Food

      amêške lard/grease/oil
      ame pemmican
      é'komâhonoo'o pancake (lit. grease-fried)
      énâhéno pudding / gravy
      háhnomâhépano'êhaseo'o honey (literally, bee-syrup)
      he'éhesono rice (lit. little maggots)
      he'koneame cheese
      he'kone'eémâsono macaroni (literally, hard-snots)
      heneno tomatoes
      heóveamêške butter (lit. yellow-grease)
      heóneénâhéno corn meal
      heóvemâhoo'o cantelope, pumpkin (lit. yellow-melon)
      heóvepénôhéó'o corn meal (uncooked; literally, yellow-flour)
      hestovo'eško mushroom; hestovo'êškono mushrooms
      hetanemenôtse juneberries (Saskatoons, sarvisberries)
      hohpe soup/broth
      ho'enóono sweet potatoes
      ho'évohkôtse meat
      ho'sâhtsenáénâhéno oatmeal (lit. slobbery-gravy)
      honóvóhko drymeat
      kóhkonôheo'o bread
      kóhkonôheonêsonôtse cookies (lit. little breads)
      mâhaemenôtse corn
      mâhoo'o squash, melon
      mahpe water
      ma'kemenôtse buffalo berries
      má'xeme apple; ma'xemeno apples (Oklahoma pronunciation: ma'xemenôtse)
      mátaho pickles (also means 'peyote buttons')
      matsemenôtse oats
      méhmemenôtse pepper
      menôtse chokecherries, berries
      mésêhestôtse potato; mésêhéstoto potatoes
      mésêhestôtse food
      méstaévâhonoo'o ghost bread/boogeyman bread
      mo'kôhtá'éne turnips
      mo'óhkonavekóhkonôheonôtse crackers (literally, dried-little breads)
      mónêškeho beans
      nêxo'mévéhe watermelon; nêxo'mévêheo'o watermelons
      pano'êhaseo'o syrup
      pénôheo'o flour
      póho'seo'o yeast (also póho'sanestôtse)
      póhaneo'o baking powder
      táho'kâhonoo'o skillet bread
      tóhkonavekóhkonôheonôtse crackers (Oklahoma Cheyenne word)
      tó'hovâhonoo'o pie
      tónovâhonoo'o skillet bread, pan bread
      tséha'haeéno'e something that tastes spicey (e.g. hot sauce)
      tséohkepano'ohe jam
      tsénonomö'ta jello
      tsétóno ice cream (literally, that which is cold)
      véhpâsékôhkonôheo'o white bread
      vé'keahonoo'o cake
      vé'keekóhkonôheonôtse cookies (literally, sweet-little breads)
      vé'keemahpe sugar
      vé'keemahpêstse candy
      vetšêške fat
      vétšêškévâhonoo'o frybread
      vóhpoma'ôhtse salt (lit. white-dirt)
      vovôtse egg; vóvotôtse eggs
      xaóenêhéstâhévo onion / onions

      héstáme his food
      máhtáme food
      náhtáme my food
      néstámévo your (plural) food

      See also Drink and Meat

      Verbs

      Ééxâhó'ta It's done (cooking).
      Éháéána He's hungry.
      Éhéesevö'ta It's boiling.
      Éhénéna She poured it.
      Ého'oëstse She's cooking it.
      Éhomöse She is cooking.
      Éhoxomóho He fed him.
      Éhoxöta He issued (food) / passed out rations.
      Námâhéésta I ate it all up.
      Námâhe'hähtse I gobbled it all up.
      Námane I drank.
      Émanétáno He wants to drink.
      Émese. He ate it.
      Émese ho'évohkôtse. He ate meat.
      Émésehe He ate.
      Émésêhétáno He wants to eat.
      Émevo. He ate him (some food which is grammatically animate).
      Éná'so'enohe He's full (of food).
      Énomëne He's drinking (sipping) hot liquid (e.g. coffee, tea, soup).
      Énovö'e He brought his food along (as a lunch on his trip).
      Évétsêškévâhonóne She cooked frybread.

      Utensils

      ane'kôhemó'hestôtse fork
      háméško spoon
      motšêške knife
      nomenévetohko cup (for hot liquids)
      vé'e'so'hestôtse plate

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