ᎠᎴ

Cherokee

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *aɹeʔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /àle/

Adverb

ᎠᎴ • (ale)

  1. almost
    ᎦᏄᎸᎯ ᎦᎢᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎾᏓ ᏂᏥᏯᎳᏍᏛᏔᏅᎢ.
    ganulvhi gaisv ale inada nitsiyalasdvtanvi.
    As I walked along the grass, I almost stepped on a snake.

Conjunction

ᎠᎴ • (ale)

  1. and
    ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎨᏯ ᏕᏥᎪᏩᏘᎭ.
    anisgaya ale anigeya detsigowatiha.
    I see men and women.
  2. or
    ᏤᏅᏍᏗ ᏱᏣᏚᎵ, ᎠᎴ Ꮭ ᏱᎩ ᎣᏏᏊ.
    tsenvsdi yitsaduli, ale tla yigi osiquu.
    If you want to go or not, that's just fine.

Further reading

  • Durbin Feeling (1975), William Pulte, editor, Cherokee-English dictionary‎[1], Talequah: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
  • Page 30 of Raven Rock Cherokee-English Dictionary
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