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Cherokee 101 | Unit 4: Family | 4.1. 'Who is your mother' | Family Vocabulary



 

4.2.  Dagwadatina'v'i 'My Family'  Two people sit looking at a family photo album.  Listen to the teacher model the dialog. 

Listen to the dialog.

 

Tsali:

Tsadulihatsu tsagohtanti dagwadatina'v'i.

 

Do you want to see pictures of my family?

       

Tsani:

Nudale ninadvga.

 

Oh, can't we do something else?

       

Tsali:

Hadi.  Agwaduliha tsagohtanti dagwadatina'v'i.

 

No.  I want to show you my family.

       

Tsani:

Hawa.  Kagi iyusdi hi'a?

 

Okay.  Who's this?

       

Tsali:

Hi'a ayv.

 

This is me.  Don't you recognize me?

       

Tsani:

Kagi iyusdi hi'a?

 

Who's this?

       
       
 

Hi'a agitsi.

 

This is my mother.

 

Hi'a agidoda.

 

This is my father.

 

Hi'a agidoda udali'i ta'line'i nole agilisi.

 

This is my step-mother (father's second wife) and my grandmother (mother's mother).

 

Hi'a usdi dohstadahnvhtsi.

 

This is my little brother.

Practice:  Listen to the teacher model this list of family vocabulary.  Review the list and add any missing family members.

 

Dagwadatina'v'i

 

My Family 

     

Hi'a ayv.

 

This is me.

     

Hi'a agwadali'i.

 

This is my wife.

     

Hi'a agihyehi.

 

This is my husband.

     

Hi'a agitsi.

 

This is my mother.

     

Hi'a agidoda.

 

This is my father.

     

Hi'a agidoda udali'i ta'line'i nole agilisi.

 

This is my step-mother (father's second wife) and my grandmother (mother's mother).

     

Hi'a agidudo nole aginihsi.

 

This is my grandfather and my grandmother (father's parents).

     

Hi'a agihlogi nole agidutsi.

 

This is my aunt and my uncle.

     

Hi'a usdi dohstadahnvhtsi.

 

This is my little brother. (male speaking)

     

Hi'a usdi agidohi.

 

This is my little brother. (female speaking)

     

Hi'a utanilege dohstadahnvhtsi.

 

This is my big brother. (male speaking)

     

Hi'a utanilege agidohi.

 

This is my big brother. (female speaking)

     

Hi'a dohstadahnvhtsi udali'i.

 

This is my sister-in-law (brother's wife).

     

Hi'a agidohi udali'i.

 

This is my sister-in-law (brother's wife).

     

Nogwule ayv nole agiwina.

 

Here I am again with my nephew.

     

Hi'a agiwina nogwule agwata.

 

Here is my nephew again and my niece.

 

Culture:  The word for 'brother' and 'sister' in Cherokee is different for female and male speakers.  What are these words?  Why do you think they are different?

 


 

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