☞ The Ꮒ- prefix can be combined with the special suffix -ᎥᎾ (-v⁴nạ) on past events to create a “without” meaning.

  • ᎤᏬᏂᏒᎢ. “He/she spoke.”

    • ᏄᏬᏂᏒᎾ. (Ꮒ + ᎤᏬᏂᏒᎢ + ᎥᎾ.)

      • “Without him speaking it.”
    • ᏣᎳᎩ ᏄᏬᏂᏒᎾ ᎤᏬᏂᏎᎢ.

      • “He/she spoke without speaking Cherokee.”
  • ᎤᏚᎸᎲᎢ. “He/she wanted him/her/it.”

    • ᏄᏚᎸᎲᎾ. (Ꮒ + ᎤᏚᎸᎲᎢ + ᎥᎾ.)

      • “He/she is without want of it.”
    • ᎤᎨᎢ ᏄᏚᎸᎲᎾ.

      • “He/she ate it without wanting it.”
    • ᎠᎩᎠ ᏄᏚᎸᎲᎾ.

      • “He/she is eating it without wanting it.”
  • ᎤᏩᏚᏅᎢ. “He/she baked it.”

    • ᎤᎨᎢ ᏄᏩᏚᏅᎾ. (Ꮒ + ᎤᏩᏛᏅᎢ + ᎥᎾ.)

      • “He/she ate it without baking it.”