height

-háa'éhoéstá   vii. high. especially of a hill. É-háa'éhoéstá. It is high. hétsėhéóhe tséstaanȯhó'eóétse tséx-háa'éhóésta here where we are parked on this hill. [1987:190] See: -háa'ého'oéstá; -háa'ého'omeno. Category: height.

-háa'ėstahe   vai. tall, long. This word can refer to either length or height. It is used of humans and other beings (for example, bears, turkeys, roosters) that stand on two feet; used of babies (because they are human) even though they do not yet stand on their feet. É-háa'ėstahe. He is tall. (another recording) É-háa'ėstȧhehe? Is he tall? Éosee-háa'ėstahe. He is very tall. Né-háa'ėstahe tséxhe'éveto. You are tall for a woman. Vé'ho'e Ȯx-háa'ėstaestse Tall Whiteman. Néhvóo'šešėstse tséno'kė-háa'ėstaestse nemo'ēško! Show me your longest finger! Synonym -tsėhe'ėstahe; Antonym -tsėhe'kėstahe; fai: -e'ėstahe. See: -hátaa'ėstó'ohe; -háa'ého'oése; -tóne'ėstahe. Category: size, height.

-hehpe'ėstahe   vai. taller. for instance, of someone who is taller than the height of a doorway. É-hehpe'ėstahe. He is taller. fai: -'ėstahe. See: -hehpó'ėstahe. Category: height, size.

-hehpe'ėstȧhem   vta. be taller than s.o. É-hehpe'ėstȧhemóho. He is taller than him. Ná-hehpe'ėstȧhēmo. I'm taller than him. Ques: recheck?? Category: height, size, check.

-hehpó'ėstahe   vai. taller. É-hehpó'ėstahe. He is taller. See: -hehpe'ėstahe. Category: size, height.

-hehpó'ėstȧhem   vta. taller than s.o. - be. Ná-hehpó'ėstȧhema. He is taller than me. Category: size, height.

-'ėstahe   fai. height, length, high, long. Étsėhe-'ėstahe. He is tall. É-tšėhe'kėstahe. He is short. Éhehpe-'ėstahe. He is taller. fii: -'esó. Category: height, size.

-tó'ėstahe   vai. tall. only used with plural subjects. É-tó'ėstȧheo'o. They are tall. Mó'osee-tó'ėstȧhehevóhe. They were very tall. [The Journey.225] Phon: redup Non-reduplicated -tsėhe'ėstahe; fai: -'ėstahe. Category: height, size.

-tóne'ėstahe   vai. how tall. É-tóne'ėstahe? How tall is he? Né-tóne'ėstahe? How tall are you? Tséohkėhešené'poo'óhtove. Tall enough to peak over. That is a humorous reply to the preceding question. vii: -tóne'esó. See: -háa'ėstahe. Category: size, height.

-tsėhe'ėstahe   vai. long - be, tall - be. This word is used for both meanings, 'tall' and 'long'. É-tsėhe'ėstahe. He is tall. Reduplicated -tó'ėstahe; Final -'ėstahe; Synonym -háa'ėstahe; Antonym -tsėhe'kėstahe, -tšėhe'kėstahe. See: -tsėhe'ėsta'é. Category: size, height.

-tšėhe'kėstahe   vai. be short. É-tšėhe'kėstahe. He is short. (another recording) Násáa-tšėhe'kėstȧhéhe. I'm not short. Phon: assim. from -tsėhe'kėstahe Non-assimilated -tsėhe'kėstahe; Antonym -tsėhe'ėstahe; Final -'ėstahe. See: -háa'ėstahe. Category: size, height.