Cheyenne Dictionary

 hear

hear

-áahtá   vti. listen.to.s.t. É-ááhta. He listened to it. Etym: *kexkehtamwa (P). Ná-ááhta. I'm listening to it. É-áahtánovȯtse. They listened to them (inanimate). Variant: -áhahtá; vta: -áahtov; vai: -áahtomóné; fii: -ahtá. See: -néstá hear s.t.. Category: hear, record.

-áahtaotsé'tov   vta. listen to s.o. for example, don't leave yet--stop long enough to listen to me! Né'éše-áahtaotsé'tovėstse! Listen to me (right now)! See: -áahtov; ótahe. Category: hear.

-áahtomóné   vai. listen, obey. This word can imply obedience. Variant: -áhahtomóne. É-áahtomóne. He listened. Etym: cf *pesenta·ke·wa (P). Éohke-áahtomóne. He listens. (another recording) Éohkėsáa'-áahtomónéhe. He doesn't listen. Ná-áahtomóne. I'm listening. É-áahtomóneo'o. They are listening. Ésáa'-áahtomónėheo'o. They are not listening. Áahtomónėstse! Listen! (another recording) Áahtomóne! Listen! (said to more than one person). Pėhéve-áahtomóne! Listen well! (said to more than one person). Áahtomónėhéne! Listen later! (said to more than one person). This word focuses on listening, such as listening to music. -áahtomóné focuses on listening and obeying. vta: -áahtov; vti: -áahtá. See: -áahtósané; -áestsé'ó; -áhasėstsé'ó; -néstomóné hear. Category: hear.

-áahtomónee'e   vai. sit listening. É-áahtomónee'e. He is sitting listening. for example, listening to a siren. É-áahtomóneeo'o. They are sitting listening. Né'-áahtomónee'e! Sit there listening to me! said to more than one person. See: -áestsee'e. Category: hear, sit.

-áahtomónee'tá   vti. sit listening to s.t. É-áahtomónéé'ta. He is sitting listening to it. Category: hear, sit.

-áahtomónee'tov   vta. sit listening to s.o. É-áahtomónee'tovóho. He is sitting listening to him. See: -áahtov. Category: hear, sit, interpersonal.

-áahtomóneóe'tov   vta. stand.listening to s.o. É-áahtomóneóe'tovóho. He is standing listening to him. fai: -óé. Category: hear, stand.

-áahtomónéóó'e   vai. stand listening. É-áahtomónéóó'e. He is standing listening. fai: -óé2. See: -áahtomóné listen; -amóneóó'e sit in line. Category: hear, stand.

-áahtósané   vai. listen (to people). É-áahtósáne. He listens (to people). fai: -ósané. See: -áahtomóné. Category: hear.

-áahtov   vta. listen to s.o. É-áahtovóho. He listened to him. Ná-áahtōvo. I listened to him. Ná-áahtovoo'o. I'm listening to them. Ná-áahtōō'e. They listened to me. Né-áahtovȧtse. I'm listening to you. Né-áahtóvatséme. I'm listening to you guys. Áahtovėstse! Listen to me! Né'-áahtovėstse! Listen to me! Áahtove! Listen to me! (said to more than one person). Áahtoveha! Listen to him! Áahtova! Listen to him! (said to more than one person). Áahtovoo'o! Listen to him (later)! Né'-áahtove! Listen to me! (said to more than one person). tsé'ée'-áahtovése when you plural listen to me. Phon: redup Variant: -áhahtov; vai: -áahtomóné; vti: -áahtá; fta: -ahtov. Etym: *kexkehtawe·wa (P) he listens to him. See: ótahe Listen!; -néstov hear s.o.. Category: hear.

-áestsee'e   vai. sit listening. Variant: -áhasėstsee'e. É-áestsee'e. He is sitting listening. Hevésenóho é'-áestséesesto. His friend was listening. Évá'ne-áestséeo'o. They are just sitting listening (but not really listening, for example, disregarding the message). See: -áahtomónee'e. Category: sit, hear.

-áestsé'ó   vai. listen. É-áestsé'o. He is listening. Áestsé'ȯhtse! Listen! Variant: -áhasėstsé'ó. See: -áahtomóné. Category: hear.

-áestséóó'é   vai. listen standing. É-áestséóó'e. He is standing listening. É'ȯhke-áestséoesesto. They would stand there and listen. [JOURNEY.TXT] Phon: vs Category: hear, stand.

