"A" Class Pronouns:

(Used with verbs beginning
with a consonant.)


Singular
ga- (I)
ha- (you)
a- (he/she/it)

Dual
ina- (you and I)
sda- (you two)
osda- (s/he and I)

Plural (more than two)
ida- (we - including you)
otsa- (we - not including you)
itsa- (you)
ana- (they)
(Note: pronouns beginning with
"o" mean 'you not included'.)


Cherokee "A" Class Verb

Getting off

-dlo'i-


Present Tense

ᎦᏠᎢᏍᎦ - gadlo'isga - I am getting off it.
ᎠᏠᎢᏍᎦ - adlo'isga - s/he, it is getting off it.

Remote Past Tense

ᎠᎩᏠᎢᏒᎢ - agidlo'isv'i - I got off it.
ᎤᏠᎢᏒᎢ - udlo'isv'i - s/he, it got off it.

Habitual Tense

ᎦᏠᎢᏍᎪᎢ - gadlo'isgo'i - I get off it.
ᎠᏠᎢᏍᎪᎢ- adlo'isgo'i - s/he, it gets off it.

Imperative

ᎭᏠᎯ! - hadlohi! - get off!
ᏍᏓᏠᎯ - sdadlohi! - You two get off!
ᎢᏣᏠᎯ! - itsadlohi! - You all get off!


Infinitive

ᎠᎩᏠᎯᏍᏗ - agidlohisdi - for me to get off it.
ᎤᏠᎯᏍᏗ - udlohisdi - for him/her/it to get off it