N
NAG she is
always nagging her husband: hiihoowni'o'xuuhee hiix, hiux
NAIL (of a finger or toe) anim. or inan. noun; wo'ox, pl.
wo'oxuu; my nails: no'oxuu; his (her) nail: hi'ox; I have long nails:
heneenenkoseinoo; cut your nails!: kou'koseiseti; cut his (her) nails (claws,
hooves): kou'koseisin
NAIL (metal fastener) hootoohoee, pl. hootoohoeno; I am
nailing it: honootoohowoo
NAKED I am
naked: 3oohceihino, beniiseiinoo; I was naked: nihbiiseiinoo
NAME niisih'iit, pl. niisih'iitono; your name:
heniisih'iit; our names: heniisih'iitoonin; my name is...: nenee'eesih'inoo;
what is your name?: hotousihi'; what is his (her) name:? tousihi'
NAME I am naming you: neniisih'e3en; I am naming him
(her): neniisih'o'; he (she) is naming him (her): neniisih'oot
NAMESAKE he
(she) has the same name as another: neneehiisih'iiwoot
NAP I will
take a nap: heetnokohuukoohunoo; take a nap!: nokohuukoohu
NAPE woto',
pl. woto'ono; my nape: noto'; his (her) nape: hito'; on his (her) nape:
hito'one'
NAPKIN hehiixoo, pl. hehiixoono; paper napkins:
wo3onohoeniini hehiixoono
NARRATE I am narrating it: honoo3itootowoo,
coowoo3itootowoo (interpreting, translating)
NARRATOR anim. noun; hoo3iteihii
NARROW it is narrow (small): heecesoo', howbeesise'ei,
howbeesto'bee
NASAL HAIR biisi'o, pl . biisi'ono
NATION hinenteeniit
NATIVE anim. noun; a person native to an area:
heeteenenitee
NATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH tii'ebiinehiiho' (means: "charity group")
NAUGHTY
I am naughty: neihoowni'oxuu3eii
NAUSEOUS
I am nauseous: nenein'einoo'oonoo
NAVAJO anim.
noun; coohoh'oukutoot, pl. coohoh'oukutoo3i'
NAVEL anim. noun; be3, be3in, pl. be3ino'; my navel:
ne3in; his (her) navel: hi3in; he (she) has a very big navel: heneebe3toni3neet
NEAR (nearby) too3iihi'; I am near something:
henii'oxowoo; I am near him (her): henii'oxono'; he (she) is near him (her):
henii'oxonoot; it (inan. obj.) is near: henii'ootee'
NEAT I am
neat (clean): heniiyooteihinoo
NEBO (Wyoming)
boo'oteyouhu' (means: "small red hill"), coo'otouuwootee' (means: "high trail")
NECK besonon, pl. besonono; my neck: nesonon; his (her) neck: hisonon; I have a long
neck: heenisononnoo; he (she) has a long neck: heenisono'
NECKLACE
wo'ein, pl. wo'einono; your necklace: hono'ein
NECKTIE
co'o'ein
NEEDLE bei,
pl. beiho; my needle: nebei; very fine needle: koto'oheibei
NEPHEW
anim. noun; my nephew: ne3e'e3e, pl. ne3e'e3oho'; his (her) nephew:
hi3e'e3o, pl. hi3e'e3oho; vocative: ne3e'ee
NERVE
biistoot, pl. biistootno; my nerves: nebiistootno
NEST
nohuux, pl. nohuuxo
NET (including fishing net) wonohnooceise'
NEVER it has never happened: how3o'uuni; he (she) never
saw him (her): how3o'noohobee; he (she) never heard him (her): how3o'niitonee;
he (she) never slept (at night): how3o'noko; it has never been that way:
how3o'nee'eesoo
NEW he, it (anim. subj.) is new: wonooneiht (also means:
"young"); it is new: wonooyoo'; it will be new (e.g., year):
heetniwooyoo'; they are new (fresh, e.g., apples): wonooyou'u; is it new?:
koowooyoo; New Year: wonooyoo' cec
NEWBORN
recently born, newborn: teebehceebii'ouhut
NEWS
niitowoo (something one hears)
NEWSPAPER
wo3onohoe
NEXT I am next,: hiiteto'oonoo; he (she) is next:
hiiteto'oot; right next to:
hooxu3iiihi'; I am standing next to you: tonoo33i'ookuutone3en; I am sitting
next to him (her): tonoo33i'okuutono'
NICE he
(she) is nice: nii'eiht; it is nice: nii'oo'
NICKEL
(coin) nookoyouhu'
NIECE anim. noun; my niece: neesebi, pl. neesebiho'; his
(her) niece: hiisebio (obv.); vocative: neesoboo (same as: DAUGHTER-IN-LAW)
NIGHT tece',
pl. tece'ii; it is night: teece'iini'
NIGHTHAWK
anim. noun; cis, obv. sg., pl., obv. pl. cisii
NIGHTINGALE anim. noun; seskout, obv. sg., pl., obv. pl.
