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Cheyenne Color Words

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mo'hta emo'khtávo emo'khtávahe	vóhpe or vo'kom evó'kómo evó'komahe
po'e epó'o epó'ahe	ma'e ema'o ema'eta
heóve eheóvo eheóvahe	hoxo'htséve ehoxo'ôhtsévo ehoxo'htsévahe
otá'tave eotá'távo eotá'tavahe	hohkó'se ehoxôhkó'so ehoxhkó'sahe

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