Cheyenne body part words

      (Note: many words for Cheyenne body parts require a possessive prefix, that is, an indication of whether they are part of "my" body, "your" body, "his" or "her" body, etc.)

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      he'e liver (another speaker: he'e)
      he'pe rib
      he'pon�tse lungs
      h�n�me thigh
      hesta heart
      hestahpe brain
      hestsesta his heart
      hests�tato kidneys
      he�eo'o hip
      ma'e blood
      m�'hahtse beard
      me'ko head/hair
      mo'e�ko finger
      na�stoo'o my throat
      n�htatam�on�tse my shoulders
      n�htov�o'�tse my ear; n�htov�ot�tse my ears
      n�htse'ko my leg; n�htse'kon�tse my legs (including feet), my bones
      n�htse'�tse my neck
      n�hts�'oo'o my elbow; n�hts�'oon�tse my elbows
      n�htsesto my heel; n�hts�st�ne on my heel
      na'ahtse my arm; my arms (both words include arm and hand)
      na'evo my nose
      na'exa my eye; na'�x�n�stse my eyes
      naton�e my belly
      v�e'�se tooth; v�es�tse teeth
      v�tanove tongue
      v�ht�ne skin
      hevo'tan�tse his cheeks
      hevox�tse his body (rarely said today)

      Verbs

      ��'ena'�va. He broke his arm.
      N�h�ama'ta name'ko. I have a headache (literally, I hurt to my head.)
      �henam�se. He is lefthanded.
      N�hese'pa'on�otse. I hava a cramp in my back.
      �ma'ees�vose. He has a red nose from the cold.
      �ma'ov�se. He has red hair.
      �matse'�sta. He has an infected ear / running ear(s). (woman's voice)
      �mo'�'�h�hta. He has coarse feet (esp. from walking barefoot a lot).
      �mom�'e'�x�ne. He has red / bloodshot eyes.
      �t�t�hpe'�hahta. He has big feet.
      �mom�ht�hta. He has diarrhea.
      �n�m�htse. He has a crooked mouth (esp. from Bell's palsy).
      �n�monen�otse. He sprained/twisted his ankle.
      �n�e'��he'�na. He washed his hands.
      �n�e'��vo�ne. He washed his face.
      �n�e'x�htse. He brushed his teeth (literally, He washed his mouth).
      �no'kena'�va. He has one arm.
      ��'k�n�'o. He has one eye open.
      N��'keneots�'tova. He winked at me.
      ��n�x�ht��htse. He has a stomach ache.
      �pa'�ht�otse. He has pain in the abdomen.
      �t�hpe'�se. He has a big belly.
      N�t�v�sta�otse. I have a headache.
      �t�'�s�h�hta. He has long feet.
      �t�'�se�hta. He has long legs.
      �t�'�se�se. He has long fingers.
      �t�'�ston�ne. He has long teeth.
      �ts�he'�st�'e. He has long hair.
      �hev�es�ne. He's teething.


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