Cherokee Language

Spiritual eXchanges...Starting with "K"
Ka ma ma: "butterfly"
Ka ne tsv: "the power to help heal"
Ka no he lv hi: "traditions, The Old Ways of Life"
Ka wat lee os, tat gat eh':"peace for the cherokees, oh america, peace for the cherokee"

 

Spiritual eXchanges...starting with "L"
Lo gui si: "star"
Lv quo di: "the precious, the dear truth"

 

M

 

Spiritual eXchanges...starting with "N"
Na hna I: a familar place
Na ni we a: "singing with joy"
Na quu na? "How about now?
Ni ga na ye s gv na: "a time to be bold"
Ni ge ya ta hv na:"careless or callous"
Nu da le hna v: "different or separated".
Nu Da'Na'Egwa: "November, "Big Trading month"
Nu ne lv na: "mischief or harm"
Nu we hna v I: "wealth"

 

sPIRITUAL eXchanges...starting with "O"
O li i: (Cherokee) "communicating through our basic sameness or through friendship"
O si yo: "greetings"
O ta li: "mountain"

 

P

 

Q

 

R

 

Spiritual eXchanges...starting with "S"
S du i s di: "the key, the joy that is the essence of life"
Sa go ni ge: "bluejay" or "blue jay"
Sasa: goose.
Sdelv-negv: silver
Si da ne l hi: family
Si gi gi: katydid
Si li gi: silk

 

Spiritual eXchanges...starting with "T"
Ta li a le-yu go di-wo di s ge s di: "twice or more say it"
Ta wo di: "red-tail hawk"
To hi dv: river
To hi dv: "good peace"
To hi ge se s di:"peace on earth"
To hi ge se s do: "making peace, peace for the earth"
To si: "pesky insect," IE: mosquito.
Tojuhwa: Cardinal (red bird)
Tsa lu wa'nee: July, "Corn in Tassel"
Tsa su ga: "a flea"
Tsi law'nee: April, "Flower month"
Tso tle s di: "idle in mind or spirit".
Tsu du go ta nv: "the place where we decide who will sit at the forefront
of our lives to guide the way"
Tsu gv wa lo di I: "a definite standard by which to live, even when the values of others change by the hour."
Tsu la: fox
Tsu no ye ni: "with our hands"
Tsu s ga: oak (tree)