Vocabulary Words:
kago yusdi - who
hayolada - I am fine
oginali'i - my friend, the two of us are friends
dudoa - s/he is called
vv - yes
yigawoniha - can s/he speak? (conditional form)
gvdi - use, with
wisdik'ti - you two are going there. See:-gat-
wosdik'ti - we two are going there
adananv'i - a store
Prefixes & Suffixes:
osdi- (two of us not including you)du- (3rd per. sg.)
ga- (3rd per. sg.)
yi- (conditional verb prefix)
wi- (action away from speaker)
sdi- (you two)
-i (present tense for some action verbs.)
Note: The "o" attached to bound pronouns indicates that the person being spoken to is not included. Ie. ogiwoni - the two of us are speaking, not including you.
"Tali"
ᎧᎪ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ.
- ᎭᏲᎳᏓᏨ.
- ᎭᏲᎳᏓ. ᎢᎯᎾ.
- ᎭᏲᎳᏓ. ᎧᎪ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ.
- ᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ. ᎺᎵ ᏚᏙᎠ.
- ᏣᎳᎩᏍᎪ ᏱᎦᏬᏂᎭ.
- ᎥᎥ. ᏣᎳᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎣᏍᏗᏬᏂᎭ.
- ᎣᏍᏓ. ᎦᏨ ᏫᏍᏗᎦᏗ.
- ᎠᏓᎾᏅᎢ ᏬᏍᏗᎦᏗ.
Kago Yusdi Hia.
- Hayoldatsv.
- Hayolada. Ihina.
- Hayolada. Kago yusdi hia.
- Oginali'i. Meli dudoa.
- Tsalgisgo yigawoni.
- Vv. Tsalagi gvdi osdiwoni.
- Osd. Gatsv wisdik'ti.
- Adananv'i wosdik'ti.
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Answer The Questions
1) Gado dudo'a unali'i. (unali'i - his friend)2) Tsalagisgo gvdi aniwoniha.
3) Gatsv wanik'ti. (wanik'ti - they are going there)
Dialogue Two
Who's This?
- How are you?
- I'm good. And you?
- I'm good. Who is this?
- My friend. Her name is Mary.
- Can she speak Cherokee?
- Yes, We speak Cherokee.
- Good. Where are you going?
- We are going to the store.
Answers
1) unali'i Meli dudo'a.2) Vv, tsalagi gvdi aniwoniha.
3) Adananv'i wanik'ti.