PHRASES

[David White Hawk Administrator]

PHRASES

all right
ha wa

anothers grandmother
e-li-si

bad looking
u-ho-i di-ka-no-di-yi

big spoon
e-qua di-do-di

butterbean game
du-ya di-qua-na-yo-s-di

come in!
gi-hv-ha

digging in several places
ta-s-go-la

do you know?
hi-ga-ta-ka-tau

do you want bread?
tsa-du-li-ha-tsu-ga-du

down the hill
ga-da-li

empty vessel
a-tsi-a-do-di

falling flowers
tsi-la-do-o-s-gi

fat meat
u-li-tsa-he-dv a-way

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-a-da-si

going back
u-tsu-dv

grandmother of group of children
u-ni-li-si

grown person
u-dv-na

hanging down
u-ne-sa-dv-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-

I know
tsi-ga-ta-ha

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-

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

little spoon
u-s-di di-do-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 grandmother
e-li-si

my grandfather
e-du-du

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-

new born baby
u-s-di u-da-ge-i-

new year
i-tse u-de-ti-yv-sv-i-

No, thank you
tla-no

no good
u-yo-i-

not any
ka-ni-gi-da

old field
u-we-ti tlo-ge-si

Now for the twelve!
ha-! ta-!

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-

paper money
a-de-lv go-we-li

parboil
a-gv-ye a-li-tsv-da

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

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-qua-ya tlu-gv-i-

speckled trout
u-na-nv tsa-dv a-tsa-di

spicewood tea
no-da-tsi a-di-ta-s-di

string of beads
a-da-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

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 warm it
hi-ga-na-wo-da

ugly person
ni-da-tse-lv-na yv-wi

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 pine tree
to-tsi tlu-gv-i-

wild greens
ga-nu-lv-hi

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