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Cherokee language

NameCherokee (Tsalagi Gawonihisdi)
FamilycolorAmerican
StatesUnited States
RegionOklahoma and the Qualla Boundary, North Carolina
Speakers12,000 to 22,000
Fam1Iroquoian
Fam2Southern Iroquoian
ScriptCherokee syllabary, Latin alphabet
Iso2chr|iso3=chr

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Cherokee ( , Tsalagi) is an Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee people which uses a unique syllabary writing system. It is the only Southern Iroquoian language that remains spoken. Cherokee is a polysynthetic language.

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November is American Indian Heritage Month - Greensboro News & Record (blog) Tweet this news
Greensboro News & Record (blog)--Get a crash course in the -Cherokee language-, at a workshop at 6 pm Wednesday at 202 Dey Hall. -Cherokee language- students Earnest Dial and Mari Hicks will ... - Date : Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:57:51 GMT+00:00
Proposed OK amenment runs up against Native Americans - Musalman Times Tweet this news
Musalman Times--Sequoyah with a tablet depicting his writing system for the -Cherokee language-. 19th-century print. The -Cherokee language- and head-dress is based on Arabic ... - Date : Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:17:35 GMT+00:00
Red Clay State park plans Cherokee Days - Cleveland Daily Banner Tweet this news
Cleveland Daily Banner--On Saturday, a group of children from Cherokee Immersion School will perform songs in the -Cherokee language-. The school seeks to promote and preserve the ... - Date : Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:17:37 GMT+00:00
Stories of old told at Chieftains Museum - Rome News Tribune Tweet this news
Rome News Tribune--“I spent the last year teaching the -Cherokee language- to middle schoolers,” he said. “I want to continue to teach the language and culture to rising ... - Date : Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:03:57 GMT+00:00
Cherokee National Youth Choir celebrates 10 years - Muskogee Daily Phoenix Tweet this news
Muskogee Daily Phoenix--The Cherokee National Youth Choir performs traditional Cherokee songs in the -Cherokee language-. The Choir is made up of 40 Cherokee young people from ... - Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:44:50 GMT+00:00
Library events - Tulsa World Tweet this news
Tulsa World---Cherokee Language- Class: Adults and teens, 6-7:30 pm at Zarrow Regional Library. Learn with teachers from the Tulsa Cherokee Community Organization. ... - Date : Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:27:11 GMT+00:00
Tribal Council Agenda - July 1 - The Cherokee One Feather Tweet this news
The Cherokee One Feather--7) 10:10am - Council authorizes -Cherokee Language- Forum to develop -Cherokee Language- subject area test as part of certification process for Cherokee ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:19:55 GMT+00:00
Echota Honored Among Best Of Winners In 2010 Mountain Homes Awards - PRLog.Org (press release) Tweet this news
PRLog.Org (press release)--Translated as “a peaceful heaven” in the -Cherokee language-, Echota serves as home for more than 450 families who enjoy the maintenance-free, lock-and-leave ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:29:49 GMT+00:00
Library fun - Tulsa World Tweet this news
Tulsa World---Cherokee Language- Class (teens and adults): 6 pm at Zarrow Regional Library FRIDAY teenS Photography Walk: 10 am-2 pm at Charles Page Library. ... - Date : Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:21:29 GMT+00:00
Budget goes to vote on July 28 - Cherokee Tribune Tweet this news
Cherokee Tribune--by the -Cherokee- Tribune staff The -Cherokee- County school board on Thursday will review its budget for the upcoming year and consider a charter school ... - Date : Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:14:07 GMT+00:00

Consonants :
North Carolina Cherokee consonants
Plosive
Affricate ts
Fricative s h
Nasal m n
Approximant l j (y) ɰ (w)

Vowels :
Close
Mid e eː ə̃ ə̃ː o oː
Open a aː

Tone : Diphthongs
 Verb form ge:ga
g- e: -g -a
PRONOMINAL PREFIX VERB ROOT "to go" ASPECT SUFFIX MODAL SUFFIX

Tone : Diphthongs
 Full conjugation of Root Verb-e- going
  Singular Dual incl. Dual excl. Plural excl. Plural incl.
1st gega - I'm going inega - We're going (you + I) osdega - We two are going (not you) otsega - We're all going (3+, not you) idega we're all going (3+, including you)
2nd hega - you're going sdega - you two are going itsega - you are all going
3rd ega - (s)he/it's going anega They are going

Shape classifiers in verbs :
Conjugation of "Hand him..."
Classifier Type Cherokee Translation
Live hikasi Hand him (something living)
Flexible hinvsi Hand him (something like clothes, rope)
Long, Indefinite hidisi Hand him (something like a broom, pencil)
Indefinite hivsi Hand him (something like food, book)
Liquid hinevsi Hand him (something like water)

