GENERAL CHEROKEE WORDS – A TO Y
A

ablaze
a-da-we-la-gi-s-gv

able
ye-li-quo-i-ya-dv-ne-di

aboard
i-nv

abridge
a-s-qua-lv-do-di

absent
ne-do-hv-na

absolute
u-do-hi-yu-hi-ha

absorb
a-ka-yo-do-di

accelerate
ga-tsa-nu-la-hi-s-di

accent
i-gv-ne-di-ka-ne-hi-s-di

accompany
a-s-ta-qua-dv-s-di

account
gv-ni-ge-sv-i-gv-ne-di

account
gu-ni-ge-sv--i-gu-ni-di


acknowledge
go-li-ni-gv-ne-dv

acquaintance
go-li-gi

acquainted
di-na-do-li-ga

acquit
di-da-yo-hi-s-di

act
i-ya-dv-ne-lv

act
i-ya-dv-ne-di

acted
nu-dv-ne-lv

actual
u-do-hi-yu-sv

address
na-na ge-sv wa-se-s-di

adjourn
di-ni-ye-li-sv

adjourned
du-ni-ye-li-sv

adjust
o-s-dv i-gv-ne-dv


adjusting
o-s-dv-na-nv-ne-ha

adjustment
o-s-dv-na-nv-ne-hv

admit
go-hi-yu-ta-nv

admitted
u-wo-hi-yu-ta-nv

adopt
a-tlo-ya-s-do-di

advalorem
i-ga-ti-ha-tsu-gv-wa (lo)-di

adventure
a-ne-(lv)-do-di

advertise
de-ga-no-tsa-lv-s-ga

advertisement
de-ga-no-tsa-lv

advise
a-da-de-yo-di

affair
na-na-dv-ne-hv

afford
ya-li i-yu-dv-ni

afloat
u-yo-lu-ha

age
i-yu-de-ti-yv-da

aged
a-ga-yv-li

aged
a-ge-v-li

ago
i-yu-tsi-ge-sv

aim
a-li-s-de-nu-do-di

aim
a-(li)-so-s-dv

ajar
u-s-di a-s-du-i-da

alert
gv-ni-ga-(li)-s-di

algebra
di-se-s-di u-gv-wa-li

alias
nu-da-le du-do-i

alighted
tsu-le-gi-la-nu-na-yi

alike
u-tlo-yi

alive
gv-hna

alive
gv-no-dv

allot
a-ya-do-s-di

allow
a-(li)-s-go-(lv)-do-di

aloud
a-s-da-ya u-no-yv-gv

already
ga-yu-la

alter
ga-ne-tli-yv-s-di

alternate
a-da-ne-tli-yv-s-di-ha

altogether
ni-ga-dv

amend
go-tlv-hi-so-di

amplify
a-ta-no-hi-s-ti-di

ancient
a-ga-yv-li-ge

ancient
ka-i-e-le


ancient
hi-lv-hi-yu-i
anniversary
u-de-ti-yi-s-gv

announce
de-ga-no-tsa-tlv-s-ga

announce
de-ga-no-tsa-lv-nv

announced
du-no-tsa-lv-nv

announcement
di-ga-no-tsa-nu-di

another
nu-da-le

another
so-i

answer
ga-wo-hi-li-yv-dv

anthem
a-li-he-li-s-di di-ga-no-gi-s-di

anticipate
u-du-gi e-li-s-di

anticipated
u-du-gi e-li-s-sv

anticipating
u-du-gi e-i-s-gv-i

antique
u-we-ti go-tlv-nv

apiece
a-ni-si-yv-wi-ha-i

