ᎠᏲᎯᎭ

Cherokee

Etymology 1

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Verb

ᎠᏲᎯᎭ • (ayohiha)

  1. he/she/it is bringing it (a solid object)
  • ᎦᏃᎯᎭ (ganohiha) -- he/she is bringing it (a flexible object)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ȁːjòːhíha/

Verb

ᎠᏲᎯᎭ • (ayohiha) (past ᎤᏲᏢᎢ (uyotlvi))

  1. he/she is shooting it
    ᎦᏃᎭᎵᏙ ᎦᏟᏓ ᎬᏗ ᎤᏲᏢ ᎠᏫ.
    ganohalido gatlida gvdi uyotlv awi.
    The hunter shot a deer with an arrow.
  • ᏓᏍᏓᏲᎯᎭ (dasdayohiha, “he/she is shooting (at him/her)”)
Further reading
  • Durbin Feeling (1975), William Pulte, editor, Cherokee-English dictionary‎[1], Talequah: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
  • Page 58 of Raven Rock Cherokee-English Dictionary
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