-áestséotse   vai. listen. Né'-áestséotse! Listen here! A crier would say that calling for people's attention. Category: hear.

-áestséše'tov   vta. lie listening to s.o. É-áestséše'ovóho. He lay listening to him. Móstaéenėšėhetóse-áestséše'tovȯhevóhe. He lay there and kept listening to him. [1987:300] Category: hear, lie.

-áhahtá   vti. listen to s.t. É-áháhta He is listening to it. Etym: *pesentamwa (P). Variant: -áahtá. Category: hear.

-áhahtomóné   vai. listen. Variant: -áahtomóné. Usage: This is less common than -áahtomóné but it is definitely said. É-áhahtomóne. He listened. (another recording) Éohkėsáa'-áhahtomónéhe. He doesn't listen. Áhahtomónėstse! Listen! Áhahtomóne! Listen (said to more than one person). Áhahtomónėhéne! Listen (later)! (said to more than one person). vti: -áahtá, -áhahtá; vta: -áahtov, -áhahtov. See: -áestsé'ó; -áhasėstse'ó ; -néstomóné hear. Category: hear.

-áhahtósané   vai. listen (to people). É-áhahtósáne. He listens (to people). fai: -ósané. See: -áhahtomóné. Category: hear.

-áhahtov   vta. listen to s.o. É-áhahtovóho. He listened to him. Etym: *pesentawe·wa (P). Áhahtovėstse! Listen to me! Usage: Both pronunciations are heard. Variant: -áahtov. Category: hear.

-áhasėstsé'ó   vai. listen. É-áhasėstsé'o. He is listening. É-áhasėstsé'oo'o. They are listening. Áhasėstsé'o! Listen! (said to more than one person). This word focuses on listening, such as listening to music. -áahtomóné focuses on listening and obeying. Variant: -áestsé'ó. See: -áahtomóné. Category: hear.

-áhasėstséšé   vai. lie listening. É-áhasėstséše. He is lying listening. Variant: -áestséšé. See: -áahtomóné. Category: hear, check.

-aht   fti. hear. Énané-áhta. He recognized it by its sound. Etym: *eht(am) (R). fta: -ahtov. Category: hear.

-ahtomóné   fai. hear. Étsėhést-ȧhtomóne. He understands Cheyenne. Étáv-ȧhtomóne. He is a little hard of hearing. Énȧhahk-ȧhtomóne. He has good hearing. Nȧhtamé'ésta tséohkevá'nėhet-ȧhtomónéto. I'll tell it just the way I used to hear it. vai: -áahtomóné; fta: -ahtov. See: -néstomóné. Category: hear.

-ahtomóné'tov   fta. hear about s.o. Naa Ȯhmésėhese máto tséohkėhetȧhtomóne'tovono. And Eaters also the way I hear about them. Category: hear.

-ahtov   fta. hear s.o. Éam-ȧhtovóho. He agree with him. Épėhév-ȧhtovóho. He listened well to him. Énȧha'-ȧhtovóho. He caught what he said. Énétȧhév-ȧhtovóho. He heard it wrong. Éó'ȯht-ȧhtovóho. He erred when hearing him/he heard him wrongly. fti: -aht. Etym: *-ehtaw (P). See: -áahtov listen to s.o.. Category: hear.

-amónee'tov   vta. ?? É-amónee'tovóho. ?? Ques: is this a word?? Category: sit, hear, check.

átahe   p. Listen!, Look!, Attention!, Shh! attention getting particle similar to English 'look', as in 'Look here, that is not the way it was!'. Variant: ótahe. This is much less common than the ótahe pronunciation. Category: hear.

-háahtomóné   vai. hear something ?? É-háahtomóne. He heard unusual. ?? Ques: Ques: check translations ?? Reduplicated -hoháahtomóné. Category: check. See: -hoháahtomóné; -áahtomóné; -hoháatsestá. Category: hear.

-hávėsévȧhtomóne   vai. hear bad news. É-hávėsévȧhtomóne. He heard bad news. Antonym -pėhévȧhtomóne. Category: hear.

-héstȧhtomóne   vai. hear from there. É-héstȧhtomóne. He heard (something) from there. Category: hear.

-hetȧhtomóne   vai. Gram: rr hear that way, so hear. ... é-hetȧhtomóne. ... he heard it that way. Nȧhtamé'ésta tséohkevá'nė-hetȧhtomónéto. I'll tell it just the way I used to hear it. root: -áahtomóné. See: -áahtomóné; -néstomóné. Category: hear.

