ᎤᎭ

Cherokee

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǔːha/

Verb

ᎤᎭ • (uha) (past ᎤᎲᎢ (uhvi))

  1. he/she has it, possesses it (a solid object)
    ᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏓ ᎦᏓ ᎤᎭ.
    sgohi iyutliloda gada uha.
    He has ten acres of land.

Inflection

  • ᎠᎩᎭ (agiha, “I have it (solid object)”)
  • ᎤᎰᎢ (uhoi, “he/she habitually has it (solid object)”)
  • ᏣᎮᏍᏗ (tsahesdi, “have it! (solid object)”)
  • ᎤᎾᎠ (unaa, “he/she has it (flexible object)”)
  • ᎤᏁᎭ (uneha, “he/she has it (liquid)”)
  • ᎤᏩᏯ (uwaya, “he/she has it (long object)”)

Further reading

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