apologize
go-hi-yu-do-di-do-hi

appeal
a-ta-yo-s-di

appealed
a-ta-yo-lv-hi

appear
ga-na-nu-go-tsv

appeared
u-na-nu-go-hi-s-di

appearing
ga-na-nu-go-tsv

appears
ga-nu-go-ga

appetite
o-yo-si-s-gv

application
a-ta-yo-s-do-di

applied
i-gv-(na)-ta-nv-hi

apply
i-gv-(na)-do-di

appointment
di-su-ye-dv

appraise
di-gv-wa-(lo)-do-di

apprehend
a-da-ni-ti

approach
a-da-lu-tse-di

arise
di-le-di

arise
a-di-di

army
a-ni--yo--wi-s-gi

arose
du-le-nv

arouse
a-ye-s-do-di-

arrival
u-lu-hi-s-di

arrive
ga-lu-ga

arrived
a-ni-lu-ga

arrived
ga-lu-ga

arrives
ga-lu-hi-s-di-yi

arrives
ga-lu

arriving
ga-lu-hi-s-di-i nu-li-s-dv

art
di-tle-lo-s-do-di

art
di-tli-lo-s-do-di

artificial
di-tli-lo-s-ta-nv

ascend
a-gi-lo-hi-s-di-yi

ascend
a-li-sa-la-di-a

ask
a-dv-dv-hv-s-ga

ask
a-da-dv-(do)-di

asked
a-da-dv-di

asking
ga-da-dv-dv-hv-s-ga

asking
a-da-dv-dv-hv-s-ga

asleep
ga-li-ha

assemble
a-da-tli-so-di

assembly
da-ni-la-wi-v

assert
ka-ne-hi-s-di-yi

assigned
da-tsi-yo-hi-s-se-lv

assignment
di-da-yo-hi-s-se-lv

assortment
di-su-ye-dv

assume
i-ye-li-s-di

assumed
ne-li-sv

astound
a-s-qua-ni-go-hi-s-di

asylum
tsu-ni-lv-no-ti-s-gi-u-ni-yv-s-ti

ate
tsi-ga

ate
a-ga

athirst
u-ta-de-gi-s-gv


attach
a-tlo-ya-s-do-di

attach
ga-sa-ne-na-dv-s-ga

attached
a-tlo-ya-s-ta-nv

attempt
a-ne-(lv)-do-di

attempt
a-ni-lv-do-di

attempted
a-ne-(lv)-ta-nv

attempting
a-ne-(lv)-ti-yi

attended
a-quo-do-lv

attended
u-ne-do-lv

attention
a-(ga)-se-s-do-di

Attention!
ka

authority
da-la-si-dv

authorize
a-da-na-tse-di

authorized
a-tsi-ne-tse-lv

automatic
u-wa-sv--a-na-gi-s-gi

automatic
u-wa-sv a-na-gi-s-gi

available
ye-li-a-wa-dv-di

auction
a-ye-li a-ni-(na)-de-gv

awake
a-ye-gi

awake
u-ye-tsv-i

awake
u-ni-ye-tsv-i

awhile
na-tle-gv-quo

B

band
di-ni-tse-lu-hi-s-gi

barbed
tsu-tsa-yo-s-di

barely
u-se-ga-tsv-i

bark
tsu-wa-lu-ka


bark
da-su-wi-s-ga

bath
a-da-wo-s-gv

bathe
a-da-wo-a

beat
a-tlo-s-ga

belch
u-wa-gu-le-ga

bend
a-tli-qui-dv-s-ga

bent
u-tsa-s-qui-di

big
u'-ta-na'

