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O'siyo from Cohanna
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The Cherokee Alphabet
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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 2/27/99 Acorn-- Gu le All-- ni ga da All Right Ho-wa (hoh-WAH) Alone-- U wa sa Already-- ga yu la Also-- nas quu Always--Nigohilvi Amen-- E me nv And-- a le Alone-- U Wa Sa Agree-- DaDaHeTseLv Angel-- DiKaNoWaDiDoHi Anvil-- A so di ta lu gi s gi u li gi Apple-- Sv ga ta Apricot-- da ‘lo mi ge a dv dv ski Apron-- A tse sa do Arrow-- Di ga da tla dv Arrowheads-- Di ga da tla dv tsu s go Ash-- tsu ga no nv Ashes-- Go s du Asleep-- ga li ha Ate -- a ga Aunt-- E tlo gi (or) e lo gi Ax-- Ga lu ya s di Baby-- u s di ga (or) usti I Bacon-- ha wi ya-u ka yo sv Bad-- U ho i Bag-- De ga lo di Banana-- qua me na Bat -- dla me ha Ball-- A la ga lo di Barrel-- Sv do ni Basket-- Ts lu tsa Bass-- U no ga Batter-- a su ge di Bay-- v da li (also lake or pond) Beads-- A de la di ya tso di Bean-- du ya Bear-- Yo Nv Beautiful-- U WoDuHi Beaver-- do yi Bed--- ga ni si Bedroom-- a sv sti-ka nv su lv Bee-- Wa du li si Beech tree-- gu sv tlu gv I Beef-- wa ka-ha wi ya Before-- I gv yi di tlv Behind-- o ni di tlv Believe-- a quo hi yu Believed-- a quo hi yu nv Will believe-- da go hi yu ni Bell-- ha lv ni Below-- E la di tlv Belt-- A da tlo s di Bench-- Gas nv hi dv ga s gi lo Beside-- U li di tlv Between-- A ye li Bible-- Go we li u ha ge dv Big-- E qua Bigger-- U ta ni di Big spoon-- e qua di do di Birch tree-- a ti sv gi tlu gv i Bird-- Tsi s qua (or) Tsi s gwa Birth-- U De Nv Birthday-- U de ti yi s gv i Black-- Gv ni ge i Blackberry-- ka nu gal hi Blackbird-- Gv na ge tsi s qua/rsisquilisda Black racer-- a do gi ya s gi i na dv Blackskunk-- di la gv na ge i Blacksnake-- Ga le si Blanket -- Tsu s qua nv ni Blood-- Gi gv Blouse-- A ge yv ga du i U nu wo gi Blue-- Sa go ni ge i Bluebird-- Tsa Quo la da gi/tsi quo la de Bluejay-- tsa yo ga Boat-- Tsi yu Bobcat-- Gv he Book-- go we li Bow and arrow-- ga li tsa di a le di ga da tla dv Box-- Ga ne sa i Bow-- ga li tsa di Boy-- A tsu tsa Boys-- A ni tsu tsa Branch-- U s di u wa ni ga lv Branch (Stream) -- U s di ge yv qua Brain-- nv tsi da Brave-- Tsi Li Tsu Ya S Di Bread-- Ga du Bridge-- A sv tsi (or) a su tlv i Broad ax-- dv na ga lu ya s di Brother/Sister(his/her sibling of opposite sex) -- U do Brothers-- a na da nv tli Brown-- U Wo di ge i Bucket -- ta lu gi s gi go yi nu s di a ma Building-- a ne s ge ha Bullfrog -- ka nu nu Butter-- go sa nv hi Butterfly-- ka ma ma Buzzard-- su li Cabbage-- U s ge wi Cake-- wa du li si (or) u ga na st a Candle-- U ka na wi a tsv s do di Candy-- Kal se tsi Canoe-- tsi