Spirit words

      Heávohe Devil (probably a loan translation from Spanish diablo 'devil')
      mâhta'sóoma shadow / soul
      Ma'háhko'e Ôhtanovóósánêstse Badger See All (the badger spirit with whom food and smokes should be shared)
      Ma'heo'o God
      ma'heóneéestsémâhéó'o church
      Ma'heónemâhta'sóoma Holy Spirit
      ma'heono sacred powers / spirit beings
      méstaa'e spook/boogeyman/owl; méstaeo'o spooks/boogeymen/owls
      nésemoo'o familiar spirit / genie; nésemóono familiar spirits / genies
      Nóávóse Bear Butte
      nonóma'e thunder
      oestóono prayer cloths
      Séáno Happy Hunting Grounds
      seo'ôtse ghost/ disembodied spirit (especially of a deceased person)
      Vo'êstanévêstómanéhe Savior

      Verbs

      Éma'heóneve. He / It is holy / sacred.
      Énéséma He's summoning familiar spirit(s).


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