The "Set A" Verb 'read it' in present tense.
Root verb -goliye-
Note: This root verb stem combined with Animate
Object Pronouns means "examine her (or him)"Click
here for "examine him/her"
Present Tense
ᏥᎪᎵᏰᎠ - tsi-goliye-ɂa - am reading it.
ᎯᎪᎵᏰᎠ - hi-goliye-ɂa - you are reading it.
ᎠᎪᎵᏰᎠ - a-goliye-ɂa - he/she/it is reading it.
ᎢᏂᎪᎵᏰᎠ - ini-goliye-ɂa - the two of us (including you) are reading it.
ᎣᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᎠ - osdi-goliye-ɂa - the two of us (not including you ) are reading it.
ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᎠ - sdi-goliye-ɂa - you two are reading it.
ᎢᏗᎪᎵᏰᎠ - idi-goliye-ɂa - we all (including you) are reading it.
ᎣᏥᎪᎵᏰᎠ - otsi-goliye-ɂa - we all (not including you) are reading it.
ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᎠ - itsi-goliye-ɂa - you all are reading it.
ᎠᏂᎪᎵᏰᎠ - ani-goliye-ɂa - they are reading it.
1. ᏗᎪᏪᎵ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᎠ Ꮎ ᎠᏧᏣ. Digohweli agoliyeɂa na
atsutsa.
The/that boy is reading a book.
2. ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᎠᏧ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎦᎴᏴᏔᏅ ? Sdigoliyeatsu gohweli galeyvtanv ?
Are you two reading the newspaper?
3. ᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᏤ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎠᏂᎪᎵᏰᎠ. Tsalagi Itse Kanohedv anigoliyesga.
They are reading the Cherokee New Testament.
ᏗᎪᏪᎵ - digohweli - book, books
ᎪᏪᎵ ᎦᎴᏴᏔᏅ - gohweli galeyvtanv - newspaper
ᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᏤ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ - Tsalagi Itse Kanohedv - Cherokee New
Testament
Present Habitual
ᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - tsi-goliye-sgoɂi - I read it (usually, often).
ᎯᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - hi-goliye-sgoɂi - you read it.
ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - a-goliye-sgoɂi - he/she/it reads it.
ᎢᏂᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - ini-goliye-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) read it.
ᎣᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - osdi-goliye-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you ) read it.
ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - sdi-goliye-sgoɂi - you two read it.
ᎢᏗᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - idi-goliye-sgoɂi - we all (including you) read it.
ᎣᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - otsi-goliye-sgoɂi - we all (not including you) read it.
ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - itsi-goliye-sgoɂi - you all read it.
ᎠᏂᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ - ani-goliye-sgoɂi - hey read it.
Imperative
ᎯᎪᎵᏰᎵ - hi-goliy-a - (you) read it!
ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᎵ - sdi-goliy-a - you two) read it!
ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᎵ - itsi-goliy-a - (all of you) read it!
Progressive Past
*Note: The Progressive/Habitual/Imperfect Past is built by changing the vowel of the Habitual ending from "o" to "v".
ᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - tsi-goliye-sgvɂi - I was reading it.
ᎯᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - hi-goliye-sgvɂi - you were reading it.
ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - a-goliye-sgvɂi - he/she/it was reading it.
ᎢᏂᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - ini-goliye-sgvɂi - the two of us (including you) were reading it.
ᎣᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - osdi-goliye-sgvɂi - the two of us (not including you ) were reading it.
ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - sdi-goliye-sgvɂi - you two were reading it.
ᎢᏗᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - idi-goliye-sgvɂi - we all (including you) were reading it.
ᎣᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - otsi-goliye-sgvɂi - we all (not including you) were reading it.
ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - itsi-goliye-sgvɂi - you all were reading it.
ᎠᏂᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ - ani-goliye-sgvɂi - they were reading it.
Remote Past
*Note: Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B
Pronouns* ᎠᎩᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - agi-goliye-ɂvɂi - I read it (yesterday, last week, etc.)
ᏣᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - tsa-goliye-ɂvɂi - you read it.
ᎤᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - u-goliye-ɂvɂi - he read it.
ᎩᏂᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - gini-goliye-ɂvɂi - you and I read it.
ᎣᎩᏂᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - ogini-goliye-ɂvɂi - the two of us (not including you) read it.
ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - sdi-goliye-ɂvɂi - you two read it.
ᎢᎩᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - igi-goliye-ɂvɂi - we all (including you) and I read it.
ᎣᎩᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - ogi-goliye-ɂvɂi - we all (not including you) and I read it.
ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - itsi-goliye-ɂvɂi - you all (read it.
ᎤᏂᎪᎵᏰᎥᎢ - uni-goliye-ɂvɂi -they read it.
Infinitive
*Note: Remote Past and Infinitive require
Set B Pronouns* ᎠᎩᎪᎵᏰᏗ - agi-goliye-di - for me to read it.
ᏣᎪᎵᏰᏗ - tsa-goliye-di - for you to read it.
ᎤᎪᎵᏰᏗ - u-goliye-di - for him/her to read it.
ᎩᏂᎪᎵᏰᏗ - gini-goliye-di - for you and me to read it.
ᎣᎩᏂᎪᎵᏰᏗ - ogini-goliye-di - for the two of us (not including you) to read it.
ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏰᏗ - sdi-goliye-di - for you two to read it.
ᎢᎩᎪᎵᏰᏗ - igi-goliye-di - for all of us (including you) and I to read it.
ᎣᎩᎪᎵᏰᏗ - ogi-goliye-di - for all of us (not including you) and I to read it.
ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᏗ - itsi-goliye-di - for all of you to read it.
ᎤᏂᎪᎵᏰᏗ - uni-goliye-di -for them to read it.