SOUTHERN CHEROKEE TRIBE AND ASSOCIATED BANDS IN TEXAS
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SOUTHERN CHEROKEE TRIBE AND ASSOCIATED BANDS IN TEXAS
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TSALAGI (CHEROKEE) SYLLABARY
This is the cherokee alphabet. The writing is based on the syllabals. Try a sample for hello (o si yo). 1st write the syllable for o then si then yo.
Vowel Pronounciation Table. Words and Phrases
all right ~~ ha wa
anothers grandmother~~ e li si bad looking ~~ u ho i di ka no di yi barber shop ~~ di da s do di yi bean bread ~~ du ya ga du big spoon ~~ e qua di do di black racer(snake)~~ a do gi ya s gi i na dv black skunk ~~ di la gv na ge i blue jay ~~ tsa yo ga bow & arrow ~ga li tsa di a le di ga da tla dv butterbean game~~ du ya di qua na yo s di castiron pot ~~ tsu la s gi Cherokee Nation ~~tsa la gi yi a ye li Cherokee township~~ tsa la gi yi de ga du wa di sv i Big cove (Raven Place) ~~ go la nv yi Birdtown~~tsi s quo hi Paint-town ~~ ni wo di hi Snowbird ~~du di Wolf-town ~~ wa yo hi Yellow hill ~~ e la wo di hi chestnut bread ~~ ti li ga du chestnut tree ~~ti li tlu gv i chicken hawk ~~ ta wo di coffee pot ~~~ka wi a do di tsu la s gi come in! ~~ gi yv ha cooking pot~~ tsu la s gi cooking stove~~ a da s da ya di ga ka hv i conch shell ~~e la qua a ma e qua hi e hi corner beater ~~ ka no na corn bread~~ se lu ga du corn dough ~~ a su ge da se lu Council Fire woods~~ di ni la wi gi a da u no do ti hickory ~~wa ne i oak ~~ a da ya hi maple ~~ tsv wa gi locust ~~ ka lo que gi di beech ~~ gu sv ash ~~ tsu ga no nv cullowhee ~~ ka la wi yi 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 s gv i digging in several places~~~ ta s go la do you know? ~~~ hi ga ta ka tsu do you want bread? ~~ tsa du li ha tsu ga du dough tray ~~ a su ge do di down the hill ~~~ ge da li elm tree ~~ da wa tsi la tlu gv i empty vessel ~~~ a tsi s do di falling flowers ~~~ tsi la do o s gi fat meat ~~ u li tsa hi dv a we ya flour corn ~~ se lu ya hi flour dough ~~ a su ge da u tsa le s da flying squirrel ~~ de wa frying pan~~ a ha wi ya gv na wa do di get into the water~~ ha la ta du ga a ma yi glass bottle ~~ gu gu Go out! ~~ do yi go to work ~~ wi di tsa lv wi s da si going back ~~ u tsu dv grandmother of a group of children~~ u ni li si Great Spirit ~~ a da nv do green corn ~~ i tse se lu grown person ~~ u dv na hanging down ~~ u ne sa dv i hay rake ~~ ka ne s ga a gi s do di gv gi hickory nut ~~ so hi hickory nut soup ~~ ga na tsi hickory tree ~~ wa ne i tlu gv i his arm, her arm ~~ka no ge ni his neck, her neck ~~ a gi li ge ni hominy place ~~ ga no he no i hog sucker (fish) ~~ da lo ge hymn book ~~ di ka no gi s di go we li I know ~~ tsi ga ta ha I Love You~~~~~~~~~~~~gv ge yu hi I shout ~~ ge lu hv ga I want bread ~~ ga du a qua du li ha I wish I had that ~~ yo se i ya ge i ice cream ~~ ga ne s da la di s ta nv hi u nv di Indian ball sticks ~~ a ni ya wi ya i di la s ga li di Indian paint ~~ wo di in front ~~ e gv yi tlv it is going to rain ~~ dv ga na ni it is ready ~~ u s qua lv hv it is snowing ~~ gu ti ha large window ~~ u ta ni di tso la ni let's be going ~~ i na i ses ti let's go to church ~~ di ni la wi tsu ga let's go visit ~~ wi ne da let's pray ~~ i na da do lis ta let's see each other again~~ do na da go hv i let's sing ~~ di ni no gi let's stop ~~ i na le wis ta let's quit ~~ i ni su li go hi little people ~~ yv wi tsu na s ti gga little spoon ~~ u s di di do di log cabin ~~ tsu lv da ge wi a ne s gv di married person ~~ u da tli Medicine Man ~~ di da nv wi s gi mud turtle ~~ sa li gu gi my arm ~~ tsi no ge ni my aunt ~~ a gi tla gi my brother ~~ i gi nv tli my daughter ~~ a que tsi a ge yu tsa my ear ~~ tsi le ni my finger~~ tsi ye sa dv i my foot~~ a qua la si de ni my friend ~~ o gi na li i