-hetȧhtov   Gram: rr vta. hear s.o. that way, so hear s.o. É-hetȧhtovóho.?? He heard him that way. Ques: hear or listen to?? vta: -áahtov. Category: hear, check.

-hoháahtomóné   vai. hear something extraordinary. É-hoháahtomóne. He heard (something) extraordinary. nonredup: -háahtomóné. See: -áahtomóné; -hoháatsestá. Category: hear.

hoó'h-   i. overheard. refers to someone else hearing whatever sound the subject of the verb is making. É-hoó'hónóva. He was overhead talking. É-hoó'hahtóoheo'o. They are overheard hollering. Preverb hoó'he-. Category: hear.

hoó'he-   pv. overheard. Énėx-hoó'heamévánóhtse. His footsteps are heard coming. mȧx-hoó'hepónevone when you hear shooting (that is, a big noise) (1987:27). Táaxa'e nátȧhévé'hóómo nevá'esėstse néhe tsééema'xe-hoó'hepe'pe'éstȧhtse. Let's see, I'll go see whoever it is who is hollering. (1987:285). É-hoó'henéstoohe. He was overheard hollering/bellowing/etc. É-hoó'hemésehe. He was overheard eating. Éévė-hoó'he-óxȯhevoo'o (or, -óxȯhesėstse)? What is he overheard saying? (humorous response to someone's farting). Initial hoó'h-. See: -áahtomóné; tata'e-. Category: sounds, hear, sayings.

-hoó'hemésehe   vai. overheard eating. É-hoó'hemésehe. He was overheard eating. Preverb hoó'he-. Category: eat, hear.

-hoó'henoné   vai. overheard singing. É-hoó'henōne. He was overheard singing/"I heard him singing." Névááhe tsé-hoó'henōnėstse? Who is overheard singing? Category: sing, hear.

-hoó'héstá   vai. overheard hollering. É-hoó'hésta. He was heard hollering. fai: -éstá. Category: sounds, hear.

-hoó'hevanené   vai. overheard making a sound. Often connotes farting sounds. É-hoó'hévánéne. He was overheard making noise. (another recording) ?? Ques: which recording has the correct pitches?? See: -hoó'hevėhané; -pánestse; -énévánené. Category: hear, sounds, check.

-hoó'hevanohtsé   vai. footsteps overheard. É-hoó'hevanōhtse. His footsteps were overheard. [1987:298] Ques: check recording?? Nóoo, éhnėssé'hoveéema'xė-hoó'hevanȯhtséhoonomóstaévȧšé'šeoha'ovȯhevovóhe. My, suddenly they made a lot of noise, (and) they woke him up. [1987:298] See: -amévanohtsé. Category: hear, check.

-hoó'hevaxé   vai. overheard falling. É-hoó'héváxe. He was overheard falling. Category: hear, fall, lie.

-hoó'hevone   vii. overheard sound. É-hoó'hevone. It is heard making a sound. Éx-hoó'hevoneho onéhávó'e. ?? A drum was sounding/heard. (surprisal/preterite mode). [Stamper 1991:6] fii: -évone. Category: hear, check.

-hoó'hónová   vai. overheard talking. É-hoó'hónóva. He was overhead talking. Nevá'ėstse é-hoó'hónóva. Someone is overheard saying something. That can be said as a humorous response to farting. fai: -ónová. Category: hear, speak.

-hoveahtomóné   vai. barely hear, hard of hearing. É-hoveahtomóne. He is hard of hearing. See: -onéahtá. Category: hear.

-mȧhahtov   vta. all hear s.o. É-mȧhahtovóho. He heard all of them. ?? Néto'se-mȧhahtovone. We will all hear him. (Hymn 41). See: -áahtov. Category: hear, check.

-nȧhahkȧhtomóné   vai. have sharp hearing; have acute hearing. É-nȧhahkȧhtomóne. He has sharp hearing. fai: -ahtomóné. See: -áahtomóné. Category: hear.

-nȧha'ȧhtá   vti. catch s.t. by hearing, overhear s.t. É-nȧhá'áhta. ?? He overheard it. vta: nȧha'ȧht. See: nȧha'en; áahtov. Category: hear, check.

-nȧha'ȧhtomóne   vai. overhear. Lit: catch-hear É-nȧha'ȧhtomóne. He overheard / he caught what was said. Final -ahtomóné; vta: -nȧha'ȧhtov. Category: hear.

