Breakdown of the word form;

ᏣᎳᎩᏍᎪ - tsalagi-sgo - Cherokee? Is it Cherokee?

tsalagi - "Cherokee".

-sgo - This is a question suffix. Usually in Cherokee, the first word in the sentence carries the question suffix.

Examples:
ᎯᎠᏍ ᏪᏌ? - hias wesa? - Is this a cat?
ᎦᏚᏍᎪ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ? - gadusgo tsaduliha? - Do you want bread?
ᎠᏍᎦᏯᏍ ᎯᎪᏩᏘᎭ? - asgayas higowatiha? - Do you see a man?

Common questions suffixes are: -s, -sgo, -tsu.

BACK TO LESSON