Cherokee Dictionary — US

he/she/it is walking

he/she/it is placing it (a solid object) on the ground

he/she is handing it (a solid object) to him/her

he/she/it is breaking it (a flexible object)

tornado

he/she/it is licking him/her/it

it is raining

left-handed

rain

dirty (animate)

witness

knowledgeable

scenery

peeking

guard

wisdom

his/her/its eye

he/she/it is going through it

he/she/it is filling it

badge

his/her/its hip

he/she/it is chasing him/her/it

woman

I, my

he/she is eating it

he/she/it is suffering

young animal

he/she/it is swallowing it

he/she/it is chewing it

agony

stairs

it is burning

he/she is burning it

he/she is reading it

famine

he/she is showing it to him/her

sandpiper

cup

a Creek, a member of the Creek tribe

is drowning

he/she is washing his/her face

his/her/its forehead

mask

facial hair

he/she/it is smothering him/her/it

he/she/it is killing him/her/it

steering wheel

his/her/its mouth

is homesick

drum

bad breath

chimney

he/she/it is setting it down

he/she/it is stomping on him/her/it

shoe

he/she/it is flying

almost

he/she/it is starting it

amateur

he/she is placing a long object in an upright position

To stop

headband

he/she/it is fighting

he/she is thanking him/her

he/she/it is nodding his/her/its head

he/she is washing his/her hair

crown

he/she/it is carrying it on his/her/its back

maternal grandmother

Carolina wren

he/she/it is jumping

he/she is combing his/her own hair

he/she/it is running away, escaping

indigo bunting

preacher

is boiling

Algeria

painted bunting

he/she is boiling it

evangelist

it is growing

ring

sock

he/she is winning

he/she/it is kicking him/her/it

moss

she/it is giving birth

Albania

water

Alcohol

hominy soup

arid

well (hole in ground to draw water)

America

river

shore

ocean

lightning

dancing

they are getting together

thank you

shirt

he/she/it is traveling

he/she/it is trying to, attempting to

doll

he/she/it is building it

translation, interpretation

he/she is frolicing

strawberry

Angola

May

Spaniards

each

Andorra

Germany

land of the Cherokee

ghost

Cherokee people

Cherokee people

barn swallow

he/she is hugging him/her

cloth

strawberry

May

he/she is remembering him/her/it

he/she is spanking him/her

he/she is playing cards

pillow

he/she/it is farting

smart

he/she/it is pushing it

he/she is trapping him/her/it

he/she/it is afraid of it

he/she is reprimanding him/her

he/she/it is biting him/her/it

sin

he/she/it is misbehaving

crime

man

dream

he/she/it is gnawing it

his/her head

fading

he/she is mourning for him/her

his/her shin

side

he/she is admiring him/her/it

he/she is catching a falling person or object

he/she/it craves it

he/she/it is following him/her/it

pounding

he/she is trimming it

he/she is opening it

he/she/it is closing it, shutting it

door

sandwich

but

maybe

Azerbaijan

he/she/it is pushing it aside

he/she/it is dropping it

it (something long) is falling

he/she/it injures him/her/it

wall

he/she is mixing it

pants

fisherman

he/she is stirring it

he/she/it smells

he/she is touching him/her/it

nighthawk

sawmill

bridge

guardian

mirror

killer

monkey

carrot

a store

hate

building

he/she/it is changing

he/she is taking turns with him/her

he/she/it is making noise

he/she/it is thinking

spirit

he/she is cooking a meal

kitchen

abduction

debt

he/she is asking a question

clairvoyance

flame

he/she/it is swimming

swimming pool

cancer

bigamy

he/she is surrendering

television

he/she is mooring a boat

hole

hole

he/she/it is bleeding

explosive

he/she is kissing him/her

he/she/it is holding his/her/its breath

he/she is asking for it

he/she/it is embarrassing him/her

he/she is embarrassed

he/she/it is being born

money

bank

he/she/it is noticing him/her/it

he/she is finding it out

he/she/it is learning it

silver

gold

dollar

he/she/it is learning it

he/she/it is bothering him/her/it

he/she is denying it

he/she/it is going in a circle

he/she/it is shaking him/her/it

he/she/it is frightening him/her/it

he/she/it is laying it down (a long object)