yu Cap-- U gv tsa di a li s que ta wv Car -- a tso du di Cardinal-- do tsu wa Castiron pot-- tsu la s gi Cat -- we sa Caterpillar-- s go yr a ne s gi lv s gi Center-- a ye li Central-- a ye li Chair-- Ga s gi lo Chapter-- a ya do lv i Cherokee-- Tsa la gi Cherokee Nation-- tsa la gi ti a ye li Cherokee(place)-- Tsa la gi yi Cherry-- Ta ya Chestnut-- ti li Chestnut tree-- ti li tllu gv i Chickadee-- tsi gi li li Chicken-- tsa ta ga Chicken hawk-- ta wo di Chief-- u gv wi yu hi Child-- a yo tli Children-- di ni yo li Child of -- u we tsi (also egg) Chimney-- a hu tsa wa la gv i Chipmunk-- gi yu ga Christ-- ga lo ne da Christian-- tsu nel ti Christmas-- U na de ti yi s gv I Church-- di ge la wi sti City-- ga du hvi Clean-- U da nv ga lv da Clock-- wa sti Close-- as du di Cloth-- a na yo Clothing-- di ‘nu wo Cloud-- U lo gi lv Cloudy-- u lo gi la Coat-- Ga sa le na Coffee-- Go we (or) Ka wi Coffee pot-- ka wi a do di tsu la s gi Cold-- U yv tla Colt-- A gi na so qui li Come-- e he na Come in- gi yv ha Conch shell -- e la qua a ma e qua hi e hi Container-- a tli s do di Cook(N)-- a da s da yv hv s gi Cook(V)-- a da s da yv hv Cooking pot -- tsu la s gi Cooking stove-- a da s da ya di ga ka hv i Copperhead -- Wo di gi a s go li Corn-- Se lu Corn beater-- ka no na Corn bread-- sa lu ga du Corner-- U nv si yv i Cousin--Gusdi County-- sqa du gi Cove-- u ge da li yv i Cow-- Wa ga Crawfish-- Tsi s dv na Cream-- as ta tlv da Creek-- ni la dv na Cricket-- Ta la du Crow-- Go gv (or) Ko ga Cry -- A tlo ya S di Cucumber-- Ga ga ma Cup-- Ga nu hi lo di Daughter-- U we tsi A ge ya Day-- i ga Days-- du do da qui sv Monday-- do da quo nv hi Tuesday-- ta li ne i ga Wednesday-- tso i ne i ga Thursday-- u gi ne i ga Friday-- tsu na gi lo s ti Saturday-- do da qui de na Sunday-- do da qua a gv i Daylight-- U gi tsi ha Death-- A Yo hu hi S di Deep-- Ha wi ni Deer-- A hwi (a?-HWEE) Devil-- A s gi na Did you know?-- hi ga ta ka tsu Dime-- s go i ya da nv te di Dirt -- Ga Da Doctor (healer, traditional)-- di da nv wi s gi Doctor-(Medical)--aganakti Dog-- gi li Dogwood-- Ka nv si ta Door-- as du di Doorway-- ga lo hi s di Dough(corn)-- a su ge da se lu Dough(flour) -- a su ge da u lo le s da Dove-- gu le di s go ni hi Down-- e la di Dress-- a sa no Dresser-- di se hi sti Dry-- u ka yo di Duck-- ga wa nv (or) ka wo nu Duckling-- Ka wo nu a ni dv Dusky horned owl-- tsu li e na Eagle-- U wo ha li (oo-WOH-hah-LEE) Eagles-- A wo ha li (ah-WOH-hah-LEE) Ear -- Ga le Earth-- e lo hi no East-- ka lv gv i Eat -- hi ga Eel -- dv de gi Egg-- u we tsi ( also child of) Elephant-- ka ma ma Elm tree-- da wa tsi la tlu gv i Emigrants-- U ni lu tsv (also Returns) Empty vessel-- a tsi s do di Enemy-- tso tsi da na wa Eye-- a ga do li Eyes-- di ga di li Face-- U ka dv i Fast-- g tsa nu la Fat -- u li tso hi dv Father-- A do da Feather-- u gi da li Field-- tso ge si Fireplace-- go dv di a hu tsa wo la dv First-- a gv yi yi Fish-- a tsa di (a-cha?