Cherokee Language

Spiritual eXchanges ~ starting with "A"
A da de hu to di: "to insult"
A da du da lv ne di: "obligation, to move & bend without creating a rift in our own spirit"
A da du hi s to di: " to accuse without proof"
A da ge yu di: "circle of love"
A da ge yu di: "real love"
A da ku ge ku tse di: (Cherokee) "to appreciate age (maturity)"
A da la du di: "hands that worship the light & not the darkness"
A da lo nu he di: "deceit"
A da nv to: "spirit"
A da to li gi: "a blessing".
A da to li s di: "a time of grace when we have done nothing to deserve it" IE: forgiveness.
A da to li s to di: "the way that Creator speaks to us through supernatural ways".
A de la: "money".
A di sv s di: "to scuffle or wrestle with imagined competitors & hidden foes".
A du da lv di: "our personal responsibilty to keep self-respect, without question".
A dv hi: grow
A dv yu go di: "jealous"
A ga nah si daw: "messenger or ambassador of good will"
A ga s gv: rain
A ga se s to di: "anything out of order that gets our attention"
A ga yu li: "the elderly"
A go wa dv di: " a vision"
A hi ya s to di: "to overlook, ignore"
A ho li: mouth
A i so qui lv di: "a weight or burden"
A li s de lv to di: "safety or protection"
A li s ga s to di: "to depend on yourself"
A ma yi: "creek water"
A 'ma: "water"
A me qou hi: "sea"
A na da lv: "beloved sisters"
A na su hv s gv: "going fishing"
A ne lo ta nv: "made an effort, or tried to change & failed"
A ne lv to di: "one strong effort"
A ni: "wild strawberry"
A s da wa dv s to di: "to overtake or rule"
A s go na: "wickness of the world"
A s qua dv: "success"
A s qua dv: "to win or triumph over opposite powers"
A sa s dv: "a reward"
A si ni: "backward thinking, going forward & backing up"
A to li s di: "not to borrow trouble"
A tsa we so lv s di: "a rest or reprieve"
A tsi nv s gi: "violets"
A tsv na: "to turn back"
Adadolisdi: "prayer, the language of love
and connection to "Asga Ya Galun Lati"ee "The Great Spirit"
Adahnehdi: "the gift"
Adananuladi: "no threat or danger"
Adanv tesgv: "to think clearly"
Adasgagi: "our worse enemy"
Ana-ska'tee: May, which is The Month of Planting aka The Planting Month"
Asga Ya Galun Lati: "The Great Spirit"
Atiyosdi: (Cherokee) "disagreement, argument"

 

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Spiritual eXchanges ~ starting with "D"
Da li s ga na ne hi: "irony or a degree of sarcasm"
Da tsalu'nee: June, "Green Corn month"
Dalala: "woodpecker"
Di ga ne tli yu s di: "the changes"
Di ga sa wo s di: "tears"
Di gu go ta nv: "to move slowly & with awareness, to use good judgement"
Di ka no di: rose
Di ka no di: "material to work with"
Di ka no gi dv: "the music of the spirit".
Di Ka No He SGi-Di Go We Li SGi: she who writes her philosophy on paper"
Di ni s go li: heads (as in more than one head)
Digalvnhi: "Cherokee grape dumplings"
Du yu go dv: " to live with truth"
Dulu-stinee': September, which is The Nut Month"
Duna Na-Dee': October, which is The Harvest Month"

 

Spiritual eXchanges...starting with "E"
E hi s dv: "a pain or ache, a headache"
E s ga-nu li s da ne lv gi: "we are offended"
E to a: "the now, the present"~The Pivotal Moment of The Now Time

 

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Spiritual eXchanges...starting with "G"
Ga da ha: "spoken with disgust"
Ga ga ge: all shades of red
Ga ho hi li: "with wisdom we know how to fly"
Ga lo hi s di: "a person who has known loneliness"
Ga lv di: "the sweet sleep"
Ga lv la di-tso sv: "heaven"
Ga lv lo I: "sky"
Ga lv quo di: "self esteem"
Ga na nv di s gi: "a war cry or whoop"
Ga no le s gi: "a windy person who blows & goes but means well"
Ga nv nv I: "solitude from the beaten path".
Ga to gv: "to stand still".
Gaga lu'nee: February, "Bony (hungry) month"
Galo'nee: August, "End of Fruit month".
Gi ga ge: "cardinal".
Gi ge s di: "all shades of purple, such as the color of the sunset"
Gi li: dog
Go hi yu di:"our faith"
Go hu s di-ge sv:intelligence
Go li s di yi: "recognition or reckoning"
Go na ya: "doing without"
Go wo ni ha: "to talk on and on"
Gu na da yi li da s di: "to court, woo through our thoughts & words, reaching with intense effort"
Gv ge wi s di: "to neglect"

 

Spiritual eXchanges--starting with "H"
Hi lv s gi nv ya: "many heavy stones"
Howa: "you are welcome"

 

Spiritual eXchanges...starting with "i"
I da tli ni gv si:"rules are made to help us do our best, rules are
made to serve human beings - not human beings made to serve the rules"
I ga osi: "deeper rest"
I ga: "a new day".
I ya dv ne li da s di: "The WHOLE You"
I ye li s di i.: "the remembeing of things NOT as they were, an over imagination"
I yv da: "careful or mindful of what is important"

 

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