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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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#CherokeeEnglish
1a — like "a" in father
2e — like "a" in day
3i — like "ee" in see
4o — like "o" in go
5u — like "oo" in moon
6v — nasalized "uh" — unique to Cherokee, no English equivalent
7ga
8ka (aspirated — like "c" in car)
9ge
10gi
11go
12gu
13gv (g + nasalized vowel)
14ha
15he
16hi
17ho
18la
19le
20li
21lo
22na
23ne
24ni
25no
26tsa
27tsi
28tso
29wa
30wi
31ya
32yi
33ᎣᏏᏲosiyo — Hello (standard formal greeting)
34ᏩᏙwado — Thank you
35ᎣᏍᏓosda — Good / well
36ᏣᎳᎩTsalagi — Cherokee (the language and the people)
37ᎠᎹama — Water
38ᎠᎴale — And / also
39ᏙᎯdohi — Peace / wellness
40ᎤᏍᏗusdi — Small / little / young