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SACK niisiyoo3oo, pl. niisiyoo3oono; paper sack: wo3onohoee niisiyoo3oo

SACRED it is sacred: beeteenoo', henee3oobee'; he (she) is sacred (holy): beeteet

SACRED LAND beteen biito'owu'

SAD I am sad: hootowouu3ecoonoo (grieved), teneeneihinoo, teneeni3ecoonoo; I am always sad: niiteeneihinoo, niiteco'onteeneihinoo; don't be sad!: ciibehteeneihi

SADDLE hooko'oox, pl. hooko'ooxno

SADDLE HORSE anim. noun; teexokuunoox, pl. teexokuunooxebii, teexokuut, obv. sg; teexokuuton, pl. teexokuutono'; my saddle horse: neteexokuunooxebii

SAFETY PIN honxowoo, pl. honxowoono

SAGEBRUSH nookhoose' (one clump), nookhoosei(i)

SAGE GROUSE anim. noun; cenee, obv. sg. ceneen, pl. ceneeno'; male sage grouse: nonookusono' (collectively)

SAGE HEN see: sage grouse

SAIL I am sailing by: coowou'oonoo

SAINT STEPHENS heeninouhu' (means: "long robe place")

SALAMANDER anim. noun; koohoyeit, obv. sg. koohoyeini3, pl. koohoyei3i'

SALIVA betoo3et, wotoo3et; my saliva: netoo3et, notoo3et

SALMON anim. noun; niibo'oseinoeehit (nowo') (means: "red-meat fish"), pl. niibo'oseinoeehi3i'

SALOON benoheino'oowu'

SALT niicoo'owu'

SALT I am salting my food: niiniicoo'owtoonoo; I am salting it:

neniicoo'owtiinoo; salt it!: niicoo'owtii, neeniicoo'owtii (pl.)

SALTY it is (tastes) salty: neniicoo'owcoo'; it (anim. subj.) tastes salty: neniicoo'owceit

SALVAGE I am salvaging it: woniiwootowoo; I am salvaging it (anim. obj.): wonniiwoo3o'; salvage it!: wonniiwootoo; salvage it (anim. obj.)!: wonniiwooxun

SALVE xo'eiyoo', xo'oeyoo

SAME it is the same: neneehiisoo'; they are the same: neneehii3ehi3i'

(anim. subj.) neneehiisou'u (inan. subj.)

SAND neei, noobe'

SANDPAPER honoo'ooyoo', wo3onohoe

SANDWICH nii3o3ouse', pl. nii3o3ouse'ii

SANDY it is sandy: nonoobe'eini'

SANE I am sane: hee'eihnoo, hee'inootinoo (know)

SANTA CLAUS nonookoneebe'eit

SATAN anim. noun; hoocoo, obv. sg. hoocoon, pl. hoocoono'

SATCHEL ce'eino, ce'einox, pl. ce'einono, ce'ei'oo3o; small satchel: ce'eino3ehe', pl. ce'e'ino3oh'o

SATISFY I am satisfied: heniixowooteih(i)noo; be satisfied!: hiixowooteihi

SATURDAY it is Saturday: hooxobeti', hooxobetiiniisiini' (means: "butchering day"); on Saturday: hooxobetiiniisiini'ehk, hoxbeti'ehk

SAUCER se'nooonehe' (means: "small plate")

SAVE I am saving (something for future use): hee'neetohunoo, hee'neetiinoo; I am saving it for him (her): hee'neetono'; save it for me!: hee'neetoni; save it for him (her)!: hee'neetonin

SAW (tool) tebexonoo, pl. tebexonono; this saw is dull (not sharp) : hoowtoxu'oo' nuhu' tebexonoo; this saw is sharp: tooxu'oo' nuhu' tebexonoo

SAW I am sawing: teeb(e)xoneenoo; I am sawing it: niitebexowoo teebexowoo; I am sawing it (anim. obj.): niitebeso', teebeso'; saw it!: tebexoo, (anim. obj.) tebesin

SAY I am saying it: niihiinoo; he (she) said it: niihnihiit; say it!: nihii; don't say it!: ciibehnihii; he (she) said (in trad. narratives): heehehk; I am saying "thank you": hohou nee'eesinihiinoo

SAYING nihiit, pl. nihiitono; hei'towoo, pl. hei'towoono

SCALP bei3ees, pl. bei3eesii

SCANDAL my father is involved in a scandal: neisonoo wooxeineesi'

SCARE I am scared: neneinoo'oonoo; I am running away scared: tookhonoo; I am scaring you: neneihe3en; I am scaring him (her): neneiho', hiiso'ono' (of an animal); he (she) is scaring him (her): neneihoot; don't scare me!: ciibeh(cih)neihi; scare him (her)!: neihen

SCARF wo'ein, pl. wo'einono; niise'eici, pl. niise'eichino

SCATTER I am scattering it: niih'eikuutiinoo; it is scattered: nooh'eisise'

SCHOOL neyei3eino'oowu'; at school: neyei3eino'oowuu'; I am going to school: neeyei3einoo, neeyeitiinoo (also means: "counting" and "reading")