-dee) Fishing-- a sy v s gi Flour-- u tsa le s da Flower-- hu tsi lv ha Flowing -- e gv i Fly-- dv ga Flying-squirrel-- de wa Fog(FAR)-- tsu gv ha dv Food-- al sta yvn ti Forest-- a do hi Forever-- a do hi Fork-- yv gi Fox-- tsu la Friend-- o gi na ni li Friends-- tso ga li i Frog-- wa lo si Frost-- U ya dv ha Fruit-- u da ta nv a gi sdi Frying pan-- a ha wi ya gv na wa do di Gap(MTN)-- u yv la dv dv i Garden-- a wi sv di yi Geese-- sa sa uni go di Ghost-- Tsgili * Girl -- a ge yu tsa Glass-- u ne s da la Glove-- ski li ye su lo Goat-- tsu s qua ne gi dv God-- E do da God-- u-ne-la-nv-hi * Going-- Ge ga Was going-- ge gvi Will be going-- ge ges ti Gold-- da lo ni ge i Good-- Osda Goose-- sa sa Go out-- do yi Go to work-- un te lv nv di Gosling -- sa sa a dv Grapes-- qua lu si Grass-- ga nu lv hi Grasshopper-- do la tsu ga Gravy-- u ga ma Great Spirit-- a da nv do Green-- a tse hi Grey-- usgolvsa gvnige* Gritter-- a su go sdi se lutsu wa ni ge i Groundhog-- a ga na Group-- u da tli gi Grown person-- u dv na Grown plant-- U dv sv Groups-- du na da tli gi Guinea-- gu que di ga na sa i Hammer-- gv ni li da s da Handsaw-- u s di a ga na do gi Happy-- a li he li ga He is happy--Aliheliga Is he happy?--Aliheligask? They are happy-- Analiheliga Are they happy?-- Analiheligask? Hat-- a li s que ta wo gi Hawk-- Ts wo di Hay-- ka ne s ga Hazelnut-- a yu gi dv Head-- a s go li Hear-- ga dv gi dv I hear-- ga tv gi I heard-- ak dv ga nv will hear-- ga ga dv ga ni Heat-- u di le ga Heaven-- ga lv la di Hello-- si yu Hello-- Osiyo Hens-- tsa ta ga a gi si Heron-- K na s go wa (or) tsi ga wa yi Hickory nut-- so hi Hickory-nut soup-- qa na tsi Hickory tree-- wa ne i tlu gv i Highway-- e qua nv no hi Hit it-- gv ni ga will hit it-- dv gv ni la Hoe-- ga lo go di Hog-- si qua Holly-- u s da s di Home-- a que nv sv i (or) o we nv sv) Hoot owl-- u gu gu hi Horse-- so qui li Hot -- u di la ga House-- a da ne lv (or) gal tso de How many?-- Hala (kala)* Hummingbird-- wa le lu Hungry (I am) a gi yo si Hurry-- u tli s da Husband-- u ye hi Ice-- u ne s da la Ice cream-- u ne s da la di s ta nv hi u nv di Icicle-- u ne s da la u ne sa dv i I know-- tsi ga ta ha Inch-- e ya si ta dv hi Indian-- yv wi ya hi Indian-- a ni yv wi ya hi Indian paint-- wo di Inside-- ha wi ni Island-- a ma ye li Itch-- u ni tsi la Jehovah-- yi ho wa Jesus-- tsi sa Jug -- ga de gu gu Jump-- ha da na wi dv Kettle-- ka wi a di di tsu la s gi Key-- a s du i s di Kill-- tsi lu ga Kinfolk-- yo hvs tia na dv ni