Proper Names

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A me li ge (America)

Yo wa ne gv (Arkansas)

A de kaa tsu lv (California)

A tsi la a ne lo hi (Catholics)

A ni tsi ga sa (Chichasaw Tribe)

Tsi kama gi (Chickamauga)

A ni tsa ta (Choctaw Tribe)

A ni gu si (Creek Tribe)

De la si (Dallas or Dallis)

A ni qua nv gi (Delaware Tribe)

Tsu yv tlva ne hi yv wi (Eskimo)

A ni ga lv tsi (French People)

A da tsi (German)

Tsi lu si la mi (Jerusalem)

A ni gi du wa gi (Kitowah People)

A ni s quani (Mexican People)

A ni da lo ni ge (Orientals)

O ga li ho mi (Oklahoma)

A ni (wa)sa si (Osage Tribe)

A ni yv wi ya (Principle People)

Lo mi i (Romans)

A ni se ni ka (Seneca Tribe)

Si quo ya (Sequoyah)

Ta li qua (Tahlequah)

Nv da gv (Texas)

Ta li si i (Tulsa)

A ni s ka la li (Tuscarora People)

 

 

 

The following is a list of words that have more than one meaning:

i ga--- i `ga (daytime)

`i ga (noon)

o ni --- o `ni (last)

`o ni (lawn)

u gana wv --- u `ga na wv (south)

u ga na `wv (warm)

u ga lo gv (leaf, tea)

u s di (baby, little, tiny, small)

u dv sv (grown person, grown plant)

u ni lu tsv ---u ni lu `tsv (emigrants)

u `ni lu tsv (returns)

u ga nas ta (cake, sweet)

u we tsi (egg, child of)

v da li (lake, pond, bay)

gana li --- ga na `li (steer, ox)

`ga na li (lazy)

ga s gi lo (chair, table)

ga sa qua lv (round, circle, hoop)

go ya dv (wing, sleeve)

go we li (paper,book)

ka ma ma (elephant, butterfly)

The following is a list of words that have multiple synonymous or related meanings:

a ni ga yo li (minority,sparse, few)

a li (do)

di (cooperate, unite, affiliate, ally)

a ye li (half,middle, between, half dollar)

Ah-choo-jah anitsutsa (boys)

a ge `hu tsa (girl) a tse (lv)

di (pretend, fiegn, imitate, fakery)

a le ni s gi (beginner, amatuer)

a le wi s do di (camp, stop, period, pause,halt)

a le (nv)

di (begin, start, commerce)

a dla (rosin, rubber, tar,gum, wax)

a dla nv da di s gv (opportunity, privilege, advantage)

a da dv (do)

di (to inquire, ask, to question)

a da (nv)

te di (to ponder, reason, scheme, idea, to think)

a dado li s di (to say grace, to bless, sympathize, pray, pardon, have mercy)

a da nu go wi di (to oust, impeach, evict, eject)

a da lo nu he di (betray, swindle, decieve, defraud)

Words that have multiple synonymous or related meanings:

a da se he di (to show, guide, direct, indicate)

a da de (ya) do di (to aggravate, disturb, harass, tantalize)

a da de yo di (to teach, instruct, advise, enlighten)

Family
a que tsi a ge yu tsa (daughter)

u we ji a ska `ya (man, men)

Ah-sgah-yah u ye hi (husband)

`ge ya (woman)

Ah-gay-yah anigeya (women)

a `tsu tsa (boy)

Ah-gay-huge-jah aneigehutsa (girls)

e `do `da (father)

Eh-doh-dah vg edoda (my father)

tsa duda (your father)

ogi duda (our father)

vg etsi (my mother)

e `tsi (mother)

Eh-gee ogitsi (our mother)

tsa tsi (your mother)

u `sti (baby)

Oo-sdee a `yo li (child, baby)

di ni `yo tli (children)

gohustianadadvni (kinsmen or kinfolk as in relations)

etsi (mother)

edoda (father)

agitsi (my mother)

agiduda (my father)

udvsonvhi (elder(man)

elisi (grandmother)

agayvlige (elder(woman)

edudi (grandfather)

also vgitsi (my mother (dialect thing again)

and vgidoda (father)

vgilisi (my grandmother)

vgidudi (my grandfather)

a na da nv tli (brothers)

di na da nv tli (brother(s)

ulv (her sister)

Notice that sister is odd

udo (his sister)

vgilv (female speaking of ) = vgilv my sister

vgido (male talking about his) = vgido

dinadalv (they are sisters )

