ᎡᎳᏗ ᎢᎦᏘ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ, ᎨᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎩᏱᎩ ᏣᎳᎩ, ᏴᎬᏁᎵᏓ ᎤᏬᏂᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏣᏛ ᏃᎴ ᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩᏱᎩ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎪᏪᎳᏅ.
He was a short man who spoke Cherokee so poorly that he would not attempt it in public, nor could he even read the syllabary.