my grandfather ~~ e du du my grandmother ~~ e li si my hair ~~ a gi s ti ye gv i my hand ~~ a quo ye ni my heart~~ a qua da nv do my mother ~~ e tsi my son ~~ a tsu tsa my toe ~~ tsi na sa dv i my toes ~~~ de tsi na sa dv i my wife ~~ a qua da li i Nantahala ~~ nv da ye li new-born baby~~u s di u da ge i New year ~~ i tse u de ti yv sv i no good ~~ u yo i No, thank you ~~~ tla no not any ~~ ka ni gi da numbers ~~ di se s di one ~~ sa quo two ~~ ta li three ~~ tso i four ~~ nv gi five ~~ hi s gi six ~~ su da li seven ~~ ga li quo go eight ~~ tsu ne la nine ~~ sa ne la ten ~~ s go hi one hundred ~~ s go hi tsu qui one thousand ~~ sa quo i ya ga yv li old field ~~ u we ti tlo ge si old field apricot drink ~~ u wa ga a di ta s di old man ~~ u dv sa nv hi old woman ~~ a ga yv li ge i One Feather ~~ sa quo u gi da li paper money ~~ a de lv go we li parboil ~~ a gv yi a li tsv da Passion Flower ~~ u wa ga peace on earth ~~ e lo hi no do hi yi ge se s ti pine cone ~~~ u s gu ta nv hi no tsi pitch fork ~~ yv gi e qua place to lie down ~~ a ni si di pocket knife ~~ gu s qui da di s di ye la es di poison ivy ~~ u lv da poplar tree ~~ tsi yu tlu gv i pottery vessel ~~ v ti a tsi s do i praying mantis ~~ u do la nv s di rainbow trout ~~ tsu lo lv di a tsa di raining afar ~~ di ga s ga red horse (fish) ~~ o li ga rocking chair ~~ ga s gi lo di la lu ge s gi sassafras tea ~~~ ka na s da tsi a di ta s di screech owl ~~ wa hu hu Seal of Cherokee Nation ~~tsa la gi yi a ye li Seasons of the year ~~ nv gi i ga dv ni Spring ~~ go ge yi Summer ~~ go gi a ye li Fall ~~ u la go ho s di Winter ~~ go la Cherokee clans ~~ tsa la gi da ni la s da tlv i Bird Clan ~~ a ni tsi s qua Paint Clan ~~a ni wo di Deer Clan ~~ a ni a wi Panther Clan ~~ a ni gi lo gi Wild Potato Clan ~~ a ni go da ge wi Blue Holly Clan ~~ a ni sa ho ni Wolf Clan ~~ a ni wa ya short coat ~~ ga sa le na u s qua la hi sick in bed ~~ u tlv ga ga ni si ga nv ga sitting up ~~ u wo tla small window ~~ u s di tso la ni someone falling off an object ~~ ga lo o s ga something to cook ~~ go hu s di a da s da yv di sourwood tree ~~ nv do que ya tlu gv i speckled trout (s) ~~ u nv tsa dv a tsa di speckled trout (p) ~~ u na nv tsa dv a tsa di spicewood tea ~~ no da tsi a di ta s di strength ~~ nu li ni gv gv string of beads ~~ a de la di ya tlo di striped skunk ~~ tsu lv de s di sweet potato ~~ nu nv u ga na s dv table fork ~~ yv gi ga s gi lv a sa di s di table knife ~~ga s gi lv i a sa di s di ye la s de Tennessee ~~ ta ni si Thank you ~~ wa do tiny sparrow ~~ tsi s qua ya the removal ~~ tsi ge gv wo o ta ne i to carry ~~ go yi nu s di to town let's go ~~ di ga du hv wi ne da to warm it ~~ hi ga na wo da Trails of Tears ~~ ge tsi ka hv da a ne gv i Tuckaseegee ~~ da ga si yi Tuscola ~~ ta s go la Twelve months ~~ ta la du i ya nv da January~~ du no lv ta ni February ~~ ka ga li March ~~~a nu yi April ~~~~ka wa ni May ~~~~ a na s gv ti June ~~~~ de ha lu yi July ~~~~ gu ye quo ni August ~~ ga lo ni September ~~ du li i s di October ~~ du ni nv di November ~~ nu da de qua December ~~ v s gi ga ugly person ~~ ni da tse lv na yv wi United States~~~ a ma ye li up the hill ~~ ga du si very old ~~ a ga yv li walnut tree ~~ se di tlu gv i wash day ~~tsu na gi lo s di i ga water bucket ~~~ a ma a gu gi s di water dog ~~~ tsu wa white man ~~ yu ne ga white oak tree ~~ ta la tlu gv i white pine tree ~~ to tsi tlu gv i wild greens ~~ ga nu lv hi Angelico ~~ wa ne gi dv branch lettuce ~~ a ma yi u du hi a go s da gi s di creases ~~ u li si juwhitsgi ~~~ tsu hi tsu gi phacaelia ~~ u s te s gi sochani ~~ so tsa na sweet grass ~~ u ga na s da You go first ~~ e gv yi you go hunting ~~ i no lu ga young man ~~ a wi na young woman ~~ a dv your grandmother ~~ tsa li si
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