☞ Remember that if you are having problems recognizing any of the Syllabary you should do the final Syllabary exercise as a refresher.

ᏘᎪᎵᏯ (Read them)

☞ Reminder: Whenever you see “he” you can usually substitute “she”.

Review the following vocabulary then do the exercises.

  • ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ
    [a¹gowh²tị³ha] “He sees him or it.”

  • ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ
    [a¹nị²gowh²tị³ha] “They see him or it.”

  • ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ
    [da¹gowh²tị³ha] “He sees them.”

  • ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ
    [da¹nị²gowh²tị³ha] “They see them.”

  • ᎠᎴ, ᏃᎴ
    [ạ²le, nọ²le] “And. Or.”

  • ᎠᎨᏯ
    [ạ²ge²³hya] “A woman.”

    • ᎠᏂᎨᏯ
      [ạ²ni²ge²³hya] “Women.”

  • ᎠᏍᎦᏯ
    [ạ²sgạ²ya] “A man.”

    • ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ
      [ạ²ni²sgạ²ya] “Men.”

  • ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ
    [gạ²do² ju⁴sdi] “Which ones?” Used when the person asking a question is expecting a response about two or more non-living or inanimate things.

  • ᎦᏙ ᎤᎾᏍᏗ
    [gạ²do² un⁴sdi] “Which ones?” Used when the person asking a question is expecting a response about two or more alive or animate things.

  • ᎩᏟ
    [gi²hli] “A dog. Dogs.”

  • ᏄᎾ
    [nu²³na] “A potato. Potatoes.”

  • ᏅᏯ
    [nv¹ya] “A rock. Rocks.”

  • ᏪᏌ
    [we²³sa] “A cat. Cats.”

ᏂᏔᏛᎦ (Do them)

You will need the following props:

  • Four female dolls or pictures of women – one woman per picture.

  • Four male dolls or pictures of men – one man per picture.

  • Four toy dogs or pictures of dogs – one dog per picture.

  • Four potatoes or pictures of potatoes – one potato per picture.

  • Four small rocks or pictures of rocks – one rock per picture.

  • Four toy cats or pictures of cats – one cat per picture.

☞ During the exercises you must pretend that the people and animals are alive.

Divide up into groups of three to five. If you don’t have enough people, use props for imaginary people and act the imaginary people out.

Groups of Three to Five

For each group the first person is designated “Ꭰ”. The second person is designated “Ꭱ”. The remaining people are grouped together and are designated “Ꭲ”. After each set, rotate positions so that “Ꭰ” becomes the “Ꭱ”, the “Ꭱ” becomes one of the “Ꭲ”, and one of the “Ꭲ” becomes the “Ꭰ”.

☞ Keep rotating until everyone has been in position “Ꭱ”, starting over with the first set of challenges as needed.

☞ Any imaginary study partners always stay as one of the “Ꭲ” and do not rotate.

Each challenge-response should be done as in the following examples:

  1. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᎨᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᏄᎾ.
    “Ꭰ” puts one woman in a first group and one potato in second group.

    1. [Ꭰ->Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ?
      “Ꭰ” points at the first group and asks “Ꭱ”: What does she see?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᎨᏯ ᏄᎾ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ.
      “Ꭱ” responds: The woman sees a potato.

  2. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᎨᏯ. ᏦᎢ ᏅᏯ.
    “Ꭰ” puts one woman in a first group and three rocks in second group.

    1. [Ꭰ->Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ?
      “Ꭰ” points at the first group and asks “Ꭱ”: What does she see?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᎨᏯ ᏅᏯ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ.
      “Ꭱ” responds: The woman sees rocks.

  3. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᏄᎾ.
    “Ꭰ” puts two women in a first group and one potato in second group.

    1. [Ꭰ->Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?
      “Ꭰ” points at the first group and asks “Ꭱ”: What do they see?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᏄᎾ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.
      “Ꭱ” responds: The women see a potato.

  4. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᎠᎨᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏌᏊ ᏅᏯ.
    “Ꭰ” puts two women in a first group. In the second group are put one woman and one rock.

    1. [Ꭰ->Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?
      “Ꭰ” points at the first group and asks “Ꭱ”: What do they see?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᎠᎨᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏯ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.
      “Ꭱ” responds: The women see a woman and a rock.