SCHOOL BUS anim. noun; nihoonotii, pl. nihoonotiiwo' (means : " yellow wagon," or wheel" ); neyei3einotii

SCISSORS ko'(u)xonoo, pl. ko'(u)xonoono

SCOLD I am scolding you: neniinih'oube3en; I am scolding him (her): neniinih'ouwo'; he (she) is scolding him (her): neniinih'ouwoot, neniinih'oubeit

SCORPION anim. noun; niikohkoheit biisee, besoone'einih'oo3oo

SCOUT nokooniinen; I am scouting (for enemies): nootikoninoo

SCRAPE I am scraping it (off e.g., hide): hooxoxohowoo; I am scraping it (anim. obj.): hooxoxohe'; scrape it!: hoxoxohoo

SCRAPE (skin abrasion) hooxoxhou'; I have a scrape (on my skin): xooxousinenoo:

SCRATCH I am scratching him (her): kou'(u)ci3o', ceesiceno'; he (she) is scratching me: (konoo)kou'(u)ci3einoo; he (she) is scratching him (her): kou'(u)ci3oot; scratch me!: kou'(u)cisi; scratch him (her)!: kou'(u)cisin; scratch my back!: cesikoo'eeni; he (she) is scratching my face: kou'eineinoo

SCREAM I am screaming: tonooyeitowoo; he (she) is screaming: tonooyeito'; he (she) screamed: nihtooyeito'; I am screaming on and on: tonooyeineetiinoo

SCREEN ciih'oeese'

SCREW nih'otoo'ohoe, pl. nih'otoo'ohoeno; hootoohoe, pl. hootoohoeno

SCREW I am screwing it: niih'ootoo'ohowoo; I am screwing her (slang): toonci3o'

SCROTUM kosoo

SCUM 3eneeyoxesno

SCYTHE ko'oosohoe, pl. ko'(o)sohoeno

SEA heetec, pl. heetecii

SEAGULL anim. noun; heetecii'eihii

SEARCH I am searching for him (her): nonoonoti'ono', nootiiho'; I am searching for it: nootiinowoo;

SEASHELL bei 'i, beii, pl. bei'ii

SEAT (car) 3i'okuutoo, pl. 3i'okuutoono, 3io'kuutooo, pl. 3io'kuutoono

SECOND do it the second time!: neniisi'owoo nee'eestoo; the second cow: neniisi'owoot wookec; the second arrow: neniisi'owoo' ho3 (inan.)

SECOND (the motion) niihniisio'

SECRETARY anim noun; wo3onoheihii

SECRETLY hiibineeniihi'; I eat secretly: niibineebii3ihnoo; he (she) is walking over there secretly: heniibineeseet

SEE I see him (her): nonoohowo'; I see it: nonoohootowoo; he (she) sees it: nonoohooto'; we see each other: nonoohobetino'; they see me: nonoohowu3i'; the chief sees this man's wife: neecee nonoohowoot nuhu'inenin hiniinin; he (she) is said to have seen: hee'ihnoohoot; do you see it?: koohonoohoot; I will see you again: (hi3) heetce'noohobe3en; he (she) sees very well: neesookut

SEED 3ooxuu (pl.)

SEEM it seems, seemed: wootii; it seems that he (she) is sick: wootiheessowobe'

SEIZE I am seizing him (her): heniisiiteno', hii3kuu3o'; I am seizing it: hii3kuutiinoo

SEIZURE he (she) is having a seizure: woowouunoo'oot; he (she) had a seizure: nihwowouunoo'oot

SELDOM heenee'iihi'

SELECT I am selecting him (her), it carefully: heneeneyeixoheinoo

SELFISH I am selfish: ceniiko'ooteihinoo; don't be selfish!: ciibehciiko'ooteihi (see: STINGY)

SELL I am selling him (her), it: henii'otooneenoono'; sell it!: hii'otooneee

SELLER anim. noun; hotooneihii

SEND I will send it to you: heetnehsei'ikuutone3en; send it to me! sei'ikuutoni

SENTENCE I am sentencing you: honooxuwuhe3en; he (she) was sentenced nih'ooxuuheiht

SENTRY honoyoohoo3eihii, pl. honoyoohoo3eihiiho'

SEPARATE I am separated from my wife (male speaking): ceniiniiniininoo; I am separated from my husband (woman speaking): ceniiniisnoo; they are separated: neeyeissee3i'

SEPARATE it is separate (set apart): cei'isoo'

SEPTEMBER niihonkoo' (refers to: : "yellow leaves")

SERIOUS he (she) is serious: honookonooneiht

SERVANT anim. noun; ho3io', pl. ho3io'no'; my servant: noto3io'

SERVE I am serving you (work for you): neniistone3en; I am serving you (food): hooxobe3en; I am serving food (e.g., in a feast): hooxo'eenoo

SET the sun is setting: hiisiis nee'iseet

SEVEN niisootox; seven cows: niisootoxu3i' wookecii; seven arrows: niisootoxei'i ho3ii

SEVENTEEN (beteetox) niisootoxuuni'

SEVENTY niisootosoo'

SHADE (tree-foliage shelter) ce'oeeyoo, toukoohoee, pl. toukoohoeeno; I am in the shade: tonoukousinenoo

