basics | numbers | colors | birds | insects | fish | mammals | reptiles | plants | relations | directions | clan names | misc.
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( ) Parentheses denote parts of the word that might be silent in informal speech : long vowel ? is a glottal stop, or a catch in the throat, such as in between the two syllables in the English phrase "uh-oh"Pronounciation |
BASICS
(O)siyo Hello
Wado Thank you
Dohiju? How are you?
Ama water, salt
Dohiju noquo , Uwodige Kagasgo?
How are you now, Brown Cow?
Howa You are welcome, okay,
all right, truly.
Osda Good.
Kla
(also spelled "hla"
and "tla") No
Uyoi Bad
Vv Yes
Nidajelvna Ugly
Aniyvwiya?I Principal People (the Cherokee name for Cherokee)
NUMBERS
sa(g)wu one
gat(i)gqog(i) seven
ta?l(i) two
canel(a) eight
jo?(i) three
sonel(a) nine
nvg(i) four
sgo(hi) ten
hisg(i) five
sadu(?i) eleven
sudal(i) six
talidu(?i) twelve
adalonige orange (color or fruit)
ije (i)yust(i) green (new-like)
adelv silver, money
sakonige blue, grey
dalonige yellow
unega white
dalonige-adelv gold
usogosdagigage scarlet,
gi(ga)ge red
Usogosdagigage
Ohala Scarlett O'Hara
kvnige(?i) black
uwodige brown
ANIMALS:
BIRDS
dojuwa
cardinal
ji(s)ji(s) winter wren
dudi
snowbird
jisk(wa) bird
dvsdi
pheasant
jisquoquo robin
golanv raven
jitag(a) chicken
gule disgonihi dove
noqu(i)si meadowlark, star
guque quail, patridge
sasa
goose
Guque sidanelvhi Patridge Family
suli buzzard
Dani Guque Dan Quayle
tawodi chicken hawk
guque diganasai guinea fowl
jaquoladagi bluebird
gvna turkey
ugug(u) hoot owl
gvnataquatotli peacock
uwohala
eagle
huhu yellow mockingbird
walela
hummingbird
kawon(i) duck
wa:kv:ta fox sparrow
kog(a) crow
wohi pigeon
kanasgowa heron
kvgwo:ha sapsucker
jayoga bluejay
jeni wren
jigalili
chickadee
INSECTS
(ani)kananesgi spider
kanajisdeji wasp
dosa udvna mosquito
lolo locust
dolajuga grass-hopper
sgoya anesgilvvsgi caterpiller
dvga fly (noun)
squaduli hornet
jasgaya yellowjacket
taladu cricket
jisgoya bug
udolanvsdi praying mantis
jasuga flea
wadulisi bee
kamama butterfly
ajad(a) fish
oliga red horse (fish)
daloge hog-sucker
unoga bass (fish)
dvdegi eel
unvjadv ajadi speckled trout
julolvdi ajadi rainbow trout
usdi ajadi minnow (little fish)
MAMMALS
adage nestling (it is being born)
jisdu rabbit
ahwi deer
kwaniXst' rat
dewa flying squirrel
ogana groundhog
digalinvhidv donkey
(them-s/he rides; long ears)
selagisqua muskrat
dila skunk
salol(i) squirrel
dila gvnagei black skunk
siqua pig
dosawdvl' digiski ant-eater
siqua-ujejasdi opossum (smiling pig)
doyi beaver
soquil(i) horse
etli mink
talasgewi shrew
gili igodi
ehi prairie dog
tlvdaji lion, panther
gitl(i) dog
tlomeha
bat
gvhe bobcat
ukaso?caned(v) goat (it-down hill-goes)
gvli raccoon
unodena sheep (woolly, bushy)
jinequa mole
wahayv wolf
jinstej' mouse
wag(a) cow
jisgaji daloni
weasel
wes(a) cat
jutl' fox
yon(a) bear
kamama elephant
yonasa buffalo
Gige-yust' kamama could
mean "Pink Elephant" or "Purple Butterfly"
REPTILES
and an ARTHROPOD
adogiyasgi
inadv black racer (snake)
teh?ga tadpole, toad
dagasi terrapin
tiyohali lizard
galegi black snake
ugan'tena water moccasin
inad(a) snake
Ukatena mythic water monster with antlers
jistan(a) crawfish
ujonati rattlesnake
julasgi alligator, iron pot
ulinawi turtle
kanunu bullfrog
walos(i) frog
saligwug(i) water turtle
wodige asgoli copperhead
adalonige orange
nodaji spicewood
ajina cedar
noji pine
anidalonige
ga:do anildi:sgi carrots
(yellow growers-in-the-ground)
noji (i)yusd(i)
svgata pineapple
anv strawberry
nunv potato
asdayahi oak*
nunv uganasdv sweet potato (long potato)
atisvgi birch*
nvdoqueyatlugvi
sourwood tree
ayugidv hazelnut
quanena banana
dalonige adadvsigi apricot
quanunasdi plum
daquasanv turnip
quanv peach
dawajila
tlugvi elm tree
sali persimmon
dil(I)gali:sgi willow
sedi walnut
duya aniladisgi
peanut
sedi iyusdi
svgata pear
gaganma cucumber
selu corn
galowed(i) redbud
squash' squash (hey!)
