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PACE I am pacing (walking anxiously): heeneebiseenoo; I am pacing (walking back and forth, as on guard duty): heniince'iseenoo; pace it (measure it by pacing it)!: toko'oo

PACKHORSE anim. noun; biino3eeenoox, hiniinoxuunoox

PACK RAT anim. noun; beexookuu, pl. biixookuuno'

PADLOCK co'ootoo'(o)hoe, pl. co'ootoo'(o)hoeno

PAIL niice'(e)nooo

PAIN he (she) is in pain: heesowowu3eiit

PAINFUL my arm is painful: heesowowutiinoo neecet

PAINT I am painting (e.g., walls): honoono'oeinoo; I am painting it: hoo'oeetiinoo; I am painting it (anim. obj.): honoono'oee3o'; I am painting him (ceremonially): wooxusno'; he painted me: nihwoxusneinoo; I am painting you: wooxusne3en; he is painting him (her): wooxusinoot; I am painting him (picture of him): woo3onohoe'; person who paints (ceremonially): woxusyeihii; I am painting him (her) red: bee'eno'; I am painting it (anim. obj.) red: bei'oo'oee3o'; I will paint him red (ceremonially): heetbo'xusino'

PAINT ho'oeet, pl. ho'oeetno; (Indian) paint (mixture): hinow (red); yellow paint: nihoonoobe'; black paint: wo'teenoobe'; white paint: nookoobe'

PAINTER anim. noun; ho'eihii

PALATE wonou'o; my palate: nonou'o

PALE he (she) is pale: nonookuteit; he (she) is very pale: henee3neenooku'eit

PALM (of hand) sei'3ee3oo

PALOMINO anim. noun; nonookuusoon(i)neet, pl. nonookuusoon(i)nee3i' (has white mane)

PAMPER I am pampering (babying) him (her): tei'yoonooo3o'; don't pamper him (her)!: ciibehtei'yoonoooxunee

PAN besnooo, pl. besnoono (made of wood); frying pan: ko'yeiyoo; cooking pan: ce'ibesiinooo

PANIC there is panic: woowouukoohuutoni'

PANTHER anim. noun; (black panther) wo'teenbexookee

PANTIES wotooho; my panties: nonotooho; her panties: hinotooho

PANTS wotoo, pl. wotooho; my pants: nonotoo, pl. nonotooho; put on your pants!: ciitotoohoe; take his (her) pants off!: neetotoohoenin

PAPER wo3onohoe

PARALYZE he (she) is paralyzed (partially): konooxu(u)sibeiht

PARCH I am parched: koonih'o3i'oonoo, niixoo'uutoo'oonoo, heniixoo'uutoo'oonoo

PARENTS my parents: neniiheii; his (her) parents: hiniiheii; I am a parent: hiitei'yooniibinoo (I have children), hiiniiihooninoo (I am raising children)

PARFLECHE ho'uwoonox, ho'uwoono3, pl. ho'uwoono3o, ho'uwoono3ii

PARROT anim. noun; neenetiinii'eihii, heenetiinii'eihii

PART his (her) hair is parted: kooh(o)'noohowoot

PARTICIPATE I am participating: noohco'oonoo; he (she) is participating: noohco'oot; participate!: nohco'oo

PARTICULAR a particular individual or thing: koto'uusiihi'

PARTNER (my friend) neiteh'ei

PASS I am passing by: ceebiseenoo (walking), ceebiskoohunoo (in a car, on a bike), ceeb(ii)koohuheinoo (running, on horseback), coowoo'useenoo (on a wagon, in a wheelchair); I am passing it out (distributing): cenee'enowoo; I am passing it on (inan. obj.): ceebenowoo; I am passing it on (anim. obj.): ceebeno'; pass it around!: noo'oo'ootii; pass the ...!: cihcebenoo; I am passing gas: ceneetnoo; don't pass gas!: ciibehceeti; he (she) has passed out (from drinking): neneetih'ebit

PAST in the past: 3owoosei3iihi'; past tense prefix: nih-

PASTE kohyohoe, kohyohoee

PASTRY nisikocoo, pl. nisikocoono

PASTURE 3einooxobee; the horse is in pasture: woxhoox 3eneisi'; I will put it (anim. obj.) in pasture: heet3eiinooxobeinoo

PATCH I am patching (a tube): konouyoo3o'; I am patching it (inan. obj.): konouyootowoo; my pants are patched: konouyoohu' nonotoo; it is patched (with a needle and thread): konouyoohu'; I have an eye patch: hookoocookohunoo

