ᏗᏣᎳᎩ ᏙᏦᏪᎵᏍᎪᎢ

ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎦᏕᎶᏆᏍᎬᎢ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏳᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ. ᎦᏁᏄᏟ ᏍᏓᏯᏃ ᎠᏆᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎨᏐᎢ. Ꮟ ᎤᎪᏗ ᏓᎩᎵᏓᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ. ᎠᏎᏛ ᏱᏓᎩᎵᏓᏍᏗᎭ ᏃᏊ ᏥᎩ! ᏥᏈᏍᏗ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏓ Ꮭ Ꮟ ᏱᎪᎵᎦ. ᎠᏎᏅ ᏕᎦᏕᎶᏆᏍᎪ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ. ᏃᎴ ᎠᏂᏤ ᎣᏣᎵᎢ ᏙᏣᏠᏍᎬᎢ ᎣᎦᎳᎰᎻᏗᏢ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬ ᎠᎹᏰᎵᎢ ᏣᏂᏁᎳ. ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎩ. I’ve been learning Cherokee language for two years. It’s intricate and hard for me to learn. I still routinely make a lot of mistakes. I’m perhaps making mistakes right now! There are a lot of different things I don’t yet understand. But I’m always learning. And I’ve been meeting with new friends who live over in Oklahoma and all over the United States. I’m grateful.

 ᏏᏲ! Brennan ᏓᏆᏙᎠ. ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ ᏥᎪᏪᎵ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ. Boston ᏥᏁᎳ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎭᏂ ᎠᏂᏍᎬᏘ ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏴ ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏓᎩᏍGᏩᏛᎢ. ᎠᏛᏥ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᏁᏟᏙᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ. ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᎸᏉᏛᎢ. ᏅᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏓ ᏓᎩᏁᏟᏔᏅᎢ, ᎦᎸᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏥᏓᏂᏃᎮᎭ. ᏃᏊᏃ ᎦᏓᏪᏐᎸᏍᏗᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏣᎳᎩ ᏏᏊ ᎦᏕᎶᏆᎠ. Hi! My name is Brennan. I'm happy to be writing in Cherokee today. I live in Boston, and in May I graduated college here. I want to translate German. I liked school. I translated four stories that tell about "universe dwellers" (aliens). And now, I'm resting, and I'm learning Cherokee again.

ᏓᎳ ᏣᎩᎪᎲᎢ ᎤᏒ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎤᏒ ᏥᎨᏒ, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏗᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᏗᏇᏲᏅᎢ. ᏔᎵᏁᎢ, ᏗᎨᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᏗᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ ᏙᏣᏠᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎥᏓᎵ ᏬᎨᏅᏒᎢ. ᏓᎳ ᏙᏥᏲᏍᎬᎢ.  Ꮭ  ᏚᎾᏙᎠ ᏯᏆᏅᏔ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎬᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏲᏁᎦ ᎬᏗ 'ᎬᎿᎨ ᎤᏍᎪᎸ ᎤᎵᏑᏫᏓ ᏓᎳ' ᏚᎾᏙᎠ. ᏥᏡᏍᏗ ᏩᎶᏏ ᏙᏥᎪᏩᏘᏍᎬ ᎥᏓᎵ ᏬᏤᏙᎲ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏒ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏳᏩᎪᏗ ᏓᎳ ᏙᏥᎪᎲᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎥᏓᎵ ᏙᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ. ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᏓᎳ ᏙᎩᎪᎲᎢ. ᎠᏂᏨᏯ ᎨᎲ; ᏝᏏ ᎠᏂᎩᏏ ᏙᎩᎪᎲᎢ ᏱᎩ. ᏛᎠᏂᎷᏥ ᎪᎯᏴ, ᎤᎪᏗ ᏳᎦᎾᏬᏌ. ᎾᎯᏳ ᎩᎳ, ᎠᏂᏨᏯ ᏓᎳ ᏙᏣᏛᏓᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ. ᏙᏥᏕᎶᏆᏍᎪᎢ ᎾᏂᏪᎲ - ᏧᏃᏴᎦ ᏥᎾᏂᏪᏍᎪᎢ. ᎣᎦᏅᏔᏗᏍᏗᎢ ᎣᎦᏚᎵ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᎩ ᏓᎳ Minnesota ᎠᎴ Tennessee ᏣᏁᏙᎰ ᏄᏓᎴᎢᏳ ᎾᏂᏪᏍᎪᎢ. __  Last night, my teacher taught a Cherokee language lesson. Next, I met my students and we went out to the pond. We were looking for treefrogs. I don't know what they're called in Cherokee, but in English they're called "gray treefrogs". We have been seeing a lot of frogs when we go around in the pond, but last night was the first time we saw treefrogs and worked in the pond. We saw several treefrogs. They were males; we didn't see females yet. They will arrive again later, when it gets warmer. Until then, we are listening to the