big
e-qua

big
e-qua


bigger
u-ta-ni-di

birth
u-de-nv

birthday
u-de-ti-yi-s-gv-i

bit
u-s-ga-lo-tsv

blind
di-ge-wi

blinding
tsu-ga-do-yv-i-s-di

blink
da-ga-ta-na-nah-s-di

bloom
a-tsi-lv--s-ga

blow
a-da-dv-na-s-di

boil
du-s-di

boiling
a-li-tlv-s-gi

borrow
a-do-li-s-ga

borrowed
a-ga-ta-li-s-ta-


borrowed
a-do-li-da

both
i-tsu-la

bounce
a-da-de-ga

bouncing
ka-s-ti

braid
a-s-de-yo-ha

brake
ga-nv-tlo-s-di

bouncing
ka-s-ti

braid
a-s-de-yo-ha

brake
ga-nv-tlo-s-di

bray
a-s-do-a

brayer
a-s-do-s-gi-i

break
a-ga-la-s-ga

breath
ka-wo-la-de-s-gv

breath
v-li-ta

breeder
di-nu-s-gi

business
di-ga-lv-wi-s-da-ni-di

buy
u-wa-s-ga

C

cairn
da-ga

captive
u-hu-tsi

cause
ni-gv-ni-si-s-gv

certain
u-do-hi-yu

chance
u-dla-nv-da-de-hv

change
ga-ne-tli-yv-s-di

chapter
a-ya-do-lv-i

chief
u-gv-wi-yu-hi

climb
lu-hi

climbing
tsi-li-hu

common
tsu-tsa-ta-quu

company
u-na-da-tlu-gi

competition
a-da-go--nv-do-di-yi

conceived
ne-ha

control
a-ge-ta-di-s-di

copy
da-tli-lo-s-ta-nv

cover
gu-tlv-di

current
a-li-yi-sv--ka-no-he-di

D

decision
tsu-du-go-ta-nv

delicate
wa-ni-ge

depending
v-li-s-ga-s-do-di-s-gv

design
a-tse-lv--i-gv-ni-di

detail
nu-s-di-da-nv-i

development
du-da-la--wa-dv-hv

different
nu-da-le-hna-v

discussion
ka-no-he-lv-di

distribution
di-di-ga-le-yv

domesticated
u-lv-i-ta

domesticated
gu-nu-tlu-ni

drain
a-tli-yv-s-di

drill
a-ta-le-s-ti

driving
a-yi-li-sv

dry
u-ka-yo-di


E

effect
i-gu-li-s-do-di

even
i-tsu-la-ha

event
ni-ga-li-s-ta-ni-do-hv

example
yi-da-tli-lo-s-ta-nv

exchange
ga-ne-tli-yv-s-di

existence
gv-ni-ge-sv--nu-s-dv-i

expansion
u-du-no-hi-s-ta-s-ka

experience
u-ga-do-hv-sv

F

face
u-ka-dv

fact
ya-dv-na--u-do-hi-yv

fast
i-nah-i-yu


fast
ga-tsa-nu-li

fast
ya-lu-a

fast
ga-ya-nu-la

fastened
tsu-ga-nv-yi

fixed
o-s-dv--nu-wa-ne-lv

flame
a-da-we-la-gi-s-gv

flowing
e-gv-i-

flight
u-la-wi-dv-da

fold
ga-que-nv-di

footprints
u-tsu-ni

footprints
u-tsu-la si-nv-yi

forgotten
tsa-wo-ne-su-ga

forked
di-gu-ni

form
u-do-tlv-sv

frosted
a-ya

G

gall

a-ta-tsu

game
a-la-s-ka-le-ha

game
e-na-ga-ya-hi

gem
nv-ya--o-sa-ni

general
ni-ga-v

goes
e-ga

goodbye
do-da-da-go-hv-i

grip
ga-ni-yv-di

group
u-na-da-tli-sa-hv

growing up
ga-ta-su-ni

grown
u-ta-nu

growth
u-dv-si-di-sv

guide
a-da-se-he-de

H

Hair & horse!
gi-tlu a-le tsa

handle
gu-wa-da-di

hands
di-wa-yi


hanging
ga-dv-i

hanging
gu-ta

hear
ga-dv-gi-a

hearing
a-dv-gi-s-gv

hello
