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Cheyenne edo Tsitsistas herria: -hori da beren jatorrizko izen etnikoa, lautadetako talde ezagun bat dira. Beren hizkuntza talde Algonkinarrekoa da, eta 2.000 hiztun inguru daude, 5.000 laguneko talde etnikoan. Bi taldetan zatitu zituzten estatubatuarrek: iparraldekoak Montanan bizi dira erreserba batean, eta hegoaldekoak, Arapaho herriarekin bat eginik Oklahoman.

Key Pronunciations

Vowels

A - - â is sounded as talk, call, gaunt.
å - - schwa sounds like ba' nana
E - - ë is generally used after an m and is silent, otherwise the sound is long.
I - -   ì is long like the pronoun I
Í - -    the short I sound is predominantly the main vowel sounds in the Cheyenne language.
Î - -    is the final vowel blended with the last consonant and whispered. (Doubled or alone)
O - - ò is long like holy, donor, vocation
Ó - - is short like not
Ô - - is sounded like ôught and bâll
Ö - - is the final vowel blended with the last consonant and whispered. (Doubled or alone)
U - - ú is short like dumb, bum, multiply.

Consonants

B - - - b is used interchangeably with the "p" , most generally     used with the vowels "o", and"I" like in bit, boss, boy,(oi). D - - - d is used interchangeably with the "t" and is sounded like doll, donate, dome, and the suffix, "ed". G - - - g is sounded softer than the English "g" gig, give, geiger, gold H - - - h as in hot, holy, history. K - - - k a hard sound like keep, kite. Khâ -   as in a blend with call and ha Khi -     as in a blend of k with call and hi Kho - as in a blend of k with call and ho Lno -    "l" in Cheyenne - included only for stressing the all sound as in sol, talent and sill. M - -   m as in mine , time, minute Mha - to give the mÅ blended with ha_sound Mhi -    to give the mÅ blended with hi_ sound N - - - n as in neat, no, many, nigh Nha - to give the "n" blended with a ha sound Nhi -    to give the "n" blended with hi sound. O - - - p as in pivot softer than English "p" S - - - s as in so for sharp sound Ss - -   for soft sound as in nice Ssh -   soft as in she, shop, machine Sh - - sharper sound nearly a "ch" sound but stress is on the s Sk as in ask T - - - t is interchangeably with d tall, talk, talent, tile V - - -v as in vivid, victory, vacation Vh - - the blend of v and h to sound like why or whoa; only the v sound is distinct. - - - - Vhone is phone OI - - Oy Y - - - y as in yodel when it is followed by a or o Z - - - z as in buzz, zipper, zone.
The use of only one accent mark for the main stress in a word is very much unlike the English Language. In the pronunciation, the accent will be marked after the syllable that is stressed for emphasis. The short vowel sounds are shorter than the English sounds. The long vowel sounds are about the same as the English sounds except, however, where there is a double vowel the sound is slightly longer. The Cheyenne language has been set out for easy pronunciation; the English words are presented first, then the Cheyenne word, thus allowing anyone wishing to learn the language the chance to do so. Only a short summary of words have been prepared.

Numerals

One	no '- ga
Two	ni ' - khi
Three	nå '- ha
Four	ni ' - va
Five	no' - honë ni
Six	nå ' - so - To S
Seven	ní ' - so - To
Eight	nå ' - no - To
Nine	soô - To
Ten	må - to - to
Twenty	ni - ssoo - i
Thirty	nå -no - I
Forty	ni - vo - i
Fifty	no - ho - no i
Sixty	nå - ssoo - To - no - i
Seventy	ni - ssoo - To -no - I
Eighty	nå - noo - To - no - i
Ninety	ssoo - To - no - I
One hundred	no - ka - mha -To -To no - i

Days of the Week

Sunday (Big Lord’s Day)	ma khi ‘ ma hi yo nii sshii
Monday (End of Lord’s Day	I ni ma hi yo –nii –sshii
Tuesday (1st day)	i – no – gii no I
Wednesday (2nd day)	i – ni – sshii-‘ no ï
Thursday (3rd day)	i – na – hii-‘ no – ï
Friday (4th day)	i – hi –vii –‘ no-ï
Saturday (Little Lord’s Day)	i – gi’ – ma –hi – yo –nii –sshii

