Cherokee — top 40 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Cherokee | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ꭰ | a — like "a" in father |
| 2 | Ꭱ | e — like "a" in day |
| 3 | Ꭲ | i — like "ee" in see |
| 4 | Ꭳ | o — like "o" in go |
| 5 | Ꭴ | u — like "oo" in moon |
| 6 | Ꭵ | v — nasalized "uh" — unique to Cherokee, no English equivalent |
| 7 | Ꭶ | ga |
| 8 | Ꭷ | ka (aspirated — like "c" in car) |
| 9 | Ꭸ | ge |
| 10 | Ꭹ | gi |
| 11 | Ꭺ | go |
| 12 | Ꭻ | gu |
| 13 | Ꭼ | gv (g + nasalized vowel) |
| 14 | Ꭽ | ha |
| 15 | Ꭾ | he |
| 16 | Ꭿ | hi |
| 17 | Ꮀ | ho |
| 18 | Ꮃ | la |
| 19 | Ꮄ | le |
| 20 | Ꮅ | li |
| 21 | Ꮆ | lo |
| 22 | Ꮎ | na |
| 23 | Ꮑ | ne |
| 24 | Ꮒ | ni |
| 25 | Ꮓ | no |
| 26 | Ꮳ | tsa |
| 27 | Ꮵ | tsi |
| 28 | Ꮶ | tso |
| 29 | Ꮹ | wa |
| 30 | Ꮻ | wi |
| 31 | Ꮿ | ya |
| 32 | Ᏹ | yi |
| 33 | ᎣᏏᏲ | osiyo — Hello (standard formal greeting) |
| 34 | ᏩᏙ | wado — Thank you |
| 35 | ᎣᏍᏓ | osda — Good / well |
| 36 | ᏣᎳᎩ | Tsalagi — Cherokee (the language and the people) |
| 37 | ᎠᎹ | ama — Water |
| 38 | ᎠᎴ | ale — And / also |
| 39 | ᏙᎯ | dohi — Peace / wellness |
| 40 | ᎤᏍᏗ | usdi — Small / little / young |