SHADOW anim. noun; betee3oo, obv. sg. betee3oow, pl. betee3oono'

SHADY it is shady (affording shade): tonoukoyoo', tonoukouse'; it was shady: nihtoukoyoo', nihtoukouse'

SHAGGY it is shaggy (dog): beniisi'eit

SHAKE I am shaking: heehiinoo'oonoo, heehiikotiinoo; it is shaking: nonoh'oowunoo'oo'; I am shaking (from illness): hiis(i)behinoo; he (she) is shaking all over: beisnih'oowuno'oot; I am shaking you: konookonkuu3e3en; I am shaking it: konookonkuutiinoo; I am shaking him (her): konookonkuu3o'; he (she) is shaking him (her): konookonkuu3oot

SHALLOW it is shallow: howteb(i)hih, howteb

SHARP it is sharp (inan. subj.): tooxu'oo'; it is sharp (anim. subj.): tooxu'eiht

SHARPEN I am sharpening it: tooxu'ohowoo; sharpen it!: toxu'ohoo, toxu'ohun (anim. obj.), toxu'usetii (inan. obj.)

SHATTER I am shattering it, I have shattered it (e.g., glass): 3oo'ohowoo; I am shattering it by smashing, throwing it: 3oo'usetiinoo

SHAVE I am shaving (myself): koo'neebi'iistinoo; I am shaving him: koo'neebi'iiso'; he (she) is shaving him: koo'neebi'iisoot

SHAWL cih'oosou

SHEARS (sheep) shears: ko'uxonoo, pl. ko'uxonoono

SHED hecexo'owu'

SHEEP anim. noun; hote', obv. sg., pl., obv. pl. hoteii; big sheep: heebetote'

SHEEPDOG anim. noun; hoteine3

SHEEPHERDER anim. noun; hoteine'co'eihii, pl. hoteine'co'eihiiho'

SHEETROCK (or any flat surface nailed onto something) see'3iixohu'

SHELF hou3oo, hou3o'o, pl. hou3oono

SHELL seashell: bei'i, beii, pl. bei'ii; shell of a bullet: kokiyono3

SHELTER hoyeihowoot; it is sheltered: hooyeinoo'

SHIELD heecei'

SHIN anim. noun; woxos, pl. woxosono'; my shin: noxos; his (her) shin: hixoson (obv.); on his (her) shin: hixosone'

SHINY it is shiny: noo'kosoo', noohokosoo', noohokesoo'; it is shiny (anim. subj.): noo'koseiht, noohokoseiht

SHIP 3iiw, pl. 3iiwono

SHIRT biixuut, pl. biixuutono; my shirt: nebiixuut; his (her) shirt: hibiixuut

SHIT I shit on it: benii3itowoo; I am taking a shit: beniihiinoo

SHIVER I am shivering: heehiino'oonoo; I shiver (habitually): neehiikotiinoo

SHOCK I have received a shock (electrical): heniici3ino'oonoo

SHOE wo'oh, pl. wo'ohno; my shoes: nowo'ohno

SHOE I am shoeing (a horse): woo'(o)xeino'; I am shoeing it (anim. obj.): woo'(o)xeeno', woo'(o)xoeno'; I am shoeing them: woo'(o)xeenouu; shoe it!: wo'(o)xoeenin

SHOELACE anim. noun; wohuuk, pl. wohuukuno'; I am tying a shoelace: wohuukutiinoo

SHOEMAKER anim. noun; wo'ohneihii, pl. wo'ohneehiiho'

SHOE POLISH xo'ohee, xo'ohhoe

SHOOT I am shooting (I have fired a shot): cooboonoo; I am shooting (repeatedly): conoocoboonoo; I shoot (I can shoot): niicoboonoo, niicoocoboonoo; I am shooting (at) him (her): cebin; I am shooting at you: ceebi3en; I am shooting at it, them: ceebitowoo; shoot (at) him!: combo; shoot (at) it!: cebtoo; don't shoot (at) me!: ciibeh(cih)cebi; I am shooting at you with an arrow: neic heni'cebi3en

SHORT he (she) is short: too'ohuht, cee'ehiht; it is short: too'eihi', too'oee'

SHORTCUT hoxowuuhu'; I will take a shortcut: heetnooxowuseenoo; he (she) is taking a shortcut: hooxowkoohut (running or by car), hooxowkoohuuheit (on horseback)

SHORTEN it (e.g., a person's name) is shortened: niitou'kuuhu'; it was shortened (e.g., a meeting): nihtoe'ini'

SHORTENING (in cooking) cebitee, no3oncebitee

SHORTS to'otoo; he (she) is wearing shorts: to'otooheet

SHOSHONE Shoshone male: sosoni'iinen; Shoshone woman: sosoni'isei; Shoshone (collectively): sosoni'ii; Shoshone tribe: sosoni'iiteen

SHOSHONI (Wyoming) sosoni'

SHOULD maybe I should sleep: heneinok(o)hunoo; maybe I should eat: nooxeihi' bii3ihnoo; maybe I should drink: nooxeihi' benenoo

