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Cherokee Word: Pronunciation: English: a-da Woman a-da-do-li-s-do-ti Pray a-da-hi Young a-da-ne-lv House a-da-nv-do Great Spirit a-da-s-da-di-ga-ka-hv-i Stove a-da-s-da-ya-di-ga-ka-hv-i Cooking stove a-da-s-da-yv-hv Cook (V) a-da-s-da-yv-hv-s-gi Cook (N) a-da-s-ta-ti Kitchen a-da-tlo-s-di Belt a-de-la Money a-de-la-di-ya-tso-di Beads a-de-lv Sister a-de-lv-u-ne-ga Silver a-do-da Father a-do-gi-ya-s-gi-i-na-dv Black racer a-do-hi Forest (or) Forever a-do-hi-yu True a-ga Ate a-ga-do-li Eye a-ga-li Sun (is shining) a-ga-li-ha Sunshine a-ga-na Groundhog a-ga-s-ga Raining a-ge-yu-tsa Girl a-ga-yv Wood a-ge-yv-ga-du-i-u-nu-wo-gi Blouse a-ga-yv-li Old a-gi-go-hv Saw (I) a-gi-na-so-qui-li Colt a-gi-yo-si Hungry (I am) a-gu-s-do Pillow a-gu-yo-dv Paid a-gu-yv-di Pay a-gv-du-lo Mask a-gv-yi-yi First a-ha-wi-ya-gv-na-wa-do-di Frying pan a-ho-li Mouth a-hu-tsa-wa-la-gv-i Chimney a-i-su Walk a-ka-dv-ga-nv Hear (I) a-la-ga-lo-di Ball a-la-su-lo Shoe a-la-tsa-do-ti Preach a-la-tsi-do-ho-s-gi Preacher a-la-tsi-do-lo-s-gi Minister a-le And a-li-he-li-s-di Happy a-li-ho Sock a-li-s-da-yv-di-ga-s-gi-lo Table a-li-s-dv-tsu-s-di-ga-s-gi-lo Stool a-li-s-que-ta-wo-gi Hat a-li-s-ta-yv-ne-ti Food a-li-ta-ma Wren a-li-ye-su-s-ta-wo Ring a-ma Winter (or) Salt a-na-da-nv-tli Brothers a-na-ga-li-s-gi Lightning a-na-wo-a-da-ne-lv Tipi (cloth) a-na-yo Cloth a-ne-s-ge-ha Building a-ni-la-s-da-lv Tribe a-ni-s-ga-ya Men a-ni-si-di Place to lay down a-ni-tsu-tsa Boys a-ni-yo-wi-s-gi Soldiers a-ni-yv-wi-ya-hi Indian a-nv Strawberry a-ma-ye-li Island a-qua-du-li-s-gv Wanted (I) a-qua-ya-du-li Want (I) a-que-nv-sv-i Home a-quo-hi-yu Believe a-quo-hi-yu-nv Believed a-s-du-di Close (or) Door a-s-du-i-s-di Key a-s-du-i-dv Open a-s-ga-yv Man a-s-ga-yv-u-nu-wo-hi Shirt a-s-gi-na Devil a-s-go-li Head a-s-ta-tlv-da Cream a-sa-no Dress (or) Skirt a-se-li-do Plates a-si-v-s-gi Fishing a-si-wi-s-ti paint a-so-di-ta-lu-gi-s-gi-u-li-gi Anvil a-su-ge-da-se-lu Dougn (corn) a-su-ge-da-u-lo-le-s-da Dough (flour) a-su-ge-di Batter a-su-go-s-di-se-lu-tsu-wa-ni-ge-i Gritter a-su-lo Trousers a-su-tlv-i Bridge a-sv-no-yi Nighthawk - a-sv-s-ti--ka-nv-su-lv Bedroom a-sv-tsi Bridge a-ti-sv-gi-tlu-gv-i Birch tree a-tli-s-do-di Container a-tlo-ya-s-di Cry a-tsa-di Fish a-tse-hi Green (or) New a-tse-s-do Mattress a-tse-sa-do Apron a-tsi-s-do-di Empty vessel a-tsi-ye-hi Wife a-tso-du-di Car a-tso-s-dv Light a-tsu-s-di Match a-tsu-tsa Boy a-tsv-s-di-go-i Lamp a-wi Dear a-wi-ni-tsa Under a-wi-sv-di-yi Garden a-wo-ha-li Eagles a-ya Me a-ya-do-lv-i Chapter a-ye-li