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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