The "Set A" Verb 'try it, attempting it'
Root verb -anehl(o)di-
Note:
For your awareness, this verb appears with various other spellings
for the "hl-" syllable, including "Ꮯ" - [tl(i)] (ᎠᏁᏟᏗᎭ CED) and W -
[l(a)] ᎠᏁᎳᏗᎭ in some documents from the Western Carolina University
Department of Cherokee Studies. You may also encounter it written
with "Ꮅ" [li].
This page uses the "Ꮆ" syllable because this is the spelling used in
the Cherokee New Testament as well as the "Cherokee Stories"
booklet by Spade & Walker and it is used in the Cherokee
versions of some reports in the (modern) Cherokee Phoenix newspaper.
The reason for these discrepancies is that the vowel for this
syllable in the verb is silent which is indicated here by putting
the vowel in parentheses. The older spelling may indicate that this
syllable was originally pronounced with the vowel /o/.
Present Tense
ᎦᏁᎶᏗᎭ g-anehl(o)di-ha - I am trying it.
ᎭᏁᎶᏗᎭ h-anehl(o)di-ha - you are trying it.
ᎠᏁᎶᏗᎭ anehl(o)di-ha - he/she/it is trying it.
ᎢᎾᏁᎶᏗᎭ in-anehl(o)di-ha - the two of us (including you) are trying it.
ᏍᏓᏁᎶᏗᎭ sd-anehl(o)di-ha - you two are trying it.
ᎣᏍᏓᏁᎶᏗᎭ osd-anehl(o)di-ha - the two of us (not including you) are trying it.
ᎢᏓᏁᎶᏗᎭ id-anehl(o)di-ha - we (including you) are all trying it.
ᎣᏣᏁᎶᏗᎭ ots-anehl(o)di-ha - we (not including you) are all trying it.
ᎢᏣᏁᎶᏗᎭ its-anehl(o)di-ha - you are all trying it.
ᎠᎾᏁᎶᏗᎭ an-anehl(o)di-ha - they are trying it.
1. ᎠᏴ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎦᏁᎶᏗᎭ. - Ayv tsalagi agiwonihisdi
ganehldiha.
I am trying to speak Cherokee.
2. ᏩᎦᏍᎪ ᎭᏫᏯ ᏍᏗᏩᎯᏍᏗ ᏍᏓᏁᎶᏗᎭ? - Wagasgo hawiya sdiwahisdi
sdanehldiha?
Are you two trying to buy beef?
3. ᎤᏛᏘᏗ ᎠᏁᎶᏗᎭ. - Utvtdi anehldiha.
S/he is attempting to ask a question.
4. ᏥᏔᎦ ᎦᏣᏝᏅ ᎣᎩᏓᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎣᏣᏁᎶᏗᎭ. - Tsitaga gatsatlanv ogidasdayhdi
otsanehldiha.
We are all (not you) trying to cook fried chicken.
ᎤᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ - uwonihisdi - s/he - to speak (inf.)
ᏩᎦ ᎭᏫᏯ - waga hawiya - beef
ᎤᏛᏘᏗ - utv(ti)di - s/he - to ask a question (inf.)
ᎤᏓᏍᏓᏴᏗ - udasda(yv)hdi - for him/her to cook a meal (inf.)
Habitual Tense
ᎦᏁᎶᏗᎰᎢ g-anehl(o)di-hoɂi - I try it.
ᎭᏁᎶᏗᎰᎢ h-anehl(o)di-hoɂi - you are trying it.
ᎠᏁᎶᏗᎰᎢ anehl(o)di-hoɂi - he/she/it is trying it.
ᎢᎾᏁᎶᏗᎰᎢ in-anehl(o)di-hoɂi - the two of us (including you) are trying it.
ᏍᏓᏁᎶᏗᎰᎢ sd-anehl(o)di-hoɂi - you two are trying it.<
ᎣᏍᏓᏁᏗᎰᎢ osd-anehl(o)di-hoɂi - the two of us (not including you) are trying it.
ᎢᏓᏁᎶᏗᎰᎢ id-anehl(o)di-hoɂi - we (including you) are all trying it.
ᎣᏣᏁᎶᏗᎰᎢ ots-anehl(o)di-hoɂi - we (not including you) are all trying it.
ᎢᏣᏁᎶᏗᎰᎢ its-anehl(o)di-hoɂi - you are all trying it.
ᎠᎾᏁᎶᏗᎰᎢ an-anehl(o)di-hoɂi - they are trying it.
Remote Past
*Note: The Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B
Pronouns* ᎠᏆᏁᎶᏔᏅᎢ agw-anehlta-nvɂi - I tried.
ᏣᏁᎶᏔᏅᎢ ts-anehlta-nvɂi - you tried.
ᎤᏁᎶᏔᏅᎢ unehlta-nvɂi - he/she/it tried.
ᎩᎾᏁᎶᏔᏅᎢ gin-anehlta-nvɂi - the two of us (including you) tried.
ᏍᏓᏁᎶᏔᏅᎢ sd-anehlta-nvɂi - you two tried.
ᎣᎩᎾᏁᎶᏔᏅᎢ ogin-anehlta-nvɂi - the two of us (not including you) tried.
ᎢᎦᏁᎶᏔᏅᎢ ig-anehlta-nvɂi - we (including you) tried.
ᎣᎦᏁᎶᏔᏅᎢ og-anehlta-nvɂi - we (not including you) tried.
ᎢᏣᏁᎶᏔᏅᎢ its-anehlta-nvɂi - you all tried.
ᎤᎾᏁᎶᏔᏅᎢ un-anehlta-nvɂi - they tried.
Imperative
ᎭᏁᎶᏓ! h-anehl-da - try!
ᏍᏓᏁᎶᏓ! sd-anehl-da - (you two) try!
ᎢᏣᏁᎶᏓ! its-anehl-da - (you all) try!
ᎢᏓᏁᎶᏓ! id-anehl-da - Let's all try!
Note: The Cherokee Imperative can appear with any of the bound pronouns.
Infinitive
*Note: Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B
Pronouns* ᎠᏆᏁᎶᏙᏗ agw-anehl-dohdi - for me to try.
ᏣᏁᎶᏙᏗ ts-anehl-dohdi - for you to try.
ᎤᏁᎶᏙᏗ unehl-dohdi - for him/her/it to try.
ᎩᎾᏁᎶᏙᏗ gin-anehl-dohdi - for the two of us (including you) to try.
ᏍᏓᏁᎶᏙᏗ sd-anehl-dohdi - for you two to try.
ᎣᎩᎾᏁᎶᏙᏗ ogin-anehl-dohdi - for the the two of us (not including you) to try.
ᎢᎦᏁᎶᏙᏗ ig-anehl-dohdi - for us (including you) to try.
ᎣᎦᏁᎶᏙᏗ og-anehl-dohdi - for us (not including you) to try.
ᎢᏣᏁᎶᏙᏗ its-anehl-dohdi - for all of you to try.
ᎤᎾᏁᎶᏙᏗ un-anehl-dohdi - for them to try.