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RABBIT anim.
noun; nooku, obv. sg. nookuo, pl. nookuho'; little rabbit: nookuhehe', pl.
nookuhoh'o'; big rabbit: heebetooku; young rabbit: nookuhsoo; rabbit with dark
ears (jackrabbit): wototeenooku
RABBIT LODGE
nookhoowu'
RACCOON
anim. noun; tekoonineihii, pl. tekoonineehiiho'
RACE I am racing: noonoutinoo; we will race:
heetnonoutino'; shall we race?
(let's race): hehnonoutin; I race against you: noonoutiibe3en; race against him (her): noonoutiiwo'; he
(she) races against him (her): noonoutiiwoot; race him (her)!: nonoutiibin; he
(she) is losing a race: hiito'oot
RACEHORSE
anim. noun; nonoutiinoox
RACK
(shelf) hou3oo, pl.
hou3oono
RADIO
cei3(i)wooo, pl. cei3(i)woono; my radio: necei3(i)wooo (means: "spirit")
RAG nih'oo3eeyou, pl. nihtoo3eeyouwo; old rag:
ko3einnih'oo3eeyou
RAID I am raiding them: biisiitonouu; don't raid them!:
ciibehbisiitonin; don't (pl.) raid them!: ciibehbisiitone'
RAILROAD
heso'oobooo
RAILROAD STATION
teesihceheino'oowu'
RAIN it is
raining: honoosoo', honoosooti'; it will rain: heetnoosoo'; it rained: nih'oosoo'; it must have
rained (presumably it rained): hee'ih'oosoot; the rain is turning to snow (or
the reverse): beniinoneeci'; rain is coming: ceneitoosoo'; it is raining
heavily: nonootoosoo'; is it going to rain?: koohetciino'oosoot
RAINBOW
noyoot (same as:
"fishing line")
RAINWATER
hoosoonec
RAISE I am raising him (her): henihceno'; I am raising
it: henihcenowoo; raise him (her)!: hihcenin; raise it!: hihcenoo; raise your
hand!: hihkohoe; I am raising crops
children, animals (dogs): ceniinounoo, neniiitoonouhunoo, neniii'oh'ouu
(he3ebii); he (she) is raising prices: woo'owou3eit
RAISIN pl.
biinoh'o (means: "little
berries")
RAKE I
am raking it: honoo'einoxunowoo; I am raking them (anim. obj., e.g., berries):
honoo'einox(u)nouu
RAKE
(implement) hoo'einox(u)yoo
RAMROD
wosohoe, pl. wosohoeno
RANCHER
anim. noun;
wookeciinin (cattleman)
RANCID it is
rancid: wooxuse' (e.g., butter), wooxoowuse' (e.g., milk)
RANK person
of high rank: coo'outookee
RAPE he
raped her: nih'i3kuu3oot
RAPIST
hi3kuu3eihii
RARE it is
rare: hoowooyoo'; they are rare (anim. subj.): heeyeihbeeto'oo3i'
RASH he (she) is breaking out in a rash: ceecii'inoo'oot;
I have a rash: ceecii'eihnoo
RASPBERRY
anim. or inan. noun; honi(i)'o
RAT anim.
noun; heebetookuu, pl. heebetookuuhu'
RATION
hoxobetiit, pl. hoxobetiitono
RATTLE anim.
noun; siisiiy, pl. siisiiyono'
RATTLESNAKE
anim. noun; hiinohceineeyoonit,
pl. hiinohceineeyooni3i'; nohceineeyeihii, pl. nehceineeyeihiiho'
RAVEN anim.
