Cheyenne body part words

      (Note: many words for Cheyenne body parts require a possessive prefix, that is, an indication of whether they are part of "my" body, "your" body, "his" or "her" body, etc.)

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      he'e liver (another speaker: he'e)
      he'pe rib
      he'ponôtse lungs
      hénóme thigh
      hesta heart
      hestahpe brain
      hestsesta his heart
      hestsétato kidneys
      hešeo'o hip
      ma'e blood
      mé'hahtse beard
      me'ko head/hair
      mo'eško finger
      naéstoo'o my throat
      nâhtatamóonôtse my shoulders
      nâhtovóo'ôtse my ear; nâhtovóotôtse my ears
      nâhtse'ko my leg; nâhtse'konôtse my legs (including feet), my bones
      nâhtse'ôtse my neck
      nâhtsé'oo'o my elbow; nâhtsé'oonôtse my elbows
      nâhtsesto my heel; nâhtséstóne on my heel
      na'ahtse my arm; my arms (both words include arm and hand)
      na'evo my nose
      na'exa my eye; na'éxánêstse my eyes
      natonêše my belly
      vée'êse tooth; véesôtse teeth
      vétanove tongue
      vóhtáne skin
      hevo'tanôtse his cheeks
      hevoxôtse his body (rarely said today)

      Verbs

      Éé'ena'éva. He broke his arm.
      Náháama'ta name'ko. I have a headache (literally, I hurt to my head.)
      Éhenamöse. He is lefthanded.
      Náhese'pa'onáotse. I hava a cramp in my back.
      Éma'eesévose. He has a red nose from the cold.
      Éma'ovése. He has red hair.
      Ématse'ësta. He has an infected ear / running ear(s). (woman's voice)
      Émo'ó'êháhta. He has coarse feet (esp. from walking barefoot a lot).
      Émomá'e'éxáne. He has red / bloodshot eyes.
      Étótâhpe'êhahta. He has big feet.
      Émomóhtóhta. He has diarrhea.
      Énémáhtse. He has a crooked mouth (esp. from Bell's palsy).
      Énémonenáotse. He sprained/twisted his ankle.
      Énêše'šêhe'öna. He washed his hands.
      Énêše'šévoéne. He washed his face.
      Énêše'xähtse. He brushed his teeth (literally, He washed his mouth).
      Éno'kena'éva. He has one arm.
      Éó'kéné'o. He has one eye open.
      Náó'keneotsé'tova. He winked at me.
      Éónêxôhtáóhtse. He has a stomach ache.
      Épa'ôhtáotse. He has pain in the abdomen.
      Étâhpe'äse. He has a big belly.
      Nátávêstaóotse. I have a headache.
      Étó'êsêháhta. He has long feet.
      Étó'êseöhta. He has long legs.
      Étó'êseöse. He has long fingers.
      Étó'êstonëne. He has long teeth.
      Étsêhe'êstä'e. He has long hair.
      Éhevéesäne. He's teething.


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