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English/Yonega TsaLaGi Phonetics again, more si-wu again, second in a series ta-li:-ne allow, permit, put up for sale a-g'-s-go'-hl'-ti all ni-ga-d(a) alone, only ni-ga'-d(a) already, just ki-lo-wu and a-le, -hno suffixed and, or, but a-le angel, Wise Man, sage a-da-we'-hi angry, be angry a-ki-na-lv'-(ga), I am angry; tsa-na-lv'-(ga),
you are angry apple, apples sv?-ta or sv-k-ta April Ka-wo-ni arm (my) tsi-no-ge:-n(a)(i) arrive, get there, return, come
back tsi-lu?-gi, hi-lu?-gi, ka Attention! ka
baby, babies; also, small, a baby animal, or 'of
that kind' u:-s-di, tsu:-n'-s-di bait ga?-di ball, balls s-qua-tle:-s-di,
di-s-qua-tle:-s-di ball-field u-no-s-dv-ni'-s-di-(yi),
s-qua-tle:-s-di basket, baskets ta-lu'-tsi, di-ta-lu'-tsi bat (as in vampire) tla-me'-ha, or tla-ma-ha a bead, pendant a-yah'-l'-di bear, bears yo-n(v)(a) beautiful, pretty u-wo-du' beaver, beavers do-ya become, happen ni-ga-li:-s-ti-(ya)(ha) bed, beds ga-ni'-tlv, de-ga-ni'-tlv bell u-ha-lv:-n(i)(a) belt, belts a-da'-tlo:-s-di,
di-da'-tlo:-si-di bench *see table best, of the best kind,
excellent wo:-sv, singular; wi-do:-sv,
plural big e-qua(quv) big, big around e-qua(quv) bird, birds u'-ta-na' Birds, (Clan) member of A-tsi-s-qua Birds, (Clan) members of A-ni-tsi-s-qua black A-gv'-ni-ge blackberry, blackberries ka-nu'-ga-tli' Blacks, Negroes A-ni-gv'-ni-ga blind, he/she is blind di-tsi-ke:-wa, I am
blind;di-ke:-wi blood gi-ga' blossom, flower a-tsi-lv'-s-gi blouse, blouses or shirt,
shirts a'-hno-wo, di'-hna-wo blue sa-ko'-ni-ge Blue Clan A-ni-sa'-ha-ni blue jay tla-i?-ga boat tsi-yu bobcat, bobcats gv-he body (my) tsi-ye-lv-i bone, bones, bony ko:-l(i)(a) bottle, bottles, Bartlesville gu:-gu boy, boys a-tsu'-ts(a)(i), a-ni-tsu'-ts(a)(i); older boy,
teenaged to young manhood, singular and plural, a-(h)wi:-n(a),
a-ni-(h)wi:-n(a) branch u-wa'-n'-ga-tlv bread ga-du break (off) tsi-s-qua-la, I (just) broke it, snapped it off,
gv-no-sa'-s-di broom gv-no-sa'-s-di brother (my) a-gi-do'-i, sibling of the opposite sex (brother
spoken by a female); tso'-s-da-da-hnv-tli, fellow-brother (brother spoken
by a male) buffalo, buffaloes ya'-n'-s-si' burst out (of blood and air) ga-ta-s-gi-(a) bush, bushes u-da-ya-tlv, u-n'-da-ya-tlv but, and, or a-le butter go:-tlv-hnv button, buttons ga?-di, di-ga?-di buy, I am buying (now) a-ki-wa'-s'ga,
tsi-hwa'-s-ga buzzard su-li
cake, cookie, coffee-cake u-ga-na:-s-d(a),
u-ni-ga-na:-s-d' camp, stay overnight a-sv:-s-di camp, noun or verb Ge?i o-gi-l'-tso-da, We are camping over there.
(They have a tent) candy, sugar ka-l(i)-se:-ts(i) cardinal (the bird) to-tsu'-hwa carpenter,carpenters di-ne'-s-ge:-s-gi,
di-na-ne's-ge:-s-gi cat, cats we-s(a)(i) cattle, cow, cows wa-ga cedar tree, cedar trees a'tsi'-n(a), a-ni-tsi-n(a) cemetery tsu-n'da-ni-soh-di-i cent, one cent, two cents i-da-n'-te-di, sa?-wu i-da-n'-te-di, ta?-li
i-da-n'-te-di certainly, truly do:-yo Cherokees, the Cherokee Tribe A-ni-tsa-la-gi' cherry, cherries gi-ta'-ya chicken, chickens tsi-ta:-ga child, children a-(h)yo:-tli, di-ni-yo'-tli childish, immature, uncompleted,
scanty ga-yo'-tli Christmas da-ni'-s-ta-yo'-hi-hv' (when they shoot off
firecrackers) church tsu-ni-la-wi-s-di church service da-ni-la'-wi-ga Deer Clan A-ni?-a-hwi' close,near na?-v?-i clothing di'-hna-wo cloud, cloudy u:-lo'gi-l(a)(i); clouds,
tsu-lo-gi-l(a)(i) coffeecake, cookie, cake u-ga-na:-s-d(a), u-ni-ga-na:-s-d(a) as an
adjective: delicious cookie, cake, coffeecake u-ga-na:-s-d(a), u-ni-ga-na:-s-d(a) as an
adjective: delicious cold u-hyv'-dla (dlv), u-yv-tla coldness, cold, North,
Republican u-hyv'-dla (dlv) color, colored (artificially) a-su-wi-t(v) corn se'-lu cornbread se-lu ga-du cotton cloth u-tsi-lv cough a-g'-si-hwa-s-go, I have a
cough cousin (my), cousins (my) gu'-s-di, a-qua'-hni, a-quv'-hni. The usual word
for 'my cousin' used by Cherokee speakers is
gu'-s-di--o'-s-da-da-dv'-hni cow, cattle wa-ga cream u-da-tlv:-d(a)(i) cross over de-tsi-n'-di'-s-ga, I am crossing over;
de-hi-n'-di'-s-ga crow ko:-g(a)(i) cup, cups a-ku-gi'-s-di,
di-ku-gi'-s-di cut tsi-ye'-hlo-ha cut, cuts tsa-da'-hye-tla-lv-i,
de-tsa-da-hye-tla-lv-i
D
dance (noun) a-na-l'-s-gi-a, or
a-l'-s-gi-a dance hall u-na-l'-s-gi-s-di (where they
dance) where we all dance i-ga-l'-s-gi-s-di dance (verb) ga-li-s-gi-a (I am dancing) dancing ground u-na-l'-s-gi-s-di-i day *i-ga' deaf di-gi-li?-e:-na I am deaf V'-s-gi-yi deer a'-hwi' Deer Clan A-ni?-a-hwi' be delighted, glad, happy, grateful,
rejoice ga-li-e:-li-ga,
(h)a-li-he'-li-ga Democrat, South, warm, warmth u-ga'-no-wa' (wi) different (n)u-da-le-(hn(v:-d)(a) dirt ga-dv dirty ga-da-ha do; I am doing; you are doing ga-dv'-ne-a, ha-dv'-ne?-a dog gi-tli dollar u-hno:-s-da donkey di-ga-li-nv'-hi-dv dove wo:-ya dress (verb) de-ga-ni-wo?-a, I am dressing (I am putting on
several garments) dress, dresses or skirt,
skirts a'-sa-no, di'-sa-no drink (verb) ga-di-ta:-s-ga, I am drinking; ha-di-ta:-s-ga,
you are drinking drum, drums a-hu'-li dry u-ka-yo:-d (of a nut), ripe duck ka-wo:-n(i)