ᏘᎪᎵᏯ (Read them)
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Ꭷ
[ka] “Hey now! Enough already! Hey!” ☞ Also used as a greeting to indicate a “Hey!” kind of “Hi!”. -
ᏄᎳ
[nu⁴la] “Hurry.”
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ᎢᏯᏂ
[ị²yạ³ni] “Count of animate.” -
ᎢᎦ
[i²³ga⁴] “Count of inanimate.” -
ᎦᏍᎩᎸᎢ
[ga²sgị²lv⁴ɂi] “On a chair or on a table.” -
ᏂᎦᏓ, ᏂᎦᏛ
[nị²ga⁴da, nị²ga⁴dv] “All. Everyone.” -
ᎤᎵᏑᏫᏓ
[ul²su²³hwị²da] “Color.”-
ᎤᎾᎵᏑᏫᏓ
[u²nal²su²³hwị²da] “Color (them-animate).” -
ᏧᎵᏑᏫᏓ
[jul²su²³hwị²da] “Color (them-inanimate).”
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ᎤᏬᎵᏗ ᎪᏪᎵ (Funny Paper)
Read the following comic.
ᏙᏪᎸᎦ (Write them)
Write out each of the following Cherokee sentences from the comic followed by an English translation. Compare your answers to the answers in the ᎩᎵᏏ section. ☞ Refer back to the comic as needed to be sure your translation fits the scene the dialogue is taken from.
ᏣᎳᎩ
Page 1
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ᎤᏂᏲ ᏪᏌ -
ᏪᏌ
ᎻᎠᎠ... ᎻᎤᎤ... ᎻᎠᎠᎠ...
Page 2
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Ꮉ
Ꮎ ᎤᏲ ᎨᏒᎩ! -
Ꮌ
Ꮎ ᎤᏂᏲ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎨᏒᎩ! -
Ꮋ
ᎰᏩᏍ Ꮉ? ᎰᏩᏍ Ꮌ? -
Ꮌ
ᎭᏢ ᎠᏃᏍ��� ᏴᏫ? -
Ꮋ
ᎠᏃᏍᏓ ᏴᏫ Ꮭ ᎠᏂ ᏱᎩ! -
Ꮉ
ᎤᎿᎾ? -
Ꮋ
ᎠᏃᏍᏓ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎤᎿ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ! -
Ꮋ
ᏍᏍᏍ... ᎠᏍᎦᏯ Ꮭ Ꮎ ᏱᎪᏩᏘᎭ ᎠᏴ ᎠᏂ! -
Ꮌ
ᎥᏍᎩᎩ?
Page 3
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Ꮋ
ᎰᏩ! ᎠᏴ ᎠᏂ! -
Ꮌ
ᏍᏍᏍ... -
Ꮋ
ᎰᏩ! -
Ꮌ
ᏍᏍᏍ... ᎤᏂᏲ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎠᏂ ᏱᎩ! -
Ꮋ
ᎥᏍᎩᎩ? Ꮋ... -
Ꮋ
ᎠᏲ! Ꮎ ᎤᏲ ᎨᏒᎩ ᏂᎯ! -
Ꮋ
Ꭳ! ᎭᏢ ᏴᏫ? -
Ꮉ
Ꮭ ᎠᏂ ᏱᎩ!
Page 4
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Ꮌ
ᎠᏲ! ᎯᎠ ᎤᏲ! -
Ꮋ
Ꮎ ᎤᏲ ᎨᏒᎩ! -
Ꮉ
Ꮌ! ᎰᏍᏓᏍ? -
Ꮌ
ᎠᏲ! ᎠᏲ! -
Ꮌ
Ꭷ!
Page 5
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Ꮌ
Ꮭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏥᎪᏩᏘᎭ! -
Ꮋ
ᎯᎠ ᎰᏩᏊ! ᎣᏍᏓᏊ! Ꮌ, ᏂᎯᏧ ᎠᏂ? -
Ꮌ
ᎰᏩ! ... ᎯᎠ ᎣᏍᏓ!
Page 6
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Ꮋ
Ꭳ, Ꮭ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏱᎩ! -
Ꮋ
ᏂᎯᏧ ᎤᎿ? ᎰᏍᏓᏍ? -
Ꮉ
Ꮭ ᏱᏥᎪᏩᏘᎭ! -
Ꮋ
Ꮌ! ᎭᏢ ᏂᎯ? ᏂᎯᏍ ᎤᎿ? -
Ꮉ
Ꮌ! ᎣᏏᏲ! -
Ꮉ
ᎯᎠ Ꮭ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏱᎩ! -
Ꮋ
Ꮒ! ᎤᎿᎾ?
