ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ 132
ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏉᏅᎢ, ᎠᏅᏱ 24, 2014
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Feeling, Durbin. 1975. Cherokee English Dictionary.
3rd Sg. Present
1st Sg. Present
3rd Sg. Perfective
3rd Sg. Imperfective
2nd Sg. Immediate
3rd Sg. Infinitive
Activity Structure Dialogues
1. 3rd Person Singular Present
Do advneha? What is he doing?
Daltadega.
He's jumping.
Activity Structure Dialogues
2. 2nd Person Singular Immediate Command
Hawa. Taltaduga, nihi utsawada!
Oh. You jump, you kangaroo!
Activity Structure Dialogues
3. 1st Person Singular Present
Hawa, degalitadega.
Okay, I'm jumping.
Activity Structure Dialogues
4. 2nd and 1st Person Singular Imperfective
Habitual
Nigohilvitsu dehaltadegoi?
Do you always jump?
Vv, nigohilv degalitadegoi.
Yes I always jump.
Eat meal Verb Structure Dialogue
What is he doing?
He's eating a meal.
Oh. You eat meal, you hungry one!
Okay, I'm eating a meal.
Do you always eat a meal?
Yes, I always eat a meal.
Eat meal Verb Structure Dialogue
Present
What is he doing? Gado iyusdi advneha?
He's eating a meal.
Eat meal Verb Structure Dialogue
Immediate
Okay. You eat a meal, you pig!
Hawa. Halsdayvhvga, hi sikwa!
Eat meal Verb Structure Dialogue
Present
Okay, I'm eating a meal.
Hawa, galsdayvhvsga.
Eat meal Verb Structure Dialogue
Imperfective (Habitual)
Do you always eat a meal?
Nigohilv-s halsdayvhvsgoi?
Yes, I always eat a meal.
Vv, nigohilv galsdayvhvsgoi.
D. Feeling Dictionary
Durbin Feeling and William Pulte 1975
Cherokee-English Dictionary from Cherokee
Nation of Oklahoma is still the standard.
Adawoa. ~ Gadawoa.
Adawoa. She’s swimming.
Gadawoa. I’m swimming.
3rd Singular Pronoun and 1st Singular Pronoun
a- and gprovide the information we need to predict all
other pronouns for this Verb Word set.
Isolate the Present Stem
Adawoa. He is swimming.
Gadawoa. I am swimming.
g- ~ a- Pronoun Pattern indicates
-adawoa ‘is swimming Present Stem’
Recite 10 Present Verb Word Sentences
Gadawoa.
Hadawoa.
Adawoa.
Osdadawoa.
Otsadawoa.
Inadawoa.
Idadawoa.
Sdadawoa.
Itsadawoa.
Anadawoa.
I am swimming.
You are swimming.
She is swimming.
He and I are swimming.
They and I are swimming.
You alone and I are swimming.
You all and I are swimming.
You two are swimming.
You all are swimming.
They are swimming.
Udawovi. He/She swam.
Next Feeling (1975) provides the
3rd Person Singular
Perfective Experienced
Verb Word Sentence.
Udawovi.
u-adawo-vi
She/He/It swam.
3rd Singular Agi-/Agw- Set Pronoun
Perfective Stem
Experienced Final (Speaker Experience)
Recite 10 Perfective Experienced
Agwadawovi.
Tsadawovi.
Udawovi.
Oginadawovi.
Ogadawovi.
Ginadawovi.
Igadawovi.
Sdadawovi.
Itsadawovi.
Unadawovi.
I swam.
You swam.
He swam.
She and I swam.
They and I swam.
You alone and I swam.
You all and I swam.
You two swam.
You all swam.
They swam.
Adawosgoi. She/He swims.
Feeling (1975) presents the
3rd Person Singular
Imperfective Habitual
Verb Word Sentence.
Adawosgoi.
a-adawosg-oi
He/She/It swims.
3rd Singular Tsi-/G- Set Pronoun
Imperfective Stem
Habitual Final
Recite 10 Imperfective Habitual
Gadawosgoi.
Hadawosgoi.
Adawosgoi.
Osdadawosgoi.
Otsadawosgoi.
Inadawosgoi.
Idadawosgoi.
Sdadawosgoi.
Itsadawosgoi.
Anadawosgoi.
I swim.
You swim.
She swims.
He and I swim.
They and I swim.
You alone and I swim.
You all and I swim.
You two swim.
You all swim.
They swim.
Hadawotsa! Swim!
Feeling (1975) presents the
2nd Person Singular
Immediate Command
Verb Word Sentence.
Hadawotsa!
h-adawotsa
Swim! [you singular swim]
2nd Singular Tsi-/G- Set Pronoun
Immediate Stem
Recite 2nd Person Commands
Hadawotsa!
Sdadawotsa!
Itsadawotsa!
Swim!
You two swim!
You all swim!
Udawosdi … …him/her to swim.
Feeling (1975) presents the
3rd Person Singular
Infinitive Complement
Verb Word Phrase.
u3rd Singular Agi-/Agw- Set Pronoun
-adawosdi Infinitive Stem
(pitch accent creates Infinitive Complement)
Recite 10 Infinitive Complement
… agwaduliha. I want …
Agwadawosdi…
…for me to swim.
Tsadawosdi…
…for you to swim.
Udawosdi…
…for her/him to swim.
Oginadawosdi…
…for me and him to swim.
Ogadawosdi…
…for me and them to swim.
Ginadawosdi…
…for me and you alone to swim.
Igadawosdi…
…for me and you all to swim.
Sdadawosdi…
…for you two to swim.
Itsadawosdi…
…for you all to swim.
Unadawosdi…
…for them to swim