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Cherokee

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Ꭰ
ᎠᎢ[áːʔi]
verb
This verb describes the action of a person or animal that is currently walking.

“ᏗᏓᏁᎸ ᏗᏜ ᏩᎢ ᎩᎶ.”

Someone is walking toward the building.

Also means
  1. he/she/it is walking

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎥᏍᎦ
verb
This verb describes the action of putting a solid object down onto the ground.

“ᎠᎥᏍᎦ ᎦᏲᏟ.”

He is placing the rock on the ground.

“ᎠᎥᏍᎦ ᏅᏯ.”

He is placing the rock on the ground.

Also means
  1. he/she/it is placing it (a solid object) on the ground

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎥᏏ
verb
This verb describes the action of someone giving a solid object to another person. It is used when handing something directly to someone else.

“ᎠᎩᏙᏓ ᎠᎩᎥᏏ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎪᏪᎵ.”

My father is handing me my book.

“ᎠᎥᏏ ᎦᏃᏢᎯᏌᏛᎢ.”

He is handing him the craft.

Also means
  1. he/she is handing it (a solid object) to him/her, giving it to him/her
  2. he/she is handing it (a solid object) to him/her

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᎳᏍᎦ
verb
To snap or sever an item that is pliable or flexible.

“ᎠᎦᎳᏍᎦ ᎦᎹ.”

He is breaking the string.

“ᎦᎷᎾᏍᏗ ᎠᎦᎳᏍᎦ.”

He is breaking the string.

Also means
  1. he/she/it is breaking it (a flexible object)
  2. he/she/it is cutting it (a flexible object)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᎷᎦ
noun
A powerful, twisting windstorm that reaches from the sky to the ground.

“ᎦᎳᏦᏗ ᎠᎦᎷᎦ ᏕᎪᏍᏗ.”

The tornado is causing destruction.

Also means
  1. tornado
  2. twister

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᎾᏗᎠ[ȁːkànǎːtíʔa]
verb
This verb is used when an animate subject is licking an object or person.

“ᎠᎹ ᎤᏂᎦᎾᏗᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᎸᏉᏗ ᏩᎦ.”

Cows like to lick salt

Also means
  1. he/she/it is licking him/her/it

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᏍᎦ
verb
This is the standard verb used to describe the weather when it is raining.

“ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎦᏍᎦ.”

It is raining today.

Also means
  1. it is raining

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂᏓ
adj
This word describes a person who is left-handed. It is an adjective used to identify someone's natural hand preference.

“ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂᏓ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎠᎪᏪᎳᏅ.”

The left-handed man wrote a letter.

“ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂᏓ ᎠᎩᏙᏓ.”

My father is left-handed.

Also means
  1. left-handed

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᏍᎬ[a.ɡas.ɡə̃]
noun
This term refers to the weather phenomenon of falling water drops.

“ᎠᎦᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ.”

It is raining today.

Also means
  1. rain

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᏓᎭᎢ
adj
Describes a living person or animal that is not clean.

“ᎠᎦᏓᎭᎢ ᏭᎩ”

The dog is dirty.

Also means
  1. dirty (animate)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᏔᎯ
noun
A person who has seen something and can give testimony.

“ᎠᎦᏔᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ.”

The witness is speaking.

“ᎠᎦᏔᎯ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎧᏃᎮᎭ.”

The witness is telling it well.

Also means
  1. witness (person bearing testimony)
  2. witness

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᏔᎿᎢ
adj
This word describes someone who possesses a great deal of knowledge or learning. It refers to a person who is wise or well-informed.

“ᎠᎦᏔᎿᎢ ᎠᎨᏴ ᎠᏕᏲᎲᏍᎦ.”

The knowledgeable woman is teaching.

“ᎠᎦᏔᎿᎢ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᎧᏃᎮᎭ.”

The knowledgeable man is telling a story.

Also means
  1. knowledgeable
  2. learned

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᏖᎾᏍᏗᎢ
noun
This refers to the landscape or the view of the surroundings.