ganulai grass
svg(a)ta
apple
gitaya cherry
svgi onion
gonohenv
rice
tili tlugvi
chestnut tree
gusv beech*
tlugvi tree
guwa mulberry
tula bean
gvgisdi watermelon
uganasda sweet grass
hutsilvha flower
ujalesdi wheat
iya pumpkin
uloque edible, brown mushroom
jiji thistle, wren
ulvda poison ivy
jolv tobacco
unaguhisdi tomato
juwagi maple*
usdasdi holly
kaloquegidi locust (wood)*
usgewi cabbage
kanasdaji sassafras
uwaga passionflower
kanvsita
dogwood
wanei hickory*
jiyu tlugvi
poplar tree
yugida hazelnut
juganonv
ash (wood)
*one of the
Seven Council Fire woods
agitlagi aunt (my)
elisi grandmother
ajiyehi wife
etlogi aunt
anadanvtli brothers
igido sister
aquetsi ageyutsa daughter (my)
iginvtli brother (my)
edoda father
jalisi grandmother (your)
edudu grandfather (my)
usdiga baby
eduji uncle
uwetsidvhi son (of another)
eji mother
vgiwina nephew
ayetli middle, nation
dikatlvgv?i
East, it is rising up on
eladi down
galvladi up
juganawv?i South, warm, Democrat
usvnhiyi West
uyvtlv?i
North, cold, Republican
Aniawi
Deer Clan
Anisahoni Blue (Holly) Clan
Anigatagewi
Wild Potato Clan
Anigilohi
Longhair, Offended, Panther, Twister Clan
Anijisqua Bird Clan
Aniwaya Wolf Clan
Aniwodi (Red) Paint Clan
ahuli drum
Jalagiyi
Ayeli Cherokee Nation
ajilv fire
iga ehi
nvdo sun
anilasdalv tribe
nvwwati medicine
ditlelosdodi art (for those folks that keep saying there's no word
for "art" in Native languages)
teehee killer
dohiyi
peace
gvgegui love
gejikahvda
anegvi Trail of Tears
jvsgina
satan
go?i grease, oil
udo svnoehi moon
gowe coffee
unalii friend
elohi Earth
unelanvhi God
basics | numbers | colors
| birds | insects | fish | mammals | reptiles | plants
| relations
| directions
| clan names
| misc.