-nȧha'ȧhtomóné'tov   vta. overhear about s.o. Né-nȧha'ȧhtomóne'tovȧtse I overheard (something) about you. Ná-nȧha'ȧhtomónenȯtse. I overheard (something) about him. É-nȧha'ȧhtomónenoto. He overheard something about him. See: hoó'he-. Category: hear.

-nȧha'ȧhtov   vta. catch by hearing s.o. É-nȧha'ȧhtovóho. He caught what he said. Nésáapėhéve-nȧha'ȧhtóvatséhe. I didn't catch well what you said. See: -nȧha'en; -áahtov. Category: hear.

-nėhpo'e'ėstáotse   vai. 1 • plugged up ear(s). É-nėhpo'e'ėstáotse. He has plugged up ears / doesn't want to hear anything.

2 • not want to hear anything. Category: figurative, body, ears, hear.

-nésta   vti. hear s.t. É-nésta. He heard it. Náohke-nésta. I hear it. Násáatšėhe'še-néstóhe. I have never heard it (for example, some word). Etym: *no·ntamwa. vta: -néstov. See: -áahtá listen to s.t.. Category: hear.

-néstomóné   vai. hear. É-néstomóne. He heard. Ná-néstomóne. I heard (about it). Né-néstomónehe? Did you hear? Népėhéve-néstomóne. You heard good news. Éhávėséve-néstomóne. He heard bad news. Nésáa-néstomónéhe. You haven't heard anything. Nává'ne-néstomóne. I just heard the news. vta: -néstov; vti: -néstá. See: -áahtomóné listen. Category: hear.

-néstomóné'tá   vti. hear about s.t. É-néstomóné'ta. He heard about it. tséhmóneée-néstomóne'tomévȯse tséxhóxovetsėhésenėstsévȯxe'ohema'heónȯxe'ėstoo'o when they first heard about the translated Scripture. [1987:237] Category: hear.

-néstomóné'tov   vta. Gram: ai+o hear about s.o. Náta-mónenéstomonȯtse. I heard about him. [Early Days at the Tongue River Boarding School.025] É-néstomóne'tovóho. He heard about him. É-néstomónenoto. He heard about him (same meaning as the preceding pronunciation). Ná-néstomónenȯtse. I heard about him. Nééšeéevése-néstomónenotse néhe hetanevo'e Have you heard about that Arapaho? (1987:149). Né-néstomónenȯtse I heard about him. Nátaohkeée-néstomónenoto I hear about them (an.) (1987:211). vai: -néstomóné. See: -néstov. Category: hear.

-néstov   vta. hear s.o. É-néstovóho. He heard him. Ná-néstóvo. I heard him. Ná-néstovoo'o. I hear them. Né-néstovehe? Do/Did you hear me? Né-néstovȧtse. I hear you. Nésáa-néstovatséhe. I did not hear you. Né-néstovohe? Do you hear him? Né-néstovovohe? Did you hear them? Ná-néstóvo vé'kése. I heard a bird. Né-néstovohe vé'kése? Énéméne. Did you hear the bird? It is singing. vti: -néstá. See: -áahtov listen to s.o.; -néstomóne'tov hear about s.o.; -nėstov ask s.o.. Etym: *no·ntawe·wa. Category: hear.

-néstovȧhtsétanó   vai. want to be heard. for example, a popular radio personality. É-néstovȧhtsétáno. He wants to be heard. Category: hear.

-nétȧhévȧho'oh(n)   vta. change s.o. by heat. É-nétȧhévȧho'ȯhnóho. He changed him by heat. Ques: recheck ?? See: me'ko nétȧhévȧho'ȯheo'o hair dye. Category: check, hear.

-nétȧhévȧhtov   vta. hear s.o. differently, not understand s.o. well. É-nétȧhévȧhtovóho. He heard it wrong. fta: -ahtov. Category: hear.

-néto'xevá   vai. hear things (in one's own mind). É-néto'xēva. He hears things. See: -nóto'xevá. Ques: Is this just a variant of -nóto'xevá? Category: hear.

-no'kȧhtomóné   vai. heard alone. É-no'kȧhtomóne. He is the only one heard. Category: hear.

-nomonévȧhtomo'he   vai. drowsy from listening. for example, from listening to a boring speech. É-nomonévȧhtomo'he. He is drowsy from listening. Category: hear, sleep.

-ó'ȯhtȧhtov   vta. hear s.o. wrongly. É-ó'ȯhtȧhtovóho. He erred when hearing him/he heard him wrongly. fta: -ahtov. See: -áahtov listen to s.o.. Category: hear.

