The "Set A" verb 'speak it'
Root verb -woni-
Present Tense
ᏥᏬᏂᎭ - tsi-woni-ha - I am speaking it.
ᎯᏬᏂᎭ - hi-woni-ha - you are speaking it.
ᎦᏬᏂᎭ - ga-woni-ha - he/she/it is speaking it.
ᎢᏂᏬᏂᎭ - ini-woni-ha - the two of us (including you) are speaking it.
ᏍᏗᏬᏂᎭ - sdi-woni-ha - you two are speaking it.
ᎣᏍᏗᏬᏂᎭ - osdi-woni-ha - the two of us (not including you ) are speaking it.
ᎢᏗᏬᏂᎭ - idi-woni-ha - we all (including you) are speaking it.
ᎣᏥᏬᏂᎭ - otsi-woni-ha - we all (not including you) are speaking it.
ᎢᏥᏬᏂᎭ - itsi-woni-ha - you all are speaking it.
ᎠᏂᏬᏂᎭ - ani-woni-ha - they are speaking it.
1. Ꮎ ᎠᏧᏣ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎭ. - Na atsutsa tsalagi gawoniha.
--- The/that boy speaks Cherokee.
2. ᏣᎳᎩᏍᎪ ᏍᏗᏬᏂᎭ? - Tsalagisgo sdiwoniha?
--- Are you two speaking Cherokee?
3. ᏲᏁᎬ ᎣᏥᏬᏂᎭ. - Yonegv otsiwoniha.
--- We are speaking English.
4. ᎠᏍᏆᏂ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᎭ. - Asgwani aniwoniha.
--- They are speaking Spanish.
5. ᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᏗᏬᏂᎭ. - Tsalagi idiwoniha.
--- We are all speaking Cherokee.
6. ᏍᏓᏯ ᎦᏬᏂᎭ. - Sdaya gawoniha.
--- S/he is speaking loudly.
ᎠᏧᏣ - atsutsa - a boy
ᏲᏁᎬ - yonegv - English, whiteman
ᎠᏍᏆᏂ - asgwani - Spanish, Mexican, Spaniard
ᏍᏓᏯ - sdaya - hard, strong
Present Habitual
ᏥᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ - tsi-woni-sgo'i - I speak it.
ᎯᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ - hi-woni-sgo'i - you speak it.
ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ - ga-woni-sgo'i - he/she/it speaks it.
ᎢᏂᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ - ini-woni-sgo'i - the two of us (including you) speak it.
ᏍᏗᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ - sdi-woni-sgo'i - you two speak it.
ᎣᏍᏗᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ - osdi-woni-sgo'i - the two of us (not including you ) speak it.
ᎢᏗᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ - idi-woni-sgo'i - we all (including you) speak it.
ᎣᏥᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ - otsi-woni-sgo'i - we all (not including you) speak it.
ᎢᏥᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ - itsi-woni-sgo'i - you all speak it.
ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ - ani-woni-sgo'i - they speak it.
1. Ꮎ ᎠᏧᏣ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ. Na atsutsa tsalagi gawonisgo'i
tsugitsvnvda.
--- The/that boy speaks Cherokee everyday.
2. ᏣᎳᎩᏍᎪ ᎤᏙᏓ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ? Tsalagisgo udoda gawonisgo'i.
--- Does he speak Cherokee with his father?
3. ᏲᏁᎬ ᎣᏥᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ. Yonegv otsiwonisgo'i.
--- We all (not you)speak English.
4. ᎠᏍᏆᏂ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ ᏂᎬᎢ. Asgwani aniwonisgo'i nigv'i.
--- They speak Spanish everywhere.
5. ᏍᏓᏯ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ. Sdaya gawonisgo'i.
--- S/he always speaks loudly.
ᏧᎩᏨᏅᏓ - tsugitsvnvda - everyday
ᎤᏙᏓ - udoda - his/her father
ᏂᎬᎢ - nigv'i - everywhere
Remote Past
*Note: The Remote Past and Infinitive tenses
require Set B Pronouns* ᎠᎩᏬᏂᏒᎢ - agi-woni-sv'i - I spoke it.
ᏣᏬᏂᏒᎢ - tsa-woni-sv'i - you spoke it.
ᎤᏬᏂᏒᎢ - u-woni-sv'i - he/she/it spoke it.
ᎩᏂᏬᏂᏒᎢ - gini-woni-sv'i - the two of us (including you) spoke it.
ᏍᏗᏬᏂᏒᎢ - sdi-woni-sv'i - you two spoke it.
ᎣᎩᏂᏬᏂᏒᎢ - ogini-woni-sv'i - the two of us (not including you ) spoke it.
ᎢᎩᏬᏂᏒᎢ- igi-woni-sv'i - we all (including you) spoke it.
ᎣᎩᏬᏂᏒᎢ - ogi-woni-sv'i - we all (not including you) spoke it.
ᎢᏥᏬᏂᏒᎢ - itsi-woni-sv'i - you all spoke it.
ᎤᏂᏬᏂᏒᎢ - uni-woni-sv'i - they spoke it.
Imperative
ᎯᏬᏂᎯ! - hiwonihi! - [you] speak it
ᏍᏗᏬᏂᎯ! - sdiwonihi! - [you two] speak it!
Infinitive
ᎠᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ - agi-woni-hisdi - I - to speak it.
ᏣᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ - tsa-woni-hisdi - you - to speak it.
ᎤᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ - u-woni-hisdi - he/she/it - to speak it.
ᎩᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ - gini-woni-hisdi - the two of us (including you) - to speak it.
ᏍᏗᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ - sdi-woni-hisdi - you two - to speak it.
ᎣᎩᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ - ogini-woni-hisdi - the two of us (not including you ) - to speak it.
ᎢᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ - igi-woni-hisdi - we all (including you) - to speak it.
ᎣᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ - ogi-woni-hisdi - we all (not including you) - to speak it.
ᎢᏥᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ - itsi-woni-hisdi - you all - to speak it.
ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ - uni-woni-hisdi - they - to speak it.
1. ᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᏚᎵ Ꮎ ᎠᏧᏣ. - Tsalagi uwonihisdi uduli na
atsutsa.
--- The/that boy wants to speak Cherokee.
2. ᏣᎳᎩᏍᎪ ᏍᏗᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏍᏓᏕᎶᏆᎠ? - Tsalagisgo sdiwonihisdi
sdadelogwa'a?
--- Are you two learning to speak Cherokee?
3. ᏲᏁᎬ ᎣᎩᏬᏂsᎯᏍᏗ ᎣᏣᏚᎵᎭ. - Yonegv ogiwonihisdi otsaduliha.
--- We all (not you) are wanting to speak English.
4. ᎠᏍᎫᎠᏂ - Asgwani uniwonihisdi anadeloqwa'a.
--- They are learning to speak Spanish.
5. ᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎢᎦᏚᎵ. - Tsalagi igiwonihisdi igaduli.
--- We are all wanting to speak Cherokee.
6. ᏍᏓᏯ ᎤᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᏚᎵ. - Sdaya uwonihisdi uduli.
--- S/he is wanting to speak loudly.