#cherokee language

[bucephaly]

Nasgino Inagei Nidayulenvi (It Started in the Woods), a new album by Agalisiga entirely in the Cherokee language was just released today

[todaysdocument]

Letter transmitted by P.M. Butler, the Indian Agent for the Cherokees, to T. Hartley Crawford, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, relaying the message of Se-quo-yah's death.

Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian AffairsSeries: Letters Received

Letter written in Cherokee alphabet.  Complete letter and a translation are available at the link.

[languagecoffee]

Cherokee Vocab: Seasons, Days, and Months

Calendar - ᏅᏙᏗᏎᏍᏗ (nvto-disesdi)

Day - ᎢᎦ (iga)

Week - ᏑᏙᏓᏆᏍᏗ (sunadodaquasdi)

Month - ᏏᏅᏛ (sinvdv)

Year - ᎠᏕᏘᏴᏓ (adetiyvda)

Season - ᎢᏳᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒ (iyu'udetiyvsadisv)

Spring - ᎩᎳᎪᎨ (gilagoge)

Summer - ᎪᎩ (gogi)

Fall - ᎤᎳᎪᎲᏍᏗ (ulagohvsdi)

Winter - ᎪᎵ (goli)

Sunday - ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬᎢ (unadodaquasgv'i)

Monday - ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏉᏅᎢ (unadodaquonv'i)

Tuesday - ᏔᎵᏁᎢᎦ (taline'iga)

Wednesday - ᏦᎢᏁᎢᎦ (jo'ine'iga)

Thursday - ᏅᎩᏁᎢᎦ (nvgine'iga)

Friday - ᏧᏂᎩᎶᏍᏘ (ju(ni)gilosti)

Saturday - ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏈᏕᎾ (unadodaquidena)

January - ᎤᏃᎸᏔᏂ (unolvtani)

February - ᎧᎧᎵ (kakali)

March - ᎠᏅᏱ (anvyi)

April - ᎧᏬᏂ (kawoni)

May - ᎠᏂᏍᎬᏘ (a(ni)sgvti)

June - ᏘᎭᎷᏱ (tihaluyi)

July - ᎫᏰᏉᏂ (guyequoni)

August - ᎦᎶᏂ (galoni)

September - ᏚᎵᏍᏗ (dulisdi)

October - ᏚᏂᏅᏕ (duninvdi)

November - ᏅᏓᏕᏫ (nvdadewi)

December - ᎥᏍᎩᏱ (vsgiyi)

[paintingsandhistory]

Sequoyah

Artist: Henry Inman (American, 1801-1846) After: Charles Bird King (American, 1785-1862)

Sitter: Sequoyah, c. 1770 - Aug 1843

Date: c. 1830

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC, United States

Description

Born in the Cherokee town of Tuskegee, eastern Tennessee, Sequoyah, the son of a Cherokee woman and a fur trader from Virginia, was a warrior, hunter, and silversmith. For twelve years, he worked to devise a method of writing for the Cherokee language. His syllabary, which ultimately included eighty-six symbols representing each of the language’s syllables, was approved by the Cherokee chiefs in 1825. The system made possible a rapid spread of literacy throughout the Cherokee Nation and the creation of written documents, including a constitution in 1827. The following year, the Cherokee Phoenix, a weekly bilingual newspaper, began publication in New Echota, Georgia.

[fiendishlyme]

Hello World!

As stated in a previous post my Dungeons and Dragons homebrew world was called “ Eldoria ” but I’ve since learned it is not as unique as I would like as a world name for my own table.

So, I thought about it and have decided I will use my own roots and make that part of the story. I am a proud Cherokee of the Cherokee Nation. That said, I thought why not try something in Cherokee since it won’t be as common as English titles etc may be?

I specifically looked at the Overhill dialect of Cherokee since that is my tribal dialect. With the help of the internet and also AI I was able to narrow the wording down.

The world will be:

Adageyudi Ugadohi Gi

- this name is used in scholarly works, books, and highly educated or prominent places.

- this name is not used in common speech mostly

Roughly (I’m not fluent or even close) I believe it translates to: Beloved Guardian of land or Precious Guardian of land

Full Pronunciation

ah-dah-GEH-yoo-dee oo-gah-DOH-hee gee

What the world by its people actually goes by:

Adage’dohi

- this name is used in common speech and fables and folklore

- it is comprised of two of the words to make a NEW word

• Adage (from adageyudi) = beloved, precious, cherished.

• dohi (from ugadohi) = shepherd, caretaker, one who tends

Pronunciation:

ah-dah-GEH’-doh-hee

LORE NOTE:

It is because of these two names being in usage that it is foretold in the histories of the world that is why individuals usually have two names. They are adhering to the ways of the world. Some do have single names and others three or more but the common practice is two names like mother Adage’dohi

[rea1native]

ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᏩᏂᎦᎸ- Branch

Love him so much I gave him a Cherokee Name 😭

[cipher-the-sidhe]

Dying over this surprise Sun and Moon in their book of the Tsalagi syllabary (illustrated by Beth Anderson)

[andromacheofappalachia]

For anyone interested :)