Family (continued)

tsosdadalv (we are sisters )

tsosdadanvtli (we are brothers)

gohusdianadadvni (cousin or kin to me)

diniyoli (children) ayoli (child)

e tlo`gi (aunt)Eh-tloh-gee

u lo`gi (their aunt)

e du `sti (uncle) Eh-doo-jee

E li si (grandmother) Eh-lee-see

E du du (grandfather) Eh-doo-doo

E ni si (Paternal grandmother) Eh-nee-see

Danvtli (brother)

Dinadanvtli (brothers(they are brothers)

Tsosdadanvtli (my brother or we are brothers)

Jo sda da lv (Sister (from siste) Joh-sdah-dah-luh

Jo sda da hnv tli (brother(from brother) Joh-sdah-dah-nuh-tlee

A gi do (brother (from sister) Ah-gee-doh

O gi na li (friend(3rd person) Oh-gee-naw-lee

Sidanelv (family, cousin) (notice cousin and family are same word)

ududa (his/her father)

utsi (his/her mother)

ogiduda (our father, but it doesn't include that it could be your father)

ogitsi (our mother, but it doesn't include that it could be your mother)

oginiduda & oginitsi (our father & our mother, meaning they are his, hers and mine.)

uniduda (their father)

unitsi (their mother)

Notice that there are usually not two vowels together in a word. If a word starts with a vowel and the descriptive word ends in a vowel then the second one is usually dropped.

gadodetsadoa (what is your name)

daquadov (my name)

dudov (his/her name) daquadov (Awohali or Awohali daquadov)

"is" is understood in most cases daquadov (Awohali = name) but more often than not you might reply tsigia Awohali = I am Eagle agia Awohali = he is Awohali

Note the double "a"'s aren't combined because this is a description of someone

 

 

 

 

 

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Animals

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u no ga (bass,fish)

do ye (beaver)

Yona or yonah (bear)

Gvnigeyona (black bear)

Gvnigeyona aledi (black bear that stands)

tsi s qua (bird)

gv na ge tsi s qua (blackbird)

Yvsv (bison)

gv he (bobcat)

gv na ge ga le gi (blacksnake)

tsa quo la da gi (bluebird)

tsa ta ga (chicken)

usti waya (Coyote's are little)

gi yu ga (chipmunk)

a gi na so qui li (colt)

wa ga (cow)

tsi s dv na (crawfish)

go gv (crow)

a wi (deer)

gi li (dog)

gu le di s go ni hi (dove)

ga wa nv (duck)

u wo ha li (eagle)

dv de gi (eel)

ka ma ma (elephant)

a tsa di (fish)

tsu la (fox)

tsu s qua ne gi dv (goat)

sa sa (goose)

o ga na (groundhog)

qu qui di ga na sa I (guinea fowl)

k na s go wa (heron)

si qua (hog)

so qui li (horse)

wa le lu (hummingbird)

tlv da tsi (lion)

Kanunu (bull frog)

Saloli (squirrel)

Gvni (turkey)

Ulano (turtle)

wahya (wolf (Eastern Dialect)

 

 

 

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Imperatives Or Commands

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halista dvtluga (sit down)

hadida (get up (from lying down)

talehvga (stand up)

asduda (shut up)

doyahena (go outside)

ehiyha (come in)

estiyvha (come in (to two people)

etsiyvha (come in (to 3+ people)

gasgilo gihalsdv tsuga (sit in the chair)

gasgilo (chair)

Note: the rest is probably more like "take yourself over to that chair and sit in it"

halista dvtluga (sit down)

ayv (me)

aquatseli (my)

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The Body

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u nv tsi da (brain)

ga le (ear)

a ga do li (eye)

di ga do li (eyes)

u ka dv I (face)

u wa yi (hand)

a s go li (head)

ga dv gi a (hear)

ga ga lo I (leg)

di ga ga lo I (legs)

 

English to Tsalagi Dictionary in Alphabetical order

Not all the words in Section A have been included as yet in the following. Remember to sound out the words because spelling differences may be only phonetic sounds spelled differently.

