atsvyai alenidohase gvwao hawina / He Lives in Nature

atsvyai alenidohase gvwao hawina,
ale atsvyai gesvase gvwao.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎭᏎ ᎬᏩᎣ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎬᏩᎣ.

He lives in nature,
and he is nature.

Il vit dans la nature,
et il est la nature.

El vive en la naturaleza,
Y él es la naturaleza.

Ele vive na natureza,
e ele é natureza.

Text and image © 2020 by Donald C. Traxler aka Donald Jacobson Traxler, ꮨᏺꭽꮅ.

equa adanvdo alisdelvdase / ᎡᏆ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏓᏎ

equa adanvdo alisdelvdase
nasgi na alisdelvdase nasgidvsane.

ᎡᏆ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏓᏎ
ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏓᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛᏌᏁ.

Text and image © by Donald C. Traxler aka Donald Jacobson Traxler, ꮨᏺꭽꮅ.

Outline of Udugi Grammar

OUTLINE OF UDUGI GRAMMAR:



As in Cherokee, Udugi has no definite or indefinite article, but if it is felt necessary, “hia” (this) can be used for the direct article, and “saquu” (one) can be used for the indirect article.

Generally the Cherokee/Udugi word order is SVO (subject-verb-object), and as in English adjectives go before the noun. 



Cherokee often does not have plural forms of nouns and usually prefixes them when it does, but in Udugi, “-di” can always be added at the end to indicate the plural..

In both Cherokee and Udugi, prepositions (in, on, with, etc.) go after instead of before the noun.

Unlike Cherokee, Udugi has suffixed tense and mood forms: -ase = present tense, -ise = past, -ose = future, -use =conditional, -u = imperative.



Udugi indicates the direct object with the suffix “-ne.” Accompanying adjectives need not agree.



VOCABULARY:



Except for a few neologisms, all Udugi vocabulary comes from Cherokee. An on-line Cherokee dictionary can be consulted.



PITCH: Udugi ignores pitch.


ACCENTUATION: Generally speaking, each word has a single, stress accent. The accent usually falls on the penultimate (next-to-last) syllable, but many common words, such as wado (thank you), and osdv (good) are accented on the last syllable, as they would be in Cherokee. Also, the neutral vowel "v" (which sounds like the "u" in "but," frequently pulls the accent away from the next-to-last syllable.


WRITING: Udugi can be written either in the Cherokee syllabary or in the Roman alphabet.



DIALECTS:

Udugi has no dialects so far, but prefers the Eastern (NC) forms.



THE LANGUAGE:



Udugi (pronounced udúgi) is a Cherokee-based constructed language. The name “Udugi” means “hope.” The language was created by Donald C. Traxler aka Donald Jacobson Traxler, ꮨᏺꭽꮅ.



Please do not try to use the language for secret purposes, because it is no secret, and 80% of it can be understood by a Cherokee speaker with no prior study.

Text and image © 2020 by Donald C. Traxler aka Donald Jacobson Traxler, ꮨᏺꭽꮅ.