PATIENT I am patient: niikookoyoniihinoo; be patient!: kookoyoniihi

PAUNCH bee3ii (belly and its contents)

PAVILLION (Wyoming) heecesei howoh'oowu' (means: "small town")

PAY I am paying you: honoontoone3en; he (she) is paying him (her): honoontoonoot; I will get paid: heetnoonotooneenoo; pay attention!: too3eesoohowu; pay him (her)!: hoontooninee

PAYCHECK nooko3onohoe

PEACH biisib, pl. biisibino; beniisice'ee', pl. beniisice'ei'i

PEAK (of a mountain) 3onouuyoteyoo'

PEAS ce'woniihiiho' (pl.) (means: "round beans")

PEEK he (she) is peeking: heniiwooku'oot; he (she) is peeking at me: heniiwoohobeinoo; I am peeking at him (her): heniiwoohowo'; he (she) is peeking at him (her): heniiwoohowoot

PEEL I am peeling it: ceniixoenowoo; I am peeling it (anim. obj.): ceniixoeno'; peel it (inan. obj.)!: ciixoenoo

PEG 3iixo'oe, pl. 3iixo'oeno

PELICAN anim. noun; heniiniibsiceit

PEN wo3onoho(e)e

PENCIL wo3onoho(e)e

PENIS bei3oo, pl. bei3oono; my penis: nei3oo; his penis: hinii3oo

PENITENTIARY toukuhuuno'oowu' (jail)

PENNY niibe'ehiht

PENSION he (she) is receiving a pension: niiko'oeyeit

PEOPLE anim. noun; hineniteeno' (pl.)

PEPPER black pepper: woo'teennih'oucoo'; red pepper: bee'nih'oucoo white pepper: nooknih'oucoo'

PEPPERMINT wohoono' (pl.)

PER CAPITA cee'iyoo; my per capita payments: necee'iyoono

PERFECT it is perfect: 3onooko'to'yoo'; it is perfect (just right): beeyoo

PERFUME woxwohoono' (native, from a plant)

PERHAPS nooxeihi'

PERMISSION you have my permission: xonouwooteinoo; he (she) has my permission: xonouwoo3iho'

PERSON anim. noun; hinenitee, pl. hineniteeno', obv. sg. hinenitee'

PERSPECTIVE I see it this way: nee'ee3eeneetowoo; I think this way: nee'ee3oohootowoo:

PERSPIRATION kouwo'oot

PERSPIRE I am perspiring: konouwo'oonoo; I perspire profusely: niino'o3kouwo'onoo, niinooteceii'oonoo

PERSUASIVE he (she) is persuasive: niini'eeneixoowu'owoot

PESTLE 3o'hounoo; for preparing jerky: 3o'huuwunoo

PET my pet: notonihi'; my pet bear: notonihi' wox

PETROLEUM cebitee

PETROLEUM JELLY (Vaseline) seencei

PEYOTE ho'yoox, hoh'oyoox (cactus); peyote meeting: ho'yooxuu bii3hiit; I will go to a peyote meeting with you: heetnii3bii3hiibe3en; he (she) will go to a peyote meeting with him (her): heetnii3bii3hiiwo'

PHEASANT anim. noun; nih'oo3oucenee, kohtowcenee, heeyookoo3iihii, heeyookoo3iit

PHONOGRAPH niibeii'kuu3oo, pl. niibeii'kuu3oono

PHOTOGRAPH anim. noun; wo3oninoo'oot, pl. wo3oninoo'ootno'

PHYSICIAN notonheihii

PIANO niitouukuu3oo

PICK (implement) cih'o'wuuhoe

PICK I am picking berries: koo'uuyeinoo; I am picking my teeth: nonoonoocouhunoo; pick it up!: wo'tenoo

PICTURE anim. noun; wo3oninoo'oot, pl. wo3oninoo'ootnot, obv. sg. wo3oninoo'ootin

PIE beesbinoc, beneesibno'ohu

PIERCE I pierce a hole in it (anim. obj.): tooneso'; I pierce a hole in it (inan. obj.): toonenowoo; I am piercing it (anim. obj.) (by stabbing): kooxukohoe'; I am piercing it: kooxkohowoo; I have pierced ears: ceneiteehinoo

PIG anim. noun; nih'oo3ouwox (means: "white man's bear"), see'ii3eet (means: "flat nose"), pl. nih'oo3ouwoxuu, see'ii3ee3i'

PIGEON anim. noun; biiteih'ii

PIGGYBACK I am carrying you piggyback: 3enei'iikohu3en; I am carrying him (her) piggyback: 3enei'iikoho'; take me piggyback!: 3ei'iikohu; she is carrying a baby piggyback: 3enei'iiwoonuht

