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ulihelisdi tsunadalvquodi iga is Happy Valentine’s Day in Western Cherokee dialect. u is the English oo sound in ooh. li is the English l and short i sounds in lip. he is the English h and long a sounds in hay. li and s is the English l, short i, and s sounds in list. di is the English d and long e sounds in Dee. ulihelisdi is pronounced oo – l – short i – h – long a – l – short i – s – d – long e. tsu is the English j and long u sounds in jew. na is the English n and short a sound in nap. da is the English d and short a sounds in dad. lv is the English l and nasalized uh in lung. quo is the English gw and long o sounds in quote. di is the English d and long e sounds in deep. tsunadalvquodi is pronounced j – oo – n – short a – d – short a – l – nasalized uh – gw – long o – d – long e. i is the English short i in inch. ga is the English g and short a sounds in gap. iga is pronounced short i – g – short a.

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haliheliga adagey(u)di hudodaquisu’i is Happy Valentine’s Day in Eastern dialect Tsalagi. It translates to ‘be happy love all day long.’

ha is the English h and short a sounds in happy. li is the English l and short i sounds in lip. he is the English h and long a sounds in hay. li is the English l and short i sounds in lip. ga is the English g and short a sounds in gap. haliheliga is pronounced h – short a – l – short i – h – long a – l – short i – g – short a. * Some do not pronounce the last a *

a is the English short a sound in at. da is the English d and short a sounds in dad. ge is the English g and long a sounds in gate. y(u) is the English y sound with the u not pronounced. di is the English d and long e sounds in Dee. adagey(u)di is pronounced short a – d – short a – g – long a – y – d – long e.

hu is the English h and long u sounds in hue. do is the English d and long o sounds in doe. da is the English d and short a sounds in dad. qui is the English gw blend and short i sounds in tranquil. su is the English s and oo sounds in sew. There is a glottal stop before the i. i makes the English long e sound in eve. hudodaquisu’i is pronounced h – long u – d – long o – d – short a – gw – short i – s – oo – glottal stop – long e.