Cherokee Verbs
Welcome to 101 Cherokee Verbs!
For the majority of verbs listed here, clicking on the Cherokee verb
root (highlighted between dashes next to the English verb) will open a
page for that verb with the five tense stems conjugated with the 10
standard pronouns. Not all of the Cherokee verb pages listed here are
conjugated with the usual 10 pronouns - yet. (I'm working on them!)
They are the ones that appear in the list in italics only show
the first and third person singular forms for each tense. However,
with these two verb forms, and by using the other conjugations as
examples, it is easy to fill in the remaining eight pronouns. There is
a large pool of "fully conjugated" Cherokee verbs listed here to work
from with many new ones recently added.
Verb Conjugation Examples
The following can be useful examples for conjugating Cherokee verbs that are only given in the first and third person singular.
A Class
Verb stem starts with a vowel.
aliheligaVerb stem starts with a consonant.
agowatihaB Class
Verb stem starts with a vowel.
udulihaVerb stem starts with a consonant.
uyosihautadegiɂa
More Verbs and Studies
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Key:
P Present Tense
H Present Habitual Tense
HP Habitual/Imperfect Past Tense
HF Future Habitual/Imperfect Tense
R Remote Past Tense
Im Imperative/Immediate
Inf Infinitive
F Future
Cherokee Verb Tables
A Brief Introduction to Cherokeee Verbs
be afraid, frightened -hsga-
Set A P, R, H, Im,
Inf ᎢᏤ!
arriving -luh- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
asking him/her -atvdvhv- Animate
Object P, H, R, Im, Inf
attempting it, trying to -anelidi-
Set A P, H, R, Im,
Inf
backing up -asine- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
bathing -adawo-
Set A P, H, R, Im,
Inf
be called, named -ado- Set
B + de- P, H, R, Im, Inf.
be stingy with -geyu- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
become; happen -alisdi- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
build (house) -anesge- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
buy it -hwa- Set
B P, H, R, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
catch/arrest him or her -niyi-
Animate P, H, R,
Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
challenge him or her -nenul-
Animate P, H, R,
Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
close it -hsduhvs- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
confused, doubting -atsvwise-
Set B P, H, R, Im,
Inf
crave it -hsgwoh- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
decide, make a decision -ugodi-
Set A P, H, R, Im,
Inf ᎢᏤ!
dine, have a meal -alsdayvhv-
Set A P, H, R, Im,
Inf
do it (unspecified )-advne- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf.
do it (specified) -advne- Set
A + ni- P, H, R, Im, Inf.
drink something -aditas- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
dwell, live, reside someplace -eh-
Set A P, H, Im ᎢᏤ!
eat it -gi- P
enter it -yvhi- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
examine him-goliye- Animate
Object P, H, R, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
exit, go out of -nugo- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
fail, to be unable -nulvhv-
Set B P, H, R, Im,
Inf ᎢᏤ!
find out, discover, notice -adeloho-
Set A P, R, H, Im,
Inf ᎢᏤ!
fly -nohili Set
A P, R, H, Im, Inf
follow him/her/it -hsda:ɂwade-
Set A or Animate P,
H, R, Rep Past, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
friends, to be -ali- P
get full -ohlvsg- Set
A P, H, R, Rep Past, Inf, Im
get off of it (E) -atsoɂo-
Set A P, R, H, Im,
Inf ᎢᏤ!
get off of it (W) -adloɂi-
Set A P, R, H, Im,
Inf
get ready, prepare it -advnvisd-
Set A P, R, H, Im,
Inf ᎢᏤ!
get up -adid- Set
A P, R, H, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
give it -hneh-
P
go -e- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
go about, to be in a certain place -edo-
Set A P, H, R, Im,
Inf
go there, away -gat- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
be happy -aliheli- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
have it -h- P
hear it -atvgi- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf.
hear her (or him) -atvgi-
Animate Objects P, H,
R, Im, Inf.
help -a(li)sdeli- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf. ᎢᏤ!
holler, yell -atohi-
Set A P, H, R, Im,
Inf.
hunger -yosi- Set
B P, H, R, Im, Inf.
hunt -nohalido- Set
A P, H, R, Inf, I
unlucky hunting -kwole-
Set B P, H, R, Im,
Inf.ᎢᏤ!
jail him -hsduhvs- Animate
Objects P, H, R, Im, Inf.
know it/how -gata- Set
A P, H, HP, HF
know it/something -anvt-
Set B P, H, HP, HF
learn it -adelogwa- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
listen to him/her -atvdasd-
Animate Object P, H,
R, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
live at, reside -eh- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
look for her/him -hyo-
Animate Object P, H,
R, Im, Inf
look for it (E) -hyo-
Set B P, H, R, Im,
Inf
love -geyu- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
mix, blend in -asúye- Set
A P, H, R, Inf, Im
named, be called -ado- Set
B + de- P, H, R
need it -hni:gv- Set
B P, H, R, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
open it (E) -sdugi- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
open it (W) -sduɂi- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
pay him/her -akwiyvɁe- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
pay it -agwiyi- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
plan to, think about -adahnte-
Set A P, H, R, Im,
Inf
plant it -hwih- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
possessive of -geyu-
Set A P, H, R,
Im, Inf
practice, train -alikisohd-
Set A P, H, R, Inf,
Im ᎢᏤ!
pretend, act like -atselv-
Set A P, H, R, Inf,
Im ᎢᏤ!
read it -goliye- Set
A P, H, R, Inf, Im
remember it / remember him/her -anvdada
Set A P, H, R, Im,
Inf
return, go back -luh- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
ride, straddle it -akilvd-
Set A P, H, R, Im,
Inf
reside, live at -eh- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
say, respond, animal utterance -we-
Set A + ni- P,
H, R, Im, Inf.
say it -adi- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
see it -gohwati- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
sleep -hli- Set
A P, H, Im, Inf
smell it/something -whsv-
Set B P, H, R, Im,
Inf ᎢᏤ!
it's smelly, has a smell, it smells -svg-
Set A P, H, Inf
ᎢᏤ!
sniff it/something -alsvsd-
Set A P, H, R, Im,
Inf ᎢᏤ!
speak it -woni- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
study -aksesd- Set
B P, H, HF, R, Im, Inf
swimming -adawo- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
tell it -hnohe- Set
A P, H, R, I
think so -eli- Set
A P, H, R
thirsty -tadegi- Set
B P, H, R
throw -deg- Set
B P, H, R, Im, Inf
tired -yawe- Set
B + de- P, H, R, Im, Inf
try it -anelidi- Set
A P,
H, R, Im, Inf
understand it; recognize someone -oli-
Set A; Animate P,
H, R, Im, Inf
use it -v:hd- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf
utter it -we- Set
A + ni- P, H, R, Im, Inf
wake up -yé:- Set
A P, H, R, Im, Inf ᎢᏤ!
walk -a- Set
A P, H, R,
walk about, go around, stroll -e-
Set A P, H, R, Im,
Inf ᎢᏤ!
want it -aduli- Set
B P, H, R, Im, Inf
wear shoes -alasuhl-
Set B + de- P, H,
R, I
work -lvwistane- Set
B + de- P, H, R, I
write -oweli- Set
A P, H, R, I, Inf