PIKE anim. noun; biiseenowo'

PILE it is piled up: coo'ooyeise'; I am piling something (wood): coo'ooyeitiinoo; I am piling something (anim. obj.): coo'ooyeiswou'u

PILL ceeteyouhu', pl. ceeteyouhuhu'u

PILLOW anim. noun; be'iitooo, pl. be'iitoono' (also refers to: traditional triangular back rest made of willow twigs)

PIMPLES cei'oono

PIN bei (needle); common pin: cei'e'3eibei

PINCH I am pinching him (her): houhuci3o', 3ii'ci3o'

PINE (tree) (hi)see3, pl. (hi)see3ii, seeto'; on the pine: hisee3i'

PINE CONE see3ib, pl. see3ibino

PINK it is pink: biihceyoo', benihceyoo'; it is turning pink: benihceyinoo'oo'; he (she) is pink: benihceyeiht, biihceyeiht

PINTO kook(u)teeneiht (spotted)

PIPE anim. noun; hiicooo, pl. hiicoono'; his pipe: hitiicoon; pipe stem: hi'e3; I am smoking the pipe: heniicoonoo; I am filling up my pipe: heniixookohe'; black pipe: woo'teeniicoo

PISS I am pissing: seneikoohuno (woman speaking), nii3i'soonoo (man speaking); don't piss here!: ciibehseikoohu, ciibeh3i'soo hiit

PISTOL to'oo', pl. to'oo'uu; I shot him (her) with a pistol: nihcobo' hii'iihi' to'oo'

PITCH cei; pine pitch: see3cei

PITCHFORK pitchfork with three prongs (trident): neneesouni'; pitchfork with four prongs: yeneiyouni', pl. yeneiyouni'i

PITIFUL I am pitiful: heetebinouhuuninoo

PITY I have pity on you: hoowouunone3en; I have pity on him (her): howouunono'; he (she) has pity on him (her), hoowouunonoot; have pity on me!: howouunoni; have pity on him!: howouunonin(ee)

PLAIN it is in plain sight: hoo3esoo'; he (she) is standing in plain sight: ho3es3ii'ookuut

PLANE (tool) cectonoxonoo; I am planing it: ceectonoxowoo

PLANK se'ibes, pl. se'(i)bexo

PLANT I am planting: ceniineyeinoo; I am planting it: ceniinenowoo; I am planting it (anim. obj.): ceniinenou(u)

PLASTER hokoxesnouyoo; I am plastering: hookoxesnouyeinoo

PLATE se'nooo, pl. se'noono; besnooo (wooden)

PLAY I am playing: heniinikotiinoo; I play (I am a player): niinikotiinoo; I am playing with him (her): heniinikotiiho'; I am playing with it: nii'iinikotiinoo; play with him (her)!: hii'iinikotiihiinee; play together with him (her)!: hiinikotiihin; play with it!: hii'iinikotii; I want to play: niibeetiinikotiinoo; may I play?: kooneeciinikotii; I am playing cards: sei'kuu3einoo

PLEDGE I am making a pledge: heniihkohoo'oonoo; I am pledging something to you in the traditional manner: seeyeineecenohoenoo; I will pledge not to drink: heetwonciinih'ebinoo; pledge or oath: niitoowoohut:

PLEDGER anim. noun; (sun dance) yoohuuhuu, yonoohut

PLEIADES beenoku3i' (anim.)

PLENTIFUL it is plentiful: nenii3oyeisoo'; they are plentiful (anim. subj.): nenii3oyeisehi3i', nenii3oyeitehi3i'

PLENTY I have plenty of (feathers): nenii3oyeitehnoo (b(iino')

PLIABLE it is pliable: 3oo'eiinoo'; make it pliable!: 3oo'eiinoo

PLIERS tooyo'oenoo'

PLOW 3o'o'wuuci3oo; I am plowing: 3oo'o'wuuci3einoo

PLUCK I am plucking it (flower): koo'unowoo; I am plucking it (a bird): kou'ounino'; he (she) is plucking it: kou'ouniinoot

PLUG hok(o)hoe, pl. hok(o)hoeno (refers to: "lid")

PLUM beesib, pl. beesibino (big fruit)

PLUMAGE biino' (feathers)

PLUME anim. noun; biixonoo, pl. biixonoono', obv. sg. biixonoon; white plume: nookookuu

PLUMP he (she) is plump: coo'(o)xoeet

PLUS hii3itoniihi'

