Babies

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      �an�otse She gave birth.
      �an�t�no She is in labor.
      ��eameohtse. He/She is walking now.
      ��eamevonehne. He/She is crawling now.
      �he'k��va He is wet.
      �hest�otse He was born.
      �h�heehe He is wrapped.
      h�hk�ha'e cradleboard (softbacked with hood)
      �ho's�htsen��htse He is drooling.
      �h�se'e She is pregnant.
      m�'�ev�tse baby; m�'�evoto babies
      n�hpe'�hest�tse diaper
      �nene He is nursing/sucking.
      �no'kon�ne He has one tooth.
      N�t�h�no'�e'tov�hema Let's go hold the baby!
      p�hoe�est�tse cradleboard (hardbacked)
      �p�o'�om�ho She is carrying him on her back with a blanket.
      �toenova She delivered; she midwifed (the baby; literally, She held).
      �t�n�st�he�e'hama How many months old is he? (Also can mean 'How many months along (in her pregnancy) is she?')
      v�e'�se tooth; v�es�tse teeth
      �hev�es�ne He's teething.


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