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Why learn Cherokee?
Learning Cherokee improves the knowledge of your own language. Adding Cherokee language skills to your business skills make you a more valuable an employee in the marketplace. Aquiring a second language can improve your skills and grades in math and English. The study of Cherokee teaches and encourages respect for other people.
Cherokee is an endangered Iroquoian language and the native language of the Cherokee people. Out of 376,000 Cherokee people, only around 2100 are fluent in the language. The dialect of Cherokee in Oklahoma is 'definitely endangered', and the one in North Carolina is 'severely endangered' according to UNESCO. The Lower dialect, formerly spoken on the South Carolina–Georgia border, has been extinct since about 1900. The dire situation regarding the future of the two remaining dialects prompted the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes to declare a state of emergency in June 2019, with a call to enhance revitalization efforts.How Long Does it Take to Learn Cherokee?
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Cherokee Alphabet & Pronunciation
Ꭰ
[a]
[a]
Ꭱ
[e]
[e]
Ꭲ
[i]
[i]
Ꭳ
[o]
[o]
Ꭴ
[u]
[u]
Ꭵ
[v]
[v]
Ꭶ
[ga]
[ga]
Ꭷ
[ka]
[ka]
Ꭸ
[ge]
[ge]
Ꭹ
[gi]
[gi]
Ꭺ
[go]
[go]
Ꭻ
[gu]
[gu]
Ꭼ
[gv]
[gv]
Ꭽ
[ha]
[ha]
Ꭾ
[he]
[he]
Ꭿ
[hi]
[hi]
Ꮀ
[ho]
[ho]
Ꮁ
[hu]
[hu]
Ꮂ
[hv]
[hv]
Ꮃ
[la]
[la]
Ꮄ
[le]
[le]
Ꮅ
[li]
[li]
Ꮆ
[lo]
[lo]
Ꮇ
[lu]
[lu]
Ꮈ
[lv]
[lv]
Ꮉ
[ma]
[ma]
Ꮊ
[me]
[me]
Ꮋ
[mi]
[mi]
Ꮌ
[mo]
[mo]
Ꮍ
[mu]
[mu]
Ꮎ
[na]
[na]
Ꮏ
[hna]
[hna]
Ꮐ
[nah]
[nah]
Ꮑ
[ne]
[ne]
Ꮒ
[ni]
[ni]
Ꮓ
[no]
[no]
Ꮔ
[nu]
[nu]
Ꮕ
[nv]
[nv]
Ꮖ
[qua]
[qua]
Ꮗ
[que]
[que]
Ꮘ
[qui]
[qui]
Ꮙ
[quo]
[quo]
Ꮚ
[quu]
[quu]
Ꮛ
[quv]
[quv]
Ꮝ
[s]
[s]
Ꮜ
[sa]
[sa]
Ꮞ
[se]
[se]
Ꮟ
[si]
[si]
Ꮠ
[so]
[so]
Ꮡ
[su]
[su]
Ꮢ
[sv]
[sv]
Ꮣ
[da]
[da]
Ꮤ
[ta]
[ta]
Ꮥ
[de]
[de]
Ꮦ
[te]
[te]
Ꮧ
[di]
[di]
Ꮨ
[ti]
[ti]
Ꮩ
[do]
[do]
Ꮪ
[du]
[du]
Ꮫ
[dv]
[dv]
Ꮬ
[dla]
[dla]
Ꮭ
[tla]
[tla]
Ꮮ
[tle]
[tle]
Ꮯ
[tli]
[tli]
Ꮰ
[tlo]
[tlo]
Ꮱ
[tlu]
[tlu]
Ꮲ
[tlv]
[tlv]
Ꮳ
[tsa]
[tsa]
Ꮴ
[tse]
[tse]
Ꮵ
[tsi]
[tsi]
Ꮶ
[tso]
[tso]
Ꮷ
[tsu]
[tsu]
Ꮸ
[tsv]
[tsv]
Ꮹ
[wa]
[wa]
Ꮺ
[we]
[we]
Ꮻ
[wi]
[wi]
Ꮼ
[wo]
[wo]
Ꮽ
[wu]
[wu]
Ꮾ
[wv]
[wv]
Ꮿ
[ya]
[ya]
Ᏸ
[ye]
[ye]
Ᏹ
[yi]
[yi]
Ᏺ
[yo]
[yo]
Ᏻ
[yu]
[yu]
Ᏼ
[yv]
[yv]
Basic Phrases in Cherokee
Cherokee Grammar
Cherokee Nouns
| Man | (a-s-ga-yv) |
|---|---|
| Woman | (a-gi-ya) |
| Boy | (u-wa-gi-a) |
| Girl | (a-ge-yu-tsa) |
| Cat | (we-sa) |
| Dog | (gi-li) |
| Fish | (a-tsa-di) |
| Water | (a-ma) |
| Milk | (u-nv-di) |
| Egg | (u-we-tsi) |
| House | |
| Flower | (a-tsi-la-s) |
| Tree | (tsa-li-gu) |
| Shirt | |
| Pants |
Cherokee Adjectives