Kingfisher-- tsa tlo hi Kitchen-- a da sta ti Knife-- ye la s di Lake-- v da li Lamp-- a tsv s di go i Last-- oni Lawn-- oni Leaf-- u ga lo gv (also Tea) Lazy-- ga na li Learn-- ga do le qua Leg -- ga ga lo i Legs-- di ga ga lo i Light-- A Tso S Dv Like-- gi ni tlo yi Lion-- tv da tsi Little-- Usti Little people-- yv wi tsu na s ti ga Lives-- e ha Log -- tsu lv da ge wi Log cabin-- tsu lv da ge wi a ne s gv di Long-- ga nv hi dv Love-- tsi lv quo di {or} tsi ge yu i Man-- A S Ga Yv Mask-- a gv du lo Match-- a tsu s di Mattress-- a tse s do Me-- a ya Meadowlark-- na qui si Meat-- ha wi ya Medicine-- Nv Wa Ti Medicine Man-- Di da nv wi s gi Men-- a ni s ga ya Metal-- ta lu gi s gi Milk-- u nv di Minister-- a la tsi do lo s gi Minnow -- u s di a tsa di Minnows-- tsu na s di a tsa di Moccasin-- u tsu wo di Mole-- ti ne qua Money-- a de la Month-- i ya nv da January-- Unolvtani (cold wind moon)* February-- Kagali (Bony Moon)* March-- Unolahi (Windy Moon)* April-- Kawoni (Flower Month)* Moon-- u do sv no e hi Morning-- su na le i Mosquito-- do sa u dv na Mother-- e tsi Mountain-- u nv da tlv i Mountains-- du nv da tlv i Mouse-- ta la s ge wi Mouth-- a ho li Mudhen-- do ga gwa ni Mulberry-- gu wa Mushroom-- u lo que Muskrat-- sa la qui s gi My firend-- o gi na li i Nail-- yv gi Needle-- ga ye wi s do di yv gi Negro-- Gv na ge i Nephew-- v gi wi na New-- a tse hi Newspaper-- di ga le yv ta nv hi go we li Nickel (coin)-- hi s gi i ya da nv te di Night-- sv no yi Nighthawk-- a sv no yi Nine-- so ne la No-- Tla no No good-- o yo i No thank you-- tla no None-- ka ni gi dv Noon-- I ga North-- tsu yv tlv i Nose-- ga yv tlv i Now-- no quo Numbers-- di se s di one -- sa quo (or) sa qui i two-- ta li 3-- tso i 4-- nv gi 5-- hi s gi 6-- su da li 7-- ga li qou go (or) gal quo gi 8-- tsa ne la 9-- so ne la 10-- s go hi 11-- sadui 12-- talidui 13-- tsogadui 14-- nigadui 15-- sgigadui 16-- daladu 17-- galauadu 18-- neladu 19-- soneladu 20-- tal'sgohi 30-- tso'sgohi 40-- nvg'sgohi 50-- hi'sgohi 60-- sudal'sgohi 70-- gal'quasgohi 80-- nel'sgohi 90-- sonel'sgohi 100 -- s go di twu qui 200-- talisqua 300-- tsoisqua 400-- nvgisqua 500-- hisgisqua 600-- sudalisqua 700-- galquogisqua 800-- tsunelasqua 900-- sonelasqua 1000-- sa quo i ya ga yv li Nuthatch-- tsu li e na Okay--ho wa Old-- a ga yv li One feather-- sa quo u gi da li Onion-- sv gi Open-- a s du i dv Orange-- a da lo ni ge* Outside -- do ye hi Overalls-- u tse sa di a su io Overcoat-- u dv na ga sa le na Owl-- u gu gu Ox-- ga na li (also Steer and Lazy) Paid-- a gu yo dv Paint-- a si wi s ti Pair-- tsu tso da li Panther-- tlv da tsi Paper-- go we li Parrott-- tsi s qua ga wo ni s gi Partidge-- gu que Passageway-- ga ne nu tlv i Passion flower-- u