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selu duya nadalahuni is succotash in Cherokee. I have also seen it as selu duya nadelahuni. se is the English s and long a sounds in say. lu is the English l and long u sounds in lou. du is the English d and long u sounds in due. ya is the English y and short a sounds in yap. na is the English n and short a sounds in nap. da is the English d and short a sounds in dad. la is the English l and short a sounds in lap. hu in the English h and oo sounds in hoot. ni is the English n and long e sounds in knee. selu (corn) is pronouched s – long a – l – long u. duya (bean) is pronounced d – long u – y – short a. nadalahuni is pronounced n – short a – d – short a – l – short a – h – oo – n – long e.

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sohi oninvhida is pecan in Tsalagi. so is the English s and long o sounds in so. hi is the English h and long e sounds in he. o is the English long o sound in oh. ni is the English n and short i sounds in nix. nv is the English n and nasalized short u sounds in numb. hi is the English h and long e sounds in he. da is the English d and short a sounds in da. so hi is pronounced s – long o – h – long e. oninvhida is pronounced long o – n – short i – n – nasalized short u – h – long e – d – short a.

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gule is acorn in Cherokee. gu is the English g and oo sounds in goop. le is the English l and long a sounds in lay. gule is pronouced g – oo – l – long a.

#Cherokeelanguage#cherokeewordofthedayasquanigododi awisv is harvest in Tsalagi. a and s is the English short a and s sounds in as. qua is the English gw and short a sounds in quad. ni is the English n and long e sounds in knee. go is the English g and long o sounds in go. do is the English d and long o sounds in do. di is the English d and long e sounds in dee. a is the English short a sound in at. wi is the English w and long e sounds in we. sv is the English s and nasal… See moreSee insights and adsBoost postBoost postPublish nowCloseEdit postText#Cherokeelanguage #cherokeewordoftheday asquanigododi awisv is harvest in Tsalagi. a and s is the English short a and s sounds in as. qua is the English gw and short a sounds in quad. ni is the English n and long e sounds in knee. go is the English g and long o sounds in go. do is the English d and long o sounds in do. di is the English d and long e sounds in dee. a is the English short a sound in at. wi is the English w and long e sounds in we. sv is the English s and nasalized uh sounds in sung. asquanigododi awisv is pronounced short a – s – gw – short a – n – long e – g – long o – d – long o – d – long e short a – w – long e – s – nasalized uh. https://youtu.be/49SXbLsjy84

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selu gadu is corn bread in Cherokee. se is the English s and long a sounds in say. lu is the English l and long u sounds in lou. selu means corn. ga is the English g and short a sounds in gap. du is the English d and oo sounds in due. gadu is bread. selu gadu is pronounced s – long a – l – long u g – short a – d – oo.

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ulagohvsdi is autumn in Tsalagi. u is the English oo sound in ooh. la is the English l and short a sounds in lap. go is the English g and long o sounds in go. hv and s are the English h, nasalized uh, and s sounds in huhs. di is the English d and long e sounds in dee. ulagohvsdi is pronounced oo – l – short a – g – long o – h – nasalized uh – s – d – long e.

#Cherokeelanguage #cherokeewordoftheday wagiga is squash in Cherokee. wa is the English w and short a sounds in want. gi is the English g and short i sounds in gift. ga is the English g and short a sounds in gap. wagiga is pronounced w – short a – g – short i – g – short a.

#Cherokeelanguage #cherokeewordoftheday uqualoga is leaf in Tsalagi. u is the English oo sound in fool. qua is the English gw blend and the short a sounds in quaky. lo is the English l and long o sounds in low. ga is the English g and short a sounds is gap. uqualoga is pronounced oo – gw – short a – l – long o – g – short a.

#Cherokeelanguage #cherokeewordoftheday ali’i is friendship in Tsalagi. a is the English short a sound in as. li is the English l and short i sounds in lip. There is a glottal stop, a brief pause. i is the English long e sound in jeep. ali’i is pronounced short a – l – short i – glottal stop – long e.

gadu is bread in Cherokee. ga is the English g and short a sound in game. du is the English d and oo sound in do. gadu is pronounced g – short a – d – oo
gvna is turkey in Tsalagi. gv is the English g and short u sound, but nasalized (like uh-uh), in gust. na is the English n and short a sound in nap. gvna is pronounced g – nasalized short u (uh-uh) – n – short a
selu is corn in Tsalagi. se is the English s and long a sound in say. lu is the English l and oo sound in fool. Literally, when I see se together I think of the word say and when I see lu I think of my Aunt Lou, it is the same pronunciation. selu is pronounced s – long a – l – oo or say lou
wado is thank you in Tsalagi. ‘wa’ is the English w and short a sound in wand. ‘do’ is the English d and the long o sound doe. wado is pronounced w – short a – d – long o.
alihelisdi is Thanksgiving in Tsalagi. I’ve heard the greeting for happy thanksgiving given two ways during my life:alihelisdi iga, and alihelisdi. alihelisdi is literal translation is happy and iga means day. It’s not Happy Thanksgiving, but Happy Day. a is the English short a sound an ant. li is the English l and long e sound in the name Le. he is the English h and long a in hay. s makes the same sound as the English s. di is the English d and long e sound in deep. alihelisdi is pronounced short a – l – long e – h – long a – l – long e – s – d – long e.
iga is day. iga is pronounced long e – g – short a
iga-al(i)stayvn(v)di is dinner in Tsalagi. i is the short i English sound in is. ga is the English g and short a sound in gap. al is the short a and l English sound in all. s is the same sound in English. ta is the English t and short a sound in tan. yvn is the English y and nasalized short u sound in yum, but with the English n sound instead of the m. di is the English d and long e sound in the name Dee. iga – al(i)stayvn(v)di is pronounced short i – g – short a – short a – l – s – t – short a – y – nasalized short u – n – d – long e.
*The i and v located in parenthesis ( ) are silent. They are used in the Syllabary spelling of the word, but not typically seen in the Romanized. If they are, most authors will place the vowel that is silent / deleted or the whole syllable in parentheses. When there is a silent / deleted vowel, the consonant is added to the syllable prior. So, even though ali is represented by two syllables in the Syllabary, representing two sounds; when the i is silent / deleted the l is sounded at the end of the a as if the a and l made up one syllable.
iya gelisgi is pumpkin pie in Tsalagi. i is the English short i sound in is. ya is the English y and short a sound in yam. ge is the English g and long a sound in game. lis is the English l, short i sound and s in lisp. gi is the English g and long e sound in gee. iya gelisgi is pronounced in English short i – y – short a g – long a – l – short i – s – g – long e.
sidanelv is family in Tsalagi. si is the English s and short i sound in sit. da is the English d and short a sound in dad. ne is the English n and long a sound in nay. lv is the English l and a nasalized short u in lug. Remember the v in Cherokee is like a nasalized short u or the slang uh in uh-oh. sidanelv is pronounced s – short i – d – short a – n – long a – l – nasalized u.

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