The "Set A" verb 'looking for him/her' (animate objects)
Verb Root -ɂyo-
Note: Animate object pronouns, where different from
Set A or Set B object pronouns, are used in all tenses of verb when
referring to an animate/living object. For about Animate Object
Prefixes,
see:Pronouns III
Present Tense
ᏥᏲᎭ - tsi:-ɂyo-ha - I am looking for him/her.
ᎯᏲᎭ - hi:-ɂyo-ha - you are looking for him/her.
ᎠᏲᎭ - a-ɂyo-ha - he/she/it is looking for him/her.
ᎡᏂᏲᎭ - eni-ɂyo-ha - the two of us (I & you) are looking for him/her.
ᎡᏍᏗᏲᎭ - esdi-ɂyo-ha - you two are looking for him/her.
ᎣᏍᏗᏲᎭ - osdi-ɂyo-ha - the two of us (S/he & I) are looking for him/her.
ᎡᏗᏲᎭ - edi-ɂyo-ha - we all (including you) are looking for him/her.
ᎣᏥᏲᎭ - otsi-ɂyo-ha - we all (not including you) are looking for him/her.
ᎡᏥᏲᎭ - etsi-ɂyo-ha - you all are looking for him/her.
ᎠᏂᏲᎭ - ani-ɂyo-ha - they are looking for him/her.
1. ᏗᏂᏲᏟ ᎪᏥᏲᎭ - Diniyotli gotsiɂyoha.
We are all (not you) looking for (them) the children.
2. Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎣᏥᏲᎭ - Na asgaya otsiɂyoha.
We are all (not you) looking for (him) the man.
3. ᎤᏙ ᏥᏲᎭ - Udo tsiɂyoha.
I am looking for my sister.
4. ᎤᏁᏥ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎠᏂᏲᎭ - Unetsi atsutsa aniɂyoha.
They are looking for their son.
5. ᏕᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏗᏲᎭ - Dideyohvsgi osdiɂyoha.
We two are looking for the teacher.
6. ᏗᏕᎰᎲᏍᎩᎨ ᎡᏥᏲᎭ? Dideyohvsgige etsiɂyoha?
Are you all looking for the teacher?
7. ᎭᏗ, ᏗᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏲᏥᏲᎭ - Hadi, dideyohvsgi gesdi yotsiɂyoha.
No, we are not looking for the teacher.
ᎤᏙ - udo - sibling of the opposite sex
ᎤᏁᏥ ᎠᏧᏣ - unetsi atsutsa - his / their son
ᏗᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ - dideyohvsgi - a teacher
Habitual Present
ᏥᏲᎰᎢ - tsi:-ɂyo-hoɂi - I look for him/her.
ᎯᏲᎰᎢ - hi:-ɂyo-hoɂi - you look for him/her.
ᎠᏲᎰᎢ - a-ɂyo-hoɂi - he/she/it looks for him/her.
ᎡᏂᏲᎰᎢ - eni-ɂyo-hoɂi - the two of us (I & you) look for him/her.
ᎡᏍᏗᏲᎰᎢ - esdi-ɂyo-hoɂi - you two look for him/her.
ᎣᏍᏗᏲᎰᎢ - osdi-ɂyo-hoɂi - the two of us (S/he & I) look for him/her.
ᎡᏗᏲᎰᎢ - edi-ɂyo-hoɂi - we all (including you) look for him/her.
ᎣᏥᏲᎰᎢ - otsi-ɂyo-hoɂi - we all (not including you) look for him/her.
ᎡᏥᏲᎰᎢ - etsi-ɂyo-hoɂi - you all look for him/her.
ᎠᏂᏲᎰᎢ - ani-ɂyo-hoɂi - they look for him/her.
Remote Past Tense
*Note! Animate Object pronouns have no separate Set B forms. Since there are no 3rd person (he/they) or "excluding" animate forms, those Set B forms are used where appropriate. However, some speakers will use the Set A forms of the Excluding pronouns (beginning with /o-/) with Remote Past and Infinitives for Animate Object pronouns.*
ᏥᏯᎸᎢ - tsi:-ɂya-lvɂi - I looked for him/her.
ᎯᏯᎸᎢ - hi:-hya-lvɂi - you looked for him/her.
ᎤᏯᎸᎢ - u-hya-lvɂi - he/she/it looked for him/her.
ᎡᏂᏯᎸᎢ - eni-hya-lvɂi - the two of us (I & you) looked for him/her.
ᎡᏍᏗᏯᎸᎢ - esdi-hya-lvɂi - you two looked for him/her.
ᎣᏍᏗᏯᎸᎢ - osdi-hya-lvɂi - the two of us (S/he & I) looked for him/her.
ᎡᏗᏯᎸᎢ - edi-hya-lvɂi - we all (including you) looked for him/her.
ᎣᏥᏯᎸᎢ - otsi-hya-lvɂi - we all (not including you) looked for him/her.
ᎡᏥᏯᎸᎢ - etsi-hya-lvɂi - you all looked for him/her.
ᎤᏂᏯᎸᎢ - uni-hya-lvɂi - they looked for him/her.
Imperative/Immediate
ᎯᏲᎦ - hi:-hy-ga - Look for him/her!
ᏍᏗᏲᎦ - sdi-hy-ga - you two look for him/her!
ᎡᏥᏲᎦ - etsi-hy-ga - All of you look for him/her!
ᎡᏗᏲᎦ - edi-hy-ga - Let's all look for him/her.
Note: The Cherokee Imperative can appear with any of the bound pronouns.
Infinitive
*Note! Animate Object pronouns have no separate Set B forms. Since there are no 3rd person (he/they) or "excluding" animate forms, those Set B forms are used where appropriate. However, some speakers will use the Set A forms of the Excluding pronouns (beginning with /o-/) with Remote Past and Infinitives for Animate Object pronouns.*
ᏥᏯᏍᏗ - tsi:-ɂy-sdi - for me to look for him/her.
ᎯᏯᏍᏗ - hi:-hy-sdi - for you to look for him/her.
ᎤᏯᏍᏗ - u-hy-sdi - for him/her/it to look for him/her.
ᎡᏂᏯᏍᏗ - eni-hy-sdi - for the two of us (I & you) to look for him/her.
ᎡᏍᏗᏯᏍᏗ - esdi-hy-sdi - for you two to look for him.
ᎣᏍᏗᏯᏍᏗ - osdi-hy-sdi - for the two of us (him/her & me) to look for him/her.
ᎡᏗᏯᏍᏗ - edi-hy-sdi - for us all (including you) to look for him/her.
ᎣᏥᏯᏍᏗ - otsi-hy-sdi - for us all (not including you) to look for him/her.
ᎡᏥᏯᏍᏗ - etsi-hy-sdi - for you all to look for him/her.
ᎤᏂᏯᏍᏗ - uni-hy-sdi - for them to look for him/her.