Seasons of the Year

Spring	ma – zi’- o – mi vi
Summer	mia’- ni – vi
Autumn	do –‘ noi – vi
Winter	ìì –‘ ni – vi
Day	i –‘ sshii –vi
Night	da - i – vi
Evening	hi –doi –vi

Colors

Red	ma’- ö
Yellow	hi yo vo
Blue	o ‘ da da vo
Green	ho’- kho o zi vi
Orange	maihi yo vo
White	vo’- o mo or vo’- go mo
Black	mo’- ö da vo or mo go da vo
Purple	ho ‘- pii I hi vi or ho’- go sso
Brown	mi ‘- ssh go nhi vi

When you say, it is__ add I as a prefix
Or that is__ add zi

People

PEOPLE	SINGULAR	PLURAL
Daughter	ni don ni	ni don nô
Son	nì a	ni hau ho
Grandchildren	ni’ khi	ni khi hi yo ö
Grandmother	nis gi ï	nis gi I ï
Grandfather	nåm shimi’	nam’ shimi
Whiteman	vi’ ho I	vi’ ho I
Whitewoman	vi’ ho ah I	vi’ ho ah I yo ö
Whiteboy	vi ho’ gi so	vi ho gi’ so no
Whitegirl	vi ho gå so	vi ho ga’ gi sono
Child	gai ssh goni	gai ssh gon’ ni ho
Little girl	hi I’ gai ssh goni	hi I gai ssh gon ni ho
Little boy	hi dan ni gai ssh goni	hi dan ni gai ssh gon ni ho
Woman	hi’ I	hi I’ yo ö
Man	hi dan ni	hi dan ni yo ö
Baby		mi shi vho’ do
Person	vhos’ daní	vhos dan ni’ yo ö
Either tribe	no’ zi	no zi yo ö

Family

Your father	I’ ho
Your mother	ni ss go
Old man	ma ha’ gi sso ma ha gi’ ssi ho
Old woman	mha dum ha mha dum ha hi ö
Aunt	nha ï
Uncle (my)	ni hi ssh I no zi
His or her Brother	hi ni ho
His or her sister	hi mi ho
My brother	ni hi ni hin o zi
My sister	ni him hin o zi
His/her younger- Brother/sister	hi vi sim mo
Your younger Brother/sister	I ssi mi
His/her aunt	hí hì ho
His/her uncle	hi sshi ho
His/her cousin	hi viss son no
I am his or her cousin	ni hi viss son nin o zi
My cousins	nì vis son no
Your cousins	ní viss son no
His/her child	hi niss son no
Your child	ni niss so
My child	nì niss so
Their children	hì nìss son hi vo
Your grandchild	I khi
Their grandchildren	hi vi khi hi vo
Son/daughter in law	hi vi khi hi vo

Taste

éáestomeéno'e	It's flat (lit. false-taste)
éhá'haaéno'e	It tastses bitter/spicy/sour (e.g. lemon)
éháaéno'e	It has a strong taste (e.g. chile)
éhávêséveéno'e	It tastes bad
éhohpo'heéno'e	It has a dry taste (e.g. crackers eaten without water, or green gooseberries)
éhoxeéno'e	It tastes rotten/rancid (e.g. sour milk)
épêhéveéno'e	It tastes good
ésáatóne'éhane	It's flat (lit. there is no taste)
étóne'éno'e	How does it taste?
éváno'eéno'e	It tastes of sage (e.g. antelope meat)
évé'ôhkeéno'e	It tastes bitter (e.g. lemonade without sugar)
náoné'áhta	I am testing its tastse
nápêhévé'áhta	I like its taste

Nouns

Egg	vovo zi
Ice	ma omi
Cloud	vo i
Earth	ho i
Noon	da ii sshi i
Sun	i sshi i
Star	ho do gi
Sod or dirt	hi sshi gi
Sand	hi si yo vo i
Forest	ma ' da i
Leaf	vi bo zi
Tree	ho z zi
Stick	ka ma khi
River	o hi i
Little river or creek	o hi gi so
Spring	ho hum mi i
Store	ho ho ni i
Small store	ho ho ni gi
Pebbles	ho ho ni gi son no
Hill	zi bo o ma o i
Level plain	zi ss do don no
Mountain	ho ho nii vi
Cliff	o khi yi noi vi
Peak	vo ss so
Mid winter	ssi dovi yi ni vi
Mid summer	ssi dovi mi yi ni vi
Christmas	zi kho si ni sstovi
Santa Claus	hiss da ssi vi ho i

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