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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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pack |
asgwalihu - see also burden |
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Paid |
A gu yo dv |
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paint |
wodi |
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Paint Clan |
AniWodi |
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painting mixing bowl |
wadigalodadi |
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Pair |
Tsu tso da li |
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panther |
tlvdatsi |
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paper |
go we li, gohwela |
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paper/book |
go we li |
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parched (as by heat) |
guwesuhe |
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parched (corn) |
gahawisita |
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Parrott |
Tsi s qua ga wo ni s gi |
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partridge moccasin (lady slipper) |
gugweulasula |
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pass (mountian) |
eladiu gakadui |
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pass(him/her, flexible) |
hinvsi |
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pass(him/her, indefinite) |
hivsi |
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pass(him/her, liquid) |
hinevsi |
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pass(him/her, live) |
hikasi |
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pass(him/her, long) |
hidisi |
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pass(me, flexible) |
desginvsi |
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pass(me, indefinite) |
deskvsi |
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pass(me, liquid) |
desginehvsi |
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pass(me, live) |
deskikasi |
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pass(me, long) |
desgedisi |
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pass(them, flexible) |
digahinvsi |
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pass(them, indefinite) |
gahivsi |
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pass(them, liquid) |
gahinevsi |
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pass(them, live) |
gahikasi |
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pass(them, long) |
tidisi |
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Passageway |
Ga ne nu tlv i |
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Passionflower |
U wa ga |
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passive |
ni - added as suffix |
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past tense |
gesei - added as suffix |
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path |
nvnehi |
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Pathkiller |
Nvnehidihi - He kills in the path, personal name |
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paw |
uwayi |
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pay (of medicine man) |
ugistati |
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peace |
tlalegwa, nuwhtohiyada, nvwadohiyada |
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Peace Chief |
Uku, Ugu |
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peaceful |
dohi, tohi |
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peach |
qua na |
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Peace on earth |
E lo hi no do hi yi ge se s ti |
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Peacock |
Gu na tau qua to tli |
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pear |
di ga dv di |
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pencil |
di go 'we lo 'di |
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penis |
wa'toli, wa'tori |
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people (all black people) |
AniGvnegai |
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people (Cherokee) |
AniYvwiya |
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people (European, all white people) |
AniUnega, AniYonega |
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people (Indians) |
AniYvwuyu |
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perch (fish) |
atsula |
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perhaps |
a se dv |
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persimmon |
tsalalui - pucker mouth |
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person |
yvwiya - human being |
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pheasant |
tlanatitsi |
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Phoenix |
Tsulehisanvhi |
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phone |
di li no he di |
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picture |
ditlilastanuhi - It looks like you |
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pie |
ge `li sgi |
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piece |
a gv ha lv da |
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pigeon |
anlkuwahi, gv:le |
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pigeon place |
wayi |
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pillow |
akw sdo |
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pine |
noh tsi |
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Pineapple |
No tsi I yu s di sv ga ta |
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Pine cone |
U s gu ta nv hi no tsi |
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Pine Log |
Nasvtli, Natsiasvtlvyi |
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pine tree |
natsi, notsi |
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Pink |
Gi ga ge usdi (little red) |
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pipe |
kununawa |
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Pitcher |
U we se di |
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Place |
Ha na ni |
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Place of Spirits |
Skiahi - Sacred Fire's ashes kept there |
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Place to lie down |
A ni si di |
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plant |
ah wi sga |
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plant (to) |
awesku |
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planting |
aweskue |
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Planting Month |
Aweskuhi |
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Play |
Da ne lo hv s ga |
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plate |
a te li do |
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pleasant |
yeliusta |
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please (to) |
ulehalesti |
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pleased |
ulehalestugi |
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pleased (much) |
ulehalestugiyu |
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Pleiades |
AniTsutsa - The Boys |
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Plow |
Ga da lu go di |
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plugged (or stopped up) |
ukwunvti |
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plum |
qua nun sti i |
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plums |
gwanvstidi |
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Pond |
V da li |
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pony |
U s di a so qui li |
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poison ivy (poison oak) |
ulvta |
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poor (not rich) |
ulesadai |
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Poplar tree |
dalonega utsilahv, tsiyu - see also canoe |
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porcupine |
tsutsayasti unegwagule - he has sharp quills |
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pork |
ha `wi `ya - si `qua |
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possible(as soon as) |
igvyi, igvyii |
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pot |
vtiya |
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pot (jar) |
gadagagv |
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pot (large cooking) |
utanutsulaski |
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pot (small cooking) |
tsulaski |
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Pot in Water |
Vtiguyi |
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pot make |
vtiya digaluski |
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pot scrapings |
utsaleta |
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potato |
nu `na |
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potato like |
nunayusti |
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potatoes |
nun, nuna, nuni |
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potsherds |
dulastuni |
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pottery |
diwali - anything made of the earth |
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pouch |
dagatli |
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pounding |
testaski |
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pounding mill |
uskwaltiga |
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powder |
dawelagiski |
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powder horn |
dawela giski uyana |
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powerful |
u li ni gi du |
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Prairie chicken |
Tsa ta ga I go di e hi |
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Pray |
A da do lis do ti |
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Preacher |
A la tsi do ho s gi |
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preach |
'al tsa 'do 'ti |
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pregnant |
taluli |
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pretty |
uwoduhi, uwaduhi |
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principal (real) |
ya - added as suffix |
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prisoner (captive) |
ahutsi |
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pumpkin |
iya |
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pumpkin like |
iyaiusati |
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pumpkin pie |
iya gelisgi |
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punch |
detalasti |
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punk |
tawali |
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Purple martin |
Dlu dlu |
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Purple |
Gi ge sdi |
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quail (partridge) |
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Qualla |
Qua lv yi |
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quarrelsome |
gugwe, gu'que |
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quartermaster |
tsatiyosidi, atiyosdi |
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queen bee |
etisu - staff member on warpath |
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quiet |
ulagu |
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quit |
e la we? i |
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quite |
a su li go ga |
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quite (everything is) |
e la we i, dagasasti |
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Quilt |
Ye ga li |
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quiver (arrow holder) |
usawahi atsawalihu |
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quiver of arrows |
dekalada stodi |
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dekalada tsayuhi |
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