Vocabulary Words:
ᏚᎾᎦᏎᏍᏓᏅᎢ - they studied ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏗ - he is studying
ᎾᎿ ᏆᎳᏱ - in Qualla
ᎦᏯᎴᏂᎯ - North Carolina
ᏕᎦᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬᎢ - he taught them
ᏗᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ - teacher
ᎤᎾᎵ - his friend
ᎣᎦᎳᎰᎻ - Oklahoma
__ ᏓᏳᎶᏒ. - he is from ___ (place name).
__ ᏛᎩᎶᏒ. - I am from ___ (place name).
__ ᏓᏣᎶᏒ. - you are from ___ (place name).
__ ᏓᏳᏂᎶᏒ. - they are from ___. (place name)
ᎧᎪ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ - who?
ᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ - my friend, he/she is my friend
ᏍᏓᎵᎢ - your friend,
you two are friends
ᏍᏓ- - Set "B" bound pronoun "you two" (dual)
ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ - I am happy
ᏥᏕᎾᏙᎸᎩ - that we two met
ᏆᎾ - peach
ᎨᏍᏗ Ᏹ- (NC) makes a negative
ᎨᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏱᎬᏛᎦᏅ - I didn't hear you well.
ᎥᏝ - no (W)
Ꮭ Ᏹ- makes a statement negative (W)
ᏃᏉ - now (NC)
-ᏍᎪ - suffix indicating a question.
-ᏍᏉ (E); -ᏍᏊ (W) - suffix which adds the meaning of "too" or "also"
ᎥᎥ - yes
ᎠᏴᏍᏉ - I, too; me, too
ᎠᏴ - I, me, we, us (depends on context)
ᏙᎯᏧ? - How are you? (W)
ᏙᏳ - very, really
ᏙᎯᏊ - just fine
ᏥᏈᏍᏗ - a lot
ᏣᏃᎮᏍᎬᎯ - he told/reported about you
ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ? Really? / (Is that) true?
ᎭᏗᏍᎬᎢ - you said, you told
ᎤᏰᏘᏍᎦ - he’s laughing
Ꮧ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ (ᎨᏍᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ) - nothing (E)
ᏱᎨᏒᎢ - it would not have been
ᏍᎩ - Thanks (E)
ᏍᏓᏲᏏᎭᏍᎪ - Are you (two) hungry?
-ᏍᎪ - question marker suffix
ᎭᏗ - no (E)
ᎠᏇᏅᏍᏗ - I have to leave
ᎠᏇᏅᏒ ᏗᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ - homework
ᏂᎦᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ - I will do it (Ꮒ- prefix indicates something specific)
ᏕᎾᏓᎪᎲᏳ - We will see each other later (to 1 person) (E)
ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ! - We will see each other later (to 1) (W)
ᏕᏓᏓᎪᎲᏳ - We will see each other later (to several people) (E)
ᏙᏓᏓᎪᎲᎢ! - We will see each other later (to several) (W)
Prefixes & Suffixes:
gwo- (gwu-) just, only
Ex. - osigwo! - Just fine!
- sgwo (sgwu) - also, too.
Ex. - ayvsgwo - I, too; me, too
Note: The "o" attached to bound pronouns indicates that the person being spoken to is not included. I.e., oginiyosiha - the two of us are hungry (not including you).
ᏐᎦᏚ - 11 - Sogadu
ᏗᎧᎸᎬᎢ ᏃᎴ ᏭᏕᎵᎬᎢ
East and West
ᏔᎻᎵ ᏃᎴ ᏔᏗ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏚᎾᎦᏎᏍᏓᏅᎢ ᎾᎿ ᏆᎳᏱ, ᎦᏯᎴᏂᎯ. ᎦᎳᏣᏗ ᏔᎳ ᏕᎦᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬᎢ. ᏆᏯᎾ, ᏔᏗ
ᎤᎾᎵ ᎠᏤᎢ, ᎣᎦᎳᎰᎻ ᏓᏳᎶᏒ. ᏔᎻᎵ - ᎣᏏᏲ ᏔᏗ! ᎭᏲᎳᏓᏧ?