o-si-yo


hello
si-yo

hello
si-yu


hello
a-si-yu


hide
ga-ne-ga

hide & seek
da-na

history
ka-no-he-s-gi

hold
ti-di-ne-ya

holding
ga-ne-ha

hole
a-ta-le-sv

howl
ge-lu-hv-s-ga

hurry
nu'-la

hurry
u-tli-s-da

I

I climb
tsi-la-hi

icy
u-ne-s-da-la

idea
a-da-nv-te-di

important
u-li-s-ge-dv

increase
ka-ne-quo-gi

industry
di-ga-lv-wi-s-da-ne-di

inside
ha-wa-ni

interest
u-ne-quo-tsv

invent
go-lu--wa-dv-di

J

jewel
nv-ya-o-sa-ni

join
a-de-la-di-si-di


journey
v-i-sv-i

judge
di-gu-go-di-s-gi

jump
da-li-ta-de-gv

jump
ha-da-na-wi-dv

justice
du-you

K

kneeling
de-tsi-na

know
a-no

know
u-na-ta

know
ho

know
tsa

know
go-li

know
a-qua

knows
u

knows
go

L

language
ga-wo-ni-hi-s-di

last
o-ni

law
da-ka-na-li-wa-dv-s-di

let's adjourn
di-di-ye-li-hi

let's adjourn
di-ni-ye-li-hi

let's begin
i-da-le

let's begin
ni-da-le-na

let's go
i-ne-na

lift
a-sa-la-do-di

Lightening
a-s-ga-ya gi-ga-ge-i

line
a-s-da-nv-nv

liquid
tsi-ne-gi ya-gu-li

liquid
ga-na

list
do-go-wa-lv

listen
s-ge

long ago
e-li

long ago
hi-la-hi-yu

long ago
go-hi-gi

long winded
gv-li-ta

look
ha-ga-ta

look
ni

look
da-ka-ta

looking
da-ka-na

looking
de-tsi-ka-na

loud
a-s-da-ya

M

many
u-tsu-ti

mark
u-do-we-lv

mass
ga-tli-sa-nv--u-go-di-di

match
a-tsi-lv--go-tlv-di

May pop
u-wa-ga-hi

medical
ga-no-tlv-gi-nv-wo-ti

meeting
da-na

meeting
di-tlo-hi-s-di-yi

memory
a-nv-da-di-s-di

military
a-ni-ya-wi-s-gi

mind
o-da-nv-dv

mine
a-qua-tse-li

misting
ka-nu-yo-li-di-a

mixed
ga-tli-sa-nv

mixed
u-su-ye

more
si-wu

motion
a-sa--la-do-di

move
a-da-nv-s-di

music
da-ka-no-gi-dv

N

naked
tsv-ya-ti-ga

naked
u-ya-ti-ga

name
du-do-v

natural
ni-gv-wa-s-dv

necessary
na-s-gi--i-yu-li-s-do-di

need
u-du-la-di

new
a-tse-hi

news
de-tse-i

no, not so
tla-hv

no, not so
v-tla

no, not so
tla

noise
u-no-yv-gv

note
a-da-do-gv--di-ka-no-li

O

observation
nu-s-dv--di-ka-no-di

offer
a-s-go-lv-do-di

old
a-ga-yv-li

old
a-ga-u-na-li

old
e-ti

old tobacco
tsa-lu a-ga-yv-li

operation
a-tsi-ye-lo-hv

opinion
no-li-s-gv-i

order
a-da-nv-s-di

organization
u-na-do-tlv-hi

P

paid
ka-no-ha-lv-v-s-gi

pair
u-nv-tsa-dv

part
i-ga-dv

pass
hi-nv-si

pass
de-s-ge-di-si

pass
hi-v-si

pass
hi-ne-v-si

pass
de-s

pass
e-la-di-u ga-ka-du-i

pass
ga-hi-ne-v-si

pass
hi-ka-si

pass
ga-hi-v-si

pass
ti-di-si

pass
di-ga-hi-nv-si

pass
ga-hi-ka-si

pass
de-s-gi-ne-hv-si

pass
de-s-gi-nv-si

pass
hi-di-si

passive
ni

