Cherokee A Class Pronouns
(Used with verbs beginning
with a consonant.)
Singular
tsiya- (I->him/her)
hiya- (you->him/her)
a- (he/she/it)
Dual
eni- (you and I->him/her)
esdi- (you two->him/her)
osdi- (s/he and I)
Plural (more than two)
esdi- (we - including you->him/her)
otsi- (we - not including you)
etsi- (you->him/her)
ana- (they)
(Note: the changes in some pronoun forms by adding of -ya- or e- when speaking of persons, animate objects.)
Ask him/her
Present Tense
tsiyatvdvhvsga I am asking him/her.
atvdvhvsga s/he, it is asking him/her.
Habitual Tense
tsiyatvdvhvsgo'i I ask him/her.
atvdvhvsgo'i s/he, it asks.
Remote Past Tense
agiyatvdvhv'i I asked him/her.
utvdvhv'i s/he, it asked.
Infinitive
agiyatv(ti)di I - to ask him/her
utv(ti)di s/he, it - to ask
Imperative
hiyatvdvhvga! Ask him/her!
esditvdvhvga! you two ask him/her!