Between, Center, Central a-yo-hu-hi-s-di Death a-yo-tli Child a-yu-gi-dv Hazlenut da-da-he-tse-lv Agree da-go-hi-yu-ni Believe (will) da-lo-mi-ge-a-dv-dv-s-ka-i Apricot da-lo-ni-ge-i Gold da-qua-sa-nv Turnip da-tsi-wo-ni-si Talk (I will) da-na-wa War da-ne-lo-hv-s-ga Play da-wa-tsi-la-tlu-gv-i Elm tree de-ga-lo-di Bag de-tlu-gv Trees de-wa Flying squirrel di-da-nv-wi-s-gi Doctor (or) Medicine Man di-de-yo-ho-s-gi Teacher di-do-di Spoon di-do-le-qua-s-di School di-ga-da-tla-dv Arrow di-ga-da-tla-dv-tsu-s-go Arrowheads di-ga-di-li Eyes di-ga-do-ga Tais di-ga-ga-lo-i Legs di-ga-le-yv-ta-nv-hi-go-we-li Newspaper di-ga-tla-wa Twin di-ge-la-wi-s-ti Church di-go-dv-di Pear di-go-we-lo-di Pencil di-go-yv-ga Teeth di-ka-ne-i-s-di Words di-ka-no-wa-di-do-hi Angel di-la-gv-na-ge-i Black skunk di-li-ho-he-di Phone di-li-yo Socks di-ni-tla-wa Twins di-ni-yo-li Children di-nu-wo Clothing di-se-hi-s-ti Dresser di-se-s-di Numbers di-te-li-do Plates di-ye-ga-li Quilts do-da-qua-a-gv-i Sunday do-da-qui-de-na Saturday do-da-quo-nv-hi Monday do-ga-wa-ni Mudhen do-hi-yi Peace do-la-tsu-ga Grasshopper do-lo-di-ge-i Yellow do-sa-u-dv-na Mosquito do-tsu-wa Cardinal (or) Redbird do-ye-hi Outside do-yi Beaver (or) Go out du-di Snowbird du-do-da-qui-sv Days du-na-da-tli-gi Groups du-nv-da-tlv-i Mountains du-ya Bean dv-da-tsi Lion dv-di-s-di Pheasant dv-de-gi Eel dv-ga Fly dv-gv-ni-la Hit it (will) dv-na-ga-lu-ya-s-di Broad ax e-do-da God e-du-tsi Uncle e-gv-i Flowing e-ha Lives e-he-na Come e-la-di Down e-la-di-tlv Below e-la-ne-i Quite e-la-qua Snail e-la-qua-a-ma-e-qua-hi-e-hi Couch shell e-lo-gi Aunt e-lo-hi World e-lo-hi-no Earth e-lo-hi-no-do-hi-yi-ge-se-s-ti Peace on earth e-lo-we-hi Quiet e-me-nv Amen e-qua Big e-qua-di-do-di Big spoon e-qua-nv-no-hi Highway e-quo-ni-ge-yv-i River e-tlo-gi Aunt e-tsi Mother e-ya-si-ta-dv-hi Inch ga-da Dirt ga-da-lu-go-di Plow ga-de-gu-gu Jug ga-do What ga-do-ga Tail ga-do-le-qua Learn ga-du Bread ga-du-hv-i City ga-dv-gi Heard (I) ga-dv-gi-dv Hear ga-ga Who ga-ga-dv-ga-ni Hear (will) ga-ga-lo-i Leg ga-ga-ma Cucumber ga-la-nv-da Street ga-le Ear ga-le-si Black snake ga-li-ha Asleep ga-li-quo-gi Seven ga-li-quo-go Seven ga-li-s-ge-s-ti Think (I will) ga-li-se-tsi Sugar ga-li-tsa-di Bow ga-li-tsa-di-a-le-di-ga-da-tla-dv Bow and arrow ga-li-tso-de House ga-lo-go-di Hoe ga-lo-hi-s-di Doorway ga-lo-ne-da Christ ga-lu-ya-s-di Ax (or) Tomahawk ga-lv-la-di Heaven (or) Up ga-lv-la-di-i-ga-di Tall ga-lv-lo-i Sky ga-na-do-gi Saw ga-na-li Lazy, Ox, Steer ga-na-tse-di Rattle ga-ne-ga-a-da-ne-lv Tipi (skin) ga-ne-sa-i Box ga-ni-si Bed ga-nu-go-gv-a-ma Spring (of