“ᎠᎦᏖᎾᏍᏗᎢ ᎤᏬᏚᎯ.”

The scenery is beautiful.

“ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᎦᏖᎾᏍᏗᎢ.”

The scenery is very beautiful.

Also means
  1. scenery

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᏘᎭ
verb
To look secretly or briefly through an opening.

“ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎦᏘᎭ.”

He is peeking through the door.

“ᎢᎦᏘᎭ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ.”

He is peeking through the door.

Also means
  1. he/she/it is peeking through it
  2. peeking

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᏘᏱ
noun
A person whose job is to watch over or protect something.

“ᎠᎦᏘᏱ ᏓᎧᎾᏩ.”

The guard is watching.

Also means
  1. guard, watchman
  2. guard

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ
noun
This noun refers to the quality of having knowledge, experience, and good judgment.

“ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎢᎬᏩᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎬᏂᎬᎢ.”

Wisdom can be a wonderful part of our lives.

Also means
  1. wisdom

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᏙᎵ
noun
This refers to the eye of a person, animal, or object.

“ᎤᎦᏙᎵ ᎤᏢᎬᎢ.”

His eye hurts.

Also means
  1. his/her/its eye

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎦᏛᎴᏍᎦ
verb
Describes the action of someone or something passing through a space or object.

“ᎠᎦᏛᎴᏍᎦ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ.”

He is going through the doorway.

“ᎠᎦᏛᎴᏍᎦ ᎦᏃᏮᎢ.”

He is going through the thicket.

Also means
  1. he/she/it is going through it

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎧᎵᎢᎭ
verb
This verb means to make something full.

“ᎠᎧᎵᎢᎭ ᎦᏂᏝᎢ.”

He is filling the container.

“ᎠᎧᎵᎢᎭ ᎤᏢᎢ ᎤᎵᏂᎬᎢ.”

She is filling the pot completely.

Also means
  1. he/she/it is filling it

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎧᏁᏍᏗ
noun
This noun refers to a badge or a pin worn to identify a person or position.

“ᎠᎧᏁᏍᏗ ᎤᏄᏬ”

He is wearing a badge.

“ᎠᎧᏁᏍᏗ ᎤᏄᏬᎢ.”

He is wearing a badge.

Also means
  1. badge
  2. pin

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎧᏍᎨᏂ
noun
This word refers to the hip of a person or animal.

“ᎤᏢᎦ ᎠᎧᏍᎨᏂ.”

His hip hurts.

Also means
  1. his/her/its hip

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎨᎯ
verb
This verb is used when someone or something is pursuing another person or thing.

“ᎠᎨᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ.”

He is chasing his child.

Also means
  1. he/she/it is chasing him/her/it, pursuing him/her/it
  2. he/she/it is chasing him/her/it

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎨᏴ
noun
This word identifies a female human being.

“ᎠᎨᏴ ᏓᎧᎳ.”

The woman is walking.

Also means
  1. woman, female
  2. woman

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎩ-
pron
This is a Set B prefix used with Cherokee verbs or nouns to indicate first person singular, meaning I or my.

“ᎠᎩᏥ.”

She is my mother.

Also means
  1. I, my, Set B 1st person singular pronoun prefix
  2. I, my

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎩᎠ[ȁːkíʔa]
verb
This verb specifically refers to the act of eating one solid item of food.

“ᏎᎷ ᎦᏚ ᎤᏂᎩᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᎸᏉᏗ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ.”

The Cherokee like to eat corn bread.

Also means
  1. he/she is eating it (a single solid food)
  2. he/she is eating it

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎩᎵᏲᎦ
verb
This verb expresses that a person is experiencing pain or hardship.

“ᎠᎩᎵᏲᎦ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗ.”

He is suffering from worry.

Also means
  1. he/she/it is suffering, is in pain
  2. he/she/it is suffering

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎩᎾ
noun
A baby animal that is not born in a litter or hatched from an egg.

“ᎠᎩᎾ ᎦᎾ ᎠᏚᎳ.”

The young animal wants to eat.