noun; woxuuxoneihii, pl. woxuuxoneehiiho'
RAW it
is raw: beesooyoo'; it is raw (uncooked): hoowuusetee; I eat (customarily) raw
meat: niibesoonobeenoo; I am eating raw meat: beesoonobeenoo
RAWHIDE
koo'eiyoo, pl. koo'eiyoono (buffalo, horse, cow); bih'io (deer); fresh
rawhide: besoonotoyeic
RAWLINS (Wyoming)
heso'oobooone' (means:
"railroad tracks")
RAZOR ko'neebi'eistiit
REACH I have reached it: hiitetenowoo; I have reached him
(her): hiiteteno'; I am trying to reach it: niineyeih'itetenowoo; I cannot
reach it: niicoonitetenowoo
READ I am reading: neeyei3einoo; I am reading something:
neeyeitiinoo; read it!: neyeitii; read it to me!: (cih)neyeitoni
READY I am
ready: heniise'enounoo; he (she) is ready: heniise'enout; he (she) is not
ready: hoowuuse'enouu; be ready!: hiise'enouu; get ready!: neenouu; I am
getting ready for it: neneenoutowoo; I am getting ready for him (her):
neneenoutono'; he (she) is getting ready for it: neneenouto'
REAL it is real: henee3neenee'; it is real (anim. subj.):
henee3neeneenit
REALLY is he
(she) really asleep?: koohee3neenoko
REAR in the
rear: hitooxuuhu', hitooxe'einiihi; rear end: hisoone'
REAR it
(e.g., the horse) is rearing: xonoekuu'oot
REASON
without reason: kookuyon
RECALL I am
recalling it: heni'tecinihiitowoo, heni'tecinihiinoo; do you recall (it)?:
hi3oowo'o
RECEIVE I am
receiving it (as a gift): hiitetehii3itowoo; I am receiving it (anim. obj.):
hiitetehii3itono'; I am receiving something: hiiteteihino
RECENTLY
houkou3iihi', wooniihi'
RECKLESS
he (she) is reckless: hesiinooteiht
RECLUSIVE he
(she) is reclusive: benee3ohouht
RECOGNIZE I
recognize him (her): neehtiiho'; he (she) recognizes him (her): neehtiihoot; I
recognize it: nehtiitiinoo; do you recognize me?: kenehtii; do you recognize
him (her)?: kenehtiihoo
RECOIL it
recoils (e.g., gun): niito'(o)xowoonoo'; (the snake) recoils: nii3i'ese'oot
RECONCILE
they are reconciled: cee'iiteneti3i'
RECONSIDER
I am reconsidering it: ceebebiis koko'oeeneetowoo
RECORD
heteenetiit (refers to: "your voice, " or language");
niibeii'kuu3oo (phonograph record, tape)
RECOVER
I have recovered: hiinenteeninoo
RECTIFY I am
rectifying it: nii'itiinoo; I will rectify it: heetni'itiinoo
RED it is
red: bee'ee'; they are red: bee'ei'i; he (she) is red: bee'eiht; it is turning
red: bee'inoo'oo'; I am turning red
(blushing): boo'ouu'ei'oonoo; it is glowing red: bee'e3oo'oo'; person
with red cheeks: bee'ice'i'ooneet
REDEEM I
have redeemed it (means: "I have it again in my possession"):
cee'iisiitenowoo
RED FOX
anim. noun; beexouu, pl. beexouhuu
REDHEAD anim. noun; bee'ee'eit, pl. bee'ee'ei3i'
RED-HOT it is red-hot: bei'icitee'; the rocks are red-hot
(anim. subj.): bee'exoh'u3i' honookeeno'
RED PEPPER bee'nih'oucoo'
RED-TAILED HAWK
anim. noun; nihoono3oyeihii
RED WILLOW
bee'xooti'
REED yeyeinoxuus,
pl. yeyeinoxuusi, kokuyono
REFILL I am
refilling it: cee'iixonotiinoo; refill it!: ce'iixonotii
REFRIGERATOR toyoowoo3oo, toyoowse3oo
REFUSE I am
refusing him (her): neihoowni'oobe'; he (she) is refusing him (her): hoowni'oobe'; refuse him
(her)!: ciibehni'oobei3i
REGISTER (anim. noun) registered (horse, dog):
hiiwo3onohoeenit (means: "has the papers"); registered nurse:
notoniheisei
REGRET I
regret it: nii'iiciini'i3ecoonoo
REGULARLY heenoo; he (she) comes regularly every morning:
heenoo niinohkuseiciseet
REIN (to
control horses) toyooceiyooono (pl.)
