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"a"
as in "father" |
"e"
as in "echo" |
"I"
as in "ski" |
"o"
as in "hello" |
"u"
as in "Buddha" |
"v"
as in "but" |
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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?
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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 |
COLORS
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 |
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kvgwo:ha sapsucker |
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jayoga bluejay |
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jeni wren |
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jigalili chickadee |
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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 |
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FISH
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 |
Uk'tena 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 |
PLANTS
and FUNGI
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 |
RELATIONS
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 |
DIRECTIONS
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 |
PLANETS and a DWARF PLANET
Mercury: Madali |
Venus: Ananisdanili |
Earth: Elohi |
Mars: Masi |
Jupiter: Tsuquida |
Saturn: Sadani |
Uranus: Galiquogine |
Neptune: Tsuneline |
Pluto: Soneline |
CLAN
NAMES
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 |
MISCELLANEOUS
ahuli drum |
Jalagiyi
Ayeli Cherokee Nation |
ajilv fire |
iga ehi
nvdo sun |
anilasdalv tribe |
nvwwati medicine |
ditlilosdodi art (for those folks that keep saying there's no word
for "art" in Native languages) |
teehee killer |
gowe coffee |
unalii friend |
dohiyi peace |
gvgegui love |
gejikahvda
anegvi Trail of Tears |
jvsgina satan |
go?i grease, oil |
udo svnoehi moon |
elohi Earth |
Unelanvhi God |
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