ᏔᏗ - ᏏᏲ ᏔᎻᎵ! ᎭᏲᎳᏓ! ᎢᎯᎾ?
ᏔᎻᎵ - ᎣᏍᏓ! ᎧᎪ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ?
ᏔᏗ - ᏔᎻᎵ, ᎯᎠ ᎠᏤ ᎣᎩᎾᎵ ᎣᎦᎳᎰᎻ ᏓᏳᎶᏒ. ᏣᎳᎩ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎦᏬᏂᎭ!
ᏔᎻᎵ - ᎭᏩ. ᎦᏙ ᏚᏙᎠ ᏍᏓᎵᎢ?
ᏆᏯᎾ - ᏆᏯᎾ ᏓᏆᏙᎠ. ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ ᏥᏕᎾᏙᎸᎩ.
ᏔᎻᎵ - ᎣᏏᏲ! ᏆᎾ ᏕᏣᏙᎠ? ᎨᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏱᎬᏛᎦᏅ. ᏏᏉ ᏂᏪ.
ᏆᏯᎾ - ᎥᏝ! Ꮭ ᏆᎾ ᏱᏓᏆᏙᎠ! ᏆᏯᎾ ᏓᏆᏙ.
ᏔᎻᎵ - ᎣᏍᏓ, ᏃᏉ ᎬᎪᎵᎦ! ᎭᏩ, ᏆᏯᎾ! ᎠᏴᏍᏉ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ ᏥᏕᎾᏙᎸᎩ. ᏙᎯᏧ?
ᏆᏯᎾ - ᏙᏳ ᏙᎯᏊ. ᏂᎯᎾ?
ᏔᎻᎵ - ᎭᏲᎵᏓᏉ, ᎭᏲᏓᏉ. ᏆᏯᎾ, ᎦᏨ ᏓᏣᎶᏌ?
ᏆᏯᎾ - ᏔᎵᏆ ᎣᎦᎳᎰᎻ ᏫᎨᎣ.
ᏆᏯᎾ - ᏔᏗ ᏥᏈᏍᏗ ᏣᏃᎮᏍᎬᎯ.
ᏔᎻᎵ - ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ? ᏔᏗ, Ꮩ ᎭᏗᏍᎬᎢ?
ᏔᏗ - (ᎤᏰᏘᏍᎦ) Ꮧ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏱᎨᏒᎢ!
ᏔᎻᎵ - ᎭᏩ. ᏍᎩ, ᏔᏗ.
ᏔᏗ - ᏕᏍᏗᏲᏏᎭᏍᎪ?
ᏆᏯᎾ - ᎥᎥ. ᏙᏳ ᎠᎩᏲᏏ!
ᏔᎻᎵ - ᎭᏗ, ᎨᏍᏗ ᏯᎩᏲᏏ ᎠᏴ. ᏃᎴ ᏙᏳ ᎠᏇᏅᏍᏗ. ᎠᏇᏅᏒ ᏗᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ ᏂᎦᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ! ᏕᏓᏓᎪᎲᏳ!
ᏔᏗ - ᎭᏩ, ᏕᎾᏓᎪᎲᏳ.
ᏆᏯᎾ - ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ, ᏔᎻᎵ!
Phonetics
Tamili nole Tadi Tsalagi gawonihisdi dunaksestanv’i nahna Qualayi,
Gayalenihi. Galtsadi Tala degadeyohvsgv'i. Quayan, Tadi unali atsei,
Oglahomi dayulosv.
Tamili - Oshiyo Tadi! Hayoldatsu?
Tadi - Shiyo Tamili! Hayolda! Ihina?
Tamili - Osda! Kago iyusdi hia?
Tadi - Tamili, hia atse oginali Oglahomi dayuloshv. Tsalagi osda
gawoniha!