wa ga Path-- u s di nv no hi u lo hi s di Pay-- a gu yv di Peace-- do hi yi Peace on earth-- e lo hi no do hi yi ge se s ti Peach-- qua nv Peacock-- gv na tau qua to tli Pear-- di go dv di Pencil-- di go we lo di Persimmon-- sa li Pheasant-- dv di s di Phone-- di li ho he di Pie-- ge li sgi Pigeon-- wo hi Pillow-- a gu s do Pine-- no tsi Pineapple-- no tsi i yu s di sv ga ta Pine cone-- u s gu ta nv hi no tsi Pink-- gi ga ge usdi (little red)* Pitcher-- u we se di Place-- ha na ni Place to lie down-- a ni si di Plates-- di te li do (or) A se li do Play-- da ne lo hv s ga Plow-- ga da lu go di Plum-- qua nu na s di Poplar-- tsi yu Pony-- u s di a so qui li Pork-- si qua ha wi ya Pond-- v da li Potato-- nu nv Prairie chicken-- tsa ta ga i go di e hi Pray-- a da do lis do ti Preach-- al tsa do ti Preacher-- a la tsi do ho s gi Pumpkin-- i ya Purple-- gi ge sdi* Purple martin-- dlu dlu Quail-- gu que Qualla-- qua lv yi Quiet-- e lo we hi Quilt-- ye ga li Quilts-- di ye ga li Quit-- tsi yo hi s da Quite-- e la ne i Rabbit-- tsi s du Raccoon-- gv li Raining-- a s ga ga (ah-sga-YAH) Rainbow-- tsi s de tsi Rat-- tsi s de tsi Rattle-- ga na tse di Rattlesnake-- u tso na ti Raven-- Go la nv Read-- hi go li ya Red-- gi ga ge i Redbird-- do tsu wa Return-- hu lu tsa Returns-- u ni lu tsv (Also Emigrants) Rice-- go no he nv River-- e quo ni ge yv i Ring-- a li ye su s ta wo Road-- nv no hi Robin-- Tsi S quo quo Rock-- nv ya Rooster-- tsi ta ga A chv ya Rough-- u da tsa dv di Run-- ti s qua lv di Salt-- a ma Sassafrass-- ka na s da tsi Saw-- ga na do gi (I) Saw-- a gi go hv School-- di do le qua s di Screech Owl-- wa hu hu See-- tsi go wa ti ha (I) See-- tsi go ti Sew-- ga ye wi s di Sheep-- u no de na Sheet-- u ta no hi Shell-- u ya s ga Shirt-- a s ga yv u nu wo hi Shoe-- a la su lo Shoes-- ki la su lo Short-- s qua la hi Sick-- u tlv ga Silver-- a de lv u ne ga Sister-- U Lv Sister-- a de lv Skirt-- a sa no Sky-- ga lv lo i Sleep-- ga tli ha Slow-- u ska no la Small-- u sti Smile-- U Ge Tsa S gv Snail-- e la qua Snake-- i na dv Snow-- u nu tsi It is Snowing- go ti Snowbird-- du di Sock-- a li ho Socks-- di li yo Socco-- sa quo Soldiers-- a ni yo wi s gi Someone-- gi lo sa quo hi Son(of another)-- u we tsi dv hi Son-- U we tsi Soup-- u ga ma South-- tsu ga na wv i Sparrow-- Tsi S Qua ya Speckled-- u nv tsa dv Spicewood-- no da tsi Spoon-- di do di Spring(of water)-- ga nu go gv a ma Squirrel-- sa lo li Star-- no tlv si Steer-- ga na li ( lazy or ox) Stool-- a li s dv tsu s di ga s gi lo Stop-- ha le wi sta Story-- Kanogesdi* Stove-- a da s da di ga ka hv i Strawberry-- a nv Street-- ga la nv da Sugar-- ga li se tsi (or) kal se tsi Sun-- i ga e hi nv do Sun is shining-- a ga li Sunshine-- a