cherokee_dictionary

abundant	gv-wa-lo-sv-s-di
accept	di-da-ni-lv
accept	da-da-ni-lv-ga
accomodate	a-li-s-de-lv-di
accomplish	a-s-qua-di-s-di
accumulate	ka-ne-gwo-ga
accumulate	ga-sv-da-s-di
accurate	ka-li-di-do-la-gi
accustomed	o-gi-sa-di
achieve	e-li-ni-gv-ne-dv
acquire	o-tse-li-i-gv-ne-dv
active	gv-hna-ga-li-s-di
adapted	ye-li-di-do-la-gi-i-gv-ne-lv
add	ga-tli-so-di
added	ga-tli-sa-nv-hi
addition	ga-tli-so-di-yi
adorable	u-li-lo-hi
advanced	a-da-sa-la-do-di
advantage	a-tla-nv-da-di-s-gv
advocate	ga-ni-la-di-s-di
agree	go-hi-yv-da-ne-ha
agree	i-su a-ye-(lv)-di
agreeable	tsu-da-da-ni-lu-v-tsa-di
agreed	du-da-ni-lv-tsv
agreement	da-da-he-tse-lv
aid	a-li-s-de-lv-do-di
aid	a-da-s-de-(lv)-di
ally	a-li-(go)-di
amiable	u-li-lo-hi
amuse	a-s-qua-ni-go-hi-s-di
applaud	di-si-dv-ni-s-di
approve	go-hi-yu-do-di
approved	go-hi-yu-do-di
assist	a-da-s-de-(lv)-di
assisting	a-(li)-s-de-li-s-gv
attractive	u-li-lo-hi
balance	u-ti-yv-hi
beautiful	u-wo-du-hi
beloved	a-gi-ga-u
best	wo-:sv
best	wi-do-:sv
best	o-hi-s-ti
best of all	a-s
better	da-tse-tla
bewitch	ga-ne-gu-di-a
brave	u-le-tsu-ya-s-ti
bright	tsu-lv-sa-da
bright	u-tsi-s-ta-lu gi-s-gi
care	a-ga-se-s-do-di
chosen	ga-su-ye-u
chosen	a-su-ye-ta
chosen	su-ye-ta
clean	u-da-nv-ga-lv-da
clear	yi-ga
comfort	nu-tso-se-dv-na
credit	a-da-du-di
dance	tsa-la-tsi-s-gi
dance	u-li-s-gi-s-gu
dance	u-li-s-gi-ta
dancing	a-na-u-li-s-gi-s
dancing	ga-li-s-gi-da-hu
dancing	ga-li-s-gi-a
dear	gv-lv-quo-di
discovery	go-lu-wa-dv-di
dream	a-s-gi-ti-s-di
dream	a-s-gi
dreamed	a-s-gi-da-sv-hi
dreams	tsa-gi
educational	tsu-na-de-lo-qua-s-di
feeling	a-sv-na-s-di-yi
fertile	u-dv-hi-s-di
free	a-se-quu-i
full	ka-li
good	o-si-yu
good	ga-si-yu
good	o-s-da-dv
good	a-si-yu
good	o-s-da
great	e-qua
grinning	u-tse-s-ti
harmony	nv-wa-do-hi-ya-dv
harmony to you	nv-wa-do-hi-ya-da
healthy	do-hi
healthy	nu-wa-do-hi-ya-dv
home	o-we-nv-sv
home	ge-tsa-di
honest	do-na-te-u
honored	ga-lv-ka-we-ti-yu
honored	ga-lv
help	a-li-s-de-lv-di
hold fast	s-ti-yi-ne-ya
keen sighted	u
keen sighted	a-ka-te-na
kind	u-da-nv-di
kiss	s-qua-nu-s-ta
kiss	a-da-ta-we-do-di
knowledge	v-ga-ta-hv-i
lead	ga-ni
lead	gu-na
learn	ga-do-le-qua
learning	a-na-de--lo-qua-s-gv
lend	a-ta-li-s-ta
lending	a-ya-ta-li-s-ta
lesson	go
life	ga-no-du
light	a-tsv-s-dv
light	e-ga-hi
light	a-tsv-s-dv
light	u-lv-sa-da a-tsa-s-dv-i-
like	na-s-gi-ya-i
like	i-yu-s-ti
like	gi-ni-tlo-yi
lives	e-na
living	a-le-ni-do-hv
lover	a-si-u-le e-hu
loves	u-ga-u-hi-u
married	u-da-li
married	de-ge-ga-tsv-s-ta-nv
married	u-da-la
marry	tsa-ya
medal	a-hi
new	i-tse
peace	nv-wa-do-hi-ya-dv
peace	do-hi-yi