BASICS
| (O)siyo Hello | Wado Thank you |
| Dohiju? How are you? | Ama water, salt |
|
How are you now, Brown Cow? |
Howa You are welcome, okay, all right, truly. |
| Osda Good. | Kla (also spelled "hla" and "tla") No |
| Uyoi Bad | Vv Yes |
| Nidajelvna Ugly | Aniyvwiya?I Principal People (the Cherokee name for Cherokee) |
NUMBERS
sa(g)wu one
gat(i)gqog(i) seven
ta?l(i) two
canel(a) eight
jo?(i) three
sonel(a) nine
nvg(i) four
sgo(hi) ten
hisg(i) five
sadu(?i) eleven
sudal(i) six
talidu(?i) twelve
| sa(g)wu one | gat(i)gqog(i) seven |
| ta?l(i) two | canel(a) eight |
| jo?(i) three | sonel(a) nine |
| nvg(i) four | sgo(hi) ten |
| hisg(i) five | sadu(?i) eleven |
| sudal(i) six | talidu(?i) twelve |
| adalonige orange (color or fruit) | ije (i)yust(i) green (new-like) |
| adelv silver, money | sakonige blue, grey |
| dalonige yellow | unega white |
| dalonige-adelv gold | usogosdagigage scarlet, |
| gi(ga)ge red | Usogosdagigage Ohala Scarlett O'Hara |
| kvnige(?i) black | uwodige brown |
ANIMALS:
BIRDS
dojuwa
cardinal
ji(s)ji(s) winter wren
dudi
snowbird
jisk(wa) bird
dvsdi
pheasant
jisquoquo robin
golanv raven
jitag(a) chicken
gule disgonihi dove
noqu(i)si meadowlark, star
guque quail, patridge
sasa
goose
Guque sidanelvhi Patridge Family
suli buzzard
Dani Guque Dan Quayle
tawodi chicken hawk
guque diganasai guinea fowl
jaquoladagi bluebird
gvna turkey
ugug(u) hoot owl
gvnataquatotli peacock
uwohala
eagle
huhu yellow mockingbird
walela
hummingbird
kawon(i) duck
wa:kv:ta fox sparrow
kog(a) crow
wohi pigeon
kanasgowa heron
kvgwo:ha sapsucker
jayoga bluejay
jeni wren
jigalili
chickadee
| dojuwa cardinal | ji(s)ji(s) winter wren |
| dudi snowbird | jisk(wa) bird |
| dvsdi pheasant | jisquoquo robin |
| golanv raven | jitag(a) chicken |
| gule disgonihi dove | noqu(i)si meadowlark, star |
| guque quail, patridge | sasa goose |
| Guque sidanelvhi Patridge Family | suli buzzard |
| Dani Guque Dan Quayle | tawodi chicken hawk |
| guque diganasai guinea fowl | jaquoladagi bluebird |
| gvna turkey | ugug(u) hoot owl |
| gvnataquatotli peacock | uwohala eagle |
| huhu yellow mockingbird | walela hummingbird |
| kawon(i) duck | wa:kv:ta fox sparrow |
| kog(a) crow | wohi pigeon |
| kanasgowa heron | |
| kvgwo:ha sapsucker | |
| jayoga bluejay | |
| jeni wren | |
| jigalili chickadee |
INSECTS
(ani)kananesgi spider
kanajisdeji wasp
dosa udvna mosquito
lolo locust
dolajuga grass-hopper
sgoya anesgilvvsgi caterpiller
dvga fly (noun)
squaduli hornet
jasgaya yellowjacket
taladu cricket
jisgoya bug
udolanvsdi praying mantis
jasuga flea
wadulisi bee
kamama butterfly
| (ani)kananesgi spider | kanajisdeji wasp |
| dosa udvna mosquito | lolo locust |
| dolajuga grass-hopper | sgoya anesgilvvsgi caterpiller |
| dvga fly (noun) | squaduli hornet |
| jasgaya yellowjacket | taladu cricket |
| jisgoya bug | udolanvsdi praying mantis |
| jasuga flea | wadulisi bee |
| kamama butterfly |
ajad(a) fish
oliga red horse (fish)
daloge hog-sucker
unoga bass (fish)
dvdegi eel
unvjadv ajadi speckled trout
julolvdi ajadi rainbow trout
usdi ajadi minnow (little fish)
MAMMALS
adage nestling (it is being born)
jisdu rabbit
ahwi deer
kwaniXst' rat
dewa flying squirrel
ogana groundhog
digalinvhidv donkey
(them-s/he rides; long ears)
