Click Item For details
HOME
TANASI NEWS
INFO CENTER
QUICK FACTS
LANGUAGES
HISTORY
NATIVE ARTS
GENEALOGY
EVENTS
BUSINESSES
ORGANIZATIONS
BOOKS
MUSIC
VIDEOS
ART
Visit These Non-Profit Web Sites:
Alliance For Native American Indian Rights
Native American Educational Association
Tennessee Trail of Tears Association
Books about Indians:
Loud Hawk : The United States Versus the American Indian Movement
Exploration
of Ancient Key-Dweller Remains on the Gulf Coast of Florida
ONLINE LANGUAGE TUTOR
Reading
Tsalagi (Cherokee)
Lesson 1: Small Talk
The table below shows words written using letters from the Cherokee syllabary in the first column. The second column shows the phonetic pronunciation - how the words sound when spoken. The third column shows the English translation.
Remember, each syllabary letter represents a
Cherokee syllable. Words are separated by a space. For example, 
is the word "gado" ("what" in English), formed from the two
syllables (ga), and
(do).
Each syllable has one unique symbol, so there is no capitalization and no upper or lower case in written Cherokee.
Study the words below. Click the link below when you're ready to test your knowledge.
| Tsalagi - Written | Tsalagi - Written In English | English Translation |
   . |
Osiyo. | Hello. |
  ? |
Dtohitsu? | How are you? |
  . |
Osda. | Good. |
   ? |
Gado detsadoa? | What is your name? |
 
  ? |
Hatlv hinela? | Where do you live? |
 ? |
Gadogi hadia? | What did you just say? |
  
  . |
Usganoli hiwonihi. | Please speak slowly. |
   . |
Tla yigoliga. | I don't understand. |
  ? |
Holigatsv? | Do you understand? |
 . |
Wado. | Thank you. |
Click below to take the quiz or return to the Syllabary Tutor :
Reading Cherokee Lesson 1 Quiz Cherokee Syllabary Tutor
|
If
you're serious about learning Cherokee, you'll need more resources. |