Cherokee/Verb Template

Cherokee verbs are very complex in their morphology. A Cherokee verb requires, at minimum, a pronominal prefix, a verb root, an aspect suffix, and a tense suffix. The aspect suffix will differ between verbs, so it is common for the verb root and aspect suffix to be combined into a verb "stem." Every verb has five possible aspects, and, therefore, five possible stems. In addition to the required components of a Cherokee verb, there are optional components including the prepronominal prefixes, the reflexive prefix, the middle voice prefix, the incorporated noun, and the derivational suffixes. All of these components follow a predictable order, as shown in the following table. Components in the same column cannot co-occur within a Cherokee verb. Components in bold are the minimum required for a Cherokee verb. +Cherokee Verb ComponentsUchihara Hiroto https://academic.oup.com/book/26990 Tone and Accent in Oklahoma Cherokee 2016-03-01 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-873944-9 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198739449.001.0001Pre-pronominal prefix(es)Pronominal prefixMiddle Voice prefixIncorporated NounVerb Root(s)Aspect SuffixDerivational Suffix(es) (w/ Aspect suffix)Tense suffixReflexive prefix