Ceremonial words

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      Éávóónéše. He is fasting.
      Ééma. He's taking a sweat. Éémao'o. They are taking a sweat.
      Éémanane. He is putting on a sweat.
      Ééstâhá'eneo'o. They are bringing in the food.
      Ééstsénéne. He made a food offering.
      Éévónééhne. He's going through the piercing.
      Éháóéna. He prayed.
      Éhóotöne. He did the Arrows ceremony.
      Éhoxéhé'šéva. He pledged to put on a Sun Dance.
      Émâhtôhóva. He is instructing (the pledgers).
      émaome sweat lodge
      Émátâhéve'hanáhtove. There is a peyote meeting.
      Éméao'o. They are giving (to the painter).
      Énaä'e. He is doctoring.
      Énaesëtse. He's purifying himself (the cleansing motions toward the body before praying).
      Ésevone Sacred Buffalo Hat
      Étsêhetâho'hova. He is cedaring.
      Évóhpénóva. He's painting (the Sun Dance pledgers and dancers).
      Ho'e éhoé'ta. He is sitting on the ground (a special man in Sun Dance).
      Hóhkêha'éome Sacred Hat Tepee
      hoxéhá'e Sun Dance woman
      Hoxéheome Sun Dance lodge (also called Vonâhéome)
      hoxéhetane Sun Dancer; hoxéhetaneo'o Sun Dancers
      Maahotse Arrows
      mátâhévee'e peyote meeting tepee
      mátaho peyote buttons
      No'keome Lone Tepee
      oestóono prayer cloths
      tséhestôsänêstse the pledger
      tsémâhtôhóvâtse the instructor
      vé'ho'(k)ôtse sweetgrass
      vé'šeeseo'o medicine bundle
      tsévóhpenövâtse one who is a painter; tsévóhpenovase the painters
      vonâhé'xá'e talisman (a kind of medicine bundle)
      Vonâhéome Sun Dance lodge (also called Hoxéheome; Vonâhéome is probably the older term)


      Also see the Spirit words page.


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