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title: cherokee — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cherokee» in the school dictionary: The Cherokee are a Native American people, originally from the south-east of what is now the USA, many of whom now live in Oklahoma and North Carolina. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cherokee

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**Who acts:** Cherokee, many, Cherokee language, Sequoyah, Thousands, friend · **What happens:** be, live, have, create, write, force · **To what, where:** Native American people, USA, Oklahoma, own writing system, name, Native American nation

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«cherokee» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [cherokee in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cherokee.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Cherokee are a Native American people, originally from the south-east of what is now the USA, many of whom now live in Oklahoma and North Carolina.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherokee:m1:1
# text = The Cherokee are a Native American people, originally from the south-east of what is now the USA, many of whom now live in Oklahoma and North Carolina.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Cherokee	Cherokee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	Native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	originally	originally	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nmod	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
22	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	nsubj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	22	nmod	_	_
25	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	26	advmod	_	_
26	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	Oklahoma	Oklahoma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
30	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	_
31	Carolina	Carolina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Cherokee | a Native American people and the south east of a Native American people and the south east of a Native American people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the USA |  |  | now |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **live** | present | many |  |  | Oklahoma and North Carolina | now |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in oklahoma=Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Cherokee language, which has its own writing system created by Sequoyah.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherokee:m2:1
# text = The Cherokee language, which has its own writing system created by Sequoyah.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Cherokee	Cherokee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	created	create	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Sequoyah	Sequoyah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Cherokee language | language's own writing system |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent system=Patient |
| 2 | **create** | participle |  | language's own writing system *not said here* |  |  |  | by Sequoyah | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cherokee is also the name of a car model and of places.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherokee:m3:1
# text = Cherokee is also the name of a car model and of places.
1	Cherokee	Cherokee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cherokee | the name |  |  |  | of a car model and places | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Cherokee are a Native American nation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherokee:x1:1
# text = The Cherokee are a Native American nation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Cherokee	Cherokee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	Native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	nation	nation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Cherokee | a Native American nation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sequoyah created a way to write the Cherokee language.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherokee:x2:1
# text = Sequoyah created a way to write the Cherokee language.
1	Sequoyah	Sequoyah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	created	create	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Cherokee	Cherokee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **create** | past | Sequoyah | a way |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Result |
| 2 | **write** | to-infinitive | Sequoyah *not said here* | the Cherokee language |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thousands of Cherokee people were forced to walk the Trail of Tears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherokee:x3:1
# text = Thousands of Cherokee people were forced to walk the Trail of Tears.
1	Thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	Cherokee	Cherokee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Trail	trail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | past · passive |  | Thousands of Cherokee people |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **walk** | to-infinitive | Thousands of Cherokee people *not said here* | the Trail of Tears |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme trail=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Today many Cherokee live in Oklahoma.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherokee:x4:1
# text = Today many Cherokee live in Oklahoma.
1	Today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Cherokee	Cherokee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Oklahoma	Oklahoma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present |  |  |  | Oklahoma | today |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in oklahoma=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend is learning a few Cherokee words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherokee:x5:1
# text = My friend is learning a few Cherokee words.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	Cherokee	Cherokee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present · progressive | My friend | a few Cherokee words |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Cherokee Nation has its own government.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cherokee:x6:1
# text = The Cherokee Nation has its own government.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Cherokee	Cherokee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Nation	Nation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Cherokee Nation | Nation's own government |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent government=Patient |

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