Page 7
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Ꮌ
ᏩᏙ! ᎤᎿ ᎤᏲ ᎨᏒᎩ! -
Ꮋ ᎠᎴ Ꮉ
ᎰᏍᏓᏧ? -
Ꮌ
ᎠᎩᏲ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ... -
Ꮉ
ᎠᎩᏲ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ... ᏣᏲᏍ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ? -
Ꮋ
ᎥᎥ! ᎠᎩᏲ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ! -
Ꮉ
ᎠᏣᎳᎩ ᏪᏌ ᎨᏎᎢ! ᎠᎩᎵᏏ ᏪᏌ ᎨᏎᎢ! -
Ꮉ
ᎣᏍᏓ ᏪᏌ ᎨᏎᎢ! ᎤᏲ ᏪᏌ ᎨᏎᎢ! -
Ꮋ
Ꭳ Ꮭ! ᏴᏫ!
Page 8
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Ꮋ
ᎤᏂᏲ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎠᏂ! -
Ꮌ
ᏄᎳ! ᏄᎳ! -
ᎢᎬᏱ ᏴᏫ
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏃᏍᏓ ᎩᏟ ᎠᏂ ᎨᏒᎩ! -
ᏔᎵᏁ ᏴᏫ
Ꭳ ᎰᏩ! ᎰᏩ! -
ᎢᎬᏱ ᏴᏫ
Ꮎ ᏅᎩ ᎩᏟ ᎦᎯᏯᏚᎵᎭ. -
ᎢᎬᏱ ᏴᏫ
ᎯᎠ ᎣᏍᏓ. -
ᏔᎵᏁ ᏴᏫ
ᏱᎩ. -
ᎢᎬᏱ ᏴᏫ
ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ!?!? ᎤᏂᏲ ᏪᏌ?!?! -
ᎢᎬᏱ ᏴᏫ
Ꭳ! Ꮟ! Ꭵ... -
ᏔᎵᏁ ᏴᏫ
ᎯᎠ ᎣᏍᏓ! Ꮎ ᏪᏌ ᎠᏃᏍᏓ! ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏥᏯᏚᎵᎭ! -
Ꮋ
ᎠᏂᏦ ᎤᏂᏲ ᏪᏌ... ᎠᏴ ᎨᏒᎩ.
ᎩᎵᏏ
☞ Your answers are not expected to exactly match the answers provided here. Just be close.
Page 1
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ᎤᏂᏲ ᏪᏌ -
Bad cats -
ᏪᏌ
ᎻᎠᎠ... ᎻᎤᎤ... ᎻᎠᎠᎠ... -
Cats
Meaaah... Meooo... Meaaaah...
Page 2
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Ꮉ
Ꮎ ᎤᏲ ᎨᏒᎩ! -
Ma
That was bad! -
Ꮌ
Ꮎ ᎤᏂᏲ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎨᏒᎩ! -
Mo
Those were bad people! -
Ꮋ
ᎰᏩᏍ Ꮉ? ᎰᏩᏍ Ꮌ? -
Mi
Are you good Ma? Are you good Mo? -
Ꮌ
ᎭᏢ ᎠᏃᏍᏓ ᏴᏫ? -
Mo
Where are good people? -
Ꮋ
ᎠᏃᏍᏓ ᏴᏫ Ꮭ ᎠᏂ ᏱᎩ! -
Mi
Good people aren’t here! -
Ꮉ
ᎤᎿᎾ? -
Ma
What about there? -
Ꮋ
ᎠᏃᏍᏓ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎤᎿ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ! -
Mi
Maybe good people will be there! -
Ꮋ
ᏍᏍᏍ... ᎠᏍᎦᏯ Ꮭ Ꮎ ᏱᎪᏩᏘᎭ ᎠᏴ ᎠᏂ! -
Mi
Shh.... The man doesn’t see that we are here! -
Ꮌ
ᎥᏍᎩᎩ? -
Mo
Really?
Page 3
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Ꮋ
ᎰᏩ! ᎠᏴ ᎠᏂ! -
Mi
Alright! Here we are! -
Ꮌ
ᏍᏍᏍ... -
Mo
Shh... -
Ꮋ
ᎰᏩ! -
Mi
Ok! -
Ꮌ
ᏍᏍᏍ... ᎤᏂᏲ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎠᏂ ᏱᎩ! -
Mo
Shh... Bad people might be here! -
Ꮋ
ᎥᏍᎩᎩ? Ꮋ... -
Mi
Really? Meee... -
Ꮋ
ᎠᏲ! Ꮎ ᎤᏲ ᎨᏒᎩ ᏂᎯ! -
Mi
Ow! That was bad y’all! -
Ꮋ
Ꭳ! ᎭᏢ ᏴᏫ? -
Mi
Oh! Where are the people? -
Ꮉ
Ꮭ ᎠᏂ ᏱᎩ! -
Ma
Not here!