Tamili - Hawa. Gado dudo’a sdali?
Gwayan - Gwayan dagwado’a. Gali’eliga jidenadolvgi.
Tamili - Oshiyo! Gwan detsado’a? Gesdi osda yigvtvganv. Shigwo
hniwe.
Gwayan - vtla! Tla "gwan" yidagwado’a! Gwayan dagwado.
Tamili - Osda, nogwo gvyoliga. Hawa, Gwayan! Ayvshgwo gali’eliga
tsidenadolvgi! Dohitsu?
Gwayan - Doyu tohigwu. Nihina? Tamili - Hayoldagwo, hayoldagwo.
Gwayan, gatsv datsalosha?
Gwayan - Taliquah Oglahomi wige'o.
Gwayan - Tadi sgwisdi janohesgvhi.
Tamili - Udohiyuhi? Tadi, do hadishgv’i
Tadi - (Uyetsga) Di gohusd osda yigeshv!
Tamili - Shgi, Tadi
Tadi - Desdiyoshihasg?
Gwayan - vv. Doyu agiyosi!
Tamili - Hadi, gesdi yagiyoshi ayv. Nole doyu agwvnusd. Agwvnsv
dikshesdo’di digohweli nigadvnehesdi! Dedadagohvyu!
Tadi - Hawa, dendagohvyu!
Qwayan - Donadagohv’i, Tamili!
Answer The Questions
- 1) ᎦᏙ ᏚᏙᎠ ᎤᎾᎵᎢ ᏔᏗ?
- Gado dudo'a unali'i Tadi?
- 2) ᎦᏨ ᏓᏳᎶᏒ ᎤᎾᎵᎢ ᏔᏗ?
- Gatsv dayulosv unali'i Tadi?
- 3) ᎤᏲᏏᎭᏍᎪ ᏔᎻᎵ?
- Uyosihasg Tamili?
- 4) ᎦᏙ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᏔᎻᎵ?
- Gado yusdi advnenhesdi Tamili?
Dialogue Eleven
Translation:
TommyLee and Todd studied the Cherokee language in Qualla, North
Carolina. Bo Taylor was their teacher. Bryan, a new friend
of Todd’s, is from Oklahoma.
TommyLee - Hiya, Todd! Are you doing well?
Todd - Hi TommyLee, doing great! And you?
TommyLee - Good! Who is this?
Todd - TommyLee, this is my friend who is from Oklahoma. He
speaks Cherokee very well!
TommyLee - And what’s your friend’s name?
Bryan - My name is Bryan (Gwayan). I’m happy to see you.
TommyLee - Hi! Your name is “Peach”? (misunderstanding of “Gwayan” vs
“gwan”) I didn't hear you well.
Bryan - No! Not Peach! Bryan is my name.
TommyLee - Okay, Bryan! Now I understand you. I am also happy to see
you! How are you?
Bryan - Very well. And you?
TommyLee - Just fine, just fine! Bryan, where are you from? Bryan - I
live in Talequah, Oklahoma.
Bryan - Todd told me a lot about you.
TommyLee - Todd, what have you said?
Todd - (laughs) It wasn’t anything good!
TommyLee - Well, thank you, Todd.
Todd - Are you two hungry?
Bryan - Yes, I’m very hungry
TommyLee - No, I’m not hungry. And I really have to go. I have to do
my homework! See y’all later!
Todd - Okay, see you later.
Bryan - See you later, TommyLee!
Answers
- 1) ᏔᏗ ᎤᎾᎵᎢ ᏆᏯᎾ ᏚᏙᎠ.
- Todd's friend's name is Bryan.
- 2) ᏆᏯᎾ ᎣᎦᎵᎰᎻ ᏓᏳᎶᏒ.
- Bryan is from Oklahoma.
- 3) ᎭᏗ, ᎨᏍᏗ ᏳᏲᏏᎭ ᏔᎻᎵ.
- Hadi, gesdi yuyosiha TommyLee.
