Cherokee Words
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GENERAL WORDS
Hello.........................o si yo how are you?.............to hi tsu I am fine....................to hi quu and you?...................ni hi na hv yes...........................v v no.............................tla good..........................os da bad............................u yo i where.........................ha tlv when..........................hi la yu i what...........................ga do quit.............................tles ti stop............................ha le wi sta and.............................a le beautiful......................u wo du hi pray............................a da do li s do di I see...........................tsi go ti i believe.......................a quo hi yu i think..........................ge li I'm talking....................tsi wo ni i don't understand.........tla i go li ga I will be going...............ge ges ti I'm thankful...................ga li e li ga you go..........................he na where have you been?....ha tlv we da where do you live?..........ha tlv i sti ne la what did you say?..........ga do ha da what do you do?.............i tsa dv ne hi what is it?......................ga do u sti lets pray........................i na da do lis ta you're welcome...............gv li e li ga thank you.......................wa do \ wa dv goodbye.........................do na da go hv i peace.............................nv wa do hi ya da harmony.........................nv wa to hi ya dv family.............................si da ne lv I Love You.......................gv ge yu hi now.....................................nv dry......................................u ka yo di wet.....................................ga du li di cool....................................u ne sv yv tli warm..................................u ga na wa cold....................................u yv dla hot......................................u di tle ga morning...............................su na le i noon-day.............................i ga night....................................sv no i good....................................o sda bad.....................................u yo i big.......................................e qua little.....................................u sti clean...................................u da nv ga lv da dirty.....................................ga da ha i true......................................u do hi yu try........................................ha nel ta where...................................ha tlv when....................................hi la yu i what.....................................ga do close....................................as du di open.....................................as du i da come....................................e he na today....................................ko hi i ga tonight..................................ko hi u sv tomorrow...............................su n le this......................................hi ya that......................................na then.....................................na hi yui there....................................na hna fast......................................ga ya nu la slow.....................................u ska no la stop.....................................ha le wi sta quit......................................tles ti quite....................................a le we i all........................................ni ga da alone...................................u wa sa already................................ga yu la also....................................nas quu and....................................a le asleep.................................ga li ha beautiful...............................u wo du hi watch or clock......................wa sti book or paper.......................go we li pencil..................................di go we lo di you write.............................ho we lv ga you read..............................hi go li ya indian..................................a yv wi ya Cherokee.............................tsa la gi chief or governor-ruler............u gv wi yu hi worship or pray.....................a da do lis do ti preach.................................al tsa do ti Christ..................................ga lo ne da Christian..............................tsu nel ti Church.................................di ga la wi sti |
meat...............................ha wi ya beef or cow meat..............wa ka-ha wi ya pork or pig meat...............si qua-ha wi ya bacon or dried meat..........ha wi ya-u ka yo sv potatoes..........................nu na bread...............................ga du corn bread........................se lu- ga du fish..................................a tsa di egg..................................u we tsi coffee...............................ka wi cream...............................as ta tlv da sugar or candy..................kal se tsi cake.................................wa du li si pie...................................ge lis gi salt..................................