Common commands

Said to one person:

Amêhahtsêstse! Sign your name! / Write it down!
Asêsta'xêstse! Run!
E'êha'ôtse! Put your shoes on!
E'evonehnêstse! Get on (for example, get on the car)!
Énánôtse! Put it down!
Éneoestse! Stop! (Stop the vehicle, or, Stop running!)
Ésta'xêstse! Come in quickly!
Éstséhnêstse! Come in!
Éxanénêstse! Get ready!
Hahtsêstse! Move aside!
Hámêstoo'êstse! Sit down!
He'eemâtse! Blow your nose!
He'kotoo'êstse! Sit still! / Be quiet!
Hestanôtse! Take it!
Hestaneha! Take him!
Ho'êhahtse! Put wood in the stove!
Ho'soo'êstse! Dance!
Hó'tovanôtse! Put the light out!
Hoónôtse! Close it (the door)! (male voice)
Méseestse! Eat!
Hémêseestse! Come eat!
Métseha! Give it to him!
Nahe! Here! (=Take it!) (woman's voice)
Nenáasêstse! Come here!
Néhmanoxêstse! Give me a drink!
Néhmetsêstse! Give it to me!
Néhoveóó'êstse! Stand up!
Néhnêševátamêstse! Have pity on me!
Néhvéstâhmêstse! Help me!
Né'éstséhnêstse! Come in!
Né'áahtovêste! Listen to me! (male voice: Né'áahtovêste! Listen to me!)
Né'asêtanôtse! Pass it to me!
Né'tó'êstse! Take your shoes off!
Néstsêhe'ooestse! Come here quickly!
Nêše'šêhe'onâtse! Wash your hands!
Nêše'šévoénêstse! Wash your face!
Nétâháoenama! Let's pray!
Névé'eóxêhésta! Don't say anything about it!
Névé'eóxôheve! Don't say anything! (woman's voice)
Névé'nêhešéve! Don't do that!
Néxháóénâtse! Pray!
Néxhe'po'sesêstse! Give me a smoke!
Néxhêstánôtse! Get it for me!
Néxhoestôtse! Read it!
Néxhósenêhešeha! Say it again!
Néxhóhta'haovêstse! Tell me a story! / Tell me about it!
Néxhoxomêstse! Feed me!
Ónêstánôtse! Open it (for example, a door)!
Nóheto! Let's go!
Nóheto, nétaévâhóo'ôhtsémáne! Let's go back home!
Nóxa'e! Wait!
Ótahe! Listen! / Pay attention!
Pénovéseestse! Comb your hair!
Šé'šeotsêstse! Wake up!
Taasêstse! Leave!
Taanáasêstse! Go!
Tâhéhoestónêstse, Go to school! (also means, "Go read!")
Tâhéohtovâtse kóhkonôheo'o! Go buy bread!
Tâhéovešêstse! Go to bed! (male voice: Tâhéovešêstse!)
Tâhóohtanovâtse! Take food home!
Ta'ta'enôtse! Unlock it (for example, a door)!
To'êstse! Get up! (from bed)
Tóxánôtse! Pass it around!
Vé'hóóhtôtse! Look at it!
Vé'hoomêstse! Look at me!
Vó'ho'êho'hovâtse! Shine the light!
Vó'ho'kâsenôtse! Turn the light on!

Said to more than one person:

Éstséhne! Come in!
Tâhéevo'soo'e! Go play!
Éxanéne! Get ready!
He'kotoo'e! Sit still! / Be quiet!
Hámêstoo'e! Sit down!
Ho'soo'e! Dance! Hémêsehe! Come eat!
Ne'ésta'xe! Come in quickly!
Nenáase! Come here!
To'e! Get up/Wake up!
Né'áahtove, Listen to me!
Nóheto! Let's go!
Nóxa'e! Wait!
Ótahe! Listen! / Pay attention!
Tâhéhoestóne, Go to school! (also means, "Go read!")
Tâhéoveše, Go to bed!

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