Hunting

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      éstóso quiver
      ka'ö'e pistol
      maahe arrow; maahötse arrows (woman's voice)
      ma'aatánó'e rifle; gun
      ma'täno bowstring
      ma'tšêške bow
      ma'xema'aatánó'e high-powered rifle (e.g. 30-06)
      néxâhtsenávó'e double-barrel shotgun
      no'kâhtsenávó'e single-barrel shotgun (30-30?)
      vé'ho'emaahe bullet; vé'ho'emaahotse bullets

      Éamóho. He shot him.
      Éane'emâsóho. He shot him down (e.g. shot a duck out of the air, or an animal off a cliff).
      Éémôhóne. He's hunting. (woman's voice)
      Éhéškemâsóho. He nicked him.
      Ého'o'xe. He arrived with game on his back.
      Énése'neva. He's hunting for small game (e.g. rabbits, birds).
      Énôhtseno'e. He stalked.
      Énôhtsenotóho. He stalked him.
      Éo'ha'emâsóho. He missed him.
      Éoné'ame. He's target practicing/sighting in his gun.
      Étó'omemâsóho. He shot him dead.


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