White Dove's English-Cherokee Dictionary

White Dove's Cherokee Dictionary

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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
yv-wi-tsu-na-s-ti-ga Little people
yv-wi-ya-hi Indian


Last Update: 11 April 2004