ᏛᎳᏏ, ᎣᎦᎳᎰᎻ ᎠᏆᏛᏒ. ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎡᎳᏗᏝ ᏫᏥᏁᎶᎢ. ᏍᎪᎯ ᏅᏓ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎡᎳᏗᏝ ᎠᎩᏓᏅᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏃᏊ ᎪᎲᏓᏓᎳ (Knoxville), ᏔᎾᏏ ᏥᏁᎳ.  ᏥᏛᏒᎢ, ᏓᎩᏓᏘᎾᎥᎢ Ꮭ ᏱᏙᎩᏓᎾᎩᏍᎪᎢ ᏒᎩ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ. ᏒᎩ ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏛᎯᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ ᏂᎬ ᎠᎭᏂ. ᏠᎨᏏ ᎾᎥ ᏗᏇᏅᏒ ᎠᏛᎯᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ. ᏒᎩ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ ᎠᏂᎦᏓᎭᎢ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏩᏍᎬ ᏥᎨᏒᎢ, ᏒᎩ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ ᏓᎩᏁᏒᎢ. ᎠᏂᎦᏓᎭᎢ ᏥᎨᏒᎢ ᎥᏍᎩᏅ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏛᎩᎶᎥᎢ.  ᏓᎩᎬᎭᎷᏴᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏍᏓᏴᏙᏗ ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᎠᎩᏢᏅᎢ. ᏍᏗᎩᏓᏊ ᎠᎹ ᎠᎩᏟᏍᏔᏅᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏣᎩᏖᏗᎲᎢ. ᎠᎹ ᎠᎩᏑᏴᏅᎢ.   ᏚᏩᏂᏒᎢ, ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᏧᏪᏥ ᏓᎩᏑᏴᏅᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏑᏰᎲᎢ. ᎣᏍᏗᎵᏍᏓᏴᏅᎢ. ᎯᎪᎵᎨᏍᎩ, ᎤᏖᏗ ᏥᎨᏒᎢ. - ᎠᏴ ᏤᏏ ᎯᎠ ᎪᏪᎸᎦ

ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏏ. ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᏔᏲᏍᏙᏗ ᏕᎪᏪᎸᎠ. ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏗᎨᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᏗᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ ᏙᏣᏠᎯ ᏙᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎲ ᏩᎶᏏ ᎠᏁᎲ. ZᏊᎴ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏕᏠᏆᏍᏗ ᏗᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᏗᏆᏕᏲᎲᎦ. ᏔᎵ ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏓ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᎣᎩᎾᏟᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ. ᎧᏃᎮᏓ ᎣᏍᏗᎪᎵᎦ - "ᎢᎸᎯᏳᏃ ᏥᎨᏒᎢ ᎡᎮᎢ ᏩᎶᏏ ᎡᏆ ᏣᎩᏍᎨᎢ ᏅᏓ ᎢᎦ ᎡᎯ" - ᎠᎴ ᏧᏃᏴᎦ ᎣᏍᏗᏪᎸᎦ. ᎯᎠ ᎧᏃᎮᏓ ᏩᎩᎸᏉᏗ! ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏱ ᎠᎩᏖᎳᏛᎢ ᏓᎾᏠᏍᎬᎢ. ᏍᎪᎯ ᎠᏟᎢᎵᏒ ᎥᏥᎷᎩ ᏗᏇᏅᏒᎢ.

