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Quote about the nature of man
LESSON 8

Cherokee version (hyphens and caps to show words and syllables separately for pronunciation)

      A-s-ga-ya Ga-go Ne-li-s-gv-i A-tsv-ya-i  Ge-sv-i Ga-do-da A-wa-sa
      Da-ni-na-gv  Wi-du-yu-go-dv  A-s-ga-ya Ga-do-da  Ha-wi-(na)di-tlv U-tse-li  Di-la-su-lo

W/o hyphens and caps

      Asgaya gago nelisgvi atsvyai  gesvi gadoda awasa
      daninagv  widuyugodv  asgaya gadoda  hawi(na)ditlv utseli  dilasulo

English translated directly from Cherokee         

      Man who thinks he is standing alone lies toward man standing in his shoes. 
       
Original quote before having to change to fit the language.

      A man who thinks he is alone is lying to himself.

Brandy

Word by word translation
A man                    A s ga ya
Who                      Ga go
Thinks                  Ne li s gv i
He                        a-tsv-ya-i
is                          ge-sv-i
Standing                ga-do-da         
Alone                    a-wa-sa  or    U wa sv
Lies                      Da ni na gv
Toward                  Wi du yu go dv

the man                A s ga ya                    Himself          U wa sv a s ga ya (for altenrate quote ending)
Standing                ga-do-da
In                          ha-wi-(na)di-tlv
His                        U tse li
Shoes                  Di la su lo


Info below is for my own reference later.

http://public.csusm.edu/public/raven/cherokee.dir/cherlexi.html
A resource I found that has verbs and phrases.

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