ᎤᎸᏉᏗ

Cherokee

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ȕːlə̃̌ːkw̥ti/

Verb

ᎤᎸᏉᏗ • (ulvquodi) (past ᎤᎸᏉᏛᎢ (ulvquodvi))

  1. he/she/it likes it, enjoys it
    ᎤᏓᏅᏘᏴ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏥᎸᏉᏗ.
    udanvtiyv iyusdi tsilvquodi.
    I like her because she's friendly.

Inflection

  • ᏥᎸᏉᏗ, ᎠᎩᎸᏉᏗ (agilvquodi, I like it)
  • ᎤᎸᏉᏛᎢ (ulvquodvi, he/she liked it)
  • ᎤᎸᏉᏙᎢ (ulvquodoi, he/she often likes it)
  • ᎯᎸᏉᏓ, ᎯᎸᏉᏓ (hilvquoda, like it!)
  • ᎤᎸᏉᏙᏗ (ulvquododi, to like something)

Further reading

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