water) ga-nu-hi-lo-di Cup ga-nu-lv-hi Grass (or) Weeds ga-nv-hi-dv Long ga-s-gi-lo Chair ga-s-nv-hi-dv-ga-s-gi-lo Bench ga-sa-le-na coat ga-tsa-nu-la Fast ga-wa-nv Duck ga-ye-wi-s-do-di-yv-gi Needle ga-yu-la Already ga-yv-tlv-i Nose ga-ne-nu-tlv-i Passageway ga-tli-ha Sleep ga-ye-wi-s-di Sew ga-we Coffee ge-da-li-yv-i Valley ge-ga Going ge-ge-s-ti Going (will be) ge-gv-i Going (was) ge-li Think ge-li-s-gi Pie ge-li-s-gv Thought (I) ge-ya-ta-hi Wild gi-ga-ge-i Red gi-gv Blood gi-la-su-lo Shoes gi-li Dog gi-lo-sa-quo-hi Someone gi-ni-tlo-yi Like gi-yu-ga Chipmunk gi-yv-ha Come in go-dv-di-a-hu-tsa-wo-la-dv Fireplace go-gv Crow go-hi-i-ga Today go-hi-u-sv-hi Tonight go-ga Crow go-la-nv Raven go-no-he-nv Rice go-s-du Ashes go-sa-nv-hi Butter go-ti Snowing (it is) go-we-li Book (or) paper go-we-li-u-ha-ge-dv Bible gu-le Acorn gu-le-di-s-go-ni-hi Dove gu-que Partridge (or) Quial gu-que-di-ga-na-sa-i Guinea gu-sv-tlu-gv-i Beech tree gu-wa Mulberry gv-he Bobcat (or) Wildcat gv-li Racoon gv-na Turkey gv-na-ge-i Black (or) Negro gv-na-ge-tsi-s-qua Blackbird gv-na-ta-u-qua-do-tli Peacock gv-ni-ga Hit it gv-ni-li-da-s-da Hammer ha-da-na-wi-dv Jump ha-na-ni Place ha-ne-ta Try ha-le-wi-s-ta Stop ha-lv-ni Bell ha-tlo Where ha-wa All right ha-wi-ni Deep (or) Inside ha-wi-ya Meat - ha-wi-ya--u-ka-yo-sv Bacon hi-go-li-ya Read hi-la-yu-i When hi-s-gi Five hi-s-gi-i-ya-da-nv-te-di Nickle (coin) hi-tsa-ga-lv Tears (rips) hi-wo-ni Talk hi-ya This ho-we-lv-ga Write hu-hu Yellow mockingbird hu-lu-tsa Return hu-tsi-lv-ha Flower i-ga day (or) Noon i-ga-e-hi-nv-do Sun i-gv-yi-di-tlv Before i-na-dv Snake i-ya Pumpkin i-ya-nv-da Month ka-lu-se-tsi Candy ka-ma-ma Butterfly (or) Elephant ka-na-s-da-tsi Sassafrass ka-na-s-go-wa Heron ka-ne-i-s-di Word ka-ne-s-ga Hay ka-ni-gi-dv None ka-no-he-lv-v-s-gi Tales ka-no-na Corn Beater ka-nu-ga-hi Blackberry ka-nu-nu Bullfrog ka-nv-si-ta Dogwood ka-wi Coffee ka-wi-a-di-di-tsu-la-s-gi Kettle ka-wi-a-do-di-tsu-la-s-gi Coffee pot ka-wo-nu Duck ka-wo-nu-a-ni-dv Duckling ka-yu-ga Tooth ka-li-se-tsi Sugar la-me-ha Bat na That na-a That is na-hi-yu-i Then na-hna There na-qui-si Meadowlark na-s-quu Also ni-ga-da All ni-la-dv-na Creek no-da-tsi Spicewood no-quo Now no-tlv-si Star no-tsi Pine no-tsi-i-yu-s-di-sv-ga-ta Pineapple nu-nv Potato nv-gi Four nv-no-hi Road nv-tsi-da Brain nv-wa-ti Medicine nv-ya Rock o-gi-na-ni-li Friend o-gi-na-li-i Friend (my) o-ni Last, Lawn (or) yard o-ni-di-tlv Behind o-s-da Good o-si-yo Hello o-we-nv-sv Home o-yo-i No good qua-lu-si Grapes qua-lv-yi Qualla qua-me-na Banana qua-na-tsi Hickory-nut-soup qua-nu-na-s-di Plum qua-nv