Time

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      ame'xóvéva as time goes by
      éšeeva in the daytime
      éše'he month (also means 'sun,' 'clock,' 'watch,' 'calendar,' and 'compass')
      évaveto in the past
      háa'xóvéva for a long time
      hákó'e long ago
      hetóéva in the evening
      hétsetseha right now
      hó'ótóva sometime
      kó'ko'ėhaseo'o clock, watch (Southern Cheyenne word)
      maeto in the future (also means 'in front')
      Émésėhévoésta. It's lunch time (literally, it's eating time).
      móxhétsėháno recently
      tséhna'nôxe'ohe when it was 3 o'clock
      néšéé'ėše for two days
      Étanéšeéno'e. It was two days ago; it's been two days.
      no'ka ma'heóneéšeeva for one week
      Étaéšeno'keénoo'e. It's been one day (that has gone by).
      ma'tanésôxe'ohe when it's 2 o'clock
      oéšeeva daily
      sétôhtaa'eva midnight
      Ésétovoésta. It's noon.
      taa'eva in the night
      Tóne'še? When?
      Tóne'še ého'oésta? What time is it?
      Tóne'xóvéva? When? / At what time?
      Étatóne'xove? How long has that been?
      Étóne'éhoo'e? How long did he stay? (man's voice)
      Nétónėstôheaénáma? How old are you? (literally, how many winters are you?)
      Étónėstȯheéše'hama? How many months old is he? Or, How many months along in her pregnancy is she?
      totáa'eva nightly; every night
      tótseha long ago
      mȧhvóona'o tomorrow, or, tomorrow morning
      tséhméovóona'o early this morning
      tséhvóona'o this morning, in the morning, when it was morning, the next day
      Éne'éševóoneöhtse It's turning daylight.
      tséstsėhe'xove at this time

      Days of the week:

      (The words used are different in Oklahoma and Montana.)

      • Ma'heóneéšeeva Sunday
      • No'ka éšeeva Monday (Montana); Tuesday (Okla.) No'ka Ééšeeve It's the first day; Éénema'heóneéšeeve It is the end of the holy day; Tsé'énema'heóneéšeeve when it was the end of the holy day
      • Nexa Éšeeva Tuesday (Montana); Wednesday (Okla.) Nexa tsé'éšeeve when it was the second day
      • Na'ha Éšeeva Wednesday (Montana); Thursday (Okla.) Na'ha tsé'éšeeve when it was the third day
      • Neva Éšeeva Thursday (Montana); Friday (Okla.)
      • Nóhona Éšeeva; Friday (Montana); Nóhona Ééšeeve It is the fifth day; Nóhona tsé'éšeeve when it was the fifth day
      • Tšėške'ma'heóneéšeeva Saturday (literally, little holy day)

      Also see Months and Seasons


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