urine

he/she is urinating

he/she/it is running over him/her/it

he/she/it is spinning

he/she/it is drinking it

he/she/it is getting up

spoon

he/she/it is dropping it

candidate

he/she is shouting

walking stick, cane

he/she is ridiculing him/her/it

it is sparkling

he/she is promising

beggar

he/she/it is hearing it

he/she is acting silly

he/she/it is coming back to life, is rising from the dead

he/she is getting ready

he/she/it is growing, getting bigger

he/she/it is listening

a Dutchman, Dutch

rubber

pocket

revenge

he/she is taking revenge against him/her

running

earring

nightmare

he/she is drawing liquid out of a container

he/she is getting off of something, dismounting something

pride

fish

apron

mattress

smooth alder

he/she is taking revenge on him/her

he/she/it is spilling it

he/she is lying

he/she is measuring it

fire

flower

cedar

he/she/it is crying

boy

he/she/it is boasting

lamp

rooster

rooster

he/she/it is finding him/her/it

deer

elk

he/she is planting it

antelope

eagle

I, me

he/she/it is in it

he/she is peeling it

he/she is calling him/her, inviting him/her

board

one who distributes

necklace

soldier

he/she/it is waking up

he/she is mocking him/her/it

body

he/she is putting him/her inside something

he/she/it is getting or obtaining it

it is becoming ruined

he/she/it is seeking him/her

death

he/she is dying

he/she is greeting him/her

soldier

he/she/it is ruining it

is swimming

hazelnut

I or me

captive

he/she is capturing him/her/it

he/she/it is entering it

his/her/its nose

it is thundering

thunder

refrigerator

he/she/it finds it (a long object)

a Native American, a Cherokee person

he/she/it is going

pain

low

Australia

earth

snail

amen

paternal grandparent

large

sea

Estonia

he/she/it is walking around

he/she/it is staying

Father

uncle

aunt

day

he/she/it is returning

height

forever

eternal

prairie

first

forest

snake

flour

green

pumpkin

Particle used after numbers two and above when followed by an animate noun.

minute

if

anytime

fate

groundhog

Lord's Prayer

soap

redhorse

moth

cabbage

good, nice

good

cellar

hello

mountain

mountain

soap

home

pus

soup

page

he/she/it is watching him/her/it

goat

blue racer

barley

he/she has it

face

valley

feather

his/its testicle

barred owl

badger

it is foggy

fog

ruler

he/she has it (a solid object)

strong

darkness

and also

thin

weak

his/her maternal grandmother

cloud

cloud

he/she/it likes it, enjoys it

foolish

poison ivy

he/she is crazy

he/she has it

his friend

plural of roasted fish

root

Christmas

Sunday

Saturday

Monday

snow

appall

right there

he/she is getting angry

island

shirt

white

ugly

blanket

he/she has it

God

scar

God

witch hazel

he/she/it needs it

morel (type of mushroom)

stump

bass

wind

air pollution

cedar waxwing

storm

March

he/she is wearing it

rainbow

milk

cheese

speckled trout

snow

brain

coward

sawdust

bright

May apple

abdomen

cave

cave

little

minnow

baby, infant

his/her hair (on the head)

tufted titmouse

rough

wound

he/she is wearing pants

shotgun

bad omen

mistletoe

storeowner

orphan

punishment

shadow

clock

too big

thirsts

he/she/it is throwing it

he/she is having a birthday

delicious

hot

leftovers

sibling of opposite sex

very

sincerity

really

serviceberry

praying mantis

desire

he/she wants it

uncle

doubt

emergency room

copy machine, photocopier

mole

patient

proud

splinter

he/she/it is in it

wheat

specialist

he/she/it is grinning

cotton

gray catbird

his/her ankle

satin

lightning bug

earthworm

he/she/it is unable to find it

rattlesnake

moccasin

he/she has it, owns it (something alive)

thick

wool

alone

he/she is buying it

his/its penis

he/she/it is smelling it

liver

he/she is getting rich

mole

river

beer

alternative form of ᎠᏬᎭᎵ

he/she/it is deliberately dropping it

widow

attractive

beautiful

he/she/it is sitting

Merry Christmas

silly

his/her hand

he/she is forgetting him/her/it

bark

bark

white frost

frost

naked

naked

he/she is laughing

he/she/it is smiling

trash

he/she is being bad

he/she/it is seeking him/her/it

he/she is losing it, losing possession of it

he/she is freeing

he/she/it hungers

corpse

drunk

cold

cold

yes

locust

life

pottery

December

that

lake

disease

cucumber

he/she/it is leaving him/her/it behind

he/she/it is gathering them

who?