Engl.ish Tsalagi

Acorn gu le all ni `ga da

Alone u `wa sa

already ga yu `la

also nas `quu

and a `le

asleep ga li `ha

Amen e me nv

America a me li ge

and a le

anvil a so di ta lu gi s gi u li gi

apple sv ga ta

apron a tse sa do

apricot da `lo ni ge-a dv `dv ski

Arkansas yo wa ne gv

arrow di ga da tla dv

arrowheads di ga da tla dv tsu s go

ashes go s du

ate `a `ga

aunt e tlo gi

ax ga lu ya s di

baby u s di ga

bad u yo i

bag de ga lo di

banana qua `ne `na

ball a la s ga lo di

barrel sv do ni

basket ta lu tsa

bass (fish) u no ga

batter a su ge di

beads a de la di ya tso di

bean du ya

bear yo nv

beaver do yi

bed ga ni si

bed ga ni tlv di sti

bedroom asvsti kanvsulv

bee wa du li si

 

 

English Tsalagi

beef wa `ka-ha

before i gv yi di tlv

behind o ni di tlv

bell ha lv ni

below e la di tlv

belt a da tlo s di

bench ga nv hi dvga s gi lo

beside u li di tlv

between a ye li

bible go we li u ha ge dv

big e qua

bigger u ta ni di

bird tsi s qua

birthday u de ti yi s gv i

black gv na ge i

blackbird gv na ge tsi s qua

black-snake ga le gi

blanket tsu s qua nv ni

blood gi gv

blouse a ge yv ga du i u nu wo gi

blue sa go ni ge i

bluebird tsa quo la da gi

boat tsi yu

bobcat gv he

book go we li

box (noun) ga ne sa i

bow (hunting) ga li tsa di

boy a tsu tsa

boys a ni tsu tsa

branch (tree) u s di u wa ni ga lv

branch (stream) u s di ge yv qua

brain u nv tsi da

bread ga du

bridge a sv tsi

broad ax u dv na ga lu ya s di

brothers a na da nv tli

brown wa di ge i

bucket ta lu gi s gi go yi nu s di a ma

building ne s ge ha

building (verb) a tli s do di

bullfrog ka nu nu

butter go sa nv hi

butterfly ka ma ma

 

English Tsalagi

cabbage u s ge wi

cake `wa du `li si

California a de kaa tsu lv

candle y ka na wi a tsv s do di

canoe tsi yu

cap u gv tsa di a li s que ta wv

cat we sa

caterpillar s go ya a ne s gi lv v s gi

Catholics a tsi la a ne lo hi

Car `a `tso du `di

center a ye li

central a ye li

chair ga s gi lo

chapter a ya do lv i

Cherokee tsa la gi

Cherokee (place) tsa la gi yi

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Cherry gi ta ya

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Chestnut ti li

Chichasaw Tribe a ni tsi ga sa

Chickamauga tsi ka ma gi

chicken tsa ta ga

chicken soup uga ma tsa ta ga

child a yo tli

children di ni yo tli

chimney a hu tsa wa la gv i

chipmunk gi yu ga

Choctaw Tribe a ni tsa ta

Christ `Ga lo `ne `da

Christian tsu `nel ti

Christmas u na de ti yi s gv i

Church `di ga la `wi sti

City ga du `hv i

Clean `u da `nv ga `lv da

cloth a na wo

clothing di `nu wo

close `as du `di

cloud u lo gi lv

cloudy u `lo gi `la

coat ga sa le na

coffee go we

cold u yv tla

cold time u `yv `dla

colt a gi na so qui li

 

English Tsalagi

come e `he na

container a tli s do di

cook (noun) a da s da yv hv s gi

cook (verb) a da s da yv hv

cool u ne sv `yv `tli

copperhead wo di ge a so go li

corn se lu

corn bread `se lu-`ga du

corner u nv si yv i

country sga `du gi

cove u ge da li yv i

cow wa ga

crawfish tsi s dv na

creek ni la dv yi

Creek Tribe a ni gu si

cricket ta la du

crow go gv

cucumber ga ga ma cup ga nu hi lo di

Dallas or Dallis de la si

daughter a que tsi a ge yu tsa

day i ga

daylight u gi tsi ha

deep ha wi ni

deer a wi

Delaware Tribe a ni qua nv gi

devil a s gi na

dime s go i ya da nv te di

dirt ga da

doctor di da nv wi s gi

dog gi li

dogwood ka nv si tad

door ga lo hi s di

doorway ga lo hi s di yi

dough (corn) a su ge da se lu

dough (flour) a su ge da u lo le s da

dove gu le di s go ni hi

down e la di

dress a sa no

dry u da `yo di

duck ga wa nv

eagle u wo ha li

ear ga le

earth e lo hi no

 

