The "A" class verb 'looking for him/her' (animate
object)
Verb Root -hyo-
Present Tense
ᏥᏲᎭ - tsi:-'yo-ha - I am looking for him/her.
ᎯᏲᎭ - hi:-hyo-ha - you are looking for him/her.
ᎠᏲᎭ - a-hyo-ha - he/she/it is looking for him/her.
ᎡᏂᏲᎭ - eni-hyo-ha - the two of us (I & you) are looking for him/her.
ᎡᏍᏗᏲᎭ - esdi-hyo-ha - you two are looking for him/her.
ᎣᏍᏗᏲᎭ - osdi-hyo-ha - the two of us (S/he & I) are looking for him/her.
ᎡᏗᏲᎭ - edi-hyo-ha - we all (including you) are looking for him/her.
ᎣᏥᏲᎭ - otsi-hyo-ha - we all (not including you) are looking for him/her.
ᎡᏥᏲᎭ - etsi-hyo-ha - you all are looking for him/her.
ᎠᏂᏲᎭ - ani-hyo-ha - they are looking for him/her.
1. ᏗᏂᏲᏟ ᎪᏥᏲᎭ - Diniyotli gotsihyoha.
We are all (not you) looking for (them) the children.
2. Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎣᏥᏲᎭ - Na asgaya otsihyoha.
We are all (not you) looking for (him) the man.
3. ᎤᏙ ᏥᏲᎭ - Udo tsi'yoha.
I am looking for my sister.
4. ᎤᏁᏥ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎠᏂᏲᎭ - Unetsi atsutsa anihyoha.
They are looking for their son.
5. ᏕᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏗᏲᎭ - Dideyohvsgi osdihyoha.
We two are looking for the teacher.
6. ᏗᏕᎰᎲᏍᎩᎨ ᎡᏥᏲᎭ? Dideyohvsgige etsihyoha?
Are you all looking for the teacher?
7. ᎭᏗ, ᏗᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏲᏥᏲᎭ - Hadi, dideyohvsgi gesdi yotsihyoha.
No, we are not looking for the teacher.
ᎤᏙ - udo - sibling of the opposite sex
ᎤᏁᏥ ᎠᏧᏣ - unetsi atsutsa - his / their son
ᏗᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ - dideyohvsgi - a teacher
Verb Root -hyo- Habitual Tense
ᏥᏲᎰᎢ - tsi:-'yo-ho'i - I look for him/her.
ᎯᏲᎰᎢ - hi:-hyo-ho'i - you look for him/her.
ᎠᏲᎰᎢ - a-hyo-ho'i - he/she/it looks for him/her.
ᎡᏂᏲᎰᎢ - eni-hyo-ho'i - the two of us (I & you) look for him/her.
ᎡᏍᏗᏲᎰᎢ - esdi-hyo-ho'i - you two look for him/her.
ᎣᏍᏗᏲᎰᎢ - osdi-hyo-ho'i - the two of us (S/he & I) look for him/her.
ᎡᏗᏲᎰᎢ - edi-hyo-ho'i - we all (including you) look for him/her.
ᎣᏥᏲᎰᎢ - otsi-hyo-ho'i - we all (not including you) look for him/her.
ᎡᏥᏲᎰᎢ - etsi-hyo-ho'i - you all look for him/her.
ᎠᏂᏲᎰᎢ - ani-hyo-ho'i - they look for him/her.
Verb Root -hyal- Remote Past Tense
ᏥᏯᎸᎢ - tsi:-'yal-v'i - I looked for him/her.
ᎯᏯᎸᎢ - hi:-hyal-v'i - you looked for him/her.
ᎤᏯᎸᎢ - u-hyal-v'i - he/she/it looked for him/her.
ᎡᏂᏯᎸᎢ - eni-hyal-v'i - the two of us (I & you) looked for him/her.
ᎡᏍᏗᏯᎸᎢ - esdi-hyal-v'i - you two looked for him/her.
ᎣᏍᏗᏯᎸᎢ - osdi-hyal-v'i - the two of us (S/he & I) looked for him/her.
ᎡᏗᏯᎸᎢ - edi-hyal-v'i - we all (including you) looked for him/her.
ᎣᏥᏯᎸᎢ - otsi-hyv - we all (not including you) looked for him/her.
ᎡᏥᏯᎸᎢ - etsi-hyal-v'i - you all looked for him/her.
ᎤᏂᏯᎸᎢ - uni-hyal-v'i - they looked for him/her.
Verb Root -hyo- Imperative Tense
ᎯᏱᎦ - hi:-hy-ga - Look for him/her!
ᏍᏗᏱᎦ - sdi-hy-ga - you two look for him/her!
ᎡᏥᏱᎦ - etsi-hy-ga - All of you look for him/her!
ᎡᏗᏱᎦ - edi-hy-ga - Let's all look for him/her.
Note: The Cherokee Imperative can appear with any of the bound pronouns.
Verb Root -hyo- Infinitive Tense
ᏥᏱᏍᏗ - tsi:-'y-sdi - for me to look for him/her.
ᎯᏱᏍᏗ - hi:-hy-sdi - for you to look for him/her.
ᎤᏱᏍᏗ - u-hy-sdi - for him/her/it to look for him/her.
ᎡᏂᏱᏍᏗ - eni-hy-sdi - for the two of us (I & you) to look for him/her.
ᎡᏍᏗᏱᏍᏗ - esdi-hy-sdi - for you two to look for him.
ᎣᏍᏗᏱᏍᏗ - osdi-hy-sdi - for the two of us (him/her & me) to look for him/her.
ᎡᏗᏱᏍᏗ - edi-hy-sdi - for us all (including you) to look for him/her.
ᎣᏥᏱᏍᏗ - otsi-hy-sdi - for us all (not including you) to look for him/her.
ᎡᏥᏱᏍᏗ - etsi-hy-sdi - for you all to look for him/her.
ᎤᏂᏱᏍᏗ - uni-hy-sdi - for them to look for him/her.