play	da-ne-lo-hv-s-ga
play (v)	di-ne-lo-di
pleased	u-le-ha-le-s
pretty	u-wa-du-hi
pretty	u-wo-du-hi
profit	go-tlv-ta-nv
quality	i-ga-o-si
respect	go-hi-yu-hi
responsible	u-na-du-da-lv
rest	a-tsa-we-lo-lv-s-di-di
rest	ha-da-we-so-lu-s-da
rest	a-yi-a-wa
reward	a-sa-s-dv
rich	u-we-nah-i
smile	u-ge-tsa-s-gv
smile	u-tse-tsi
smooth	u-wa-na-de-s-gi
smooth	ta-wi-s-ka
soft	wa-ni-ge-I (or) u-wa''
song	da-ga-no-ge-da (or) ka-no-gi-s-di
special	u-tse-li-dv
spirited	s
strong	u-hu-s-ti (or) u-la-ni-gi-da
sunny	u-da-ha-li
sunny side	u-da-ha-li-yi
support	a-li-s-de-lv-di
suprise	a-s-qua-ni-go-his-di
surprise	i-i-i
sweet	u-ga-na-s-dv (or) a-ga-na-s-ti
tame	u-lu-ni-ta
teaching	da-de-yo-hv-s-gv
true	do-e-u (or) u-do-hi-yu
value	tsu-gv-wa-lo-di