English Tsalagi

east ka lv gv i

eat hi ga eel dv de gi

egg u we tsi

eggs tsu we tsi

eggs (scrambled) asuyedv tsu we tsi

eggs (fried) goihi gvnistodi tsu we tsi

elephant ka ma ma

enemy tso tsi da na wa

Eskimo tsu yv tlv a ne hi yv wi

eye a ga do li

eyes di ga do li

face u ka dv i

fast ga tsa nu la

fat u li tso hi dv

father e do da

feather u gi da li

field tso ge si

fire a tsi la

fireplace go dv di a hu tsa wo la dv i

first a gv yi yi

fish a tsa di

fishing a su v s gi

floor ya te no ha

flour u tsa le s da

flower hu tsi lv ha

flowing e gv i

fly (noun) dv ga

fog tsu gv ha dv

food `al sta yvn `ti

forest a do hi

forever i go hi dv

fox tsu la

French People a ni ga lv tsi

friend o gi na li i

friends tso ga li i

frog wa lo si

frost u ya dv ha

fruit u da ta `nv-a `gi `sdi

gap (as in mountain) u yv la dv dv i

garden a wi sv di yi

German a da tsi

girl a ge yu tsa

glass u ne s da la

 

English Tsalagi

gloves di li ye su lo

oat tsu s qua ne gi dv

god e do da

gold da lo ni ge i

goose sa sa

grapes qua lu si

grass ga nu lv hi

grasshopper do la tsu ga

gravy u ga ma

gritter a su go s di se lu tsu wa ni ge i

green a tse hi

groundhog o ga na

group u da tli gi

groups du na da tli gi

guinea fowl qu qui di ga na sa i

hammer gv ni li da s da

hand u wa yi

handsaw u s di a ga na so gi

hat a li s que ta wo gi

hay ka ne s ga

hazelnut a yu gi dv

head a s go li

hear ga dv gi a

heat u di le ga

heaven ga lv la di

hello si yu / si yo

heron k na s go wa

highway e qua nv no hi

hoe ga lo go di

hog si qua

holly u s da s di

honeybee wadulisi

home a que nv sv i

hominy ga no he nv

horse so qui li hot u di le ga

hot house o si

house a da ne lv

hummingbird wa le lu

hurry u tli s da

husband u ye hi I yv

ice u ne s da la

icicle u ne s da la u ne sa dv i

inch `` e ya si ta dv hi

 

English Tsalagi

Indian yv wi ya hi

Indians a ni yv wi ya hi

inside ha wi ni

island a ma ye li

itch u ni tsi la

Jehovah yi ho wa

Jerusalem tsi lu si la mi

Jesus tsi sa jug ga da gu gu

jump ha da na wi dv

kettle ka wi a do di tsu la s gi

key a s du i s di

kill tsi lu ga

kitchen a ds ta ti

Kitowah People a ni gi du wa gi

knife ye la s di

lake v da li

lamp a `tsv s di go i

learn ga do le qua

leg ga ga lo i

legs di ga ga lo i

light u lv sa da a tsa s dv i

like looks gi ni tlo yi

lion tlv da tsi

lives (verb) e ha

little `u sti

log tsu lv da ge wi

long ga nv hi dv

love tsi lv quo di / tsi ge yu i

man a s ga ya

mask a gv du lo

match (Noun) a tsu s di

mattress a tse s do me a `ya

meat ha wi ya

medicine nv wa ti

men a ni d ga ya

now nv

night sv `no `I

peach `qua `na pear di ga `dv di

peas duyu nasdii

pencil di go `we lo `di

pork (pi g) si `qua-ha

potatoes nu `na

potatoes (baked) gadunvi nu`na

 

English Tsalagi

potatoes (fried) goihi gvnistodi nu `na

phone di li no `he `hi

plum qua `nun sti

preach `al tsa `do `ti

shirt ha `wi ni-`a nu

shoes di la `su lo

slow u ska `no la

socks di `li yo

smoke signal tsu na lu gi

snow (time) us gi ya

snow v `tsi

spirit a da nv do

spirit warrior a da nv do ai tli hi

stand, or upright a le di

standing ga do da

stop ha le `wi sta

storehouses u na wa da li

succeed as gwa dis di

success asgwadv sun nv`da

sunshine a ga`lis gv

sun is shining a`ga li

street ga la `nv da

table / chair ga sgi lo

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