How to Say “Run” in Cherokee

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ᎠᏟ
atli
The Cherokee verb 'to run' is expressed as ᎠᏟ (atli).
ᎠᏟ is used to describe the action of moving quickly on two feet.
Meaning: to move quickly on two feet (verb)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is atli.

Did you know?

  • The word ᎠᏟ is written using a script invented by a single person, Sequoyah, in just a few years during the 1820s.
  • Because Cherokee is polysynthetic, a single complex form of ᎠᏟ can translate to an entire English phrase like 'they are running together'.
  • The grammar used with ᎠᏟ changes depending on whether the person is running toward the speaker or away from them, which is encoded in the verb's prefix.

Example sentences for Cherokee are not verified yet.

Example conversation

Two friends are at a park.

  1. A

    ᎠᏟ ᎢᏓᏓᏓᎢ!
    a-tli i-da-da-i!
    Let's run!
  2. B

    ᎪᎢ? ᎢᏓᏟ.
    go-i? i-da-tli.
    Where to? Let's run.
  3. A

    ᎠᏟ ᎦᏙᎢ.
    a-tli ga-do-i.
    Run over there.
  4. B

    ᎭᏓᏓᏓᎢ!
    ha-da-da-i!
    Let's go fast!

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