REINFORCE I have reinforced it: tenei'tiinoo; I am
reinforcing it: henii3itonei'tiinoo
REJECT he (she) is rejecting him (her):
ceniino'ouwoot, ceniino'oubeit;
they reject each other: ceniino'oubeti3i'
REJOICE I am
rejoicing: hoonowu3ehinoo; rejoice!: honowu3ehi
REKINDLE he
(she) is rekindling the fire: kooxku3eeyeit
RELATE I am
relating it to you (telling a story): honoo3itoone3en; he (she) is relating it
to me: honoo3itooneinoo; he (she) is relating it to him (her): honoo3itoonoot;
relate it to me!: hoo3itooni; relate it to them: hoo3itooninee
RELATE he
(she) is related to me: hiiniito'eibeinoo; I am related to him (her):
hiiniito'eiwo'; he (she) is related to him (her): hiiniito'eiwoot
RELATIVE
anim. noun; my relative neito'ei; his (her) relative (obv.):
hiniito'ein; my relatives: neito'eino'
RELEASE I am
releasing you (from custody): ceniinene3en; I am releasing him (her):
ceniineno'; he (she) is releasing him (her): ceniinenoot; I am releasing it:
ceniinenowoo
RELIEVE I am
relieved: cee'tookowu3ecoonoo
RELUCTANT I am reluctant (do not want ) to go:
neihoowbeetniihobei; I am
reluctant (do not want ) eat: neihoowbeetbii3ih; I am reluctant (do not want )smoke: neihoowbeetoh'uucoo
RELY I am
relying on you: hee'eenebe3en
REMAIN I
will remain: heetnee'eh'entoonoo; it will remain: heetnee'eh'entou'; I will
remain here: heetneeseentoonoo hiit, huut
REMEMBER I
remember it: 3oonoo3eeneetowoo; I remember: 3onooxu3ecoonoo; I remember him
(her): 3onoo3eenowo'; I remember him (her) (from time to time): nii3oo3eenowo';
I remember him (her) frequently: niiteco'on3oo3eenowo'; remember me!:
3oo3eenebi; remember him (her)!: 3oo3eenebin; does he (she) still remember?:
kowonoote'in
REMOTE in a remote place: nooo'; he (she) is said to have
gone to remote place: hee'ihnooo'usee
REMOVE I am removing it: koo'unowoo; I am removing it
(anim. obj.): honookuno' (untying it),
nonouuteno' (taking and putting it outside)
REPAIR I am repairing it: beebiistiinoo (inan. obj.),
beebiisiho' (anim. obj.)
REPEAT I am repeating it (verbally): cee'inihiinoo;
repeat it!: ce'inihii; I am repeating myself: cee'nee'eesinihiinoo
REPLACE I am replacing it (inan. obj.): hookootenowoo,
(anim. obj.) hookooteno'; replace it!: hokootenoo
REPRESENTATIVE anim. noun; (one who represents)
hooxuwuunen, pl. hooxuwuunenno'
REQUEST I am
requesting it: neniiitowoo; he (she) requested it from me: nihniiitowuuneinoo;
request it!: niiitoo niitowoo
RESEMBLE
I resemble him (her): hii3ono'; neneehiisinouhuno' (I have the same
clothes as he or she)
RESENT I
resent him: heeseinowo'; I resent it: heeseineetowoo
RESERVATION
heetootiini' (where we are),
heetiine'etiino' (where we live)
RESERVE
reserve it for me!: tounowuuni
RESERVOIR
hookouni', hokouyoo
RESIDE
that's where I reside: ne'(i)tiine'etiinoo; where does he (she) reside?:
toot(h)iine'etii; where do you reside?: toot(h)eine'etii
RESIN cei;
pine resin: see3(i)cei
RESPECT I
respect him (her): boobooteenowo', niibobooteenowo'; I respect you highly:
niico'ouuteenebe3en; he (she) respects him (her): niibobooteenowoot; I respect
it: niibobooteeneetowoo; respect him (her)!: bobooteenebin; I am respected:
niibobooteenebeihinoo; a person held in respect: niibobooteenebeiht,
neeteenebeiht; he (she is a
respected person): kono'owooteiht
RESPOND I am responding to him (her) (verbally):
honooxoenihii3o'; he (she) is responding to me: honooxoenihii3einoo
REST I am
resting: tooyeinousinenoo, tooyeinou'oonoo; whenever I am sick, I rest:
heesowoobeihinooni niiteyeinousinenoo; rest! toyeinousii; I have rested
(relaxed): heniistoyeinousinenoo; he (she) rested: nihtoyeinousi'; I will rest
(lie down): heetsononihcehinoo; I will rest (take a nap): heetnokohukoohunoo;
take a rest (nap)!: nokohukoohu
REST the
rest (the others): hoo3oo'o', hoo3o'uu
RESTAURANT
bii3hiino'oowu'
RESTLESS I
am restless: heeneebinoo'oonoo; don't (pl.) be restless!: ciibeh'eneebinoo'oo';
(the horse is) restless: nonootoxoeehit
RESTROOM
ceenokuhceheino'oowu'
RESUME I am
resuming eating: cee'bii3ihnoo; I
am resuming sleeping: cee'nokhunoo;
I am resuming working: cee'niisi3einoo; I am resuming drinking:
cee'benenoo; resume working, drinking!: ce'niisi3eii, ce'bene
RETAIN I
will retain it: heetne'ehnii3inowoo (inan. obj.), heetne'ehnii3ino' (anim.
