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A MUST SEE if you are serious about learning the Cherokee language:
The Cherokee Alphabet
and Pronunciation Guide
Cherokee/English
Names
The first column is the English word, with the second
column being the Tsalagi (Cherokee) word. I cannot guarantee accuracy here,
only that I have done the very best that I could. Of course it is inevitable
that the Eastern as well as the Western dialects are intermingled. Any additions,
or Corrections will be gratefully accepted and will be recognized
here.
This page was updated on 7/5/99
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Maggie |
Egi |
|
make |
goh lv sga |
|
make (I) |
gatlvska |
|
male (a buck) |
galagina |
|
man |
a sga ya |
|
Man Killer |
Asgayadihi |
|
many |
utsuti |
|
maple |
gulasetsi, tlvhwalga, tlvhwaliga |
|
March |
Unulahi, Anv:yi |
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married (it is) |
udala, udali |
|
marry |
tsaya |
|
marry (he will) |
tutsayesi |
|
martin (bird) |
tlutlu |
|
Mask |
agvdulo |
|
Master of Life |
Ganodugwaluduski |
|
Match |
atsusdi |
|
material |
gatsvti - of which something is made |
|
Mattress |
atsesdo |
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May |
An(v)(i)sgv'ti |
|
May pop |
uwagahi - passion flower |
|
Mayapple |
uniskwetuski |
|
maybe |
a se dv |
|
me |
a yv |
|
meadow lark |
nakwisi |
|
meal(a) |
alstaidi, alistaidi |
|
meat` |
ha `wi `ya |
|
medal |
ahi |
|
medicine |
nvwoti, nvwati |
|
medicine/drug |
nv wo ti |
|
Medicine Man |
Didanvwisgi |
|
meeting (they are) |
danadlosga |
|
men |
aniasgaya |
|
Merry Christmas |
Danistayohihv |
|
Metal |
talugisgi |
|
Mexican People |
a ni squa ni |
|
middle |
ayeli, ayetli |
|
Mighy Wolf |
Wayasti - peronal male name |
|
milk |
unvti |
|
Milky Way |
Gilidinehvyi - where the dog ran |
|
mill (for pounding corn) |
uskwalatiga |
|
mill (generic) |
distasti |
|
minister |
altsadohvsgi, alitsadohvsgi |
|
mink (plural) |
gosvgi |
|
mink (singular) |
svgi |
|
Minnow |
Alatsidolosgi |
|
minnows |
usdiatsadi |
|
mirror |
daseti |
|
mischevious |
unegutsatu |
|
mischevious (he is) |
tsuneguheyu |
|
mischevious (I am) |
aginegutsatu |
|
mischief |
guheyu |
|
misting (it is) |
kanuyolidia |
|
mistletoe |
udala, udali - it is married |
|
mixed |
usuye |
|
moccasin (boot) |
tsulawa |
|
moccasin (shoe) |
ulasula |
|
mocker (caller) |
ahyeliski, ayeliski |
|
mockingbird |
skadagisgi |
|
mockingbird (yellow) |
huhu |
|
mole |
toni:qua |
|
money |
adela, adila |
|
money (yellow, gold) |
adila dalonega, adela dalonega |
|
monkey |
adalesgiyi'sgi, an'dalesgiyi'sgi |
|
Month |
iyanvda |
|
January |
Unolvtani (cold wind moon) |
|
February |
Kagali (bony moon) |
|
March |
Unolahi (windy Moon) |
|
April |
Kawoni (flower month) |
|
moon |
svnoyiehinvdo |
|
more (again) |
siwu, si quu |
|
morning |
su na le i |
|
morning dove |
gule disgohnihi |
|
mortar |
kanona, ganona |
|
mortar (for pounding corn) |
uskwaletiga |
|
Moses |
Wasi |
|
mosquito |
tsosi, dosa |
|
moss |
alu |
|
moth |
wasolah, tvtawu - too close to the fire |
|
mother |
e tsi |
|
mother (her) |
unetsi |
|
mother (my) |
agitsi(his), utsi |
|
mother (she is a) |
aluli, aleutsi |
|
mound |
gauwatlvyi - earth heaped up there |
|
mountain |
atali, atala - in idigawesdi, gatusi |
|
mountain (high there) |
atalvyi |
|
mouse |
tsistetsi |
|
mouth |
ahali, aholi |
|
move |
a da? nv? a |
|
mud |
gadane |
|
mud dauber |
diguhldisgi |
|
mud hen |
digwani - they are lame |
|
muddy water |
gadana ama |
|
Mulberry Place |
Guwahi - mystical mountain where Atagahi is |
|
mulberry tree |
guwa |
|
mullein |
tsaluyusti - tobacco like |
|
muscadine |
talvladi - they hang high |
|
mush |
kanahena - corn meal gruel |
|
mush in balls |
uswali |
|
mush in balls (hard) |
gatvwaki |
|
mushroom |
uwase |
|
Muskrat |
salaquisgi |
|
mussel |
daguna |
|
Mussel Shoals |
Dagunayi - now called Muscle Shoals |
|
my address is________ |
goweli diginesdi________, gohweli diginesdi ______ |
|
My friend |
oginalii |
|
my name is______ |
______dawado, ______dawadoa |
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