SHOULDER bece'eenoo; my shoulder: nece'eenoo; his (her) shoulder: hice'eenoo

SHOUT I am shouting: beneeseineetiinoo; I am shouting to be heard (as in announcing): nonooxuneenoo; I am shouting at him (her) in a rage: neneenih'ouwo'

SHOVEL se'bei'ci3e', pl. se'bei'ci3ei

SHOW I am showing you something (anim. or inan. obj.): heniixoohoo3ihe3en;

I showed him (how to proceed, etc.): nih'iixoohoo3iho'; show me!: hiixoohoo3ihi

SHOW I will go to a show: heetwooneesooku'oonoo; we will go to a show (incl. pl.): heetwooneesooku'oono'; let's go to a show!: hehwoneesooku'oon

SHRED shredded meat (pounded): 3o'ohcoono

SHRINK it shrinks: nenih'ookoonee'

SHRIVEL it is shriveling (due to heat): honookowooneetee'

SHRUB coo'oo'oee', coo'oo'ee', pl. coo'oo'ei'i

SHRUBBERY ciineyoono

SHUT I am shutting the door: hoowuuteeyeinooo; shut the door!: ho'obenoo; shut up!: teitoonoku

SHY I am shy: noototeihinoo; don't be shy!: ciibeh'ototeihi

SIBLING my sibling of the opposite sex: netesei; my younger sibling: neehebehe'

SIBLING-IN-LAW my sibling-in-law of the opposite sex: nei3ebi; voc. nei3oboo

SICK I am sick: heesowobeih(i)noo, neihoowuni'oubeih; he (she) is sick: heesowobeiht; don't be sick!: ciibeh'esowobeihi; he (she) is often sick: neenesowobeiht; he (she) is not well: ciini'ouubeiht:

SICKLE ko'osohoe

SICKNESS hesowobeheiit

SIFT I am sifting it (e.g., flour): beneexu'kuutiinoo; I will sift it: heetbeexu'kuutiinoo

SIGH I am sighing: neneetetouhunoo

SIGHT gun sight: sebeyohoee

SIGN LANGUAGE bee3osohoot, beessohoet; I am using sign language: benee3osohoeenoo; use sign language!: bee3osohoee

SILK niixoosooti'

SILLY I am silly: ceneeseihinoo; don't be silly!: ciibehceeseihi

SILVER nookubei'ci3e'

SILVER SPRUCE ni'iibootouu

SIMPLE it is simple: hoowouuneenoo

SIN I am sinning: wooxutoonoo

SINCERE he (she) is sincere: henee3oowu3ecoot; be sincere!: hee3oowu3ecoo

SINEW hoote, pl. hootoho

SING I am singing: neniibeinoo; I sing (I am a singer): neniibeihiinoo; I am singing for you: neniiboone3en; I am singing for him (her): neniiboono'; sing for me!: niibooni; I am singing a song: ne'niibootowoo niiboot

SINGER anim. noun; hiibeihii, niibeiinen, pl. hiibeihiiho', niibeiinenno'

SINGE I am singeing it (anim. obj.): niikonohuxohe'

SINGLE I am single: neihoowuunin (male speaking), neihoowuus (woman speaking); single man: hoowuuniin; single woman: hoowuus; they are moving in single file: neniiteisee3i'; move (pl.) in single file!: niiteisee'

SINK I am sinking: hiinowou'oonoo; I sank: nih'inowou'oonoo; it is sinking: hiinowou'oo'

SISTER anim. noun; my elder sister: nebi; (elder) sister (voc.)!: nebihoo: his (her) elder sister: hibio; my (elder) sisters: nebiho'; my sister: netesei (man speaker); his (her) sister: hiteseiw; sister (nun): heeninouhuusei

SISTER-IN-LAW anim. noun; my sister-in-law (man speaking): nei3ebi, pl.

nei3ebiho'; my sister-in-law (woman speaking): noto'u

SIT I am sitting: 3ii'okunoo; sit down!: ceenoku; sit down (pl.)!: ceenoku'

SIX niito, niitootox; six cows: neniitootoxu3i' wookecii; six arrows: neniitootoxei'i; ho3ii; it is six o'clock: niitootox noo'xoo'

SIXTEEN (beteetox) niitootoxuuni'

SIXTY niitootosoo'

SKATE (on ice) I skate (I can skate): niini'siiwoheinoo; I am skating: seniiwoheinoo

SKILLET ko'yeiyoo

SKIN anim. and inan. noun; wonox; pl. wonoxno', wonox(o)no; my skin: nonox; his (her) skin: hinox

SKINNY I am skinny: wooxooneehinoo; he (she) is getting skinny (losing health): wooxoonoo'oot

SKIRT hiseinobiixuut

SKULL 3iikone', pl. 3iikone'ii

SKUNK anim. noun; xou, xoo, obv. sg., pl., obv. pl. xouu

SKY hono'; in the sky: hono'u'

SKY BLUE hono'ceneeteeyoo'

SLAM I am slamming it (inan. obj.): nonoote'eisetiinoo; I am slamming it (anim. ob.): nonoote'eisiwo'

SLAP I am slapping you: see'tebi'eihi3en; I am slapping him (her): see'tebi'eiho'; he (she) is slapping me: see'tebi'eihiinoo; he (she) is slapping him (her): see'tebi'eihoot, see'tebi'eihiit; slap him (her)!: se'tebi'eihin