ga li ha Swan-- sa sa Sweet-- U ga na S dv (also Cake) Table-- a li s da yv di ga s gi lo Tail-- ga do ga Tails-- di ga do ga Tales-- ka no he lv v s gi Talk-- hi wo ni hi I will talk-- da tsi wo ni si I talked-- qi wo ni sv Talking-- tsi wo ni Tall-- ga lv la di i ga di Tea-- u ga lo gv Teacher-- di de yo ho s gi Tears{rips}-- hi tsa ga lv Tears{cry}-- tsu ga sa wo dv Teeth-- di go yv ga Tepee{cloth}-- a na wo a da ne lv Teepee{skin}-- Ga ne ga a da ne lv Thank you--Wadv or Wado* That-- na That is-- na a Then-- na hi yui There-- na hna Thick-- u ha ge dv This-- hi ya Think-- ge li I will think-- ga lis ges ti Thistle-- tsi tsi I thought-- ge lis gv Tiny-- usti Tobacco-- tso lv Today-- go hi i ga Tomahawk-- ga lu ya s di Tomato-- u na gu hi s di Tomatoes-- u ni na gu hi s di Tomorrow-- su na le i Tonight-- go hi u sv hi Tooth-- ka yu ga Trail-- u s di nv no hi Tree-- tlu gv i Trees-- de tlu gv Tribe-- A ni la S da lv Trousers-- a su lo True-- A do hi yu Try-- ha nel ta Turkey-- gv na Tufted-titmouse-- u tsu gi Turnip-- da qua sa nv Twin-- di ga tla wa Twins-- di ni tla wa Uncle-- e du tsi Under-- a wi ni tsa Understand-- tla i go li ga (I don't) didn't understand-- tla ya quol tsi i won't Understand-- tla i ge go li ga Up-- ga lv la di Valley-- ge da li yv i Vein-- u lo i s di gi gv Very-- U do hi yu Walk-- A i Su Walnut-- sa di I Want-- a qya du li I wanted-- a qua du lis gv War-- da na wa Warm-- u ga na wa Water-- a ma Weasel-- tsi s ga tsi da lo ni Weeds-- ga nu lv hi Welcome-- tsi lu gi West-- wu de li gv i What-- ga do What are you called?--Gado detsadoa?* What is he called?-- Gado degadoa?* Wheat-- u tsa le s di Where-- Ha tlv When-- hi la yu i Which-- Gadousdi Which color is it?--Gadousdi asuwita? * Whippoorwill-- wa gu li White-- u ne ga Who-- ga ga Who is that?--Gaga na? Why-- Do hv Wife-- U S Da yv hu S gi {or} a tsi ye hi-- Wild-- ge ya ta hi Wildcat-- gv he Wind-- u no le Window-- tso la ni Window-- tso la ni Witch-- s gi li Wolf-- WaYa (wah-YAH) Woman-- A Ga yv Wood-- a da Woodpecker-- ta la la Word-- ka ne i s di Words-- di ka ne i s di World-- e lo hi Wren-- tsi tsi (or) a li ta ma Write-- ho we lv ga Yard-- o ni Yellow-- do lo ni ge i Yellow Mockingbird-- hu hu Yes-- v v Yesterday-- u tlv hi Young-- a da hi Phrases.... Be Healthy!-- Tohiya! * *Till next we meet--Donadagohvi (there is no word that I can find for goodbye) Thank you-- Wado or Wadv* You write--ho we lv ga I am happy--a-ya ga-li-E-li-ga I want--a qua du li I will see him or her--da tsi go i I saw--a gi go hv I see--tsi go ti It is cold today--u-yv-dla' go-hi-i-ga Walk in Peace--AiSv Nv wa do hi ya do WE ARE ALL RELATED-- Ahwen'sa Unaliyi **
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