ᎠᎨᏳᏣ
[ạ²ge²hyu⁴ja] “A girl.”
ᎠᏧᏣ
[ạ²chu⁴ja] “A boy.”
ᎦᏙ ᎠᏛᏁᎭ
[gạ²do² a¹dv³nẹ²ha] “What is he doing?”
ᎠᏂᎠᏫ
[a¹ni²ɂạ²hwi] “The deer people.”
ᎠᏂᎩᏟ
[a¹ni²gi²hli] “The dog people.”
ᎠᏂᏥᏍᏚ
[a¹ni²ji²sdu] “The rabbit people.”
ᎠᏂᏩᎭᏯ
[a¹ni²wạ²hạ²ya] “The wolf people.”
ᎠᏂᏪᏌ
[a¹ni²we²³sa] “The cat people.”
☞ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ - “His ongoing speaking - his ongoing knowing how.”
☞ Don’t get hung up on grammar information. Grammar is not something that needs to be memorized or fully understood. It is through the exercises in the lesson material that you will learn how to understand and speak Cherokee, not by memorizing rules and word parts.
Clitics are special word endings that are used to add or change the meanings of existing words. They are a very powerful feature of the Cherokee language and allow you to express a great many complicated things in short order. It is important to note that these endings cannot be used alone. They must always be combined with an existing word to form a new word.
Review the following vocabulary then do the exercises.
ᎠᏴ, ᎠᏯ
[ạ²yv, ạ²ya] “I. We.”
ᎥᏍᎩᎾ
[v¹sgị²na] “He. She. They. That. Those.”
ᎥᏍᎩ
[v¹sgị] - Alternate pronunciation.
ᏍᎩᎾ
[sgị²na] - Alternate pronunciation.
ᎾᏍᎩ
[na¹sgi] - Alternate pronunciation.
☞ Remember that if you are having problems recognizing any of the Syllabary you should do the final Syllabary exercise as a refresher.
Review the following vocabulary then do the exercises.
☞ Remember that if you are having problems recognizing any of the Syllabary you should do the final Syllabary exercise as a refresher.
☞ Reminder: Whenever you see “he” you can usually substitute “she”.
Review the following vocabulary then do the exercises.
☞ Remember that if you are having problems recognizing any of the Syllabary you should do the final Syllabary exercise as a refresher.
Review the following vocabulary then do the exercises.
☞ Reminder: Animacy refers to whether a thing is alive or not. Most alive things are considered animate. Most non-living things are considered inanimate.
☞ Remember that if you are having problems recognizing any of the Syllabary you should do the final Syllabary exercise as a refresher.
Review the following vocabulary then do the exercises. Take your time and work through the pronunciation guide for each word.