Common commands

      Said to one person:

      Am�hahts�stse! Sign your name! / Write it down!
      As�sta'x�stse! Run!
      E'�ha'�tse! Put your shoes on!
      E'evonehn�stse! Get on (for example, get on the car)!
      �n�n�tse! Put it down!
      �neoestse! Stop! (Stop the vehicle, or, Stop running!)
      �sta'x�stse! Come in quickly!
      �sts�hn�stse! Come in!
      �xan�n�stse! Get ready!
      Hahts�stse! Move aside!
      H�m�stoo'�stse! Sit down!
      He'eem�tse! Blow your nose!
      He'kotoo'�stse! Sit still! / Be quiet!
      Hestan�tse! Take it!
      Hestaneha! Take him!
      Ho'�hahtse! Put wood in the stove!
      Ho'soo'�stse! Dance!
      H�'tovan�tse! Put the light out!
      Ho�n�tse! Close it (the door)! (male voice)
      M�seestse! Eat!
      H�m�seestse! Come eat!
      M�tseha! Give it to him!
      Nahe! Here! (=Take it!) (woman's voice)
      Nen�as�stse! Come here!
      N�hmanox�stse! Give me a drink!
      N�hmets�stse! Give it to me!
      N�hove��'�stse! Stand up!
      N�hn�ev�tam�stse! Have pity on me!
      N�hv�st�hm�stse! Help me!
      N�'�sts�hn�stse! Come in!
      N�'�ahtov�ste! Listen to me! (male voice: N�'�ahtov�ste! Listen to me!)
      N�'as�tan�tse! Pass it to me!
      N�'t�'�stse! Take your shoes off!
      N�sts�he'ooestse! Come here quickly!
      N�e'��he'on�tse! Wash your hands!
      N�e'��vo�n�stse! Wash your face!
      N�t�h�oenama! Let's pray!
      N�v�'e�x�h�sta! Don't say anything about it!
      N�v�'e�x�heve! Don't say anything! (woman's voice)
      N�v�'n�he��ve! Don't do that!
      N�xh���n�tse! Pray!
      N�xhe'po'ses�stse! Give me a smoke!
      N�xh�st�n�tse! Get it for me!
      N�xhoest�tse! Read it!
      N�xh�sen�he�eha! Say it again!
      N�xh�hta'haov�stse! Tell me a story! / Tell me about it!
      N�xhoxom�stse! Feed me!
      �n�st�n�tse! Open it (for example, a door)!
      N�heto! Let's go!
      N�heto, n�ta�v�h�o'�hts�m�ne! Let's go back home!
      N�xa'e! Wait!
      �tahe! Listen! / Pay attention!
      P�nov�seestse! Comb your hair!
      ��'�eots�stse! Wake up!
      Taas�stse! Leave!
      Taan�as�stse! Go!
      T�h�hoest�n�stse, Go to school! (also means, "Go read!")
      T�h�ohtov�tse k�hkon�heo'o! Go buy bread!
      T�h�ove��stse! Go to bed! (male voice: T�h�ove��stse!)
      T�h�ohtanov�tse! Take food home!
      Ta'ta'en�tse! Unlock it (for example, a door)!
      To'�stse! Get up! (from bed)
      T�x�n�tse! Pass it around!
      V�'h��ht�tse! Look at it!
      V�'hoom�stse! Look at me!
      V�'ho'�ho'hov�tse! Shine the light!
      V�'ho'k�sen�tse! Turn the light on!

      Said to more than one person:

      �sts�hne! Come in!
      T�h�evo'soo'e! Go play!
      �xan�ne! Get ready!
      He'kotoo'e! Sit still! / Be quiet!
      H�m�stoo'e! Sit down!
      Ho'soo'e! Dance! H�m�sehe! Come eat!
      Ne'�sta'xe! Come in quickly!
      Nen�ase! Come here!
      To'e! Get up/Wake up!
      N�'�ahtove, Listen to me!
      N�heto! Let's go!
      N�xa'e! Wait!
      �tahe! Listen! / Pay attention!
      T�h�hoest�ne, Go to school! (also means, "Go read!")
      T�h�ove�e, Go to bed!


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