-ó'xotoo'está   vai. crazy, does not listen, disobedient. Lit: cracked-ears does not refer to insanity but rather "crazy" behavior. É-ó'xotoo'ēsta. He doesn't listen/he is 'crazy.'. See: -péeeesé. Category: ears, hear.

-onéahtámané   vai. pretend to be deaf, deaf - pretend to be. For example, this can be done when getting criticized by community members. É-onéahtámáne. He is pretending to be deaf. Nȧhta-onéahtámáne. I'll pretend to be deaf. Category: hear.

-onéahtátáno   vai. want to be deaf, deaf - want to be. for example, of someone who is content not to hear things so they don't want a hearing aid. É-onéahtátáno. He wants to be deaf. fai: -tanó. See: -onéahtá deaf. Category: hear.

-onéhpotoo'está   vai. 1 • obstructed ears.

2 • stubborn, will not listen. É-onéhpotoo'ēsta. The holes in his ears are blocked (= you can't get through to him; he won't listen). Category: ears, hear, figurative.

-onéohtávo'etovánove   vai. ignore what is being said, act deaf. for example, of a husband who ignores when his wife scolds him. É-onéohtávo'etovánove. He chooses not to hear what is said (to him). See: -onéahtá deaf. Category: hear.

ótahe   p. Listen!, Look!, Attention!, Shh! This is an attention getting particle similar to English 'look', as in 'Look here, that is not the way it was!' This is a different meaning from the Cheyenne word Vé'hóóhtȯhtse!" which means 'Look at it!'. (another recording) Ótahe, áahtómónėstse! Pay attention, listen! Ótahe, áahtoveha! Pay attention, listen to him! Ótahe, tšėhešévėstse! Pay attention, do it like! ?? Ótahe, nétamé'ėstomevȧtse! Pay attention, let me explain it to you! Ótahe, hóovéhe, áestsé'ȯhtse! Shh, friend, listen! [JOURNEY.TXT] Ótahe, nevá'esėstse tséhetanevėstse hová'éhe tsésáa'e'toestse,Ho'néoxháaestse. I wonder who is a man, who is not afraid of anything, Bravewolf (is the one). [1987:243] Variant: átahe. This pronunciation is more common than átahe. See: -vé'hóóhta. Category: hear, check.

-pėhévȧhtomóné   vai. hear good news, hear well. É-pėhévȧhtomóné. He heard good news / he has good hearing. Category: hear.

-pėhévȧhtov   vta. listen well to s.o. É-pėhévȧhtovóho. He listened well to him. fta: -ahtov. Category: hear.

-pėhéveahtam   vta. pleasure s.o. by sound. what causes pleasure could be one's speech, singing, or preaching. Ná-pėhéveahtama. I like what he says. Lit: He pleasures me by his sounds. (another recording) Ná-pėhéveahtāmo. He liked how I sounded / sang / what I said. Ná-pėhéveahtámoo'o. They liked my presentation. Ná-pėhéveahtámáá'e. I liked their singing. É-pėhéveahtámaa'e. He likes the sound of it. Ná-pėhéveahtámaenȯtse. ?? They made me feel good by listening. fta: -ahtám. See: -pėhéve'ahtá. Category: sounds, hear, check.

-távȧhtomóné   vai. slightly hard of hearing. É-távȧhtomóne. He is slightly hard of hearing. This pronunciation is more common than -tóvȧhtomóné. Variant: -tóvȧhtomóné; fai: -ahtomóné. Category: hear.

-tónetȧhtomóné   vai. how hear. É-tónetȧhtomóne? What has he heard? Nésáa'ée-tónetȧhtomónėhehe? Haven't you hard any (news)? [Turtle Moccasin:77] Category: hear.

-tóvȧhtomóné   vai. slightly hard of hearing. É-tóvȧhtomóne. He is a little hard of hearing. Usage: less common pronunciation than -távȧhtomóné Variant: -távȧhtomóné. See: -onéahtá; -áahtomóné; -néstomóné. Category: hear, sounds.

-tóvȧhtóohe   vai. holler in the distance. for example, of thunder that is far away. É-tóvȧhtóohe. He is hollering in the distance. Category: hear, sounds.

-vé'ho'évȧhtomóné   vai. hear English. É-vé'ho'évȧhtomóne. He understands English. tsééšėheše-vé'ho'évȧhtomónévȯse how they already hear English. [Early Days at the Tongue River Boarding School.036] Category: hear.