obj.); retain it!: ne'ehnii3noo, nenehnii3inow (inan. obj.), ne'ehnii3inin,
nenehnii3not (anim. obj.)
RETALIATE I
am retaliating: honooxoheenowoonoo; I am retaliating against him (her):
honooxoheeno'
RETURN I am returning: cee'no'useeno (walking),
ce'no'okoohunoo (by car), cee'no'uh'ohunoo (by airplane), cee'no'ou'oonoo (by
boat), cee'no'uukoheinoo (on horseback); I am returning it to you (anim. or
inan. obj.): cee'no'oxotone3en; I am returning him (her): cee'no'uxoho'
REVERSE in
reverse: hosei3iihi'; go (run) in reverse!: hosei3koohu
REVIVE I am
reviving him (her): heneecehiho'; he (she) is reviving him (her):
heneecehihoot; revive him (her)! heecihkuusin
REVOLVER
to'oo'
RHEUMATISM
sesiinookowuut
RIB hiicoo,
pl. hiicoono; my rib: netiicoo; his (her) rib: hitiicoo
RICE
hi'iiisoono' (same as: "maggots")
RICH I am
rich: biio'no'oonoo; I was rich: nihbio'no'oonoo
RIDE I am riding: teneexokunoo; I am riding in a car:
teneexokunoo niiniihen ceb(i)koohuune'; I am riding on a train: teneexokunoo
heso'oonotiibe'; I ride: niiteexokunoo; ride it!: teexoku; I am riding with him
(her): neniitok(u)wo'; ride with me!: niitokwu; I am riding by: ceebiikoheinoo
RIDGE
coowoute'; on the ridge: 3o3oute', pl. 3o3outei'i
RIFLE kokiy,
kokuy
RIGHT it is right: hii3oobee'; is it right?: koohu3oobee;
I am right: hii3oobeinoo; just right, right on!: beeyoo; on the right (side):
cebiishihiiteeniihi'; right (side): cebiis; hold it on the right:
cebiishihiiteeniihitounoo; right hand: cebiisneesoo; my right leg:
cebiisno'oo3; my right ear: ceebiishihiiteniihi' nonotono'; right away:
(xo)xonou
RIGHT our rights: heniiheneheiitoonin; I will give you
rights to songs: heetbeexo'be3en niibootno
RIGID he
(she) is making him (her) rigid: soononooku3o'
RIND
notoyeic (of apple, etc.)
RING I am
ringing (the bell): noohceineeyeinoo; ring it!: nohceineenoo, nohceineeyeii
RING
niixoonee3ee3oo; my ring: neniixoonee3ee3oo
RIPE it is ripe (or cooked): heniisetee'; they are ripe:
heniisetei'i(i); it is ripe (anim. subj.): heniiseteesi'
RIPEN I am
ripening it: heniiseteesetiinoo
RISE I am
rising (from a lying position): 3oowo3iinoo; I am rising (from a chair):
kooheinoo; rise!: 3owo3ii kohei'i;
it is rising (e.g., balloon): henihco'oo'; the sun is rising: hiisiis
biisiseet; it is rising (swelling): niiso'no'oo'
RIVER
niicii, niicie, pl. niiciihoho
RIVER BOTTOM
3o3oute', tohu3obee'
RIVERTON (town on the edge of the reservation) hooxono'o;
in, at Riverton: hooxono'o (means; "across the river')
ROACH (hair
decoration used by dancers on their heads) bee'etee', pl. bee'etei'i!
