Cherokee Complex Verbs

The "Set B" verb 'be called, named'

Root verb -ado-

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Present Tense

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ᏓᏆᏙᎠ - dagw-ado-ɂa - I am named.

ᏕᏣᏙᎠ - dets-ado-ɂa - You are named.

ᏚᏙᎠ - du-do-ɂa - He/She/It is named.

ᏕᎩᎾᏙᎠ - degin-ado-ɂa - The two of us (including you) are named.

ᏕᏍᏓᏙᎠ - desd-ado-ɂa - You two are named.

ᏙᎩᎾᏙᎠ - dogin-ado-ɂa - The two of us (not including you) are named.

ᏗᎦᏙᎠ - dig-ado-ɂa - We all (including you) are named.

ᏙᎦᏙᎠ - dog-ado-ɂa - We all (not including you) are named.

ᏕᏣᏙᎠ - dets-ado-ɂa - You all are named.

ᏚᎾᏙᎠ - dun-ado-ɂa - They are named.

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Practice Sentences

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1. Ꮩ ᏚᎾᏙᎠ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ? - Do dunadoɂa anisgaya?
What are (their) the men's names?

2. Ꮩ ᏕᎩᎾᏙᎠ? - Do deginadoɂa?
What are you two called?

3. ᏣᏂ ᏓᏆᏙᎠ. - Tsani dagwadoɂa.
My name is John.

4. ᎺᎵ ᏚᏙᎠ. - Meli dudoɂa.
Her name is Mary.

5. ᎦᎦᎹ ᏙᎦᏙᎠ - Gagama dogadoɂa.
We are all (not including you) called Cucumber.

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Habitual Tense

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ᏓᏆᏙᎣᎢ - dagw-ado-ɂoɂi - I am (often, usually, always, etc.) called

ᏕᏣᏙᎣᎢ - dets-ado-ɂoɂi - You are (often, usually, always) called

ᏚᏙᎣᎢ - d-udo-ɂoɂi - He/She/It is (often, usually, always) called

ᏕᎩᎾᏙᎣᎢ - degin-ado-ɂoɂi - You and I are (often, usually, always) called

ᏕᏍᏓᏙᎣᎢ - desd-ado-ɂoɂi - You two are (often, usually, always) called

ᏙᎩᎾᏙᎣᎢ - dogin-ado-ɂoɂi - He/She and I are often, usually, always) called

ᏗᎦᏙᎣᎢ - dig-ado-ɂoɂi - All of us (including you) (often, usually, always) called

ᏙᎦᏙᎣᎢ - dog-ado-ɂoɂi - We (excluding you) (often, usually, always) called

ᏕᏍᏓᏙᎣᎢ - desd-ado-ɂoɂi - You all are (often, usually, always) called

ᏚᎾᏙᎣᎢ - dun-ado-ɂoɂi - They are (often, usually, always) called

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Remote Past Tense

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ᏓᏆᏙᎥᎢ - dagw-ado-ɂvɂi - I was called/named

ᏕᏣᏙᎥᎢ - dets-ado-ɂvɂi - You were called/named

ᏚᏙᎥᎢ - d-udo-ɂvɂi - He/She/It was called/named

ᏕᎩᎾᏙᎥᎢ - degin-ado-ɂvɂi - The two of us (you and I) were called/named

ᏕᏍᏓᏙᎥᎢ - desd-ado-ɂvɂi - You two were called/named

ᏙᎩᎾᏙᎥᎢ - dogin-ado-ɂvɂi - The two of us (he/she/it and I were called/named

ᏗᎦᏙᎥᎢ - dig-ado-ɂvɂi - All of us (including you) were called/named

ᏙᎦᏙᎥᎢ - dog-ado-ɂvɂi - We (excluding you) were called/named

ᏕᏣᏙᎥᎢ - dets-ado-ɂvɂi - You all were called/named

ᏧᎾᏙᎥᎢ - tsun-ado-ɂvɂi - They were called/named

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Imperative

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ᏗᏣᏙᎡᏍᏗ - dits-ado-ɂesdi - Be named!

ᏗᏍᏓᏙᎡᏍᏗ - desd-ado-ɂesdi - Both of you be named!

ᏚᏙᎡᏍᏗ - d-udo-ɂesdi - Let him be named!

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Infinitive

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ᏗᏆᏙᏍᏗ - digw-ado-sdi - for me to be called/named

ᏗᏣᏙᏍᏗ - dits-ado-sdi - for you to be called/named

ᏧᏙᏍᏗ - tsu-do-sdi - for him to be called/named

ᏗᎩᎾᏙᏍᏗ - digin-ado-sdi - for you and me to be called/named

ᏗᏍᏓᏙᏍᏗ - disd-ado-sdi - for the two of us (not you) to be called/named

ᏦᎩᎾᏙᏍᏗ - tsogin-ado-sdi - for him/her/it and me to be called/named

ᏗᎦᏙᏍᏗ - dig-ado-sdi - for all of us to be called/named

ᏦᎦᏙᏍᏗ - tsog-ado-sdi - for us (excluding you) to be called/named

ᏗᏣᏙᏍᏗ - dits-ado-sdi - for you all to be called/named

ᏧᎾᏙᏍᏗ - tsun-ado-sdi - for them to be called/named