"a" as in "father"
"e" as in "echo"
"I" as in "ski"
"o" as in "hello"
"u" as in "Buddha"
"v" as in "but"
( ) Parentheses denote parts of the word that might be silent in informal speech
: long vowel
? is a glottal stop, or a catch in the throat, such as in between the two syllables in the English phrase "uh-oh "Pronounciation
BASICS
(O)siyo Hello Wado Thank you
Dohiju? How are you? Ama water, salt
Dohiju noquo , Uwodige Kagasgo?
How are you now, Brown Cow? Howa You are welcome, okay,
all right, truly.
Osda Good. Kla (also spelled "hla" and "tla") No
Uyoi Bad Vv Yes
Nidajelvna Ugly Aniyvwiya?I Principal People (the Cherokee name for Cherokee)
Speak ..hi-wo-ni
Cherokee tsa-la-gi
Yes ...vv
No .tla
Family ..de-tsa-da-ti-hna-v-na
Name ...de-tsa-do-a
Who ..ga-go
When hi-la i-yv
Where ..ha-dlv
What .ga-do-u-s-di
Live hi-ne-la
Work de-tsa-lv-wi-s-da-ne-ho
Here are some phrases to learn for lesson 2
Phrases
Hello o-si-yo
How are you? ....................................................to-hi-tsu
Fine. o-si-quu
Thank you. ..............................wa-do
You are welcome. .gv-li-e-li-ga
Amazing Grace. u-ne-la-nv-hi-u-we-tsi
Welcome .ul-i-he-li-s-di
And you? ni-hi-na
Do you speak Cherokee?.............................. tsa-la-gi-s hi-wo-ni
Yes, I speak Cherokee. .vv tsa-la-gi tsi-wo-ni
No, I dont speak Cherokee. .tla tsa-la-gi yi-tsi-wo-ni
How is your family? ...de-tsa-da-ti-hna-v-na
What is your name? ..ga-do de-tsa-do-a
Where do you live? ha-dlv hi-ne-la
Where do you work? .ha-dlv de-tsa-lv-wi-s-da-ne-ho
It was good talking with you. o-s-da tsi-na-tla-no-hv-li
Until we meet again. .do-na-da-go-hv-i