SLEEP I am sleeping: nook(o)hunoo; he (she) is sleeping: nookohut; he (she) sleeps (all the time): niinokoht; sleep!: nokhu; I sleep with him (her): niiniicoowo'; I am sleeping with you: neniicoobe3en

SLICE I am slicing it: cii'oxowoo, soo'oeexowoo; I am slicing it (meat) see'esooneenoo

SLIDE I am slicing: seniiwoheisibetinoo

SLIPPERY it is slippery: hiixoosoo'; it is slippery (anim. subj.): hiixooseiht

SLOSH he (she) is sloshing (through the water): wooteinokeet

SLOW I am slow: kooxo'ooteih(i)noo; it is slow: kooxo'oo3oo; time is passing slowly: konoo'eenoo3oo'; my watch is slow: nete'eyoo konoo'oeeseet

SLUG DANCE nebeh'ei3tiinohwoot

SLY I am sly: nenehtoneih(i)noo

SMALL he (she) is small: heeceseiht, hookciihit

SMART I am smart: hee'eihinoo; he (she) learns fast: ceiinenooneyei3itoot

SMELL it smells: niibenou'oo', beenou'oo'; it smells good: nii'boooti', nii'ibou'oo'; it smells bad: woox(u)boooti', woox(u)bou'oo'; I smell (I can smell): beenoo3einoo; I smell it (anim. obj.): beenoowo'; I smell it (inan. obj.): beenootowoo; he (she) smells him (her): beenoowoot

SMILE I am smiling: hooxou'ei'oonoo; I am smiling at him (her): hooxou'ei'ootono'; smile at me!: hoxou'ei'ootonih

SMOKE ceetee (from a fire); give me a smoke!: cih'iicoohu

SMOKE the fire is smoking. sitee xonou'oo'; don't ever smoke!: hiiciibeh'iicoo

SMOKY it is smoky: konootee'

SMOOTH it is smooth: hiixoosoo'

SNAIL anim. noun; woo'oowoo3iibeihii, pl. woo'oowoo3iibeehiiho'

SNAKE anim. noun; siisiiyei, obv. sg. siisiiyein, pl. siisiiyeino'; the snake is ready to strike: niiko'oo3oniit siisiiyei; the snake is coiled up: siisiiyei nonoononoutoosi'

SNAKE MEDICINE siisiiyeinoxu'u

SNAP it (anim. subj.) is snapping at him (her): tooyowkuu3eit

SNARL it (anim. subj.) snarls: 3oxoohowut

SNEEZE I am sneezing: hii3ibinoo; he (she) sneezes (frequently): nii3ibit; don't sneeze!: ciibeh'i3bi

SNEEZEWEED 3iwohoeeno

SNORE I am snoring: 3enii'oobenoo; he (she) is snoring: 3enii'oobe'; I snore: nii3ii'oobenoo; don't snore!: ciibeh3ii'oobe

SNORT the horse snorts: woxhoox kooni'i3eebit

SNOT anim. noun; be' ii ; my snot: ne'ii; his (her) snot: hi'iiw

SNOW anim noun; hiii, obv. sg. hiin; there is snow on the ground: heniiniini'

SNOW it is snowing: beneeci'; it was snowing: nihbeeci'; it will snow: heetbeeci'; it is snowing and melting: te'ceeci'

SOAK I am soaking it: nenii'ou3etiinoo; I am soaking it (anim. obj.): nenii'ou3iwo'; soak it!: nii'ou3etii (inan. obj.), nii'ou3ibin (anim. obj.)

SOAP he'hiisi'ohuut, hehiisio'huut

SOAR it (anim. subj.) is soaring: (no)noononoo'oot (circling)

SOBER I am sober (do not drink): neihoowoonsih'eb; he (she) has sobered up: heneeceho'oot

SOCK wosouhu', pl. wosouh'uno'; my sock: nowosouhu'

SODA POP niscih'ebiit

SOFT it is soft: ceecihoo'; it (anim. subj.) is soft (flat tire): seneeneiht; it is soft (rope; anim. subj.): 3oo'ooceiht

SOFT DRINK niiko'etee'

SOLDIER anim. noun; beniiinen, pl. beniiinenno'

SOLE (of foot) se'eihtoo; my soles: nese'eihtoono

SON my son: neih'e; my sons: neih'oho'; son (voc.)!: nei; his (her) son: hiih'o; our sons: neih'ehinoo

SONG niibooot, niiboot

SON-IN-LAW my son-in-law: ne3e'ex

SOON nohohooniihi', noxxoeniihi'

SORE I am sore all over: nonoono'(o)xousinenoo; he (she) has sore eyes: wonoowoxookut

SORRY he (she) is in deep sorry: heniinooo3i3ecoot, neniinooo3i3ecoot

SOUL neeniit

SOUND it sounds, it is sounding: neniitooyoti'

SOUP hokok, pl. hokokuu; did you have some soup?: kih'okokuh'eb

SOUR it is sour: seniisincoo'; seniisnookut: it is sour

SOUTH in the south: noowuhu'

SOW I am sowing (seeds): ceniineyeinoo

SOW anim. noun: (swine) neniiteine3eneet

SPADE se'bei'ci3e'

SPANK I am spanking him (her): neniinisikohe' (repeatedly), niisikohe' (once); he (she) is spanking him (her): neniiniskohoet; spank him (her)!: niskohun

SPARROW anim. noun; hecesii'ehihi', nii'ehihi' nii'ehih'o', pl. hecesii'ehih'o'.