Peach qui-wo-ni-sv Talked (I) s-gi (pronounced 'shgi') Thank you s-go-di-ta-wu-qui Hundred s-go-hi Ten s-go-i-ya-da-nv-te-di Dime s-go-ye-a-ne-s-gi-lv-s-gi Caterpillar s-ka-i-li-ye-su-lo Glove s-qua-du-gi County s-qua-la-hi Short s-gi-li Witch sa-di Walnut sa-go-ni-ge-i Blue sa-la-qui-s-gi Muskrat sa-li Persimmon sa-lo-li squirrel sa-lu-ga-du Corn bread sa-qui-i One sa-quo One (or) Soccer sa-quo-i-ya-ga-yv-li Thousand sa-quo-u-gi-da-li One feather sa-sa Goose (or) Swan sa-sa-a-dv Gosling sa-sa-u-ni-go-di Geese si-qua Hog si-qua ha-wi-ya Pork si-s-qui-li-s-da Blackbird si-yu Hello so-hi Hickory nut so-ne-la Nine so-qui-li Horse su-da-li Six su-li Buzzard su-na-le-i Morning (or) Tomorrow sv-do-ni Barrel sv-ga-ta Apple sv-gi Onion sv-no-yi Night ta-la-du Cricket ta-la-la Woodpecker ta-la-s-ge-wi Mouse ta-li Two ta-li-ne-i-ga Tuesday ta-lu-gi-s-gi Metal ta-lu-gi-s-gi-go-yi-nu-s-di-a-ma Bucket ta-wo-di Chicken hawk ta-ya Cherry ti-li Chestnut ti-li-tlu-gv-i Chestnut tree ti-ne-qua Mole ti-s-qua-lv-di Run tla-i-ge-go-li-ga Understand (won't) tla-i-go-li-ga Understand (I don't) tla-no No (or) No thank you tla-ya-quo-tsi-i Understand (didn't) tlv-da-tsi Panther tlu-gv-i Tree tlu-tlu Purple martin tsa-la-gi Cherokee tsa-la-gi-ti-a-ye-li Cherokee Nation tsa-la-gi-yi Cherokee(place) tsa-ne-la Eight tsa-quo-la-da-gi Bluebird tsa-ta-ga Chicken tsa-ta-ga-a-gi-si Hens tsa-ta-ga-i-go-di-e-hi Prairie chicken tsa-tlo-hi Kingfisher tsa-yo-ga Bluejay tsi-ga-ta-ha Know (I) tsi-ga-wa-yi Heron tsi-ge-yu-i Love tsi-gi-li-li Chickadee tsi-go-ti See (I) tsi-go-wa-ti-ha See tsi-li-tsu-ya-s-di Brave tsi-lu-ga Kill tsi-lu-gi Welcome tsi-lv-quo-di Love tsi-quo-la-de bluebird tsi-s-de-tsi Rainbow (or) Rat tsi-s-du Rabbit tsi-s-dv-na Crawfish tsi-s-ga-tsi-da-lo-ni Weasle tsi-s-qua Bird tsi-s-qua-ga-wo-ni-s-gi Parrott tsi-s-qua-ya Sparrow tsi-s-quo-quo Robin tsi-sa Jesus tsi-ta-ga-a-s-ha-ya Rooster tsi-tsi Thistle (or) Wren tsi-wo-di Hawk tsi-wo-ni Talking tsi-yi Copper tsi-yo-hi-s-da Quit tsi-yu Canoe, Boat (or) Popular tso-ga-li-i Friends tso-ge-si Field tso-i Three tso-i-ne-i-ga Wednsday tso-la-ni Window tso-lv Tobacco tso-tsi-da-na-wa Enemy tsu-ga-na-wv-i South tsu-ga-no-nv Ash tsu-ga-sa-wo-dv Tears (cry) tsu-gv-ha-dv Fog (FAR) tsu-la Fox tsu-la-s-gi Cast iron pot (or ) cooking pot tsu-li-e-na Dusky horned owl (or) Nuthatch tsu-lu-tsa Basket tsu-lv-da-ge-wi Log tsu-lv-da-ge-wi-a-ne-s-gv-di Log cabin tsu-na-gi-lo-s-ti Friday tsu-na-s-di-a-tsa-di Minnows tsu-ne-ti Christian tsu-s-qua-ne-gi-dv Goat tsu-s-qua-nv-ni Blanket tsu-tso-da-li Pair tsu-yv-tlv-i North u-da-nv-ga-lv-da Clean