ROAD
booo, bo'oo, pl. booono; on
the road booone', boone'; paved road: wo'teenbooo
ROAR it (anim. subj.) is roaring: 3ooxoohowut; water is
roaring: nonoooteineese' nec
ROAST I am
roasting it: 3eneeyocootowoo; I am roasting (something): 3eneeyoceinoo; I am
roasting a turkey: 3eneeyocoo3o' beescenee
ROB he (she)
robbed me: nih'eci'eichiiwooneinoo
ROBBER
anim. noun; (outlaw) heec(i)'eichit; I am a robber: heeci'eichiinenoo
ROBIN anim.
noun; he3cesee, pl. he3ceseeno'
ROCK anim. noun; ho(h)'onookee, obv. sg. ho(h)'onookeen,
pl. hoh'onookeeno'
ROCK SPRINGS
ho'nookee nooxobine'
(means: "rock springs"), siiyoho'nookei'i' (means: "rocky
place")
ROLL I am
rolling around: teneetec(i)toonoo; I am rolling down: honoowteci(i)toonoo; I am
rolling it (cigarette): neniisiitoonowoonoo, teecenowoo (measuring yard goods);
roll it over!: tecenoo
ROOM
ce'ex'oowu', pl. ce'ex'oowuu; in the room: ce'ex'oowuu'; it has rooms:
ceneece'ex'oowuuni'
ROOT 3eici',
pl. 3eicii; the tree has roots: hii3eiciibit hohoot
ROPE anim.
noun; seenook, obv. sg., pl., obv. pl; seenookuu; I have a
rope: hiiseenookuuwunoo; where is my rope?:
tootneseenookuuw
ROPE I
am roping: ceniite'eikuu3einoo; I am roping a calf: ceniite'eikuu3o'
wookeciisoo; I like to rope: noowohciite'eikuu3einoo; there is roping (to be
seen): ceniite'eikuu3ootiini'
ROTATE
I am rotating it: nonoo'eenowoo; I am rotating it (anim. obj.):
nonoo'eeno'
ROTTEN it is
rotten: wooxuse', hooxuse' (meat), 3oo'(o)xouse' (material); it is rotten
(anim. subj.): 3oo'(o)xousi'
ROUGH
it is rough: woowoyoo'; I am rough: honoo'ooneih(i)noo
ROUGHLY
(approximately) bebene
(see: ABOUT)
ROUND it is
round (spherical): ceeteyoo'; it is round (anim. subj.): ceeteyeiht; it is
round (circular): koo'einoo'; it is approximately round (spherical): cee'ee';
round dance: koutoseinohwoot
ROUND UP I am rounding up cattle (or horses):
honoo'eiso'einoo
ROUNDUP
hoo'eiso'oeet
ROUSE I am
rousing him (her): hoowoteno'; he (she) is rousing him (her): hoowotenoot;
rouse him!: howotenin
ROW I am
rowing a boat: coowouheinoo
ROW they
stand in a row: neniiteiyeekuu3i'; they are in a row (inan. subj.):
neniiteiyeekuu'u
RUB I am
rubbing him (her): teebeino'
RUBBER (rubber band, etc.) siikooceiikuu3oo, pl.
siikooceiikuu3oono; (contraceptive) niise'eiyoo, pl. niise'eiyoono (refers
to: head cover)
RUG
so'oo3oo, pl. so'oo3oono
RULE as a
rule: heenoo; as a rule, people wear clothes: heenoo niiteixo'oniitooni';
that's the rule (it is that way): heenoo nee'eesoo', nenee'eesoo'
RULER
(measure) tokohoe, pl. tokohoeno
RUN I am
running: nenih'ikoohunoo, niihi'koohunoo, (fast) heesiikoohunoo, (slow)
kooxo'koohunoo; run!: nihi'koohu; run fast!: hesiikohu; start running!:
ce3koohu; run there!: 3ebkoohu, run up!: noh'ohkoohu; run down!: howkoohu; I am
running down: honoowkoohunoo; I am running around: nonoonoo'oekoohunoo; the man
sees me running: hinen nonoohobeinoo tohnihi'koohunoono'; the man saw me
running: hinen nihnoohobeinoo tihnihi'koohunoono'; the man sees him (her)
running: hinen nonoohowoot tohnihi'koohuni3 (obv.); I am running with him
(her): nenii3koohuuwo'; I am running away: nooniikoohunoo; they are running
away (scared): tookohu3i'; person who runs: niinihi'koohut; my nose runs:
3ii'iinox'u3oo'oonoo
RUSH I
am rushing: noohohouhunoo; don't rush!: ciibehnohohouhu
RUSTY it is
rusty: bee'ise', pl. bei'ise'i (inan. subj.)