Ross ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗᏍᎬ, ᏂᏛᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᎠᎦᏛ ᏥᏬᏂᏍᎬ ᏣᎳᎩ, ᎨᏍᏗ ᏙᏰ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎫᏩᏁᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᏱᎨᏎ, ᎦᏲᏟᏉ ᎪᎵᎬ ᏧᏤᎵ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬ.
But I made Ross nervous because I spoke Cherokee with a degree of polish, while Ross could barely comment on the weather, and even that topic was limited to the current moment, since the chief ’s understanding of his people’s language was limited to the present tense.