Bii3bee = Cook!

    Benii3bee-noo = I'm cooking (a meal)

Benii3bee-t = He/she's cooking (a meal)

Benii3bee-3i' = They're cooking (a meal)

Henee'eehek heet-bii3bee-t? = Who is going to cook?

Koo-heinoo het-bii3bee? = Is your mom going to cook?

Koo-heet-bii3bee? = Are you going to cook?

Neinoo, neneeni-t heet-bii3bee-t = My mom is the one who's going to cook

Nei'eibehe', neneeni-t heet-bii3bee-t = My grandmother is the one who's going to cook

 

Benii3bee-t neinoo = My mom is cooking

Benii3bee-ni3 hiinoon = Her mom is cooking

Benii3bee-t nei'eibehe' = My grandmother is cooking

Neetneihoow-bii3bee = I'm not going to cook

 

Heet-bii3woon-e3en = I'm going to cook (a meal) for you

Heet-bii3woon-einoo = She's going to cook for me

Benii3woon-oot = She's cooking for him

Benii3woon-oo3i' = They're cooking for him/her

Cih-bii3woon-i = Cook for me!

Bii3woon-in = Cook for him/her/them!

Cih-bii3woon-ei'ee = Cook for us!

 

Sitee = Stove, oven (also means 'fire, heat')

Hoonoyoohootowoo, heesitee' nuhu' sitee = Be careful, the stove is hot!

Koo-hesitee nuhu' sitee = Is the stove hot?

Ciinen-oo teesiihi' sitee = Put it on the stove!

 

Sii'ihwo'oyeinooo (means 'dish for boiling things in water') = Pot

Senii'ihwo'oyei-noo = I am boiling meat

Senii'ihwo'oyei-t = She is boiling meat

Heet-sii'ihwo'oyei-noo = I'm going to boil meat

3onouxoh'-owoo cee'ei'i = I'm boiling potatoes, until they're soft, cooked

3ouxoh'-oo = Boil them!

 

 

3onouxoh'-ou'u yeneini3i' [carrots are animate] = I'm boiling carrots

3onouxoh'-ou'u xoucenii [onions are animate] = I'm boiling onions

3ouxoh'-un [animate] = Boil them!

 

 

Ko'yeiyoo = Skillet, frying pan

Hoocei-noo cee'ei'i = I'm frying potatoes

Hocei = Fry it!

Hoocei-t = She is frying it

Heetn-ocei-noo = I'm going to fry it

 

 

Coo'cei-noo = I'm frying bread

Co'cei = Fry some bread!

Coo'cei-t = She is frying bread

 

3eneeyocei-noo = I'm roasting it

3eneeyocei-t = She's roasting it

3eeyocei = Roast it!

 

Coo'cooneee-noo = I'm baking bread

Coo'cooneee-t = She's baking bread

Co'cooneee = Bake some bread!

 

Heniisetee-' = The food is ready, done

Hoow-uusetee = It's not done

Koo-hiisetee = Is it done?

Heeyeih-iisetee-' = It's almost done

Het-tou'-uusetee = When will it be done?