Someone Alone

On index cards, slips of paper, or something similar, write out the challenges and the Cherokee for “What do you see?” on each of the front sides along with the correct responses on the reverse side for the first set of challenges. Do this for each challenge as listed. There may be challenges and responses repeated. Keep the cards in order.

☞ The “Ꭰ” challenges should be read from the cards. The “Ꭱ” responses should be done without reading the cards.

☞ Take a short break if needed after every two sets.

For “Set 1”:

Place the stack of index cards, challenge side up, response side down.

For each challenge place the appropriate items in two groups.

Ask aloud the Cherokee challenge on the front of the card while pointing at the first group.

Respond in Cherokee with: ____ sees _____.

Flip the card over and check your response against the response on the response side of the index card.

For each remaining set:

Adjust the index cards to match the new set, creating new ones as needed, and removing those not in the set. Follow the instructions previously given for “Set 1”.

Sets

☞ Repeat these until everyone can do the “Ꭱ” responses smoothly without having to reference the material.

Set 1

  1. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᎨᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᏅᏯ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᎨᏯ ᏅᏯ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  2. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᎩᏟ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎩᏟ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  3. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᎨᏯ. ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᎨᏯ ᏄᎾ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  4. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᏄᎾ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏄᎾ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  5. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏦᎢ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᏅᏯ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᏅᏯ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  6. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᎨᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᏪᏌ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᎨᏯ ᏪᏌ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  7. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᏄᎾ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᏄᎾ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

Set 2

  1. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ. ᏦᎢ ᏅᏯ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏅᏯ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  2. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᏪᏌ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᏪᏌ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  3. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏦᎢ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᏅᏯ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᏅᏯ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  4. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ. ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎩᏟ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᎾᏍᏗ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎩᏟ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  5. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏦᎢ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᎩᏟ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᎩᏟ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  6. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᎨᏯ. ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᏪᏌ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᎾᏍᏗ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᎨᏯ ᏪᏌ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  7. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏦᎢ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ. ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᏄᎾ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

Set 3

  1. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ. ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᏪᏌ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᎾᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᏪᏌ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  2. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᎨᏯ. ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎩᏟ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᎾᏍᏗ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᎨᏯ ᎩᏟ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  3. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ. ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎩᏟ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᎾᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎩᏟ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  4. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏦᎢ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ. ᏦᎢ ᏄᎾ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᏄᎾ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  5. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏃᎴ ᏌᏊ ᎩᏟ. ᏌᏊ ᏅᏯ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎩᏟ ᏅᏯ ᎠᏂᏩᏘᎭ.

  6. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ. ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᏪᏌ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᎾᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᏪᏌ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  7. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᎨᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏌᏊ ᏪᏌ. ᏌᏊ ᏅᏯ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᎨᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏪᏌ ᏅᏯ ᎠᏂᏩᏘᎭ.

Set 4

  1. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏦᎢ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏃᎴ ᏌᏊ ᏄᎾ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏄᎾ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  2. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏌᏊ ᎩᏟ. ᏌᏊ ᏅᏯ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎩᏟ ᏅᏯ ᎠᏂᏩᏘᎭ.

  3. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᎠᎨᏯ ᏃᎴ ᏌᏊ ᏄᎾ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᎠᎨᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏄᎾ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  4. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᎨᏯ. ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᎨᏯ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏄᎾ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  5. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᏅᏯ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏅᏯ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  6. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᏪᏌ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏪᏌ ᎠᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  7. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᎨᏯ. ᏦᎢ ᏅᏯ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᎨᏯ ᏅᏯ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

Set 5

  1. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏦᎢ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᎩᏟ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎩᏟ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  2. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏦᎢ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ. ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᏄᎾ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  3. [Ꭰ] ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ. ᏌᏊ ᎠᎨᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏌᏊ ᏅᏯ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎨᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏯ ᏓᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  4. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ. ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᏃᎴ ᏦᎢ ᏄᎾ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏄᎾ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ.

  5. [Ꭰ] ᏌᏊ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ. ᎠᏂᏦᎢ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᏃᎴ ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾ.

    1. [Ꭰ→Ꭱ] ᎦᏙ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ?

    2. [Ꭱ] ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏄᎾ ᏓᎪᏩᏘᎭ.