PNEUMONIA I have pneumonia: xonookowobeihinoo

POCKET niseiyoonoo3oo, pl. niseiyoonoo3oono; my pocket: neniseiyoonoo3oo

POCKETBOOK (purse) niisbei'( i )ci3eiyoo

POCKETKNIFE coo'ootoo'unoo'oo' (wooxe)

POINTED tooxu'oo' (it is sharp), 3onouuyoo' (it is pointed, cone shaped); it (anim. subj.) is pointed: 3onouuyeiht

POISON nohkuuxono3oo; he (she) poisoned him (her): nihnohkuuxonohoot; I poisoned a coyote: nihnohkuuxonoho' koo'ohwuhu'

POISON CREEK (Wyoming) wooxcoo' (means: "it tastes bad")

POISON IVY nih'ousoo3eihiiho

POKE I am poking around (with something): nootoo'ohowoo; I am poking at it (here and there repeatedly): konookoxkoo'ohowoo

POKER (tool) 3oo'oo'ohoe, heetoo'ohoe, koxkoo'ohoe, pl. 3oo'oo'ohoeno; (card game) noo'oekuu3oot

POLAR BEAR anim. noun; nookox (means: "white bear")

POLE STRAP (of a harness) noho'e(y)ici3oo

POLICEMAN touku3eihii, pl. touku3eihiiho'; hiteyeihii, pl. hiteyeihiiho'

POLISH I am polishing my shoes: noo'koskuutiinoo nowotohno

POND coo'oowuse'

PONY anim. noun; (Shetland) pony: teitoox, pl. teitooxebii

POOR I am poor: heetebinouhuuninoo; it is in poor condition (deteriorating): heetebinouhuunoo'

POP (beverage) niscih'ebiit

POPLAR anim. noun; koo'einkoehit, pl. koo'einkoehi3i'

POPO AGIE (creek on the Wind River Reservation) boo'oowu' (also the community of Hudson) (means: red water)

POPULAR I am popular: henii'eihinoo

PORCH toukoohowoot

PORCUPINE anim. noun; hoo, pl. houu'o', houu

PORCUPINE TAIL houutihii (used as comb)

PORK nih'oo3ouwoxuunoseino'

POSSESS I am possessing it (inan. obj.): nenii3inowoo; I am possessing it (anim. obj.): nenii3(i)no'

POSTPONE I am postponing it: wo'obenowoo; he (she) is postponing it: woo'obeno'; postpone it!: wo'obenoo

POT (vessel) sii'ohwo'oyeinooo

POTATO cee'ee', pl. cee'ei'i

POTENT potent drink: tenei'oowu' (refers to: strong coffee, tea), tenei'oo' (refers to: an alcoholic beverage)

POUCH tobacco pouch: touse3oo

POUND one pound: ceesey nii3eco'oo', tii3eco'oo'; two pounds: niis nii3e'co'oo'

POUND I am pounding meat: 3oo'ohceinoo; pounded (jerky) meat: 3o'ohcoo

POUR I am pouring it: heniitoonowoo; pour it!: hiitoonoo; pour him (her) some coffee: bebiyoohun woo'teenoowu'

POWDER konoho'u3oo

POWERFUL he (she) is powerful: nonooteiht

PRAIRIE hi3o'owuu' (also: on, in the prairie)

PRAIRIE DOG anim. noun; coo3oni', pl. coo3onii

PRANCE my horse is prancing: beneebeteihceh'iiheinoo

PRAY I am praying: hoowooyeitinoo, beiniibi3ehinoo; pray!: howooyeiti, biibi3ehi; person who prays: biibi3eihii

PRAYER howooyeitiit, biibi3ehiit

PREACHER beteennih'oo3oo (means: "holy white man") (see: PRIEST)

PRECIPICE hoxtoono'

PREGNANT I am pregnant: conooneihinoo; my daughter is pregnant: notoone conooneiht; she is pregnant: heneixhonoonouht

PREPARE I am preparing a meal: benii3beenoo; I am preparing it: neneenoutiinoo (inan. obj.), neneenouho' (anim. obj.); prepare it!: neenoutii

PRESENT I am present: heentoonoo; be present!: hentoo

PRESENT Christmas present: honoonoutone3en (I give it to you for Christmas)

PRESIDENT niinooxuwut

PRETEND bei'; let's pretend that they are horses: bei' woxhooxebii; let's pretend that I am a doctor: bei' nootonniheihiininoo; let's pretend that you are a bear: bei' wooxuunin

PRETTY she is pretty: hii3eiht, hii3owoneiht; she is very pretty: beebeeneiht

PREVIOUS previous year: tihceciiniini'