abnormal	ka-li-ni-ge-sv-na
abolish	di-yo-hi-s-di
abuse	u-yo-i-gv-ne-di
accident	u-da-se-ga-tse-di
accuse	gu-hi-s-di-ha (or) a-da-du-hi-s-do-di
accused	a-gu-i-s-di
adultery	a-da-hy-o-ne-di (or) u-de-li-dv-dv-di-nv-si-di
afire	u-tsi-s-tlv-i
aflame	a-da-we-la-gi-s-gv
agitate	ga-nv-qua-e-ha (or) a-yo-tla-di-s-di
aggravate	a-da-de-ya-do-di
alarm	a-s-du-i-da
alimony	a-ga-gu-ye-he-di-tsu-ga-le-nv-da
alone	u-wa-sa (or) u-wa-sv
ambush	di-s-ka-lu-na-gi
ambush	a-ha-lu-na
ambush	a-ha-lu-di
argue	a-ti-yo-hi-ha
argument	di-go-si-so-di
argument	a-ti-yo-s-di
arguments	da-no-si-si
arrest	ga-ni-yi-ha
arrest	a-da-ni-(yi)-di
assault	di-da-(ga)-ti-lv-s-di
astray	u-le-nah-i-yv-s-ti
attack	di-(ga)-ti-lv-s-di (or) di-gi-ti-lv-s-di
avoid	di-da-nv-di-s-do-di
avoided	du-na-da-nv-di-s-ta-nv
avoided	du-da-nv-di-s-ta-nv
awful	u-lo-sv-s-ta-nv
awkward	u-tso-s-da-ne-hi
bad	u-yo-I (or) u-s-ga a-s
bite	a-s-ga-la
bite	a-da-s-ka-lu-tsi
bitter	tsu-na-tsa-ya-s-ti (or) u-yv-s-di
brag	a-tlv-qui-s-ga
broken	u-yo-tsv-hi
burden	a-s
burn	ga-le-yv-sv (or) a-tsi-la
burst	u-tsa-lu-ti-di
bury	ga-ni-si-ha
cheap	u-s-di--tsu-gu-wa-lo-di
closed	ge-wi (or) tsv-gu-li-s-ge-wi
cow-itch	ga-ne-da
crack	u-tla-nv-dv
cracked	u-ne-s-tla
crime	a-s-ga-nv-tsv
crush	ga-ta-we-du-na
cut	a-ye-la-s-di
damage	u-yo-tsv-hi
danger	ga-ni-yo-gi
dangerous	u-s-ga-se-ti
dark	u-le-se-gi (or) u-li-si-gi
dead	u-yo-hu-sv
dead	du-ha-sa-ta
death	u-e-wa-tsu
death	o-yo-hu-sa a-tsi-la (or) a-yo-hu-hi-s-di
death	o-yo-hu-sa
debt	a-da-du-gi (or) tsv-da-li-ta
destruction	u-yo-tsv-hi
die	o-yo-hu-si
dirty	ga-da-na-i
dirty	ga-da-ha-i
drop	go-ha-s-gv
drown	gu-ni-s-ka
error	ga-li-da-s-dv
fall	nu-gi (or) u-lo-sv-gi
falling	gu-ga-la-s
falling off	a-da-te-li
false	ga-io-nu-ne-dv
fat	ka-le-tsa-hi-di
fat	ga-li-tso-hi-da
fault	ya-da-s-ka-gi
fell down	ga-nu-gi
fell down	tsi-nu-gi
fight	a-la-s-di
fighting	a-tsi-la-hu
flesh eater	u-que-da-li'-gi-s-di
foolish	u-lv-da-le-s-gi
force	ga-sa-do-ya-s-di
forked tongue	di-gv-tsu-gi
gauntlet	a-ye-tli
get out	ta-yi
hungry	a-ga-ya-si-ha
hungry	u-yo-si
hungry	ga-ya-si-ha
incomplete	a-du-lu-la
kick	a-da-yv-te-s-di
kill	tsi-i-hu
kill	a-tsi-di-hi
kill	tsi-lu-ga
lack	da-ga-si
lie	go-he-ga
lie	a-tsi-s-ka-la
lie	u-tsi-s
loose	di-yo-sv-hi
lose	tsa-gu-hi
loss	u-yo-hv-se-lv
lost	a-gi-ya-tsu-a-li
lost	u-le-nah-i-da
mischievous	tsu-ne-gu-he-yu
mischievous	u-ne-gu-tsa
mischievous	a-gi-ne-gu-tsa
mischief	gu-he-yu
poison	a-da-hi-hi
poor	u-yo-i-yu-dv-nah-di-gi

prison	di-da-s-du-di
protest	di-ga-ti-lv-s-di
punch	de-ta-la-s-ti
punishment	o-s-dv-di-s-di
quit	tle-s-ti
robbing	tsi-na sa-hv-s (or) sa-hv-s
rot	u-go-sv
rough	u-so-nv
scalping	u-s-ka-ni-gi-ga-lu-da
scratch	ka-nu-ka
scream	ge-lu-hv-s-ga
serious	u-tlv-yo-li-s-di
shadow	u-di-yv-li
sharp	ga-s-ta-yi (or) u-tlv-ta (or) u-do-tlv-sv-i
shock	u-s-ga-s-da-ne-lv
shoot	na-da-a-s-ti-ya-li
shot	a-da-s-ti-ya-li
shout	ga-ta-hi-yu (or) ta-hi-yu
shut	a-s-du-di
sin	a-s-ga-ni
slip	di-da-nv-di-s-do-di
smash	a-yo-s-do-di
sour	u-ga-si-ta
spoil	tsi-a-s-ti-hu (or) a-s-ti-hu
sticky	ga-ya-lv-gi
stop	ha-le’ (or) ha-le-wi-s-ta
strange	a-se-gi
strayed	u-la-yu-tsi
strike	ka-ya-ne-ga
tabu	tsi-ga-ti-ga
tears (cry)	tsu-ga-sa-wo-dv
terrible	u-s-ga-se-ti-yu
thorny	da-s-ti-yu-s-ti
torture	a-da-gi-lu-di
tough	a-s
trash	gu-a-sa-ta
trick	gv-wa-da-li-da-s-di
trouble	u-tso-a-se-di
ugly	a-s-ga-si-ti (or
unfinished	u-tlu-li
unlucky	u-du-wa-le-gu
violent	gv-ni-ga-la-s-di--ga-ho-ye-gi
want	tsa-du'-li-a (or) u-na-du’-li-a
want	u-du'-li-a (or) u-du’li
war	da-na-wa (or) da-nu-wa
war ford	da-na-wa-s
war path	da-na-wa-nv-ne-hi
waste	a-tse-wi-s-gv
weep	de-tlo-ya-s-ti
worn out	u-wa-ta
wound	a-tsi-so-nv-nv (or) a-sa-nu-da-i
wounded	a-sa-nu-nu
yell	ge-lu-hv-s-ga

