Using Adjectives in Cherokee

uwoduhi

agw-oduhi I - pretty

ts-oduhi you - pretty

uwoduhi he/she/it - pretty

digi-noduhi we two (including you)- pretty

disd-oduhi you two - pretty

tsogi-noduhi we two (not you)- pretty

dig-oduhi we all (including you)- pretty

tsog-oduhi we all (not you) - pretty

dits-oduhi you all - pretty

tsu-woduhi they (inanimate)- pretty

tsu-noduhi they (animate)- pretty

utana

agwa-tana I - big

tsa-tana you - big

utana he/she/it - big

digi-natana we two (including you)- big

disda-tana you two - big

tsogi-natana we two (not you)- big

diga-tana we all (including you)- big

tsoga-tana we all (not you) - big

ditsa-tana you all - big

tsu-tana they (inanimate)- big

tsu-natana they (animate)- big

uyvtsa

agi-yvtsa I - cold

tsa-yvtsa you - cold

uyvtsa he/she/it - cold

gini-yvtsa we two (including you)- cold

sdi-yvtsa you two - cold

ogini-yvtsa we two (not you)- cold

igi-yvtsa we all (including you)- cold

ogi-yvtsa we all (not you) - cold

itsi-yvtsa you all - cold

tsu-yvtsa they (inanimate)- cold

uni-yvtsa they (animate)- cold

uyo'i

agi-yo'i I - bad

tsa-yo'i you - bad

uyo'i he/she/it - bad

gini-yo'i we two (including you)- bad

sdi-yo'i you two - bad

ogini-yo'i we two (not you)- bad

igi-yo'i we all (including you)- bad

ogi-yo'i we all (not you) - bad

itsi-yo'i you all - bad

tsu-yo'i they (inanimate)- bad

uni-yo'i they (animate)- bad

usganoli

a(gi)-sganoli I - slow

tsa-sganoli you - cold

usganoli he/she/it - cold

gini-sganoli we two (including you)- cold

sdi-sganoli you two - good

ogini-sganoli we two (not you)- cold

igi-sganoli we all (including you)- cold

ogi-sganoli we all (not you) - cold

itsi-sganoli you all - cold

tsu-sganoli they (inanimate)- cold

uni-sganoli they (animate)- cold

osda

g-osda I - good

h-osda you - good

osda he/she/it - good

in-osda we two (including you)- good

sd-osda you two - good

osd-osda we two (not you)- good

id-osda we all (including you)- good

ots-osda we all (not you) - good

its-osda you all - good

ts-osda they (inanimate)- good

an-osda they (animate)- good

gatsanula

tsi-gatsanula I - fast

hi-gatsanula you - fast

gatsanula he/she/it - fast

ini-gatsanula we two (including you)- fast

sdi-gatsanula you two - fast

osdi-gatsanula we two (not you)- fast

idi-gatsanula we all (including you)- fast

otsi-gatsanula we all (not you) - fast

itsi-gatsanula you all - fast

di-gatsanula they (inanimate)- fast

ani-gatsanula they (animate)- fast


Practice Sentences

1. uwoduhi na agehutsa.
That girl is pretty.

2. Disdoduhi!
You two are pretty!

3. Na tsoi dagwadlelu tsuwoduhi.
The three cars are pretty.

4. Anitsina tsunatana.
The cedar trees are big.

5. Ditsadeyohvsgi ditsatana.
All you teachers are big.

6. Sdigatsanula.
You two are fast.

7. Igiyo'i tsalagi idadelogw'a adisgo'i dideyohvsgi.
The teacher says we don't study Cherokee well.

8. Tsayvtsas?
Are you cold?