`a `ma water................................a `ma plate.................................a se li do spoon...............................a di to di knife.................................ha yel sdi fork...................................yv gi eat....................................hi gi ate....................................a ga apple.................................svk ta apricot...............................da li ni ge-a dv dv ski banana..............................qua ne na orange...............................a da lo ni ge peach................................qua na cherry................................gi ta ya pear...................................di ga dv di grapes................................un te lv nv di plum...................................qua nun sti strawberry...........................a ni blackberry...........................ka nu gal hi woman..............................a ge ya boy...................................a tsu tsa girl....................................a ge hu tsa father................................e do da mother..............................e tsi baby..................................u sti i child..................................a yo li children..............................di ni yo li relatives.............................go hus ti-a na da dv ni aunt...................................e lo gi uncle.................................e du sti
cloth..................................a nu wo coat...................................ga sa le na trousers or pants.................di su lo shirt...................................ha wi ni a nu dress.................................a sv no socks................................di li yo shoes................................di la su lo
home................................o we nv sv door..................................as du di doorway............................ga lo hi sti window..............................tso la na Kitchen.............................a da sta ti bedroom............................a sv sti-ka nv su lv bed...................................ga ni tlv di sti table or chair......................ga sgi lo dresser..............................di se hi sti lamp..................................a tsv sta phone................................di li no he di
trees................................de tlu gv grass...............................ga nu lv air-wind............................u no le the wind is blowing............ga no lv sga raining..............................a ga sga snow................................v tsi it is snowing......................go ti cloudy..............................u lo gi la sun..................................nv da sunshine..........................a ga lis gv sun is shining...................a ga li road.................................nv no hi street...............................ga la nv da highway or big road...........u ta na-dv no hi bridge..............................a sv tlv i car..................................a tso du di city.................................ga du hv i county.............................sga du gi world...............................e lo hi |
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two.................................ta li three...............................tso i four.................................nv gi five..................................his gi six..................................su da li seven..............................gal quo gi eight...............................tsa ne la nine................................so ne la ten.................................sko hi
Monday.........................u na do da quo nv i Tuesday........................ta li ne i ga Wednesday...................tso i ne i ga Thursday.......................nv gi ne i ga Friday...........................tsu ni gi lo s ti Saturday.......................u na do da qui de na
February........................ka ka li March............................a nv i April..............................ka wo ni May..............................a ni gv s ti June..............................ti ha yu li July...............................gu yi quo ni August...........................ga lo ni September.....................du li s di October.........................du ni nv di November......................nv da de wi December......................v s gi yi
you stay home.................tso le sti you go with him/her...........hi sta qua du ga you go (2 or more people)..hi ste na
we have been....................wo ste da we will go.........................o ste ga sti we didn't understand..........tla yo gi nol tse i we think...........................o ste li we thought........................o gi ne li sv i we will think......................o ste lis ges ti we will be working.............do gi ni lv wi sta ne hes ti we want............................a gi na du li we wanted........................o gi na do lis gv we will eat........................da yo stal sta yv ni we believe........................o gi no hi yu we are moving...................a sta da nv we are going to move.........da yo sta da nv si we are going.....................o tse ga
he/she thought.................e li sgv he/she will think...............e lis ges ti he/she believes................u wo hi yu he/she believed................u wo hi yu sv he/she sees.....................a go ti he/she will see.................u go hv he/she is singing..............de ka no gi he/she sung.....................du no si gv he/she will sing................do da ka no gi si
this is my house.............hi ya-gal tso de-aqua tse li this is my car.................hi ya-a tso do di-a qua tse li this is my wife (cook)......hi ya-ak sta yv hv sga this is my son/daughter....hi ya-a que tsi this is ours......................hi ya-o gi na tse li this is our house.............hi ya-gal tso de-o gi na tse li this is our car.................hi ya-a tso do di o gi na tse li this is our child...............hi ya-o gi ne tsi