selagisqua muskrat
dila skunk
salol(i) squirrel
dila gvnagei black skunk
siqua pig
dosawdvl' digiski ant-eater
siqua-ujejasdi opossum (smiling pig)
doyi beaver
soquil(i) horse
etli mink
talasgewi shrew
gili igodi
ehi prairie dog
tlvdaji lion, panther
gitl(i) dog
tlomeha
bat
gvhe bobcat
ukaso?caned(v) goat (it-down hill-goes)
gvli raccoon
unodena sheep (woolly, bushy)
jinequa mole
wahayv wolf
jinstej' mouse
wag(a) cow
jisgaji daloni
weasel
wes(a) cat
jutl' fox
yon(a) bear
kamama elephant
yonasa buffalo
Gige-yust' kamama could
mean "Pink Elephant" or "Purple Butterfly"
REPTILES
and an ARTHROPOD
adogiyasgi
inadv black racer (snake)
teh?ga tadpole, toad
dagasi terrapin
tiyohali lizard
galegi black snake
ugan'tena water moccasin
inad(a) snake
Ukatena mythic water monster with antlers
jistan(a) crawfish
ujonati rattlesnake
julasgi alligator, iron pot
ulinawi turtle
kanunu bullfrog
walos(i) frog
saligwug(i) water turtle
wodige asgoli copperhead
adalonige orange
nodaji spicewood
ajina cedar
noji pine
anidalonige
ga:do anildi:sgi carrots
(yellow growers-in-the-ground)
noji (i)yusd(i)
svgata pineapple
anv strawberry
nunv potato
asdayahi oak*
nunv uganasdv sweet potato (long potato)
atisvgi birch*
nvdoqueyatlugvi
sourwood tree
ayugidv hazelnut
quanena banana
dalonige adadvsigi apricot
quanunasdi plum
daquasanv turnip
quanv peach
dawajila
tlugvi elm tree
sali persimmon
dil(I)gali:sgi willow
sedi walnut
duya aniladisgi
peanut
sedi iyusdi
svgata pear
gaganma cucumber
selu corn
galowed(i) redbud
squash' squash (hey!)
ganulai grass
svg(a)ta
apple
gitaya cherry
svgi onion
gonohenv
rice
tili tlugvi
chestnut tree
gusv beech*
tlugvi tree
guwa mulberry
tula bean
gvgisdi watermelon
uganasda sweet grass
hutsilvha flower
ujalesdi wheat
iya pumpkin
uloque edible, brown mushroom
jiji thistle, wren
ulvda poison ivy
jolv tobacco
unaguhisdi tomato
juwagi maple*
usdasdi holly
kaloquegidi locust (wood)*
usgewi cabbage
kanasdaji sassafras
uwaga passionflower
kanvsita
dogwood
wanei hickory*
jiyu tlugvi
poplar tree
yugida hazelnut
juganonv
ash (wood)
*one of the
Seven Council Fire woods
agitlagi aunt (my)
elisi grandmother
ajiyehi wife
etlogi aunt
anadanvtli brothers
igido sister
aquetsi ageyutsa daughter (my)
iginvtli brother (my)
edoda father
jalisi grandmother (your)
edudu grandfather (my)
usdiga baby
eduji uncle
uwetsidvhi son (of another)
eji mother
vgiwina nephew
ayetli middle, nation
dikatlvgv?i
East, it is rising up on
eladi down
galvladi up
juganawv?i South, warm, Democrat
usvnhiyi West
uyvtlv?i
North, cold, Republican
Aniawi
Deer Clan
Anisahoni Blue (Holly) Clan
Anigatagewi
Wild Potato Clan
Anigilohi
Longhair, Offended, Panther, Twister Clan
Anijisqua Bird Clan
Aniwaya Wolf Clan
Aniwodi (Red) Paint Clan
ahuli drum
Jalagiyi
Ayeli Cherokee Nation
ajilv fire
iga ehi
nvdo sun
anilasdalv tribe
nvwwati medicine
ditlelosdodi art (for those folks that keep saying there's no word
for "art" in Native languages)
teehee killer
dohiyi
peace
gvgegui love
gejikahvda
anegvi Trail of Tears
jvsgina
satan
go?i grease, oil
udo svnoehi moon
gowe coffee
unalii friend
elohi Earth
unelanvhi God
basics | numbers | colors
| birds | insects | fish | mammals | reptiles | plants
| relations
| directions
| clan names
| misc.