SPARROW HAWK anim. noun; ciiciihii

SPEAK I am speaking to him (her): heneeneti3o'

SPEAKER anim. noun; heenetiihii, noooxneihii

SPECKLED it (anim. subj.) is speckled: neenihhi'beit

SPELL I am casting an evil spell: honooko'eenoo; I am putting him (her) under a (evil) spell: honooko'oo3o'

SPICE pl. niinoonohkuhu'u; spices used in cooking: niinoonohkuu3wootiini

SPIDER anim. noun; nih'oo3oo, obv. sg., pl., obv. pl. nih'oo3ouu

SPILL I am spilling it (liquid, sand, dirt): konousenowoo; I am spilling them (anim. objects): konousenouu

SPINAL CORD hiti'iitoo

SPINE wototooy; my spine: nototooy

SPIRIT anim. noun; cei3wooo, pl. cei3wooono' (radio)

SPIT I am spitting: konou3heyeinoo; I am spitting blood: bee'inkou3heyeinoo

SPLIT I am splitting it: koo(h)'ohowoo; I am splitting it (anim. obj.): kooh'ohe'; I am splitting (chopping) wood: cih'ohuseenoo

SPOILED it is spoiled: wooxuse', wooxoowuse' (liquid)

SPOON anim. noun; heebiyoo, obv. sg. heebiyoon, pl. heebiyoono'; big serving spoon: heebeteebiyoo

SPOTTED I am spotted: kookuteeneihinoo; it is spotted (pinto horse): kookuteeneiht; it is spotted (inan. subj.): kookuteeyoo'

SPREAD hii3ohwoot (any spread, including butter, jam, etc.), pl. hii3ohwoot(i)no

SPREAD I will spread butter (on my bread): heetnii3ohowoonoo nihooncebitee (co'coone')

SPRING (source of water) hooxeb, pl. hooxeb(i)no; biisii'oo'

SPRING (season) it is spring: be(e)nii'owuuni'

SPRINKLE it is sprinkling (raining): kooni'oosoo', kooni'oosooti', ceenoosoo'; I am sprinkling it with water: ceneeceneceikuutiinoo nec; I am sprinkling it (the lawn): seeyookoonootiinoo; sprinkle it!: ceeceneceikuutii

SPROUT flowers are sprouting here: cee'ese'einou'u biisii'ou'u hiit

SPRUCE see3

SPUNKY he (she) is being spunky: noh'okooteiht

SQUARE kookoyoo'; it is square: kookoyoo'; they (inan. subj.) are square: kookoyou'u

SQUASH anim. noun; bexko', beihko', pl. bexkou, beihkou'u; bee3o'oubeet

SQUASH I am squashing it (inan. obj.): seeyounowoo; I am squashing it, him, or her (anim. obj.): seeyouno'; (with my hand) seeyou'ono' (with my foot)

SQUAT I am squatting: coo'ok(u)noo; he (she) squats: niico'okut

SQUAWBERRY bee'ei'i

SQUEEZE I am squeezing it: seeyounowoo

SQUINT I am squinting: seesiisnooku'oono ciibehsesiisnooku'oo; don't squint!:

SQUIRREL anim. noun; no'ou(h), pl. no'ouh'o'

STAB I am stabbing you: kooxkohe3en; I am stabbing him (her): kooxukohe'; he (she) is stabbing him (her): kooxkoheet

STABLE woxhooxuno'oowu'

STAFF (stick, rod) nouuse'eic3oo, nouute'eic3oo; (stick) bes

STAGGER I am staggering: heniinono'oonoo, niinono'oonoo (from drinking)

STAKE (pointed piece of wood) 3iixo'oe

STALL you are stalling: niineene3ooneihin; don't stall!: ciibehneene3oneihi

STALLION anim. noun; nohoo, hiiwo3oox

STAMP (postage stamp) kohyeibi3oo

STAMPEDE they are stampeding: tookohuu3ei3i' (means: "they lost control," e.g., of horses)

STAND I am standing: 3ii'ookuunoo; he (she) is standing: 3ii'ookuut; stand here!: 3ii'ookuu hiit, huut

STAR anim. noun; ho3o', obv. sg., pl., obv. pl. ho3o'uu

STARE I am staring at you: noonoxotoohobe3en, nooxootoohobe3en; I am

staring at him (her): nooxootoohowo'

STAR MEN anim. noun; (men of the star lodge) ho3o'huuho', ho3o'uhuunenno'

START I am starting a fire: wot(i)toneenoo

STARVE I am starving: heesneenoo; I am almost starved to death: heeyehneetookooyeinoo; they starved: nihneetookooyei3i'; don't starve!: ciibehneetookooyei

STAY I am staying: nenee3o'oonoo; I will stay here: heetneeseentoonoo hiit; stay behind!: nee3o'oo

