ᎢᏤᎢ

Cherokee

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-atseːʔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ít͡se̋ːʔi/

Adjective

ᎢᏤᎢ • (itsei) (animate plural ᎠᏂᏤᎢ (anitsei), inanimate plural ᏗᏤᎢ (ditsei))

  1. green (of fruit or vegetable)
    ᎠᏂᏤ ᏚᏯ ᏗᎾᏕᏑᎦ.
    anitse duya dinadesuga.
    Let's go pick some green beans
  2. new (inanimate)
    ᎤᏪᏘ ᏓᏆᎴᎳ ᏧᎲ ᎠᏎᏅ ᏃᏊ ᎢᏤ ᎤᎭ.
    uweti daqualela tsuhv asenv noquu itse uha.
    He used to have an old car, but now he has a new one.

Further reading

  • Durbin Feeling (1975), William Pulte, editor, Cherokee-English dictionary‎[1], Talequah: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
  • Durbin Feeling (1975), William Pulte, editor, Cherokee-English dictionary‎[2], Talequah: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
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