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Cherokee Language
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a, as a in father, or short as a in rival
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o, as o in note, approaching aw in law
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e, as a in hate, or short as e in met
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u, as oo in fool, or short as u in pull
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i, as i in pique, or short as i in pit
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v, as u in but, nasalized
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English word Eastern Cherokee{EC}Western Cherokee{WC}
hello
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o si yo
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o si yo
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thank you
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wa do
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wa do
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Cherokee
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Tsa la gi
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Tsa la gi
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one
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sa quu i
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sa wu
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two
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ta li
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ta li
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three
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tso i
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tso i
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four
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nv gi
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nv gi
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five
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hi s gi
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hi s gi
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six
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su da li
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su da li
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seven
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ga li quo gi
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ga li quo gi
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eight
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tsu ne la
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tsu ne la
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nine
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so ne la
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so ne la
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ten
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s go hi
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s go hi
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(my) mother
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e tsi
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a gi tsi
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(my) father
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e do da
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a gi do da
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(my) grandmother
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e li si
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a gi li si
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(my) grandfather
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e du da
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a gi du da
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(my) sister
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u do
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u do
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(my) brother
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tso s da da nv tli
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a gi do i
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(my) home
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o we nv sv
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di que nv sv
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food
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a li s da yu nv di
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a li s da yu nv di
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deer
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a wi
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a hwi
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owl
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u gu gu
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u gu gu
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hawk
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ta wo da
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ta wo da
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turkey
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gv ni
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gv na
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horse
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so qui li
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so qui li
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tree
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i tlv gv
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tlu ku (gv)
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fire
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a tsi la
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a tsi la
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mountain
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o da lv
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o da lv
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river
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e quo ni
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e quo ni
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lake
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v da li
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v da li
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sky
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ga lv lo i
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ga lv lo i
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husband
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a s ga ya - a ni ne la
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a s ga ya - a ni ne la
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wife
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u da li i
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a g s ta yv hv s gi
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love (I love you)
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gv ge yv hi
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gv ge yv hi
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wed(marriage)
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tsv da da tsv s to di
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tsv da da tsv s to di
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