STEAK hocoo, pl. hocoono

STEAL I am stealing it (anim. or inan. obj.): heebiitenoo; I am stealing from you: heebiitebe3en; I am stealing from him (her): heebiitowo'; he (she) is stealing from me: heebiitebeinoo; don't steal from me: ciibeh'ebiitebi; I will steal everything from them: heetsiihouu

STEAM it is steaming: xonouu'oo'

STEEL bei'ci3e'

STEEP it is steep: 3eniixobee'; it was steep: nih3iixobee'

STENOGRAPHER anim. noun; wo3onoheihii (secretary)

STEP houhuut, teesciiyei'iit, pl. teesciiyei'iitono

STEP I am stepping down: honowciiyei'inoo; I am stepping up: teneesciiyei'inoo

STEW hokok (soup)

STICK bees, pl. bexo

STICKY it is sticky: kouhuyoo'

STIFF it is stiff (anim. subj., e.g., rope): bee3o'ooceiht; it is stiff (inan. subj.): bee3e'ee'

STILL be still!: teiitooneihi; sit still!: teiitoon3i'oku

STING they sting (e.g., bees): niikohkohei3i'

STINGY he (she) is stingy: ceniiko'ooteiht

STINK I am stinking: beenou'oonoo, hooxubou'oonoo; I stink (generally): niibenou'oonoo; I stink offensively: wooxubou'oonoo; don't stink!: ciibehbenou'oo, ciibih'oxubou'oo

STIRRUP 3eiyooxut

STITCH I am stitching it (inan. obj.): hooxyootowoo; I am stitching it (anim. obj.): hooxyoo3o'

STOMACH woce'ot, pl. wocetotno; my stomach: noce'ot; his (her) stomach: hice'ot; the cow has four stomachs: wookec yeneineni'i hice'otno

STOMACH (four stomachs of a cow): (1) heete'nooo ; (2) biisiiwoono'; (3) wooce'ot; (4) niinooxoo; all the stomachs: noo'oeeyoo; black strip near stomach: (xo)xoxou'ut

STONE anim. noun; ho(h)'(o)nookee, obv. sg. ho(h)'(o)nookeen, pl. ho(h)'(o)nookeeno'

STONE MONUMENT 3i'yoo

STOP I am stopping (walking): tonoo'useenoo; I am stopping (running): tonoo'ixcohinoo; stop!: too'usee (walking, driving), too'oxcehi (running), too'uhohu (flying); I am stopping it (anim. obj., e.g., horse): tou'ci3o', tonou'ci3o'; he (she) has stopped it: tonoo'eno'; stop by!: hecih'eetebis

STOP stops on a path: hiitootootuseeno'

STOPPER (cork) hokohoe, pl. hokohoeeno

STORE hotooneeno'oowu'

STORE I will store (save) it: hee'neetiinoo, hee'neetouhunoo

STORM there is a storm (it is storming): noo'uusooo'

STORY hoo3itoo

STOVE sitee (fire)

STRAIGHT it is straight: xonouubee'; he (she) is straight: xonouubeiht; stand straight!: xoubeekuu; straight arrows: xonouubei'i ho3ii

STRAINER siiiceise3ooo

STRANGE it is strange: heeneesoo'

STRANGER anim. noun; (male) henees(i)nen, pl. henees(i)nenno'; (female) heneesiisei, pl. heneesiiseino

STRANGLE I have strangled him (her): neneeci3o'; I am strangling him (her): heeciitooneeno'

STRAP leather strap: woo3onesi', pl' woo3onesi'i

STRAW ciin3o'oeyoo

STRAWBERRY anim. noun; (hi)teehib, pl. (hi)teehibno'

STREET kooxootee'

STRETCH I am stretching it (e.g., rubber band): seniikooceinowoo; I am stretching it (anim. obj.): seniikooceino'; I am stretching it (without pulling, e.g., a rug): seniicenowoo

STRICT he (she) is strict: kookonoo'obeiht, kookonoo'owooteiht

STRIKE I am striking you: too'obe3en; I am striking him (her): too'owo'; he (she) is striking him (her): too'owoot, too'obeit

STRING beeteyook, pl. beeteyookuu; wohooninook

STRONG I am strong: tenei'eih(i)noo, tenei'einoehinoo

STUBBORN I am stubborn: ceeceyooteihinoo; don't be stubborn!: ciibehcihceyooteihi; he(she) is not going to change my mind: heetneihoownenibkuu3e'

STUDENT anim. noun; neyei3eihii, pl. neyei3eihiiho'

SUBSTITUTE heetniisio'

SUCCEED I have succeeded (I have accomplished something for my own benefit): ceneestowoonoo

SUCK I am sucking it: neniicootowoo; I am sucking it (anim. obj.): neniicowo'; I am

sucking him (her) (a patient): neniitono'; I know how to doctor by sucking:

niinii3einoo; suck it!: niicootoo; I have sucked in (e.g., a fly): hii3konoowo'

SUCKER anim. noun; (fish) nenseinetneenowo'

SUDDENLY kookoxuutenin

SUFFOCATE I have almost suffocated: heeyeihneeto3oowunoo; I am close to suffocating: nooxowneeto3oowunoo

