The "Chihenne (Tchihende)", "Nednai/Nednhi (Ndendahe)" and "Bedonkohe" intermarried sometimes with Mescalero Bands of New Mexico and Chihuahua and formed alliances with them; therefore their Mescalero kin did know the names of Chiricahua bands and local groups: Chíhéõde ("The People of Red Ceremonial Paint", "The Red Ceremonial Paint People"), Ndé'ndaa'õde / Ndé'ndaaõde ("The Apache People (who live among) Enemies") and Bidáõ'kaõde / Bidáõ'kahéõde ("The People whom We Met", "The People whom We Came Upon"), The Mescalero use the term -õde, -éõde, -néõde, or -héõde ("the people of") instead of the Chiricahua Nde, Ne, Néndé, Héndé, Hen-de or õne ("the people of").
the "chihenne (tchihende)" "nednai/nednhi (ndendahe)" and "bedonkohe" intermarried sometimes with mescalero bands of new mexico and chihuahua and formed alliances with them; therefore their mescalero kin did know the names of chiricahua bands and local groups chíhéõde ("the people of red ceremonial paint" "the red ceremonial paint people") ndé'ndaa'õde / ndé'ndaaõde ("the apache people (who live among) enemies") and bidáõ'kaõde / bidáõ'kahéõde ("the people whom we met" "the people whom we came upon") the mescalero use the term -õde -éõde -néõde or -héõde ("the people of") instead of the chiricahua nde ne néndé héndé hen-de or õne ("the people of")