Description: Information about the Cheyenne language
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There are three Cheyenne vowels (a, e, o). They can be marked for high pitch (á, é, ó), mid pitch (ā, ē, ō) or be whispered (voiceless) (ȧ, ė, ȯ). Notice that the whispered vowels have a dot over them. The last vowel of each Cheyenne word is whispered if that word is pronounced by itself.
Here are examples of Cheyenne vowels with each of the marks on them:
low pitches: ( a me 'pemmican', n e še 'two', h e 'e 'liver, h o 'e 'land') high pitches: á, é, ó (n á hkohe 'bear', š é 'še 'duck', ó kohke 'crow') mid pitches: ā, ē, ō (ho' ē sta 'fire', h ē 'e 'woman', ma'hahk ō 'e 'badgers') whispered: ȧ, ė, ȯ (n ȧ htona 'my daughter', éam ė hneo'o 'they are walking', ók ȯ hkeo'o 'crows'