SUGAR niisiscoo'; put sugar on it!: nisictoo, nisictii, hiinisictii

SUICIDE he (she) committed suicide: nihneh'etit; I will commit suicide heetneh'etinoo

SUMMER beniice'; it is summer: beniice'; in the summer: biiceniihi'

SUN anim. noun; hiisiis, obv. sg., pl., obv. pl. hiisiisii; the sun is overhead: 3oonoo3ooseet, 3oo3ooniseet

SUN DANCE (offerings lodge) hoseihoowu', hoseihiinohwoot; sun dance song: hoseihiinoot

SUNDAY beteeniisi' (sacred day); when it is Sunday: beteeniisini'ehk

SUNDOWN nii'ne'iseet

SUNRISE nii'bisiseet

SUPPORT I will support you (morally, or by being with you): heetnii3neniibe3en

SURE I am sure: nee'ee3e'inowoo; are you sure?: koohenee'ee3e'in

SURGERY I am performing surgery on him (her): konoo'e3eino'; he (she) is in surgery just now: woow neniisheet; he (she) will go into surgery: heetniisheet

SURPRISE he (she) is surprised: ceneeciisheiht; I am surprising you: ceneeciisihe3en; I will surprise you: heetceeciisihe3en; he (she) surprised him (her): nihceeciisihoot; don't surprise me!: ciibehceeciisihi

SURRENDER he'ihciinoo'eino' (means: "they laid down their arms), he'ihnoho'koohuno'

SURROUND we are surrounding him (her), them: heniixoxo'noono'; they surrounded us: nih'iixoxo'neino' (incl.), nih'iixoxo'nei'ee3i' (excl.)

SURVEY I am surveying it: tookohowoo (measure)

SUSPECT I suspect you: noo3oobeenebe3en; I suspect him, (her): noo3oobeenowo'; he (she) suspects me: noo3oobeenebeinoo; he (she) suspects him (her): noo3oobeenowoot

SUSPENDERS hooxuuciit; my suspenders: nete3ebeekuu

SWALLOW I am swallowing it: hootowkuutiinoo; I am swallowing it (anim. obj.): hootowkuu3o'; swallow it!: hotoowkuutii; don't swallow it!: ciibehhotowkuutii

SWALLOW anim. noun; (bird) biiteixoxouhuu, pl. biiteixoxo'uuho'

SWAMP woxec, pl. woxecii

SWAMPY it is swampy: wooxeciini', wooxecii'iini'

SWAN nooksiisiic

SWAP (trade) we are swapping them (anim. or inan. obj.): honooxeebiinetino'; swap it with him (her)!: hooxeebiinin; swap it!: hooxeebeii

SWAY I am swaying: neeneece'oonoo; it is swaying: neeneece'oo'; don't sway it (e.g., bridge)!: ciibehneeneecikuutii

SWEAR I am swearing (taking an oath): henihkohoo'oonoo; I am swearing at you: konooteebinoo3e3en; don't swear at me!: ciibehcihkooteebinoxu; niitoowoohut: pledge or oath

SWEAT kouwo'oot

SWEAT I am sweating: konouwo'oonoo, biisecei'oonoo; it is sweating (e.g., glass): konouwo'oonoo', he (she) is working up a sweat: konouwkoohut; he (she) is sweating profusely: nonooteceikoohut

SWEAT LODGE ciibeet, pl. ciibeetino

SWEAT LODGE COVERING ciibeetiiniiseyoo

SWEEP I am sweeping: wootio'einoo; sweep!: wotio'eii

SWEEPER anim. noun; wotio'eihii (janitor)

SWEET it is sweet: niisiscoo'; something sweet to eat, drink: nisciixonoot, niscih'ebiit; sweets: nisikocoono

SWEET CLOVER cebiii'ohuuho

SWEET DRINK niscih'ebit (see: WINE, SODA POP)

SWEETEN I am sweetening it: nenisictiinoo

SWEETHEART anim. noun; my sweetheart: nebii'o'oo; his (her) sweetheart: hibii'o'oon

SWEET SAGE (for ceremonial use) ni(i)'ibounookhooseii, pl.

SWEETWATER RIVER hiinooxuunicie (means: "crossing river")

SWELL it swells: konoo'oo', niisono'oo'; I am swelling up: niisono'oonoo; he (she) swelled up: nihnisono'oot

SWIFTHAWK anim. noun; heeyei

SWIM I am swimming: coowouwunoo; I swim (I can swim): niinouwunoo, niicowouwunoo; fish swim: nowou'u niicowouwu3i'

SWING I am swinging: neneeneecihnoo; I am swinging him (her): neneeneeckuu3o'; swing him (her)!: neeneeckuusin

SWING (children's swing) neeneechiit

SWITCH I am switching you (with a stick): niiskohe3en

SWITCH (whip) niscibes, niskohoe, pl. niscibexo, niskohoeno

SWORD heebetooxe (means: "big knife")

SYMPATHIZE I sympathize with you (I pity you): hoowounone3en

SYPHILIS he (she) has syphilis: boo'hokoyeit

SYRUP kouhuyoo'