he/she/it is skinning

he/she/it is climbing up

street

street

radish

he/she/it is climbing it

he/she is cutting a tree

he/she/it is sleeping

hallway

seventeen

seven

nighthawk

fat

tent

roofing

it is dying

he/she/it is breaking it

doorway

he/she is stopping by

August

gun

he/she/it (an animal) is falling from an elevated position

he/she/it is arriving

he/she is chopping it

high

heaven

gourd

soul

France

doctor

he/she/it is living at a place

lazy

tame

he/she/it is dragging him/her/it

witch hazel

livestock

he/she/it is finding it (a flexible object)

he/she is bewitching him/her/it

he/she is holding it (a long object) in his/her hand

juice

abode

he/she is challenging him/her

hail

he/she is changing it

he/she/it is finding it (something liquid)

lead

he/she is urging

he/she/it is burying him/her/it

bed

he/she/it is leaving it (a flexible object) behind

danger

he/she/it is catching something thrown or chased

he/she/it is hunting

hunter

hominy

he/she/it is flying

he/she/it is exiting, going out

house wren

grass

lawnmower

he/she/it is falling to the ground

he/she is cleaning it

tongue

pipe

he/she is hammering it

smithy

hammer

his/her/its leg

saw (tool for cutting wood)

his/her/its shoulder

wheel

wheel

coat

roof

he/she/it is attaching it

he/she/it is threading a needle

he/she/it is rolling him/her/it

armpit

chair

he/she/it is craving it

dreamcatcher

roof (of a building)

he/she is whistling

dirt

he/she is plowing it

clay

clay

flag

it is hanging

he/she is stabbing it

real estate

what's your name?

it (something flexible) is falling

he/she/it is standing

he/she pities him/her/it

why

bread

Together

town

town

wet

hill

fishing pole

he/she/it is sleeping

arrow

alternative form of ᎧᏬᏄ

odor, scent, aroma

he/she is bathing him/her/it

he/she is speaking

language

speaker

gossip

ulcer

saddle

paste (adhesive material)

he/she is holding it (a solid object)

he/she is sewing

sewing machine

saddle

February

swan

sugar

Croatia

sunrise

butterfly

he/she/it is ascending an incline, going uphill

he/she/it is angering him/her/it

spider

crane (bird)

box

grass

word

none

heron

arm

song

musical instrument (of any kind)

history

room

hickory nut soup

he/she is curing him/her, healing him/her, doctoring him/her

huckleberry

coffee

he/she/it is breathing

April

language

duck

chocolate

squash

pie (pastry)

he/she is leading him/her/it by a leash

pie

camel

crowbar

he/she/it is feeding someone or something

house

wild

red

blood

dog

English language

United Kingdom

someone

fistula

cherry (fruit)

Keetoowah

dog

chipmunk

grease

Greece

crow

summer

summer

he/she is leading him/her by the hand

obedience

he/she believes

faith

it is falling

he/she/it is dropping it

winter

he/she is recognizing him/her

raven

sharp

ashes

dusty

elderberry

butter

fireplace

shovel

shovel

he/she/it is swelling up

butter

machine

book

wing

tick

jar

handle

he/she is washing it

he/she is accusing him/her

he/she is putting it in water

acorn

mourning dove

Kurdish

stew

quail

guinea fowl

beech tree

he/she is unhitching him/her/it

it is snowing

how?

mulberry

sycamore

July

July

watermelon

it is leaking

he/she is sifting it

bobcat

wildcat

raccoon

Greek language

turkey

peacock

he/she is melting it

he/she/it lives, is alive

black

alternative form of gvna

he/she/it is hitting him/her/it

broom

he/she/it is hiding it

he/she/it is hiding it (something long)

he/she/it is hiding it (something flexible)

he/she/it is extinguishing a fire

it is going out

he/she is placing it (a solid object) into a fire

with, by means of

he/she/it is using it

he/she is hanging it up (a long object)

he/she/it is putting out a fire, extinguishing fire

Raccoon

Alright

beneath, under

basement

shirt

meat

knife

this

how many (for animate nouns)

when?

