Common commands

      Said to one person:

      Amėhahtsėstse! Sign your name! / Write it down!
      Asėsta'xėstse! Run!
      E'ėha'ȯhtse! Put your shoes on!
      E'evonehnėstse! Get on (for example, get on the car)!
      Énánȯhtse! Put it down!
      Éneoestse! Stop! (Stop the vehicle, or, Stop running!)
      Ésta'xėstse! Come in quickly!
      Éstséhnėstse! Come in!
      Éxanénėstse! Get ready!
      Hahtsėstse! Move aside!
      Hámėstoo'ėstse! Sit down!
      He'eemȧhtse! Blow your nose!
      He'kotoo'ėstse! Sit still! / Be quiet!
      Hestanȯhtse! Take it!
      Hestaneha! Take him!
      Ho'ėhahtse! Put wood in the stove!
      Ho'soo'ėstse! Dance!
      Hó'tovanȯhtse! Put the light out!
      Hoónȯhtse! Close it (the door)! (male voice)
      Méseestse! Eat!
      Hémėseestse! Come eat!
      Métseha! Give it to him!
      Nahe! Here! (=Take it!) (woman's voice)
      Nenáasėstse! Come here!
      Néhmanoxėstse! Give me a drink!
      Néhmetsėstse! Give it to me!
      Néhoveóó'ėstse! Stand up!
      Néhnėševátamėstse! Have pity on me!
      Néhvéstȧhemėstse! Help me!
      Né'éstséhnėstse! Come in!
      Né'áahtovėste! Listen to me! (male voice: Né'áahtovėste! Listen to me!)
      Né'asėtanȯhtse! Pass it to me!
      Né'tó'ėstse! Take your shoes off!
      Néstsėhe'ooestse! Come here quickly!
      Nėše'šėhe'onȧhtse! Wash your hands!
      Nėše'šévoénėstse! Wash your face!
      Nétȧháoenama! Let's pray!
      Névé'eóxėhésta! Don't say anything about it!
      Névé'eóxȯheve! Don't say anything! (woman's voice)
      Névé'nėhešéve! Don't do that!
      Néxháóénȧhtse! Pray!
      Néxhe'pó'sesėstse! Give me a smoke!
      Néxhėstánȯhtse! Get it for me!
      Néxhoestȯhtse! Read it!
      Néxhósenėhešeha! Say it again!
      Néxhóhta'haovėstse! Tell me a story! / Tell me about it!
      Néxhoxomėstse! Feed me!
      Ónėstánȯhtse! Open it (for example, a door)!
      Nóheto! Let's go!
      Nóheto, nétaévȧhóo'ȯhtsémáne! Let's go back home!
      Nóxa'e! Wait!
      Ótahe! Listen! / Pay attention!
      Pénovéseestse! Comb your hair!
      Šé'šeotsėstse! Wake up!
      Taasėstse! Leave!
      Taanáasėstse! Go!
      Tȧhéhoestónėstse, Go to school! (also means, "Go read!")
      Tȧhéohtovȧhtse kóhkonȯheo'o! Go buy bread!
      Tȧhéovešėstse! Go to bed! (male voice: Tȧhéovešėstse!)
      Tȧhóohtanovȧhtse! Take food home!
      Ta'ta'enȯhtse! Unlock it (for example, a door)!
      To'ėstse! Get up! (from bed)
      Tóxánȯhtse! Pass it around!
      Vé'hóóhtȯhtse! Look at it!
      Vé'hoomėstse! Look at me!
      Vó'ho'ėho'hovȧhtse! Shine the light!
      Vó'ho'kȧsenȯhtse! Turn the light on!

      Said to more than one person:

      Éstséhne! Come in!
      Tȧhéevo'soo'e! Go play!
      Éxanéne! Get ready!
      He'kotoo'e! Sit still! / Be quiet!
      Hámėstoo'e! Sit down!
      Ho'soo'e! Dance! Hémėsehe! Come eat!
      Ne'ésta'xe! Come in quickly!
      Nenáase! Come here!
      To'e! Get up/Wake up!
      Né'áahtove, Listen to me!
      Nóheto! Let's go!
      Nóxa'e! Wait!
      Ótahe! Listen! / Pay attention!
      Tȧhéhoestóne, Go to school! (also means, "Go read!")
      Tȧhéoveše, Go to bed!


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