seskoutowuu
NIGHTMARE I
am having nightmares: nooni3e'eexunoo; he (she) is having nightmares:
nooni3e'eexut; I had nightmares: nihnoni3e'eexunoo
NINE 3io',
3io'tox; there are nine cows: 3io'toxu3i' wookecii; there are nine arrows:
3io'toxe'i ho3ii
NINETEEN
(old form) beteetox 3io'toxuuni', (modern form) 3io'toxuuni'
NINETY
3io'tosoo'
NINTH he is the ninth one: 3io'tox'owoot; it is the ninth
one: 3io'tox'owoonoo'
NIPPLE
niineet, pl. niineetno
NIT louse nits: yeinouu; I am picking nits out of his
(her) hair: hii3ooxo'
NITWIT anim. noun; hoheis
NO hiiko,
'ehte' (emphatic, male speaking), kos (woman speaking; now used only by members
of the oldest generation)
NOISE it is
making noise: wooteinooni'; loud noise (is heard): nonoooteinooni',
nono'oteinooni'
NOISY it is (much too) noisy: seniiyeinooni'
NOON it is noon: koh'uusiini'; noontime, around noon:
koh(o)'uusi', koh(o)'uusii; 3oo3ooniisi' (midday)
NORTH
north, in the north:
nenebiihi'
NORTH FORK AREA
(on Wind River Reservation) ceneiiteetee'
NORTH POLE
3i'eyoone', 3i'yoone'
NORTH STAR anim. noun; nenowo3o', sg. obv., pl., obv. pl.
nenowo3o'uu
NOSE bei'is, pl. bei'isii, be'i3o; my nose: nei'is; I am
blowing my nose nenii'iibeenoo; blow your nose!: nii'iibee; I have a nosebleed:
ceneitoneenoo
NOSEY I am
nosey: niiciikoyoniihinoo; he (she) is nosey: hiihoowkoyonii
NOSTRIL
toneeniiwoo, pl. toneeniiwoono; his (her) nostril: hitoneeniiwoo
NOT hoowuuni
NOTCH
I am making a notch: nonooxoyoxowoo; it is marked by a notch:
nonooxoyesi'
NOTHING
hoowuuni
NOTICE I
have noticed it: 3onooxuunowoo; I have noticed him (her): 3onooxuunono'; I
noticed him (her): nih3ooxuunono'; he (she) has noticed me: 3onooxuunoneinoo
NOVEMBER
seniicenkoo' (means: "leaves falling heavily"),
beesceneeniisiis (means: "turkey month")
NOW (when?) now: hiiwoonhehe'; (already) now: woow; now and then: heenee'iihi'; now then:
wohei, 'ine
NUISANCE I
am a nuisance: neihoowni'oxuu3ei'i
NUMB my leg
is numb: no'oo3 beniiseeyou'oo'
NUMBER what number are you, what number do you have?:
hetou3ou'us; it has a number (it is numbered): hee3ou'usi'
NUN anim. noun; heeninouhuusei (means: "long robe woman")
NURSE anim. noun; (hospital attendant)
noton(i)heisei, pl.
noton(i)heiseino'
NURSE I am
nursing (breastfeeding) a baby: niih'oonouhunoo; I am nursing it (anim. obj.):
niih'o'; she is nursing (a baby): niih'oonouhut; I am nursing (I am the one who
is being nursed): neniinenoo; he (she) is nursing: neniine'; nursing bottle:
niineet
NUTS niikoo'owu'u