is this your house?.......hi yas-di tse nv sv is this your car?...........hi yas-tsa tse li-a tso do di is this your book?........hi yas-tsa tse li-go we li is this your pencil?.......hi yas-tsa tse li-di go we lo di is this your child?........hi yas-tse tsi is this where you live?..hi yas-di ste nv sv
when are you leaving?..hi la yu-ta ni gi si when will you be back?...hi la yu-dv hi lu tsi when did he/she come back?....hi la yu-ga lu gi when did he/she leave?...hi la yu-gu wa ni gi di when will we leave?.........hi la yu-da na ni gi si
what did you say?........ga do-ha da what do you do?...........ga do-ha dv ne hi what do you see?.........ga do u sti-hi go ti what do you want?........ga do u sti-tsa du li what is it?....................ga do u sti what are you doing?......ga do hv dv ne what did he say?..........ga do-a da what does he/she want?...ga do u sti-u du li what is your name?.......ga do-de tsa do a what will you be doing tomorrow?...ga do-ha dv ne he sti-su na le |
I saw................................a gi go hv I will see him or her............da tsi go i i want...............................a qua du li I wanted............................a qua du lis gv I will want..........................a qua du lis ge sti I wanted-2 or more items....da qua du li I will want-2 or more items...da qua lis ge sti I believe.............................a quo hi yu I believed...........................a quo hi yu nv I will believe........................da go hi yu ni I think................................ge li I thought............................ge lis gv I will think..........................ge lis ges ti I hear.................................ga tv gi I heard...............................ak dv ga nv I will hear...........................ga ga dv ga ni I'm talking..........................tsi wo ni I talked..............................gi wo ni sv I will talk............................da tsi wo ni si I don't understand...............tla i go li ga I didn't understand..............tla ya quol tsi i I won't understand...............tla i ge go li ga I hit it.................................gv ni ga I hit it-past tense.................a quv ni lv hi I will hit it............................dv gv ni la I'm working.........................da gi lv wi sta ne I was working.....................da gi lv wi sta ne hv I will be working.................da gi lv wi sta ne he sti I'm going............................ge ga I was going.........................ge gv i I will be going......................ge ges ti i'm hungry...........................a gi yo si I was hungry.......................a gi yo sis gv i I'll be hungry.......................a gi yo sis ges ti I'm tired..............................da gi yo we ga I was tired...........................da gi yo we gv I'll be tired...........................da gi yo we ges ti I'm thankful.........................ga li e li ga I was thankful.....................a qua li he li tsv I'll be thankful......................ga li e li ges ti I'm going home...................dv ge si-di que nv sv i I will go home.....................a qua ni gi ges ti today I'm going...................ko hi i ga-ge ga I went yesterday.................sv hi-wa qua do lv I will go tomorrow................su na le-da ge si town, I'm going...................di ga du hv-ge ga I've been to town................di ga du hv-wi ge da I will go to town.................di ga du hv-a qua nv ses ti I'm going to work................da gi lv wi sta le ga I went to work....................da ge lv wi sta ne le sv I will be working.................da gi lv wi sta ne he sti I'm going to eat..................da ga lis ta yv ni I have eaten.......................a qual sta yv nv I will eat later.....................ko hi yu da ga li sta yv ni I'm riding with him..............tsi tsa ne I rode with him...................tsi tsa ne lv I will ride with him...............da tsi tsa ne li
they were working............du ni lvw sta ne hv i they will be working..........du ni lvw sta ne hes ti they are talking................a ni wo ni they were talking..............a ni wo ni sge sti they will be talking............a ni wo ni sge sti they are singing................da ni no gi they were singing..............da ni no gis ge sdi they will be singing............da ni no gis ge sdi they are eating..................a nal sta yv hv sga they will eat......................da nal sta yv ni they want..........................u na du li
where have you been?....ha tlv-we da where do you live?..........ha tlv- hi ne la where are you from?.......ha tlv-da tsa lo sv hi where are you going today?...ha tlv-he ga-ko hi i ga where are you going tomorrow?...ha tlv-he ga-su na le where are you going tonight?....ha tlv-he ga-ko hi u sv where are you going this morning?..ha tlv-he ga-ko su na le where are you going this evening?...ha tlv-he ga-ko sv hi ye i where are you going next week?...ha tlv-he ga-so qua le nv hv where are you headed?..........ha tlv-wig ta where is your house?.............ha tlv- di tse nv sv i
who are you with?...........gag-i sta li go who is coming?..............gag-da na i who is going?.................gag-da ye si who are you?..................gag-ni hi who went?......................gag-e na who is that man?.............gag-na a ska ya who is that woman?.........gag-na a ge ya |
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