Forming A Simple Sentence In Cherokee
Adjectives
gvnagei gili a black dog
uwoduhiyu sogwili a beautiful horse
ina igati asgaya a tall man
udilega kowi hot coffee
Verbless Sentences
ina igati asgaya. The man [is] tall.
udohiyu ina igati asgaya. The man [is] really tall.
uwoduhiyu agasga. The rain [is] beautiful.
gvnagei sogwili uwoduhiyu. The black horse [is] beautiful.
asamati na atsutsa. That boy [is] smart.
udohiyu asamati na atsutsa. That boy [is] really smart.
na asgaya oginalii. That man [is] my friend (he and I [are] friends).
oginalii galtsohidv. My friend [is] fat.
Subject + Verb
gadu uduliha. S/He wants bread.
kowi uduliha. S/He wants coffee.
udilegi kowi uduliha. S/He wants hot coffee.
wesa tsigowatiha. I see a cat.
gvnagei wesa tsigowatiha. I see a black cat.
tsalagi aniwoniha. They are speaking Cherokee. tsalagi adelogwa'a atsutsa. That boy [is] learning Cherokee.
Subject + Object + Verb
agehutsa gili agowatiha. A girl sees a dog.
agehutsa gvnagei gili agowatiha. A girl sees a black dog.
saloli gadu uduliha. The squirrel wants bread.
asgaya udilegi kowi uduliha. S/He wants coffee.
Object + Verb + Subject
gili agowatiha agehutsa . A girl sees a dog.
gvnagei gili agowatiha agehutsa. A girl sees a black dog.
gadu uduliha saloli. The squirrel wants bread.
udilegi kowi uduliha asgaya. S/He wants coffee.
agasga - rain
sogwili - horse
ina igata - tall
galtsohidv - fat
asamati - smart
udohiyu - really, very
udilegi - hot, heat
uwoduhiyu - beautiful
gadu - bread
saloli - a squirrel