Forming A Simple Sentence In Cherokee
Adjectives
ᎬᎾᎨᎢ ᎩᎵ gvnagei gili a black dog
ᎤᏬᏚᎯᏳ ᏐᏈᎵ uwoduhiyu sogwili a beautiful horse
ᎢᎾ ᎢᎦᏘ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ina igati asgaya a tall man
ᎤᏗᎴᎦ ᎪᏫ udilega kohwi hot coffee
Verbless Sentences
ᎢᎾ ᎢᎦᏘ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ. ina igati asgaya. The man [is] tall.
ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎢᎾ ᎢᎦᏘ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ. udohiyu ina igati asgaya. The man [is] really tall.
ᎤᏬᏚᎯᏳ ᎠᎦᏍᎦ. uwoduhiyu agasga. The rain [is] beautiful.
ᎬᎾᎨᎢ ᏐᏈᎵ ᎤᏬᏚᎯᏳ. gvnagei sogwili uwoduhiyu. The black horse [is] beautiful.
ᎠᏌᎹᏘ Ꮎ ᎠᏧᏣ. asamati na atsutsa. That boy [is] smart.
ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎠᏌᎹᏘ Ꮎ ᎠᏧᏣ. udohiyu asamati na atsutsa. That boy [is] really smart.
Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ. na asgaya oginalii. That man [is] my friend (he and I [are] friends).
ᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ ᎦᎵᏦᎯᏛ. oginalii galtsohidv. My friend [is] fat.
Subject + Verb
ᎦᏚ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ. gadu uduliha. S/He wants bread.
ᎪᏫ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ. kohwi uduliha. S/He wants coffee.
ᎤᏗᎴᎦ ᎪᏫ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ. udilegi kohwi uduliha. S/He wants hot coffee.
ᏪᏌ ᏥᎪᏩᏘᎭ. wesa tsigow(a)tiha. I see a cat.
ᎬᎾᎨᎢ ᏪᏌ ᏥᎪᏩᏘᎭ. gvnagei wesa tsigow(a)tiha. I see a black cat.
ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᎭ. tsalagi aniwoniha. They are speaking Cherokee. ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏕᎶᏆᎠ Ꮎ ᎠᏧᏣ. tsalagi adelogwa'a na atsutsa. That boy [is] learning Cherokee.
Subject + Object + Verb
ᎠᎨᏳᏣ ᎩᎵ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ. agehyutsa gili agow(a)tiha. A girl sees a dog.
ᎠᎨᏳᏣ ᎬᎾᎨᎢ ᎩᎵ ᎠᏉᏩᏘᎭ. agehyutsa gvnagei gili agow(a)tiha. A girl sees a black dog.
ᏌᎶᎵ ᎦᏚ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ. saloli gadu uduliha. The squirrel wants bread.
ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏗᎴᎯ ᎪᏫ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ. asgaya udilegi kohwi uduliha. S/He wants coffee.
Object + Verb + Subject
ᎩᎵ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ. gili agow(a)tiha agehyutsa . A girl sees a dog.
ᎬᎾᎨᎢ ᎩᎵ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ. gvnagei gili agow(a)tiha agehyutsa. A girl sees a black dog.
ᎦᏚ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ ᏌᎶᎵ. gadu uduliha saloli. The squirrel wants bread.
ᎤᏗᎴᎩ ᎪᏫ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ. udilegi kohwi uduliha asgaya. S/He wants coffee.
ᎠᎦᏍᎦ - agasga - rain
ᏐᏈᎵ - sogwili - horse
ᎢᎾ ᎢᎦᏔ - ina igata - tall
ᎦᎵᏦᎯᏛ - galtsohidv - fat
ᎠᏌᎹᏘ - asamati - smart
ᎤᏙᎯᏳ - udohiyu - really, very
ᎤᏗᎴᎩ - udilegi - hot, heat
ᎤᏬᏚᎯᏳ - uwoduhiyu - beautiful
ᎦᏚ - gadu - bread
ᏌᎶᎵ - saloli - a squirrel