The "A" class verb 'speak it' in present tense.

Root verb -woni-

tsi-woni-ha I am speaking it.

hi-woni-ha you are speaking it.

ga-woni-ha he/she/it is speaking it.

ini-woni-ha the two of us (including you) are speaking it.

sdi-woni-ha you two are speaking it.

osdi-woni-ha the two of us (not including you ) are speaking it.

idi-woni-ha we all (including you) are speaking it.

otsi-woni-ha we all (not including you) are speaking it.

itsi-woni-ha you all are speaking it.

ani-woni-ha they are speaking it.


Practice Sentences

1. Na atsutsa tsalagi gawoniha.
The/that boy speaks Cherokee.

2. Tsalagisgo sdiwoniha?
Are you two speaking Cherokee?

3. Yonegv otsiwoniha.
We are speaking English.

4. Asguani aniwoniha.
They are speaking Spanish.

5. Tsalagi idiwoniha.
We are all speaking Cherokee.

6. Sdaya gawoniha.
S/he is speaking loudly.


Vocabulary

atsutsa - a boy
yonegv - English, Englishman
asguani - Spanish, Mexican, Spaniard
sdaya - hard, strong


Present Habitual

tsi-woni-sgo'i I speak it.

hi-woni-sgo'i you speak it.

ga-woni-sgo'i he/she/it speaks it.

ini-woni-sgo'i the two of us (including you) speak it.

sdi-woni-sgo'i you two speak it.

osdi-woni-sgo'i the two of us (not including you ) speak it.

idi-woni-sgo'i we all (including you) speak it.

otsi-woni-sgo'i we all (not including you) speak it.

itsi-woni-sgo'i you all speak it.

ani-woni-sgo'i they speak it.


Practice Sentences

1. Na atsutsa tsalagi gawonisgo'i tsugitsvnvda.
The/that boy speaks Cherokee everyday.

2. Tsalagisgo udoda gawonisgo'i.
Does he speak Cherokee with his father?

3. Yonegv otsiwonisgo'i.
We all (not you)speak English.

4. Asguani aniwonisgo'i nigv'i.
They speak Spanish everywhere.

5. Sdaya gawonisgo'i.
S/he speaks loud.


Vocabulary

tsugitsvnvda - everyday
udoda - his/her father
nigv'i - everywhere


Remote Past

agi-wonis-v'i I spoke it.

tsa-wonis-v'i you speak it.

u-wonis-v'i he/she/it speaks it.

gini-wonis-v'i the two of us (including you) speak it.

sdi-wonis-v'i you two speak it.

ogini-wonis-v'i the two of us (not including you ) speak it.

igi-wonis-v'i we all (including you) speak it.

ogi-wonis-v'i we all (not including you) speak it.

itsi-wonis-v'i you all speak it.

uni-wonis-v'i they speak it.


Imperative

hiwonihi! - [you] speak it
sdiwonihi! - [you two] speak it!

Infinitive

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