past tense
ge-se-i

pay
u-gi-s-ta-ti a-gu-yv-di

payment
di-gu-yv-di

picture
di-tli-lo-s-ta-nv

place
na-nah-I ha-na-ni

plane
ga-no-hi-li-do

plugged
u

point
go-s-da-yi

polish
ga-lo-ni-di

political
do-gi-ya-dv-u-gv-wa-li

position
na-nah-go-do-gv

possible
i-gv-yi

possible
ye-li-quu

possible
i-gv-yi-i

post
ge-dv-i

pounding
te-s-ta-s

power
u-la-ni-gv-gv

powerful
u

pregnant
ta-lu-li

present
e-do-a

price
tsu-gv-wa-lo-di

print
ga-le-ya-dv

private
u-tse-li-da

probable
ye-li-quu


process
a-yi-lv-s-di

produce
a-du-hi-s-do-di

property
tsu-gv-wa-lo-di-ni-gv-hna-nv

prose
ka-li-no-da-do-la-gv-na

pull
ga-nasa-ne-s-gv

Q

purpose
u-ye-lv-dv-i

push
ga-sa-do-yo-s-di

question
a-dv-dv-hv-s-gi

quiet
a-ye-ga-li

quiet
e-lo-we-hi

quit
tsi-o-hi-s-da



quite
da-ga-sa-s-ti

quite
u-sa-wa-hi a-tsa-wa-li-hu

quite
e-la-wi-I

R

race
ta

raw
a-go-s-ti

read
hi-go-li-ya

reading
da-go-li-ye-s-gv

ready
a-dv-nv-i-s-ta-no-nv

Really?
do'

remove
a-hv-s-di

rent
a-do-li-s-di

representation
di-ga-la-wi-gi


request
i-ya-da-we-se-di

return
hu-lu-tsa

roll
a-yo-dv-hi

rough
u-da-tsa-dv-di

row
a-da-nv-nv

rows
du-da-nv

rub
ga-nv-li-ye-di

rule
a-s-da-wo-dv-s-do-di

run
di-s-qua-lv-do-di

run
a-tsv-s-ti

run
ti-s-qua-lv-da

S

sail
a-i-sv

salary
a-da-tla-s-gv

sale
ni-ga-na-ge-gv-na

same
a-yv-s-ti

same
u-tio-yi

saw
u-go-hv-gi

says
a-di-a

scale
di-ga-dv-di

scent
ga-lu-nu-s-ti

science
a-ga-do-hv-s-di

scouts
a-ni-ga-te-no

secret
u-de-li-da

see
tsi-go-wa-ti-ha

selection
a-su-ye-s-di

self
o-wa-sv

separate
tsu-de-le-nah-i

shade
da-wa-di-s-gv

shade
u-da-wa-di-s-gv

shake
a-de-lv-di-yi

sign
go-we-lo-di

simple
nu-tso-s-dv-na

sit down
tsa-la-di


sitting
wa-la-tla

skinning
da-ga-ne-ga la-do-di

sleep
a-hu-lu

sleep
ga-tli-ha

sleep
ga-lv-di

sleep
e-ga-si-nu

sleep
hi-lu-nu

sleeping
tsi-li-hu

sleeting
ga-ne-so-s-ga

small
tsv-s-di

smell
ga-wa-sv-gv

smilax
du-nu-s

smoke
tsu-ga-sv-s-di

smoke
tsu-s-di

smoke
tsu-na-lu-gi

smoking
ga-gi-s

smoky
du-tsu-s-du

solid
a-ka-li-wo-hi

some
i-ga-du

sort
di-su-ye-s-di

sound
u-no-yv-gv

speak slowly
u-s-ga-no

speaking
ga-wo-ni-ha

speech
wa-ni-hu

split
u-ne-s-tli

stage
go-wo-ni-s-di-a-yo-da-dla-v

stamp
ga-ya-lv-di

stand
do-ga

start
a-ni--gi-s-di

state
ka-no-he-i

statement
ka-no-he-lv-hi

steam
a-tsi-lv-ga-sa-do-yo-s-di

step
a-la-s-gv-da

stick
da-ga-lo-s-ti

sticker
u-ni-s-ta-lv-s-ti

stiff
ga-ne-ta-ya

stitch
go-ye-wi-sv

store
u-s'