u-da-ta-nv-a-gi-s-di Fruit u-da-tli-gi Group u-da-tsa-dv-di Rough u-de-nv Birth u-de-ti-yi-s-gv-i Birthday u-di-la-ga Hot u-di-le-ga Heat u-do Brother u-do-hi-yu Very u-do-sv-no-e-hi Moon u-dv-na Grown person u-dv-na-ga-sa-le-na Overcoat u-dv-sv Grown plant u-ga-lo-gv Leaf (or) tea u-ga-ma Gravy (or) Soup u-ga-na-s-ta Cake u-ga-na-s-dv Sweet (or) Cake u-ga-na-wa Warm u-gi-ne-i-ga Thursday u-gu-gu Owl u-gv-tsa-di-a-li-s-que-ta-wv Cap u-gv-wi-yu-hi Chief u-ho-i Bad u-ge-da-li-yv-i Cove u-ge-tsa-s-gv Smile u-gi-da-li Feather u-gi-tsi-ha Daylight u-gu-gu-hi Hoot owl u-ha-ge-dv Thick u-ka-dv-i Face u-ka-na-wi-a-tsv-s-do-di Candle u-ka-yo-di Dry u-li-di-tlv Beside u-li-tso-hi-dv Fat u-lo-gi-la Cloudy u-lo-gi-lv Cloud u-lo-i-s-di-gi-gv Vein u-lo-que Mushroom u-lv Sister u-na-de-ti-yi-s-gv-i Christmas u-na-gu-hi-s-di Tomato u-ne-ga White u-ne-s-da-la Ice (or) Glass u-ne-s-da-la-di-s-ta-nv-hi-u-nv-di Ice cream u-ne-s-da-la-u-ne-sa-dv-i Icicle u-ni-lu-tsv Emegrants (or) Returns u-ni-na-gu-hi-s-di Tomatoes u-ni-tsi-la Itch u-no-de-na Sheep u-no-ga Bass u-no-le wind u-nu-tsi Snow u-nv-da-tlv-i Mountain u-nv-di Milk u-nv-si-yv-i Corner u-nv-tsa-dv Speckled u-s-da-s-di Holly u-s-da-yv-hu-s-gi Wife u-s-di-a-ga-na-do-gi Handsaw u-s-di-a-so-qui-li Pony u-s-di-a-tsa-di Minnow u-s-di-ga Baby u-s-di-ge-yv-qua Branch (Stream) u-s-di-nv-no-hi Trail u-s-di-nv-no-hi-u-lo-hi-s-di Path u-s-di-u-wa-ni-ga-lv Branch u-s-ge-wi Cabbage u-s-go-lv-gi-ga-ge-i Pink u-s-gu-ta-nv-hi-no-tsi Pine cone u-s-ka-no-la Slow u-s-ti Little ,Small(or) Tiny u-s-ti-i Baby u-ta-ni-di Bigger u-ta-no-hi Sheet u-te-lv-nv-di Work (go to) u-tli-s-da Hurry u-tlv-ga Sick u-tlv-hi Yesterday u-tsa-le-s-da Flour u-tsa-le-s-di Wheat u-tse-sa-di-a-su-i-o Overalls u-tso-na-ti Rattlesnake u-tsu-gi Tufted-titmouse u-tsu-wo-di Moccasin u-wa-ga Passion flower u-wa-sa Alone u-we-se-di Pitcher u-we-tsi Child of, egg (or) Son u-we-tsi-a-ge-ya Daughter u-we-tsi-dv-hi Son (of another) u-wo-du-hi Beautiful u-wo-ha-li Eagle u-ya-dv-ha Frost u-ya-s-ga Shell u-ye-hi Husband u-yv-la-dv-dv-i Gap (MTN) u-yv-tla Cold v-v Yes v-da-li Bay (also lake or pond) v-gi-wi-na Nephew wa-di-ge-i Brown wa-do Thank you wa-du-li-si Bee (or) Cake wa-ga Cow wa-gu-li Whirlpool wa-hu-hu Screech owl - wa-ka ha-wi-ya Beef wa-le-lu Hummingbird wa-lo-si Frog wa-ne-i-tlu-gv-i Hickory tree wa-s-ti Clock wa-ya Wolf we-sa Cat wo-di Indian plant wo-di-gi-a-s-go-li Copperhead wo-hi Pigeon wu-de-li-gv-i West ye-ga-li Quilt ye-la-s-di Knife yi-ho-wa Jehovah yo-hv-s-ti-a-na-dv-ni Kinfolk yo-nv Bear yv-gi Fork (or) Nail 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