#Cherokeelanguage #cherokeewordoftheday digohwelodi, digo(h)welodi, digowelodi are ways to spell pencil. di is the English d and short i sounds in dig. go is the English g and long o sounds in go. There is an intrusive h, a small breathy whisper with the next syllable. we is the English w and long a sounds is way. lo is the English l and long o sounds in low. di is the English d and long e sounds dee.

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gohweli, go(h)weli, or goweli is how paper is spelt in Tsalagi. go is the English g and long o sounds in go. There is an intrusive h, a breathy whisper with the way syllable. hwa is a breathy whispered, English w and long a sounds in way. li is the English l and long e sounds in Lee. goweli is pronounced g – long o – intrusive h – w – long a – l – lone e.

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adetloquaa, adehlo(h)gwa’a. adehlohgwa’a is learn in Tsalagi. a is the short English a sound in at. de is the English d and long a sounds in day. tlo is pronounced hlo, a breathy, whispered English l and long o sounds in low. There is an intrusive h before the qua syllable. There is a breathy exhale while the qu blend is being pronounced. qua is the English gw and short a sound in quack. Since there are two vowels side by side there is a glottal stop inserted between them. A glottal stop is a brief pause. a is the English short a sound in at. adetloquaa is pronounced short a – d – long a – hl (breathy, whispered l) – long o – intrusive h – gw – short a – glottal stop – short a.

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digoweli or digo(h)weli or digohweli is book in Tsalagi. di is the English d and short i sounds in did. go is the English g and long o sounds in go. There is an intrusive h with the we, a breathy exhale while producing the ‘w’. we is the English w and long a sounds in way. li is the English l and long e in Lee. digoweli is pronounced d – short i – g – long o – intrusive h – w – long a – l – long e.

#Cherokeelanguage #cherokeewordoftheday dide(h)yohvsgi is teacher in Tsalagi. di is the English d and short i sounds in did. de is the English d and long a sounds in day. There is an intrusive h before the yo syllable. yo is the English y and long o sounds in yo-yo. hv is the English h and nasalized uh sounds in huh. s is the same sound in English. gi is the English g and long e sounds in gee. didehyohvsgi and dideyohvsgi are two other ways of spelling teacher. dideyohvsgi is pronounced d – short i – d – long a – intrusive h – y – long o – h – nasalized uh – s – g – long e.

#Cherokeelanguage #cherokeewordoftheday didehlo(h)quasgi is student in Tsalagi. du is the English d and oo sounds in doodle. de is the English d and long a sounds in day. tlo is the aspirated h, l and long o sounds in a whispered beginning low. There is aspiration prior to the qua syllable. qua is the English gw and short a sounds in gwam. s makes the same sound in English. gi is the English g and long e sounds in gee. didehlo(h)quasgi is pronounced d – short i – d – long a – aspirated l – long o – aspiration – gw – short a – s – g – long e.

#Cherokeelanguage #cherokeewordoftheday tsunadetlo(h)quasdi’i is school in Tsalagi. tsu is the English j and oo sounds in jukebox. na is the English n and short a sounds in nap. de is the English d and long a sounds in day. tlo is the English l, but aspirated (whispered, breathy) and long o sounds in low. There is an intrusive h before the qua syllable. Again there will be a whispered breathy h sound before the next sound, in this case the qu. qua is the English gw blend and short a sounds in gwam. s makes the same sound in English. di is the English d and short i sounds in dip. There is a glottal stop before the next sound. Remember a glottal stop is a brief pause. i is the English long e is we. tsunadetloquasdii can be seen spelt junadehlohgwasdii and junadetloquasdii. tsunadetloquasdii is pronounced j – oo – n – short a – d – long a – aspirated l – long o – intrusive h – gw – short a – s – d – short i – glottal stop – long e.