Word order :
Drifted Otali Sequoyah Syllabary Mapping
nah 32 Ꮐ nah
hna 31 Ꮏ hna
qua 38 Ꮖ qua
que 39 Ꮗ que
qui 40 Ꮘ qui
quo 41 Ꮙ quo
quu 42 Ꮚ quu
quv 43 Ꮛ quv
dla 60 Ꮬ dla
tla 61 Ꮭ tla
tle 62 Ꮮ tle
tli 63 Ꮯ tli
tlo 64 Ꮰ tlo
tlu 65 Ꮱ tlu
tlv 66 Ꮲ tlv
tsa 67 Ꮳ tsa
tse 68 Ꮴ tse
tsi 69 Ꮵ tsi
tso 70 Ꮶ tso
tsu 71 Ꮷ tsu
tsv 72 Ꮸ tsv
hah 79 Ꮿ ya
gwu 11 Ꭻ gu
gwi 40 Ꮘ qui
hla 61 Ꮭ tla
hwa 73 Ꮹ wa
gwa 38 Ꮖ qua
hlv 66 Ꮲ tlv
guh 11 Ꭻ gu
gwe 39 Ꮗ que
wah 73 Ꮹ wa
hnv 37 Ꮕ nv
teh 54 Ꮦ te
qwa 06 Ꭶ ga
yah 79 Ꮿ ya
na 30 Ꮎ na
ne 33 Ꮑ ne
ni 34 Ꮒ ni
no 35 Ꮓ no
nu 36 Ꮔ nu
nv 37 Ꮕ nv
ga 06 Ꭶ ga
ka 07 Ꭷ ka
ge 08 Ꭸ ge
gi 09 Ꭹ gi
go 10 Ꭺ go
gu 11 Ꭻ gu
gv 12 Ꭼ gv
ha 13 Ꭽ ha
he 14 Ꭾ he
hi 15 Ꭿ hi
ho 16 Ꮀ ho
hu 17 Ꮁ hu
hv 18 Ꮂ hv
ma 25 Ꮉ ma
me 26 Ꮊ me
mi 27 Ꮋ mi
mo 28 Ꮌ mo
mu 29 Ꮍ mu
da 51 Ꮣ da
ta 52 Ꮤ ta
de 53 Ꮥ de
te 54 Ꮦ te
di 55 Ꮧ di
ti 56 Ꮨ ti
do 57 Ꮩ do
du 58 Ꮪ du
dv 59 Ꮫ dv
la 19 Ꮃ la
le 20 Ꮄ le
li 21 Ꮅ li
lo 22 Ꮆ lo
lu 23 Ꮇ lu
lv 24 Ꮈ lv
sa 44 Ꮜ sa
se 46 Ꮞ se
si 47 Ꮟ si
so 48 Ꮠ so
su 49 Ꮡ su
sv 50 Ꮢ sv
wa 73 Ꮹ wa
we 74 Ꮺ we
wi 75 Ꮻ wi
wo 76 Ꮼ wo
wu 77 Ꮽ wu
wv 78 Ꮾ wv
ya 79 Ꮿ ya
ye 80 Ᏸ ye
yi 81 Ᏹ yi
yo 82 Ᏺ yo
yu 83 Ᏻ yu
yv 84 Ᏼ yv
to 57 Ꮩ do
tu 58 Ꮪ du
ko 10 Ꭺ go
tv 59 Ꮫ dv
qa 73 Ꮹ wa
ke 07 Ꭷ ka
kv 12 Ꭼ gv
ah 00 Ꭰ a
qo 10 Ꭺ go
oh 03 Ꭳ o
ju 71 Ꮷ tsu
ji 69 Ꮵ tsi
ja 67 Ꮳ tsa
je 68 Ꮴ tse
jo 70 Ꮶ tso
jv 72 Ꮸ tsv
a 00 Ꭰ a
e 01 Ꭱ e
i 02 Ꭲ i
o 03 Ꭳ o
u 04 Ꭴ u
v 05 Ꭵ v
s 45 Ꮝ s
n 30 Ꮎ na
l 02 Ꭲ i
t 52 Ꮤ ta
d 55 Ꮧ di
y 80 Ᏸ ye
k 06 Ꭶ ga
g 06 Ꭶ ga

Cherokee

TribesCherokee Nation * Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians * United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
CultureSociety * Cherokee National Holiday * Clans * Gadugi * Language * Marbles * Mythology * Stomp dance * Syllabary
HistoryCherokee history * Cherokee military history * Historic treaties * Kituwah Mound * Ani-kutani * Anglo-Cherokee War * Chickamauga Wars * Transylvania Purchase * Sycamore Shoals * Cherokee Phoenix * Treaty of New Echota * Trail of Tears * Timeline of Cherokee removal * Civil War * Keetoowah Nighthawk Society * Cherokee Female Seminary * Cherokee Male Seminary
OrganizationsCherokee Artists Association * Cherokee Heritage Center * Cherokee Nation Warriors Society * Cherokee National Youth Choir * Heritage groups * Original Keetoowah Society * Oconaluftee Indian Village
Politics and lawPrincipal Chiefs * Blood law * Flag * Freedman controversy * Worcester v. Georgia

Languages of Oklahoma

Alabama * Arapaho * Caddo * Cayuga * Cherokee * Cheyenne * Chickasaw * Chiwere (Iowa and Otoe) * Choctaw * Comanche * Delaware * English * Hitchiti-Mikasuki * Kansa * Koasati * Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache * Mesquakie (Fox, Kickapoo, and Sauk) * Muscogee * Osage * Ottawa * Pawnee * Plains Apache * Ponca * Potawatomi * Quapaw * Seneca * Shawnee * Spanish * Tonkawa * Vietnamese * Wichita * Wyandot * Yuchi



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