Colors in Cherokee
| Black | ᎬᎾᎨᎢ (gvnagei) |
|---|---|
| White | ᎤᏁᎦ (unega) |
| Red | ᎩᎦᎨ (gigage) |
| Orange | ᎠᏌᎶᏂᎨ (asalonige) |
| Yellow | ᏓᎶᏂᎨ (dalonige) |
| Green | ᎢᏤᎢᏳᏍᏗ (itseiyusdi) |
| Blue | ᏌᎪᏂᎨᎢ (sagonigei) |
| Purple | ᎩᎨᏍᏗ (gigesdi) |
| Pink | ᎩᎦᎨᎢᏳᏍᏗ (gigageiyusdi) |
| Gray | ᎤᏍᎪᎸ ᏌᎪᏂᎨ (usgolv sagonige) |
| Brown | ᎤᏬᏗᎨ (uwodige) |
Numbers in Cherokee
| Zero | |
|---|---|
| One | ᏌᏊ (saquu) |
| Two | ᏔᎵ (tali) |
| Three | ᏦᎢ (tsoi) |
| Four | ᏅᎩ (nvgi) |
| Five | ᎯᏍᎩ (hisgi) |
| Six | ᏑᏓᎵ (sudali) |
| Seven | ᎦᎵᏉᎩ (galiquogi) |
| Eight | ᏧᏁᎳ (tsunela) |
| Nine | ᏐᏁᎳ (sonela) |
| Ten | ᏍᎪᎯ (sgohi) |
| Eleven | ᏌᏚ (sadu) |
| Twelve | ᏔᎵᏚ (talidu) |
| Twenty | ᏔᎵᏍᎪᎯ (talisgohi) |
| Thirty | (tso so-go) |
| Forty | (nu-gi so-go-hi-ne) |
| Fifty | (hi-s-gi so-go-hi) |
| Sixty | (su-da-li s-go-hi) |
| Seventy | (ga-li-qua s-go-hi) |
| Eighty | (ne-la s-go-hi) |
| Ninety | (so-ne-la s-go-hi) |
| Hundred | (a-go-hi-tsu-qui) |
| Thousand | (sa-quo I-ya-ga-yv-li) |
Cherokee Verbs
| To be | |
|---|---|
| To have | |
| To want | |
| To need | |
| To help | |
| To go | |
| To come | |
| To eat | |
| To drink | |
| To speak |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Cherokee Sentences
| And | |
|---|---|
| Or | |
| But | |
| Because | |
| With | |
| Also | |
| However | |
| Neither | |
| Nor | |
| If | |
| Then |
Useful Cherokee Vocabulary
Cherokee Questions
| Who | |
|---|---|
| What | |
| When | |
| Where | |
| Why | |
| How | |
| How many | |
| How much |
Days of the Week in Cherokee
| Monday | ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏉᏅᎯ (unadodaquohnvhi) |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | ᏔᎵᏁᎢᎦ (talineiga) |
| Wednesday | ᏦᎢᏁᎢᎦ (tsoineiga) |
| Thursday | ᏅᎩᏁᎢᎦ (nvgineiga) |
| Friday | ᏧᎾᎩᎶᏍᏗ (junagilosdi) |
| Saturday | ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏈᏕᎾ (unadodaquidena) |
| Sunday | ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ (unadodaquasgv) |
| Yesterday | |
| Today | |
| Tomorrow |
Months in Cherokee
| January | ᏚᏃᎸᏔᏂ (dunolvtani) |
|---|---|
| February | ᎧᎦᎵ (kagali) |
| March | ᎠᏄᏱ (anuyi) |
| April | ᎧᏩᏂ (kawani) |
| May | ᎠᎾᎠᎬᏘ (anaagvti) |
| June | ᏕᎭᎷᏱ (dehaluyi) |
| July | ᎫᏰᏉᏂ (guyequoni) |
| August | ᎦᎶᏂᎢ (galonii) |
| September | ᏚᎵᎢᏍᏗ (duliisdi) |
| October | ᏚᏂᏅᏗ (duninvdi) |
| November | ᏄᏓᏕᏆ (nudadequa) |
| December | ᎥᏍᎩᎦ (vsgiga) |
Seasons in Cherokee
| Winter | |
|---|---|
| Spring | |
| Summer | |
| Autumn |
Telling Time in Cherokee
| What time is it | |
|---|---|
| Hours | |
| Minutes | |
| Seconds | |
| O clock | |
| Half | |
| Quarter past | |
| Before | |
| After |