about	gv-wa-du-wi-dv
again	si-quu
again	ta-li-ne
again	a-si-quo
again	si-wu
against	a-tlu-do-di
against	di-ga-te-le-gi
against	u-tlv-wv-la
against	di-(ga)-ti-le-gi
all	ni-ga-da
all	o-wa-sa
all	ni-ga'-dv
all	ni-ga'-da
also	na-s-gi
also	na-s-quu
also	na-s-quo
also	nu
and	ni-hi-nah-v
and	u-le-nu
and	a-le
and	ni-hi-na
any	ni-ga-(li)-s-di-s-gv-quo
any	i-nu-s-di
anyhow	i-gv-ni-si-s-di s-gv-yi-ni-ga-(li)-s-di
anything	ni-ga-nv-quo
anyway	yi-ni-ga-(la)-s-di-quo
at	na-na-i
at	na-nah-i
because	i-gv-ni-si-s-gi
but	a-se-no
but	a-le
by	na-v-i
come	e-he-na
come	nu'-la
come	de-ha-na
do	nah-dv-ga
enough	e-li-quv
ever	i-yu-quo
every	na-ga-v-i
get	he-tsi
get	hi-gi
give	a-da-ne-di
go	ha-ni-gi
go	he-ga
go	hi-la-hi
go	ge-ga
go	a-ne-ga
have	u-ha
he	s
he	a-tsv-ya-i
he	nah-i
how	gu-do-i
it	s
keep	hi-ne-yu
keep	i-he-s-di
let	i-li-s-go---lv-ta-nv
make	o-tlv-na
make	ga-tlv-s-ka
may	a-na-s-gv-ti
much	u-tsa-ti
no	tla no
not	na-s-gi
only	u-wa-sv
only	na-s-gi
or	a-le
other	so-i
please	u-do-hi-yu-i
please	u-le-ha-le-s-ti
put	wa-di-yi
say	ga-di-a
say	ha-di-a
say	a-na-di-a
say	hi-ne-gi
say	ni-di-di-wa
see	a-go-wa-dv
see	he-go-wa-ta
see	he-go-wa-ka-ta
send	a-da-nv-s-di
still	do-i
such	ya-dv-nah
take	a-gi-s-di
than	gv-na-wo-s-gv
that	na-s-gi
that	na
the	hi-a
then	na-hi-yu-i
there	ha-hna
there	yi
this	hiya
this	hi-a
this	go-hi
though	di-gv-wa-lo-sv
through	ka-li-i
till	gi-la
together	i-tsu-la
very	u-do-hi-yu
well	ka
what	ga-do
what	hv-?
when	hi-la-yu-i
where	ha-tlu
where	ga-tsu
where	ha-tlv
who	ga-go
why	ga-do-no
will	wi-li
with	gv-do-di
yes	v-s-ka-ga
yes	v-v
yes	a-se-hi
you	ne-hi
you	ni-hi

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 fallling 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

Nature - Animals	People - Body & Aliments
Nature - Birds	People - Cherokee Society
Nature - Fish & Creepies	People - Clothing/ Fashion
Nature - Food & Drink	People - Emotions/ Behavior
Nature - Mother Earth	People - Names
Nature - Plants	People - Professions/ Titles
Nature - Trees	People - Spirit/Cosmos
Colors & Numbers	General Words: A - Z
Direction & Measurement	Negative Words
Modern Devises	Positive Words
Place Names	Word Operations
Time	Phrases
Tools & Supply	Sounds