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 Cherokee

I wanted to learn Cherokee

tsalagi aquadeleloquasdi

 Is it cold where you live?

 uyvdias tinelv iditlv

 Is it snowing your way?

 gutihas uhna iditlv

 Yes, It's snowing here.

 vv gutiha ahani

 Is it sleeting there?

 dayonulias uhnai

 Is it raining alot?

 ugodidas agasga

 No, it's misting.

 tla ganuyoladia

 What am I thinking (about )?

 gado usdi gadanvte

 This is what I was thinking about

 hia gadanvtehv

 When are you going to come over here?

 hilaiyv tedoli ahani

 When is he/she going to come over here?

 hilaiyv gayedoli ahani

 I'm going to go there.

 uhnai widagedoli

 You are going to go there.

 uhnai witedoli

 He/she is going to go there.

 uhnai widayedoli

 I understand that.

 goliga

 (You) open it.

 hisdui

 (Let me) open it.

 tsisdui

 (He/She) open it.

 wasdui

 I'm going to open that. (to make a decision to open it)

 datsisduisi

 He/she is going to open it.

 dvsduisi

 Move it (solid-not flexible or long or liquid)

 hihvna

 Don't bother me.

 hesdi yisquadetodihesdi

 Be quiet and listen.

 etlawei hatvdasda

 Watch over him/her/it (living thing)

 higasesda

 I was thinking about you

 aya gvdanvtesgv

 I was thinking about you too.

 ayadvsquu gvdanvtesgv

 Tell me.

 skinohisi

 Hurry and tell me.

 nula skinohisi

 What did you say?

 gado usdi hada

 I didn't say anything.

 tla gohusdi yigada

 I'm going to leave now.

 noquu daganigisi

 I'll be right back.

 kilaquu iyusdi dvtsilutsi

  Okay, come back again (to one person)

 howa ihedolvi

 Okay, see ya next time.

 howa taline donadagohvi


 

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