Page 4
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Ꮌ
ᎠᏲ! ᎯᎠ ᎤᏲ! -
Mo
Ow! This is bad! -
Ꮋ
Ꮎ ᎤᏲ ᎨᏒᎩ! -
Mi
That was bad! -
Ꮉ
Ꮌ! ᎰᏍᏓᏍ? -
Ma
Mo! Are you good? -
Ꮌ
Ꭷ! -
Mo
Enough!
Page 5
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Ꮌ
Ꮭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏥᎪᏩᏘᎭ! -
Mo
I don’t see that! -
Ꮋ
ᎯᎠ ᎰᏩᏊ! ᎣᏍᏓᏊ! Ꮌ, ᏂᎯᏧ ᎠᏂ? -
Mi
This is just alright! Just good! Mo, you here, right? -
Ꮌ
ᎰᏩ! ... ᎯᎠ ᎣᏍᏓ! -
Mo
Alright! ... This is good!
Page 6
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Ꮋ
Ꭳ, Ꮭ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏱᎩ! -
Mi
Oh, not good! -
Ꮋ
ᏂᎯᏧ ᎤᎿ? ᎰᏍᏓᏍ? -
Mi
You’re there, aren’t you? Are you good? -
Ꮉ
Ꮭ ᏱᏥᎪᏩᏘᎭ! -
Ma
I don’t see him! -
Ꮋ
Ꮌ! ᎭᏢ ᏂᎯ? ᏂᎯᏍ ᎤᎿ? -
Mi
Mo! Where are you? Are you there? -
Ꮉ
Ꮌ! ᎣᏏᏲ! -
Ma
Mo! Hello! -
Ꮉ
ᎯᎠ Ꮭ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏱᎩ! -
Ma
This isn’t good! -
Ꮋ
Ꮒ! ᎤᎿᎾ? -
Mi
Look! What about there?
Page 7
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Ꮌ
ᏩᏙ! ᎤᎿ ᎤᏲ ᎨᏒᎩ! -
Mo
Thanks! It was bad there! -
Ꮋ ᎠᎴ Ꮉ
ᎰᏍᏓᏧ? -
Mi and Ma
You’re good, right? -
Ꮌ
ᎠᎩᏲ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ... -
Mo
I want to be bad... -
Ꮉ
ᎠᎩᏲ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ... ᏣᏲᏍ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ? -
Ma
I want to be bad... Are you wanting to be bad? -
Ꮋ
ᎥᎥ! ᎠᎩᏲ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ! -
Mi
Yes! I want to be bad! -
Ꮉ
ᎠᏣᎳᎩ ᏪᏌ ᎨᏎᎢ! ᎠᎩᎵᏏ ᏪᏌ ᎨᏎᎢ! -
Ma
There was a Cherokee cat! There was a English cat! -
Ꮉ
ᎣᏍᏓ ᏪᏌ ᎨᏎᎢ! ᎤᏲ ᏪᏌ ᎨᏎᎢ! -
Ma
There was a good cat! There was a bad cat! -
Ꮋ
Ꭳ Ꮭ! ᏴᏫ! -
Mi
Oh no! People!
Page 8
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Ꮋ
ᎤᏂᏲ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎠᏂ! -
Mi
Bad people are here! -
Ꮌ
ᏄᎳ! ᏄᎳ! -
Mo
Hurry! Hurry! -
ᎢᎬᏱ ᏴᏫ
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏃᏍᏓ ᎩᏟ ᎠᏂ ᎨᏒᎩ! -
First Person
Those good dogs were here! -
ᏔᎵᏁ ᏴᏫ
Ꭳ ᎰᏩ! ᎰᏩ! -
Second Person
Oh ok! Ok! -
ᎢᎬᏱ ᏴᏫ
Ꮎ ᏅᎩ ᎩᏟ ᎦᎯᏯᏚᎵᎭ. -
First Person
You are wanting those four dogs. -
ᎢᎬᏱ ᏴᏫ
ᎯᎠ ᎣᏍᏓ. -
First Person
This is good. -
ᏔᎵᏁ ᏴᏫ
ᏱᎩ. -
Second person
Maybe. -
ᎢᎬᏱ ᏴᏫ
ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ!?!? ᎤᏂᏲ ᏪᏌ?!?! -
First Person
What’s this!?!? Bad cats?!?! -
ᎢᎬᏱ ᏴᏫ
Ꭳ! Ꮟ! Ꭵ... -
First Person
Oh! Wait! uh... -
ᏔᎵᏁ ᏴᏫ
ᎯᎠ ᎣᏍᏓ! Ꮎ ᏪᏌ ᎠᏃᏍᏓ! ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏥᏯᏚᎵᎭ! -
Second Person
This is good! Those cats are good! I want them! -
Ꮋ
ᎠᏂᏦ ᎤᏂᏲ ᏪᏌ... ᎠᏴ ᎨᏒᎩ. -
Mi
Three bad cats.... we were.