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tsisadulehisahnv is Happy Eastar in Cherokee. tsisadulehisahnv literally translates to ‘when Jesus rose up.’ tsi is the English j and short i sounds in Jim. sa is the English s and short a sounds in sad. du is the English d and oo sounds in duel. le is the English l and long a sounds in lay. hi is the English h and short i sounds in hip. sa is the English s and short a sounds in sap. There is and aspiration on the next syllable, a breathy h. hnv is an aspirated n, a breathy English n sound with a nasalized short u sounds in nut. tsisadulehisahnv is pronounced j – short i – s – short a – d -oo – l – long a – h – short i – s – short a – aspirated n – nasalized short u.

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adadolisdi is prayer in Tsalagi. a is the English short a sound in at. da is the English d and short a sounds in dad. do is the English d and long o sounds in due. li and s is the English l, short i, and s sounds in lisp. di is the English d and long e sounds in Dee. adadolisdi is pronounced short a – d – short a – d – long o – l – short i – s – d – long e.

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tsudahnawida is cross in Cherokee. tsu is the English j and oo sounds in jew. da is the English d and short a sounds in dad. hna is the English breathy n and short a sounds in nap, but with a breathy h before the n. wi is the English w and short i sounds in win. da is the English d and short a sounds in dad. tsudahnawida is pronounced j – oo – d – short a – aspirated n – short a – w – short i – d – short a.