five

Stop

yellow-breasted mockingbird

disease

lion

cicada

Romania

Nahuatl

there are (three or more creatures or things)

as long as possible

he/she/it is doing it

now

let it be

eighteen

it is happening

fourteen

he/she is saying it, speaking it, uttering it

always

everywhere

now

star

pine

sand

blackberry

sawbriar

history

potato

sweet potato

November

without

four

Thursday

fourth

road

sun

medicine

rock

stone

hognose snake

cobra

banana

plum

peach

Belarus

Burkina Faso

blue

squirrel

persimmon

rough green snake

thicket

one

United States of America

goose

eleven

fifteen

ten

caterpillar

insect

whippoorwill

fist

hard

rope

key

door

muskrat

corn

Adam's needle

walnut

hornet

katydid

month

pig

again

next one

hickory

nine

ninety

nineteen

horse

buzzard

morning

week

six

a period of one year

fishhook

night

apple

onion

evening

night

moon

shingle

raspberry (fruit)

barrel

bagworm

box turtle

he/she/it is closing eyes

he/she/it is placing them (living things) in a row

terrapin

pearl

woodpecker

he/she is taking off his/her shoes

he/she is kneeling

hogsucker

yellow

sixteen

horsefly

Halloween

enemy

he/she/it is placing them (solid things) in a row

he/she/it is playing with him/her/it

Christmas

war

he/she/it is placing them (flexible things) in a row

he/she/it is snoring

turnip

turnip

he/she is counting it/them

he/she is fistfighting

he/she is giving up

he/she/it is placing them (long things) in a row

he/she/it is defecating, emptying his/her/its bowels

he/she is performing witchcraft, casting spells

yellow-billed cuckoo

June

he/she is turning on a light

he/she is planting seeds

mushroom

he/she/it is tickling him/her/it

nosebleed

oak

cricket

two

second

bail bond

Tuesday

twenty

twenty-one

twelve

iron

robot

basket

Tennessee

mule

Tennessee

Tajikistan

buzzard

cherry

sack

frog

he/she is naming

he/she/it is deciding

he/she is washing them (flexible objects, including clothes)

he/she is washing dishes

June

flying squirrel

grape

church

donkey

farmer

pantry

shepherd

eyes

blindfold

pear

east

guitar

color

glue

blind

tadpole

book

pencil

pen, pencil

washing machine

skunk

kingbird

skunk

telephone

bankruptcy

clothing

toy

religion

twin

writer

Blue-grey gnatcatcher

bandit

policeman

dentures

barber

prison

leader

lender

photograph

camera

surgeon

teacher

attorney

questionnaire

meeting place

pteranodon

louse

lizard

grasshopper

until we meet again

mosquito

mosquito

turnip

ant

Sunday

white pine

cardinal

alternative form of ᏔᏬᏗ

beaver

lizard

he/she/it is vomiting

September

he/she has a family

he/she is wearing gloves

he/she/it is working

October

October

January

January

snowbird

bean

he/she/it is tired

honest

oyster

pheasant

eel

bat

leech

nothing

I don't speak Cherokee

regret

cougar

bat

field

field

tree

purple martin

panther

eel

Cherokee (Iroquoian language)

alternative form of ᏣᏉᎳᏕ

bluebird

flea

chicken

towhee

brass, copper

pokeweed

blue jay

I am Cherokee

I, my, Set A 1st person singular pronoun prefix

April

coal

many

Jesus

Easter

bird

parrot

blackbird

robin

rat

mouse

rabbit

crawdad

chicken

wren

otter

otter

boat

three

Wednesday

thirteen

field

window

window

enemy

heaven

bank swallow

cabbage

south

flea

value

bean salad

fox

alligator

deaf

rainbow trout

kingfisher

Friday

restaurant

minnows

courthouse

school (place of learning)

bar

vinegar

sour

eight

library

church

rainbow trout

casino

hotel

hotel, motel

hospital

peacock

ovenbird

purple martin

sugar maple

delta

lung

north

hell

mountain lion

cow

beef

owl

screech owl

hummingbird

hummingbird

frog

goldfinch

he/she is sending it

brown thrasher

thank you

bee

watch

saliva

wolf