ᎠᏳᎢᏂ ᏓᏆᏙᎠ, ᎠᎴ ᏱᎩ Tanner ᏲᏁᎦ ᎬᏗ. ᏔᎵᏍᎪ ᏦᎢ ᎢᏯᏆᏕᏘᏴᏓ. Illinois ᎠᎩᏕᏁᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ Houston, ᏅᏓᎩ, ᎾᎥ ᏥᏁᎳ ᏃᎴ ᎠᎭᏂ ᎪᎯᏓ ᏥᏁᎸᎢ. Stanford University ᎠᏕᎳᏧᏢᎢ ᏕᎦᏕᎶᏆᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᎿ Ꮭ ᏯᎩᎵᎮᎵᏨᎢ. ᏕᎭᎷᏱᏃ ᏥᎧᎸᎢ ᏓᎩᏍᏆᏛᎢ ᏃᎴ ᏅᏓᎩ ᏩᏆᏓᏅᏒᎢ, ᏃᎴ ᎾᎿᏃ ᎦᎵᎮᎵᎦ ᏥᏥᏁᎵᏙᎭ ᏃᏊ. ᎠᎩᏥ, ᏦᏍᏓᏓᏅᏟ, ᏃᎴ ᎠᎩᏙ Missouri City ᎣᏥᏁᎳ. ᎠᎩᏙ ᏦᎢ ᎢᏳᏕᏘᏴᏓ. ᏂᏧᏔᏂ ᏗᎦᏆᎴᏂ ᎨᏒ, ᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏳᏰᏟᏗ ᎩᏳᎦ ᏚᏬᎡ ᎠᎩᏚᏓ. ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎤᏬᏟᏗ. ᎦᏲᏟ ᏣᎳᎩ ᏓᎩᏕᏲᏗ ᎠᏁᎵᏗᏍᎪᎢ. ᏦᏍᏓᏓᏅᏟ Ryan ᏚᏙᎠ. ᏍᏊ Stanford ᏓᏕᎶᏆᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏝᏍᏊ ᏳᎵᎮᎵᏨᎢ ᏃᎴ ᏝᏏ ᏳᏍᏆᏛᎢ. ᏃᏊ, ᎠᏂᏃᎯᎵᏙᎯ ᎠᏂᏲᏍᎩ ᎠᏖᎳᏗᎠ. ᏗᎪᏪᎵ ᏓᎩᎸᏉᏗ. ᎠᎩᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᏃᎴ ᎠᏉᏪᎶᏗ ᏓᎩᎸᏉᏗ, ᏃᎴ ᎩᏚᏩᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏗᏆᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏩᎩᎸᏉᏗ. ᏍᏊ, video games ᏕᎦᏁᎶᎲᏍᎪᎢ ᏃᎴ ᎦᎾᏰᎩ ᏓᎾᏛᏁᎵᏍᎬ ᏕᎦᎧᏎᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ. Ayuini dagwadoa, ale yigi Tanner yonega gvdi. Talsgo tsoi iyagwetiyvda. Illinois agidenei, asehno Houston, nvdagi, nav tsinela nole ahani gohida tsinelvi. Stanford University adelatsutlvi degadeloquasgvi, asehno uhna tla yagilihelitsvi. Dehaluyino tsikalvi dagisquadvi nole nvdagi waquadanvsvi, nole nahnano galiheliga tsitsinelidoha nogwu. Agitsi, tsosdadanvtli, nole agido Missouri City otsinela. Agido tsoi iyudetiyvda. Nitsutani dikqualeni g