story
ka-ne-he-lv-s-gi

stretch
di-da-ne-s-do-di

stuffing
a-su-ya-na

stuffing
a-su-ya-na-i

substance
di-ka-no-di

sudden
u-la-ni-gi-da

suggestion
ka-ni-i-s-ta-nv

swallow
tso-de

swallow
u-tsi-ka

sweat
a-li-a-lu

sweat batch
a-li-a-lu u-ta-wa-s-ti

swim
yu-ni

swim
a-da-wo-s-di

system
i-ya-dv-ne-li-da-s-di

T

talk
ga-wo-ni-s-gv

talk
hi-wo-ni-hi

talking
wo-ni


talking, he or she is
ga-wo-ni


talking, I am
tsi-wo-ni

tanning
u-tsa-da-we

taste
nu-s-du--a-gi-s-di

taste
a-na-tlu-di-i

tax
a-ye-li--a-gu-yv-di

tears (rips)
hi-tsa-ga-lv

tendency
wi-du-yv-go-dv

test
a-ga-dv-di

theory
go-lu-wa-dv-di

thin
sa-gi-i

thing
i-yu-s-di

thirsty
da-s-ti-he

thought
ne-li-sv

tight
a-s-da-ya

tip
u-s

tire
a-dla--a-tlv-di

tired
da-gi-a-wu-ga

tired
gi-a-wu-ga

tired
tsu-ya-we-tsv-hi

touch
a-sv-na-s-di

tracks
u-ta-si-nv-yi

trade
da-na-li-s-ka

trade
di-da-ne-tli-yv-e-di

trail
nv-ne-hi

trailing
ga-la-nu-ni

transparent
u-lv-su-ti

transportation
a-ni--gi-s-do-di

travel
e-do-li-do-hv

try
ah-ne-li-ta

turn
a-ga-ta-hv-s-di

twilight
u-sv-hi-yi

twin
di-ni-la-wi

twist
a-s-de-ya-s-di

twist
u-gv-tsu-s-ti

U

unit
sa-quu-ha

use
gv-do-di


V

verse
u-da-tlv-gv

view
di-ka-no-di-i

voice
ka-ne-gv-u-no-yv-gv

W

wage
a-da-tlo-s-gi

waiting
a-ga-ti-yv

walk
a-i-sv

wall
a-so-yv

want
u-na-du'-li

was
ge-se-i

wash
a-di-wa-s-ti

wash
a-gv-s-quo-s-di


watch
a-ka-lu-ga

watch
wa-tsi

wave
da-s-tli-ne-ga

way
ga-lo-hi-s-di

wealth
na-gu-se

welcome
tsi-lu-gi

welcome
u-li-he-li-s-di

well
ka

wet
ga-du-li-da

wet
a-ma

which?
ga-do

whistle
a-ye-la-li-do-hi

who?
ka-ga

wild
ga-ya-da-hi

wild
i-na-ge-hi

with the hands
u-wa'-yi gu-ti

wooly
u-nu-du-na

word
ka-ne-tsv

word
ka-ne-i-s-di

work
di-ga-lv-wi-s-da-ne-di

write
ho-we-lv-ga

writing
a-no-wi-li-s-gv

wrong
ga-li-da-s-ta-nv-hi

Y

yellow money
a-de-la da-lo-ne-ga


young
a-wa-ni-ta

young
ni-ta

young
a-yo-li

young
ga-lo-hi-s-di-yi

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I noticed that there are a few different ways to say certain words like sleep and I would like to know which one is the eastern band.

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