| ajad(a) fish | oliga red horse (fish) |
| daloge hog-sucker | unoga bass (fish) |
| dvdegi eel | unvjadv ajadi speckled trout |
| julolvdi ajadi rainbow trout | usdi ajadi minnow (little fish) |
MAMMALS
| adage nestling (it is being born) | jisdu rabbit |
| ahwi deer | kwaniXst' rat |
| dewa flying squirrel | ogana groundhog |
| digalinvhidv donkey (them-s/he rides; long ears) |
selagisqua muskrat |
| dila skunk | salol(i) squirrel |
| dila gvnagei black skunk | siqua pig |
| dosawdvl' digiski ant-eater | siqua-ujejasdi opossum (smiling pig) |
| doyi beaver | soquil(i) horse |
| etli mink | talasgewi shrew |
| gili igodi ehi prairie dog | tlvdaji lion, panther |
| gitl(i) dog | tlomeha bat |
| gvhe bobcat | ukaso?caned(v) goat (it-down hill-goes) |
| gvli raccoon | unodena sheep (woolly, bushy) |
| jinequa mole | wahayv wolf |
| jinstej' mouse | wag(a) cow |
| jisgaji daloni weasel | wes(a) cat |
| jutl' fox | yon(a) bear |
| kamama elephant | yonasa buffalo |
Gige-yust' kamama could mean "Pink Elephant" or "Purple Butterfly"
| adogiyasgi inadv black racer (snake) | teh?ga tadpole, toad |
| dagasi terrapin | tiyohali lizard |
| galegi black snake | ugan'tena water moccasin |
| inad(a) snake | Ukatena mythic water monster with antlers |
| jistan(a) crawfish | ujonati rattlesnake |
| julasgi alligator, iron pot | ulinawi turtle |
| kanunu bullfrog | walos(i) frog |
| saligwug(i) water turtle | wodige asgoli copperhead |
adalonige orange
nodaji spicewood
ajina cedar
noji pine
anidalonige
ga:do anildi:sgi carrots
(yellow growers-in-the-ground)
noji (i)yusd(i)
svgata pineapple
anv strawberry
nunv potato
asdayahi oak*
nunv uganasdv sweet potato (long potato)
atisvgi birch*
nvdoqueyatlugvi
sourwood tree
ayugidv hazelnut
quanena banana
dalonige adadvsigi apricot
quanunasdi plum
daquasanv turnip
quanv peach
dawajila
tlugvi elm tree
sali persimmon
dil(I)gali:sgi willow
sedi walnut
duya aniladisgi
peanut
sedi iyusdi
svgata pear
gaganma cucumber
selu corn
galowed(i) redbud
squash' squash (hey!)
ganulai grass
svg(a)ta
apple
gitaya cherry
svgi onion
gonohenv
rice
tili tlugvi
chestnut tree
gusv beech*
tlugvi tree
guwa mulberry
tula bean
gvgisdi watermelon
uganasda sweet grass
hutsilvha flower
ujalesdi wheat
iya pumpkin
uloque edible, brown mushroom
jiji thistle, wren
ulvda poison ivy
jolv tobacco
unaguhisdi tomato
juwagi maple*
usdasdi holly
kaloquegidi locust (wood)*
usgewi cabbage
kanasdaji sassafras
uwaga passionflower
kanvsita
dogwood
wanei hickory*
jiyu tlugvi
poplar tree
yugida hazelnut
juganonv
ash (wood)
*one of the
Seven Council Fire woods
| adalonige orange | nodaji spicewood |
| ajina cedar | noji pine |
| anidalonige ga:do anildi:sgi carrots (yellow growers-in-the-ground) | noji (i)yusd(i) svgata pineapple |
| anv strawberry | nunv potato |
| asdayahi oak* | nunv uganasdv sweet potato (long potato) |
| atisvgi birch* | nvdoqueyatlugvi sourwood tree |
| ayugidv hazelnut | quanena banana |
| dalonige adadvsigi apricot | quanunasdi plum |
| daquasanv turnip | quanv peach |
| dawajila tlugvi elm tree | sali persimmon |
| dil(I)gali:sgi willow | sedi walnut |
| duya aniladisgi peanut | sedi iyusdi svgata pear |
| gaganma cucumber | selu corn |
| galowed(i) redbud | squash' squash (hey!) |
