Forming Basic Plurals In Cherokee
Example Nouns - Animate
asgaya (a man) anisgaya (men)
yvwi (a person) aniyvwi (people)
tsalagi (a Cherokee) anitsalagi (Cherokees)
udutsi (an uncle) tsudutsi (uncles)
udo (an opposite sex sibling) judo (opposite sex siblings)
ayotli (a child) diniyotli (children)
Example Nouns - Inanimate
talutsa (a basket) ditalutsa (baskets)
adidodi (a spoon) dididodi (spoons)
aliyo (a sock) diliyo (socks)
alasulo (a shoe) dilasulo (shoes)
ahuli (a drum) dihuli (drums)
ulisuwida (a color) tsulisuwida (colors)
uhnawo (a shirt) tsuhnawo (shirts)
uwetsi (an egg) tsuwetsi (eggs)
ugaloga (a leaf) tsugaloga (leaves)
ugidatli (a feather) tsugidatli (feathers)
Example Nouns - Non-possesive
udanehv'i (a puddle) dudanehv'i (puddles)
uhnadulv'i (an island) duhnadulv'i (islands)
unvdalv'i (a mountain) dunvdalv'i (mountains)
adananv'i (a store) dadananv'i (stores)