiwoho' (inan. obj.), neniiwoheet, neniiwohoet (anim. obj.)

MOUTHWASH hehiisetnohuut

MOVE I am moving (changing residence): woo'wuuhunoo; I am moving (not standing still): woo'wuseenoo, neihoowteitooyookuu (not still); move (over)!: wo'wusee; move (get out of the way)!: ceibisee; move him (her)!: wo'benin; move it!: wo'obenoo

MOVIE ce'iskuu3oo, pl. ce'iskuu3oono; let's go to see a movie; hehwoneesooku'oon ce'iskuu3oo

MOW I am mowing: koo'osoheinoo; I am mowing it: koo'osohowoo

MOWER ko'(o)sohoe, ko'(o)sohoe

MUD hoxes; the mud is deep: ceeyoxesnoo'

MUDDY it is muddy: hooxesiini'; he (she) is muddy: hooxesiinit

MULE anim. noun; bih'ihoox, pl. bih'ihooxebii

MULE DEER anim. noun; bih'ih

MULTIPLY flies multiply: noubeeno' woo'to'oo3i'

MURDER he (she) committed a murder: nihneh'eeet; he (she) murdered him (her): nihnoh'oot

MURDERER anim. noun; neh'eihii

MURKY it is murky (water): sonootoowu'; it is murky (muddy): hoox(e)siinowu'

MUSCLE 3ei3, pl. 3eito; his (her) muscles: hi3eito

MUSHROOM boh'ooonibee, pl. boh'ooonibeeno; (means: "thunder droppings") (also refers to: mushroom spores used as medicine on open wounds)

MUSKRAT anim. noun; hiixox(o)huhu', pl. hiixix(o)huh'o'

MUST I must eat: heetnookoh'uus bii3ihnoo, I must sleep: heetnookoh'uus nokhunoo; I must see him: heetnookoh'uus noohowoo'

MUSTACHE I have a mustache: beniisetinenoo; he has a mustache: beniiseti'

MUSTANG anim. noun; hiinonoox, pl. hiinonooxebii

MUTE he (she) is deaf and mute: heneeneyeiciteet noh hiihoowheenet

MUTTON hoteinoseino'

MYSTERIOUS it is mysterious: honoono3oobee', ceneenonoo3oo'; (without cause) cee'inononiihi'