| ganulai grass | svg(a)ta apple |
| gitaya cherry | svgi onion |
| gonohenv rice | tili tlugvi chestnut tree |
| gusv beech* | tlugvi tree |
| guwa mulberry | tula bean |
| gvgisdi watermelon | uganasda sweet grass |
| hutsilvha flower | ujalesdi wheat |
| iya pumpkin | uloque edible, brown mushroom |
| jiji thistle, wren | ulvda poison ivy |
| jolv tobacco | unaguhisdi tomato |
| juwagi maple* | usdasdi holly |
| kaloquegidi locust (wood)* | usgewi cabbage |
| kanasdaji sassafras | uwaga passionflower |
| kanvsita dogwood | wanei hickory* |
| jiyu tlugvi poplar tree | yugida hazelnut |
| juganonv ash (wood) | *one of the Seven Council Fire woods |
agitlagi aunt (my)
elisi grandmother
ajiyehi wife
etlogi aunt
anadanvtli brothers
igido sister
aquetsi ageyutsa daughter (my)
iginvtli brother (my)
edoda father
jalisi grandmother (your)
edudu grandfather (my)
usdiga baby
eduji uncle
uwetsidvhi son (of another)
eji mother
vgiwina nephew
ayetli middle, nation
dikatlvgv?i
East, it is rising up on
eladi down
galvladi up
juganawv?i South, warm, Democrat
usvnhiyi West
uyvtlv?i
North, cold, Republican
Aniawi
Deer Clan
Anisahoni Blue (Holly) Clan
Anigatagewi
Wild Potato Clan
Anigilohi
Longhair, Offended, Panther, Twister Clan
Anijisqua Bird Clan
Aniwaya Wolf Clan
Aniwodi (Red) Paint Clan
ahuli drum
Jalagiyi
Ayeli Cherokee Nation
ajilv fire
iga ehi
nvdo sun
anilasdalv tribe
nvwwati medicine
ditlelosdodi art (for those folks that keep saying there's no word
for "art" in Native languages)
teehee killer
dohiyi
peace
gvgegui love
gejikahvda
anegvi Trail of Tears
jvsgina
satan
go?i grease, oil
udo svnoehi moon
gowe coffee
unalii friend
elohi Earth
unelanvhi God
| agitlagi aunt (my) | elisi grandmother |
| ajiyehi wife | etlogi aunt |
| anadanvtli brothers | igido sister |
| aquetsi ageyutsa daughter (my) | iginvtli brother (my) |
| edoda father | jalisi grandmother (your) |
| edudu grandfather (my) | usdiga baby |
| eduji uncle | uwetsidvhi son (of another) |
| eji mother | vgiwina nephew |
ayetli middle, nation
dikatlvgv?i
East, it is rising up on
eladi down
galvladi up
juganawv?i South, warm, Democrat
usvnhiyi West
uyvtlv?i
North, cold, Republican
| ayetli middle, nation |
| dikatlvgv?i East, it is rising up on |
| eladi down |
| galvladi up |
| juganawv?i South, warm, Democrat |
| usvnhiyi West |
| uyvtlv?i North, cold, Republican |
Aniawi
Deer Clan
Anisahoni Blue (Holly) Clan
Anigatagewi
Wild Potato Clan
Anigilohi
Longhair, Offended, Panther, Twister Clan
Anijisqua Bird Clan
Aniwaya Wolf Clan
Aniwodi (Red) Paint Clan
| Aniawi Deer Clan |
| Anisahoni Blue (Holly) Clan |
| Anigatagewi Wild Potato Clan |
| Anigilohi Longhair, Offended, Panther, Twister Clan |
| Anijisqua Bird Clan |
| Aniwaya Wolf Clan |
| Aniwodi (Red) Paint Clan |
| ahuli drum | Jalagiyi Ayeli Cherokee Nation |
| ajilv fire | iga ehi nvdo sun |
| anilasdalv tribe | nvwwati medicine |
| ditlelosdodi art (for those folks that keep saying there's no word for "art" in Native languages) | teehee killer |
| dohiyi peace | gvgegui love |
| gejikahvda anegvi Trail of Tears | jvsgina satan |
| go?i grease, oil | udo svnoehi moon |
| gowe coffee | unalii friend |
| elohi Earth | unelanvhi God |
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