Vocabulary Words:
kago yusdi - who?
hayolada - I am fine
oginali'i - my friend, the two of us are friends
dudo'a - s/he is called
vv - yes
yi-gawoniha - can s/he speak? (conditional form)
gvdi - use, with
wisdik'ti - you two are going there. See:--gat-
wosdik'ti - we two are going there
adananv'i - a store
Prefixes & Suffixes:
osdi- (two of us not including you)
du- (3rd per. sg.)
ga- (3rd per. sg.)
yi- (conditional verb prefix)
wi- (action away from speaker)
sdi- (you two)
-i (present tense for some action verbs.)
Note: The "o" attached to bound pronouns indicates that the person being spoken to is not included. Ie. ogiwoni - the two of us are speaking, not including you.
ᏔᎵ - 2 - Tali
ᎧᎪ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ?
- ᎭᏲᎳᏓᏨ? - ᎭᏲᎳᏓ. ᏂᎯᎾ?
- ᎭᏲᎳᏓ. ᎧᎪ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ?
- ᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ. ᎺᎵ ᏚᏙᎠ.
- ᏣᎳᎩᏍᎪ ᏱᎦᏬᏂᎭ?
- ᎥᎥ. ᏣᎳᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎣᏍᏗᏬᏂᎭ.
- ᎣᏍᏓ. ᎦᏨ ᏫᏍᏗᎦᏘ?
- ᎠᏓᎾᏅᎢ ᏬᏍᏗᎦᏘ.
Kago Yusdi Hia?
- Hayoldatsv?
- Hayolada. Nihina?
- Hayolada. Kago yusdi hia?
- Oginali'i. Meli dudo'a.
- Tsalagisgo yigawoniha?
- Vv. Tsalagi gvdi osdiwoniha.
- Osd. Gatsv́ wisdik'ti?
- Adananv'i wosdik'ti.
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Answer The Questions
- 1) ᎦᏙ ᏚᏙᎠ ᎤᎾᎵᎢ?
- Gado dudo'a unali'i? (unali'i - his friend)
- 2) ᏣᎳᎩᏍᎪ ᎬᏗ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᎭ?
- Tsalagisgo gvdi aniwoniha?
- 3) ᎦᏨ ᏩᏂᎦᏘ??
- Gatsv wanik'ti? (wanik'ti - they are going there)
Dialogue Two
Who's This?
- How are you?
- I'm good. And you?
- I'm good. Who is this?
- My friend. Her name is Mary.
- Can she speak Cherokee?
- Yes, We speak Cherokee.
- Good. Where are you going?
- We are going to the store.
Answers
- 1) ᎤᎾᎵᎢ ᎺᎵ ᏚᏙᎠ
- unali'i Meli dudo'a.
- 2) ᎥᎥ, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᎭ
- Vv, tsalagi gvdi aniwoniha.
- 3) ᎠᏓᎾᏅᎢ ᏩᏂᎦᏘ.
- Adananv'i wanik'ti.
