The Cherokee word for "My name is___"
ᏓᏆᏙᎠ Da-qua-do-a
Ga-do ha-di-s-go "where do you live" tsa-la-gi gv-di?
Ha-tlv hi-ne-la?
Ga-do ha-di-s-g- "me/I" tsa-la-gi gv-di?
A-ya
Ga-do-ha-di-s-go "I'm hungry" tsa-la-gi gv-di?
A-gi-yo-si-ha
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
ᎦᏙ ᏕᏣᏙᎠ Ga-do de-tsa-do?
(Answering with your own name) __ ᏓᏆᏙᎠ __da-qua-do.
If someone says "Kenwood a-wa-tv-sv" what are they communicating?
If you don't understand what Gvhe is saying what can you say to him?
Tla yi-go-li-ga
Ga-do ha-di-s-go "you are angry" tsa-la-gi gv-di?
Tsa-na-lv-ha
How do you pronounce the Ꮳ "ts" consonant sound.
Ts- (they pronounce it)
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.
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
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)
Ga-do ha-di-s-go "he is sick" tsa-la-gi gv-di?
U-dlv-ga
What could I add to "hi-lv-s-ga" or "you are sleepy" to make it into a question?
Hi-lv-s-ga-s
Ga-do Gv-he du-do, yo-ne-ga gv-di?
Liam McAlpin
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?
How do you say "me too" in Cherokee?
A-ya s-qui-i
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
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)
Ga-do du-do Wilma Mankilller, tsa-la-gi gv-di?
A-tsi-lv-s-gi du-do
Ha-tlv u-tv-sv, Gvhe
Tahlequah u-tv-sv, da-li-qua u-tv-sv
How would a speaker from the Eastern Band of the Cherokee say "wa-do"?
Sh-gi
How could you respond to someone saying "o-si-tsu" or are you good?
O-s-da, a-li-he-li-ga, V-v
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.