ᎡᎦ

Cherokee

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-e-.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

ᎡᎦ • (ega) (past ᎤᏪᏅᏒᎢ (uwenvsvi))

  1. he/she/it is going
    ᎢᎾ ᎨᎦ.
    ina gega.
    I'm going far away.

Inflection

  • ᎨᎦ (gega, “I am going”)
  • ᎤᏪᏅᏒᎢ (uwenvsvi, “he/she went”)
  • ᎡᎪᎢ (egoi, “he/she goes”)
  • ᎮᎾ (hena, “go!”)
  • ᎤᏪᏅᏍᏗ (uwenvsdi, “to go”)

References

  1. ^ Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 464
  2. ^ Durbin Feeling (1975), William Pulte, editor, Cherokee-English dictionary‎[2], Talequah: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
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