People
hë'e
woman;
he'eo'o
women
he'éka'êškóne
girl;
he'éka'êškóneho
girls
hestahke
male twin;
hestâhkeho
twins
hestâhkêhá'e
female twin;
hestâhkêhá'eo'o
female twins
hetane
man;
hetaneo'o
men
hetanéka'êškóne
boy;
hetanéka'êškóneho
boys
ka'êškóne
child;
ka'êškóneho
children
kâse'ééhe
young woman;
kâse'éeheho
young women
kâsovááhe
young man;
kâsováaheho
young men
mâhtamâhááhe
old woman; mâhtamâháaheho old women
ma'háhkéso
old man;
ma'háhkêseho
old men, old people
matâhaa'e
loose woman
mé'êševôtse
baby;
mé'êševoto
babies
ó'xevé'ho'e
breed (literally, half-whiteman);
ó'xevé'hó'e
breeds
tónêšenóvé'e
floosie
tséháa'éhaestse
elder;
tséhátaa'éhahese
elders
tsêhésevé'ho'e
breed (literally, Cheyenne-whiteman);
tsêhésevé'hó'e
breeds
vé'ho'á'e
white woman;
vé'ho'á'eo'o
white women
vé'ho'e
whiteman;
vé'hó'e
whitemen
vo'êstane
person;
vo'êstaneo'o
persons, people
xamaevo'êstane
Indian;
xamaevo'êstaneo'o
Indians (literally, ordinary-persons)
Also see:
Jobs
Nationalities
Stages of life
Tribes
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