Day 4 (Part 2) - Syllabary Writing Practice Ꮡ-Ꮧ / Cherokee Lessons

Evening Practice

Learning the shapes.

This exercise covers “Ꮡ (su)”, “Ꮢ (sv)”, “Ꮣ (da)”, “Ꮤ (ta)”, “Ꮥ (de)”, “Ꮦ (te)”, and “Ꮧ (di)”.

Estimated time: 5 minutes.

The purpose of this exercise is to learn the hand strokes needed for writing each of the letters. Write the following line out six times. Take your time and draw each letter step by step as depicted in the following figure. Do not write out the English pronunciation next to each letter. Instead as you write each letter, say aloud its name while keeping the tip of your tongue against the backside of your lower front teeth.

Recognition Practice.

Estimated time: 10 minutes.

Handwrite the English pronunciation for each of the following Cherokee letters:

Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ
Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ

Writing Practice.

Estimated time: 10 minutes.

Handwrite the Cherokee letter for each of the following English pronunciations.

ta	de	te	da	te	de	te	di	ta	di	su	te	di	sv
de	gwu	di	gwu	gwv	da	te	gwu	gwv	s	ta	di	gwu	gwv
s	sa	de	gwv	s	sa	gwu	sa	te	s	se	gwv	sa	di
su	se	si	sv	s	se	sa	si	gwu	da	se	si	so	gwv
ta	si	so	se	so	de	s	sa	si	so	te	di	so	se
si	gwu	gwv	so	s	sa	su	se	sv	si	da	ta	so	de
te	di	gwu	gwv	s	sa	se	si	so	su	sv	da	ta	de

Video: Dictation Practice

Audio Dictation Practice

Estimated time: 20 minutes.

Have a partner call out each of the following letters. As the letters are called out, write each one down. At the end of each line, your partner should say “next line”. The purpose of this exercise is to learn the letters based strictly on sound.

Estimated time: 20 minutes.

Switch places with your partner and repeat the exercise.

Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ
Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ

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Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮣ	Ꮦ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮡ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮢ
Ꮥ	Ꮚ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮣ	Ꮦ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ
Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮥ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮚ	Ꮜ	Ꮦ	Ꮝ	Ꮞ	Ꮛ	Ꮜ	Ꮧ
Ꮡ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮢ	Ꮝ	Ꮞ	Ꮜ	Ꮟ	Ꮚ	Ꮣ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ
Ꮤ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮞ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮠ	Ꮞ
Ꮟ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮠ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮡ	Ꮞ	Ꮢ	Ꮟ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ
Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ

Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ
Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ

ta	de	te	da	te	de	te	di	ta	di	su	te	di	sv
de	gwu	di	gwu	gwv	da	te	gwu	gwv	s	ta	di	gwu	gwv
s	sa	de	gwv	s	sa	gwu	sa	te	s	se	gwv	sa	di
su	se	si	sv	s	se	sa	si	gwu	da	se	si	so	gwv
ta	si	so	se	so	de	s	sa	si	so	te	di	so	se
si	gwu	gwv	so	s	sa	su	se	sv	si	da	ta	so	de
te	di	gwu	gwv	s	sa	se	si	so	su	sv	da	ta	de

Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ
Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ

Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮣ	Ꮦ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮡ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮢ
Ꮥ	Ꮚ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮣ	Ꮦ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ
Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮥ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮚ	Ꮜ	Ꮦ	Ꮝ	Ꮞ	Ꮛ	Ꮜ	Ꮧ
Ꮡ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮢ	Ꮝ	Ꮞ	Ꮜ	Ꮟ	Ꮚ	Ꮣ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ
Ꮤ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮞ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮠ	Ꮞ
Ꮟ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮠ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮡ	Ꮞ	Ꮢ	Ꮟ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ
Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ

Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ
Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ

ta	de	te	da	te	de	te	di	ta	di	su	te	di	sv
de	gwu	di	gwu	gwv	da	te	gwu	gwv	s	ta	di	gwu	gwv
s	sa	de	gwv	s	sa	gwu	sa	te	s	se	gwv	sa	di
su	se	si	sv	s	se	sa	si	gwu	da	se	si	so	gwv
ta	si	so	se	so	de	s	sa	si	so	te	di	so	se
si	gwu	gwv	so	s	sa	su	se	sv	si	da	ta	so	de
te	di	gwu	gwv	s	sa	se	si	so	su	sv	da	ta	de

Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ
Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ

Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮣ	Ꮦ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮡ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮢ
Ꮥ	Ꮚ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮣ	Ꮦ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ
Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮥ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮚ	Ꮜ	Ꮦ	Ꮝ	Ꮞ	Ꮛ	Ꮜ	Ꮧ
Ꮡ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮢ	Ꮝ	Ꮞ	Ꮜ	Ꮟ	Ꮚ	Ꮣ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ
Ꮤ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮞ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮠ	Ꮞ
Ꮟ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮠ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮡ	Ꮞ	Ꮢ	Ꮟ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ
Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ

Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ
Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ

ta	de	te	da	te	de	te	di	ta	di	su	te	di	sv
de	gwu	di	gwu	gwv	da	te	gwu	gwv	s	ta	di	gwu	gwv
s	sa	de	gwv	s	sa	gwu	sa	te	s	se	gwv	sa	di
su	se	si	sv	s	se	sa	si	gwu	da	se	si	so	gwv
ta	si	so	se	so	de	s	sa	si	so	te	di	so	se
si	gwu	gwv	so	s	sa	su	se	sv	si	da	ta	so	de
te	di	gwu	gwv	s	sa	se	si	so	su	sv	da	ta	de

Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ
Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ
Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮡ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮢ	Ꮥ

Ꮤ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮣ	Ꮦ	Ꮥ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮡ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮢ
Ꮥ	Ꮚ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮣ	Ꮦ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮤ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ
Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮥ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮚ	Ꮜ	Ꮦ	Ꮝ	Ꮞ	Ꮛ	Ꮜ	Ꮧ
Ꮡ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮢ	Ꮝ	Ꮞ	Ꮜ	Ꮟ	Ꮚ	Ꮣ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮛ
Ꮤ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮞ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮠ	Ꮞ
Ꮟ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮠ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮡ	Ꮞ	Ꮢ	Ꮟ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮠ	Ꮥ
Ꮦ	Ꮧ	Ꮚ	Ꮛ	Ꮝ	Ꮜ	Ꮞ	Ꮟ	Ꮠ	Ꮡ	Ꮢ	Ꮣ	Ꮤ	Ꮥ