Cherokee
· ᏣᎳᎩ (Tsalagi)Severely endangeredIroquesa · Oklahoma y Carolina del NorteWord Constructor
These languages build new words by joining roots and affixes. Type in Spanish or English and construct the word or phrase in the language.
Morphology explorer
Break a word into roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
Language structure
How this language works — its word order, morphology, sounds and writing. This reference also grounds the AI Word Constructor.
Word order
Flexible order; verb-centred clause.
Morphology
Polysynthetic: verbs carry pronominal prefixes fusing subject and object, plus aspect and modal suffixes and noun incorporation.
Sounds (phonology)
Few consonants; nasal vowels; some varieties have tone.
Writing system
Traditionally written in the Cherokee syllabary.
Key features
- Pronominal prefixes fuse subject and object.
- Noun incorporation.
- Verb-centred clause.
This reference is also fed to the AI Word Constructor so it builds words the way the language actually works.