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100

The Cherokee word for "My name is___"

ᏓᏆᏙᎠ Da-qua-do-a 

100

Ga-do ha-di-s-go "where do you live" tsa-la-gi gv-di?

Ha-tlv hi-ne-la?

100

Ga-do ha-di-s-g- "me/I" tsa-la-gi gv-di?

A-ya

100

Ga-do-ha-di-s-go "I'm hungry" tsa-la-gi gv-di?

A-gi-yo-si-ha

100

If I was trying to say "I'm hungry" and I said "u-yo-si-ha" why is that wrong?

U-yo-si is third person

200

ᎦᏙ ᏕᏣᏙᎠ Ga-do de-tsa-do?

(Answering with your own name) __ ᏓᏆᏙᎠ __da-qua-do.

200

If someone says "Kenwood a-wa-tv-sv" what are they communicating?

They grew up in Kenwood / They are from Kenwood
200

If you don't understand what Gvhe is saying what can you say to him?

Tla yi-go-li-ga

200

Ga-do ha-di-s-go "you are angry" tsa-la-gi gv-di?

Tsa-na-lv-ha

200

How do you pronounce the Ꮳ "ts" consonant sound.

Ts- (they pronounce it)

300

In Cherokee the word for bird is tsi-s-qua with that in mind answer the question: 

Ga-do du-do NSU Tsu-ni-de-lo-qua-s-di tsi-s-qua

Rowdy du-do.

300

Ga-do ha-di-s-go, "he lives in Muscogee" tsa-la-gi gv-di?

Muscogee ga-ne-la /  Gu-so-i ga-ne-la

300

O-si-s u-da-n-ta Jennifer Coolidge, Ta-li-ne-i-ga tsi-ge-sv (on Tuesday)? 

Tsu-yo-si-hv (u-yo-si-ha)

300

Ga-do ha-di-s-go "he is sick" tsa-la-gi gv-di?

U-dlv-ga

300

What could I add to "hi-lv-s-ga" or "you are sleepy" to make it into a question?

Hi-lv-s-ga-s

400

Ga-do Gv-he du-do, yo-ne-ga gv-di?

Liam McAlpin

400

Ga-do ha-di-s-go "you grew up in Tahlequah?" tsa-la-gi gv-di?

Tahlequah tsa-tv-sv-s / Da-li-qu tsa-tv-sv-s?

400

How do you say "me too" in Cherokee?

A-ya s-qui-i

400

Ga-do ha-di-s-go "I am tired, and you sleepy" tsa-la-gi gv-di?

Da-gi-ya-we-gi, a-le hi-lv-s-ga / Da-gi-ya-we-gi,  hi-lv-s-ga-no

400

What are the six vowels in Cherokee and how are they pronounced?

Ꭰ a = ah as in ball or small ex.ᎠᏂ A-ni (Strawberry)

Ꭱ e = eh as in Smell or tell ex. ᎡᏥ E-tsi (My mom)

Ꭲ i  = ee as in feel or real ex. ᎢᎾᎨ I-na-ge (Forest)

Ꭳ o  = oh as in road or toad ex.  ᎣᏓᎸ O-da-lv (Mountain)

Ꭴ u = oo as in moose or loose ex.  ᎤᎬᎹ U-gv-ma (Soup)

Ꭵ v = uh as in mud or dud  ex.  ᎥᏓᎵ V-da-li (Pond)

500

Ga-do du-do Wilma Mankilller, tsa-la-gi gv-di?

A-tsi-lv-s-gi du-do

500

Ha-tlv u-tv-sv, Gvhe

Tahlequah u-tv-sv, da-li-qua u-tv-sv

500

How would a speaker from the Eastern Band of the Cherokee say "wa-do"?

Sh-gi

500

How could you respond to someone saying "o-si-tsu" or are you good?

O-s-da, a-li-he-li-ga, V-v

500

Why does "a-go-li-ga" mean I understand, but "Tla yi-go-li-ga" mean I don't understand.

The "tla yi-" is a negation that negates the verb.

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