“ᎠᎩᎾ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᎪᎥ.”

I saw a small young animal.

Also means
  1. young animal (not born in a litter or hatched)
  2. young animal

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎩᏍᎦ
verb
This verb refers to the action of moving food or liquid down the throat.

“ᎠᎩᏍᎦ ᎠᎹ.”

He is swallowing the water.

Also means
  1. he/she/it is swallowing it

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎩᏍᏙᎠ
verb
Used to describe the act of chewing something with the teeth.

“ᎩᏟ ᎠᎩᏍᏙᎠ ᎢᏤ ᎤᎪᏔ.”

The dog is chewing a new bone.

Also means
  1. he/she/it is chewing it

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎩᏟᏱ
noun
A state of extreme physical or mental suffering or pain.

“ᎠᎩᏟᏱ ᎤᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏅᏔ.”

He is feeling intense agony.

“ᎠᎩᏟᏱ ᎦᏓᎦᏘ.”

I am feeling agony.

Also means
  1. agony, pain
  2. agony

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎩᏠᏒᏍᏗᎢ
noun
A structure consisting of a series of steps for going from one level to another.

“ᎠᎩᏠᏒᏍᏗᎢ ᎦᎾᏌᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᏗ.”

I need to climb the stairs.

Also means
  1. stairs
  2. steps

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎪᎲᏍᎦ
verb
Describes something that is currently on fire or actively burning.

“ᎦᎳᏦᏗ ᎦᏃᎦ ᎠᎪᎲᏍᎦ.”

The wood pile is burning.

Also means
  1. it is burning
  2. it is on fire

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎪᎲᏍᏗᎭ
verb
Describes someone in the act of setting something on fire or burning an object.

“ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎪᏢᎯ ᎠᎪᎲᏍᏗᎭ.”

The man is burning the trash.

Also means
  1. he/she is burning it
  2. he/she is setting it on fire

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎪᎵᏰᎠ
verb
This verb describes the action of someone looking at and understanding written symbols or examining a person or object.

“ᎪᏪᎵ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᎠ.”

He is reading a book.

Also means
  1. he/she is reading it
  2. he/she is examining him/her/it

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎪᎾ
noun
A time when there is a severe shortage of food for a group of people.

“ᎠᎪᎾ ᎤᎾᏕᎳᎰᏒᎩ.”

They experienced a famine.

“ᎠᎪᎾ ᎤᎾᏕᏗ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ.”

The people experienced a famine.

Also means
  1. famine

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗᎭ[ȁːkòwhtʰə̃̀hdíha]
verb
To let someone see an object or display something to them.

“ᏤᏣᎵᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᎤᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎤᏚᎵ ᏣᏥ.”

Your mother wants to see a picture of you.

Also means
  1. he/she is showing it to him/her

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎪᏮ
noun
A sandpiper is a type of small shorebird that often lives near water.

“ᎠᎪᏮ ᎥᎢ ᎠᎹ ᎬᏓᎦᏌᎷᎢ.”

The sandpiper is walking by the water.

Also means
  1. sandpiper (Scolopacidae)
  2. sandpiper

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎫᎩᏍᏗ
noun
A small container used for drinking liquids.

“ᎠᎫᎩᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᏲᎰᎢ.”

I am looking for the cup.

Also means
  1. cup

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎫᏌ
noun
This noun refers to a person who is a member of the Creek tribe.

“ᎠᎫᏌ ᎤᏂᎳᏫᎥᎢ.”

The Creek people are gathering.

“ᎠᎫᏌ ᏗᎦᎳᎪᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎠᎾᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬᎢ.”

The Creek person is teaching well at the meeting.

Also means
  1. a Creek, a member of the Creek tribe

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ᎠᎬᎦ
verb
This verb describes someone or something that is currently in the process of drowning.

“ᎩᏟ ᎠᎬᎦ ᎠᎹᏱ.”

The dog is drowning in the water.

Also means
  1. he/she/it is drowning
  2. is drowning

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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