The "Set A" Verb 'waking up'
Root verb -yé:-
Present Tense
ᏥᏰᎦ - tsi-ye-ga - I am waking up.
ᎯᏰᎦ - hi-ye-ga - you are waking up.
ᎠᏰᎦ - a-ye-ga - he/she/it is waking up.
ᎢᏂᏰᎦ - ini-ye-ga - the two of us (including you) are
waking up.
ᏍᏗᏰᎦ - sdi-ye-ga - you two are waking up.
ᎣᏍᏗᏰᎦ - osdi-ye-ga - the two of us (not including you)
are waking up.
ᎢᏗᏰᎦ - idi-ye-ga - we all (including you) are waking it.
ᎣᏥᏰᎦ - otsi-ye-ga - we all (not including you) are waking
up.
ᎢᏥᏰᎦ - itsi-ye-ga - you all are waking up.
ᎠᏂᏰᎦ - ani-ye-ga - they are waking up.
Habitual tense
ᏥᏰᎪᎢ - tsi-ye-goɂi - I wake up.
ᎯᏰᎪᎢ - hi-ye-goɂi - you wake up.
ᎠᏰᎪᎢ - a-ye-goɂi - he/she/it wakes up.
ᎢᏂᏰᎪᎢ - ini-ye-goɂi - the two of us (including you) wake
up.
ᏍᏗᏰᎪᎢ - sdi-ye-goɂi - you two wake up.
ᎣᏍᏗᏰᎪᎢ - osdi-ye-goɂi - the two of us (not including you )
wake up.
ᎢᏗᏰᎪᎢ - idi-ye-goɂi - we all (including you) wake up.
ᎣᏥᏰᎪᎢ - otsi-ye-goɂi - we all (not including you) wake up.
ᎢᏥᏰᎪᎢ - itsi-ye-goɂi - you all wake up.
ᎠᏂᏰᎪᎢ - ani-ye-goɂi - they wake up.
ᏥᏰᎪᎢ ᏑᏓᎵ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᎳ.
Remote Past Tense
*Note: Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B
Pronouns*
ᎠᎩᏰᏨᎢ - agi-ye-tsvɂi - I woke up
ᏣᏰᏨᎢ - tsa-ye-tsvɂi - you woke up
ᎤᏰᏨᎢ - u-ye-tsvɂi - he woke up
ᎩᏂᏰᏨᎢ - gini-ye-tsvɂi - we (you and I) woke up
ᏍᏗᏰᏨᎢ - sdi-ye-tsvɂi - you two woke up
ᎣᎩᏂᏰᏨᎢ - ogini-ye-tsvɂi - She/He and I woke up
ᎢᎩᏰᏨᎢ - igi-ye-tsvɂi - we (all of us) woke up
ᎣᎩᏰᏨᎢ - ogi-ye-tsvɂi - we (excluding you) woke up
ᎢᏥᏰᏨᎢ - itsi-ye-tsvɂi - you all woke up
ᎤᏂᏰᏨᎢ - uni-ye-tsvɂi - they woke up
Imperative
ᎯᏰᎩ!
- hiyegi! - [you] wake up!
ᏍᏗᏰᎩ!
- sdiyegi! - [you two] wake up!
ᎢᏥᏰᎩ!
- itsiyegia! - [all of you] wake up!
ᎢᏗᏰᎩ!
- idiyegi - Let's wake up.
Note: The Cherokee Imperative can appear with
any of the bound pronouns.
Infinitive
*Note: Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B
Pronouns*
ᎠᎩᏰᎢᏍᏗ - agi-ye-isdi - for me to wake up
ᏣᏰᎢᏍᏗ - tsa-ye-isdi - for you to wake up
ᎤᏰᎢᏍᏗ - u-ye-isdi - for him/her to wake up
ᎩᏂᏰᎢᏍᏗ - gini-ye-isdi - for us (you and me) to wake up
ᏍᏗᏰᎢᏍᏗ - sdi-ye-isdi - for you two to wake up
ᎣᎩᏂᏰᎢᏍᏗ - ogini-ye-isdi - for her/him and me to wake up
ᎢᎩᏰᎢᏍᏗ - igi-ye-isdi - for us (all of us) to wake up
ᎣᎩᏰᎢᏍᏗ - ogi-ye-isdi - for us (excluding you) to wake up
ᎢᏥᏰᎢᏍᏗ - itsi-ye-isdi - for you all to wake up
ᎤᏂᏰᎢᏍᏗ - uni-ye-isdi - for them to wake up