PRICE hee3ouh'u'; it is high-priced: nonootouh'u'

PRICKLY it is prickly: tonootoxu'oo'; it is prickly (anim. subj.): tonootoxu'eiht

PRIEST anim. noun; Catholic priest: heeninouhut; priest (minister, preacher): beteennih'oo3oo

PRISON toukuhuuno'oowu'

PRISONER toukuhuuhuu, pl. toukuhuhuuho'; wowooo (captive, old word); he (she) was held captive: niiwowoooniinit

PRIVY (toilet) niitkooneetootiini', biihiino'oowu'

PROBABLY nooxeihi', bebene'; he (she) is probably the oldest (person): bebene, nooxeihi' neneenit tohbeexookeet, beneexookeet

PROD I am prodding you: heneeto'ne3en; he (she) is prodding him (her): heneeto'onoot

PROGRESS he (she) is making progress in learning: wo'oobe'iyoteit

PROPERTY my property: neniihenehiit

PROSTITUTE anim. noun; hiiniibisei, hinseihii (wandering woman)

PROTECT I am protecting you: heneeteniihe3en; he (she) is protecting him (her): heneeteniihoot; protect me!: heeteniihi; protect him (her)!: heeteniihin

PROTESTANT anim. noun; Protestant minister: beteennih'oo3oo

PROUD he (she) makes me proud of him (her): niini'iinowooheinoo

PROVIDE I am providing for you: ceneestowuune3en

PROVOKE I am provoking him (her): heeswooo3iho'; he (she) is provoking him (her): heeswooo3ihoot; don't provoke me!: ciibehcih'eswooo3ihi

PRUNE wo'teenbeesibino (pl.) (means: "black plum")

PUBIC HAIR (male) biisiyoo, pl. biisiyoono; (female) biisohoo, pl. biisohoono

PUDDLE coo'oowuse'

PULL I am pulling (exerting force): tenei'iniihinoo; I am pulling on it (anim. obj.): nih'ooceiino' (tightening it); pull on it (anim. obj.)!: nih'ooceekuusin; I am pulling it off: koo'unowoo (inan. obj.), koo'ooneeno' (anim. obj.); I am pulling out his (her) tooth: koo'ookuteeno'

PULSE ko'ohuu; I feel your pulse: niineyonenowoo wo'e ko'ohuu

PUMP nisoniciitoo3oo; tire pump: ciitoo3oo; I am pumping a tire: niisoniciitoowo' nehe' ko'eino'ohtoo

PUMPKIN anim. noun; ce'bixko', pl. ce'bixkou; cebeihto', pl. cebeihko'

PUNCH I am punching you: too'obe3en; he (she) is punching him (her): too'owoot; don't punch me!: ciibehto'owu

PUNCH (beverage) niscih'ebiit

PUNCTURE I am puncturing it: toonoo'ohowo:; I am punching it (anim. obj.): toonoo'ohe'; puncture it!: tonoo'ohoo

PUPA biiseenii3ooteeyoo, pl. biiseenii3ooteeyoono

PUPIL (of the eye) anim. noun; hinentehe, pl. hinentoh'o'

PUPIL (student) neyei3eihii, pl. neyei3eehiiho'

PURCHASE I am purchasing it (inan. obj.): hootoonootowoo; I am purchasing it (anim. obj.): hootoonoo3o'

PURE it is pure (water): heniiyootoowu'; he (she) is pure (unspoiled): hooweixnontoot

PURSE ce'eiinox

PURSUE I am pursuing him (her): yih'ooono', yeneihono'; he (she) is pursuing him (her): yeneihowoo3oot (on horseback, an animal); pursue him (her)!: yeihowooxun

PUS ben

PUSSY it is pussy (full of pus): beeniini'

PUSH I am pushing you: heneetene3en; I am pushing him (her): heneeteno' (slowly), henee3kuu3o' (I have pushed him, her in anger); don't push me!: ciibehcih'ee3kuusi, ciibeh(cih)'eeteni

PUT I am putting him (her) down: ceniineno'; I am putting it down: ceniinenowoo; put it down!: ciinenoo; I will put you up (overnight): heetneeteinihe3en; would you put me up?: kooneeciini'eetein; he (she) put up the tepee: nih'ei'it; I am putting on my shoes pants, hat, shirt, socks: ceniito'ohniinoo, ceniito'oohoenoo, ceniitoto'niinoo, cenii3ibiino, ceniitosouhuniinoo; I am putting it on: ceniito'owoo; put it on!: ciito'oo