#Cherokeelanguage

Set B Pronoun Prefixes that differ from the Set A Pronoun Prefixes

3rd Person Singular Inanimate Object:

First Person Singular Subject –

aqu – (agw – ) before vowels / agi – before consonants —

aquvgew(i)sga — I’m forgetting about it. Can be seen written agwvkewsga.

2nd Person Singular Subject –

ts – (j – ) before vowels / tsa – (ja – ) before consonants —

tsvgew(i)sga — You are forgetting it. Can be seen written jvkewsga.

3rd Person Singular Subject:

uw – before vowels / u – before consonants —

uwagew(i)sga — he’s forgetting it. Can be seen written uwakewsga.

*the initial v in the verb changes to an a in 3rd person forms.*

1st Person Dual Inclusive Subject –

gin – before vowels / gini – before consonants —

ginilvqu(o)di — you and I like him. Can be seen written ginilvkwdi.

1st Person Plural Inclusive Subject –

ig – before vowels / igi – before consonants —

igilvqu(o)di — you (plural) and I like him. Can be seen written igilvkwdi

1st Person Dual Exclusive Subject –

ogin – before vowels / ogini – before consonants —

oginilvqu(o)di — he and I like it. Can be seen written oginilvkwdi.

1st Person Plural Exclusive Subject –

og – before vowels / ogi – before consonants —

oginvgew(i)sga — he and I are forgetting it. Can be seen written oginvkewsga.

3rd Person Plural Subject –

un – before vowels / uni – before consonants — unvgew(i)sa — they are forgetting it. Can be seen written unvkewsa.