ᏣᎳᎩ

Cherokee

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Choctaw chulaki (“people from the cave country”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑlɑˈɡî/

Proper noun

ᏣᎳᎩ • (tsalagi)

Cherokee (Iroquoian language)
sometimes used to refer to the Cherokee people

Descendants

→ English: Tsalagi, Cherokee

See also

ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ (aniyvwiya), ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ (aniyvwiyai)
ᎩᏚᏩ (giduwa)

Further reading

ᏣᎳᎩ on the Cherokee Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^chr

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