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Telling
Time
In
Cherokee
| English |
Formal |
Conversational |
Cherokee |
| It is 5 o'clock |
hi-s-gi a-tli-i-li |
hi-s-g a-tli-i-l |
hsf
aCil |
| It
is 7 o'clock |
ga-li-guo-gi
a-tli-i-li |
ga-l-quo-g
a-tli-i-l |
gl?f
aCil |
| It
is 1:30 |
sa-quu
a-ye-tli a-tli-i-li |
sa-quu
a-ye-tl a-tli-i-l |
A-
aBC aCil |
Note: The brackets ( )
indicate that there is a syllable that is omitted in
the phrase.
| nv-g(i) s-go-(hi)
i-yu-ta-wo-s-ta-hnv u-lo-sv-s-d(i) sa-quu |
| hi-s-g(i) i-yu-ta-wo-s-ta-hnv
u-da-lu-l(a) su-da-l(i) |
| hi-s-g(i) i-yu-ta-wo-s-ta-hnv
u-lo-sv-s-d(i) su-da-l(i) |
"Other
Telling Time
Words
& Phrases"
| English |
Formal |
Conversational |
Cherokee |
| What
time is it? |
hi-la-yv
a-tli-i-li |
hi-la-yv
a-tli-i-l |
hwx
aCil |
| Day |
i-ga |
i-g |
ig |
| Today |
ko-hi-i-ga |
ko-hi-i-g |
qhig |
| Morning |
sv-na-le-i |
sv-na-le |
9n>i |
| Night |
u-sv |
u-sv |
u9 |
| Tonight |
ko-hi-u-sv |
ko-u-sv |
qhu9 |
| Before |
u-da-lu-la |
u-da-lu-l |
ucMw |
| Past |
u-lo-sv-s-di |
u-lo-sv-s-d |
u]9sd |
| Minutes |
i-yu-ta-wo-s-ta-hnv |
yu-ta-wo-s-ta-hnv |
i=tOstm |
| Evening |
sv-hi-ye-yi |
sv-hi-ye |
9hB| |
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