Forming Nouns In Cherokee.
Passive nouns express something that can be possessed and not a trait
(see: Active Nouns).
Root noun beginning in consonant
-tsi
agi-tsi my mother
tsa-tsi your mother
u-tsi his/her mother
igini-tsi our mother (the two of us)
sdi-tsi your mother (the two of you)
ogi-tsi our (not your) mother (the two of us)
igi-tsi our (including you) mother
otsi-tsi our (not your) mother
itsi-tsi your mother (all inclusive)
uni-tsi their mother
-oyeni
agw-oyeni my hand
ts-oyeni your hand
uwoyeni his/her hand
igin-oyeni our hand (the two of us)
sd-oyeni your hand (the two of you)
ogin-oyeni our (not your) hand (the two of us)
ig-oyeni our hand (all inclusive)
ogo-oyeni our (not your) hand
its-oyeni your hand (all inclusive)
un-oyeni their hand