Being as old as I am now, I was brought up with the older ways in school..
I also learned from very early age on not only how to print my letters, but how to write cursive.
And our way of speaking we were taught how to, "Pronunciate" our words and was introduced to the world of phonics in both sound and writing..
I would like to give full credit to the authoress for creating her little book of phonics for some of our words and phrases of Tsaligi (Cherokee) language and English phrases. Learning a new language is most definitely harder if one cannot "Hear" how it is properly said and vocalized.
Please remember some words had to be constructed to modern-day so as to make a complete statement.
As we did not actually have words for certain things in the English language.
So, please enjoy this little book of wisdom..
(Words ending with ey are said like key. Words ending with double 00 are said like boo)
ABOVE: gah lay low
ACORN: goo lay
AIR: oo no lay
ALL: nee gah duh
ALRIGHT: oh sdee
AND: ah lay
AND YOU?: nee nah?
ANOTHER: new dah leh
APPLE: sunkt
ARE YOU FINE?: toe he jew
ARE YOU HUNGRY? jah yo see hahs
ARE YOU SLEEPY? he tluh skah chuh?
ARM: go yah dah
ARRIVE: oo lou chuh
ASLEEP: gah klich ha
AT THE RIVER OR CREEK: ah mah yey
AUNT: eh tlah gee
AX: gah loo sdee
BABY: oo sdee
BAD: oo yo ee
BALL: squah tclay sdee
BANANA: quah nen nah
BARREL: suh doe nee
BEAN: two yah
BEAR: yo nah
BED: gah nee
BED COVERS: gah nee tluh ah yea stund dee
BELT: ah dah glos tee
BEAVER: doe yah
BIG: eh quah
BIRD: gees gwah
BITE: hahs stay geh
BLACK: guh nah geh
BLIND: dee kay wee
BLOOD: gey gah
BLUE: sah ko nee geh
BOAT: gee you
BOB CAT: guh he
BODY: oh yea luh
BOOK: go whale e
BOTH: eh jul lah
BOTTLE: goo goo
BOX: gah hea sah e
BOY: ah choo jah
BREAD: gah due
BREW SOME COFFEE: kaw we he gah ung gah
BROWN: oo woe dee geh
BUCKET: suh doe nee
BUFFALO: yawn see
BUILD A FIRE: hoe tung gah
BUILDING: ah dah neh luh
BULL FROG: kah new nah
BULLET: gah nee
BUTTER: go thul nuh
BUTTERFLY: kah mah mah
BUZZARD: sue lee
CABBAGE: jew gah dane nee
CAKE: oo gah nah sta
CAME: oo lou chuh gee
CAN: yea lee qwah
CAN'T: clah yea lee
CANDY: kahi say gee
CAT; way sah
CENTER: ah yah tlee
CEREAL: sue nah lee ah geh sdee
CHAIR: gah ski low
CHEESE: oo nud e gah due nuh
CHEROKEE: (OAKLAHOMA) jah leah gey (Eastern Band Appalachian) sal lah gey
CHEROKEE LANGUAGE: (OAKLAHOMA) jah leah gey gah woe nee hes dee
(Eastern Band Appalachian) sal lah gey gah woe nee hes dee
CHICKEN: gee tah gah
CHILD: ah yo tlee
CHIPS: dee gah gwah luh dah
CHURCH: jew nee lah wees stey
CLOCK: wah gee
CLOTHES: due nah woe
CLOTHING: dee nah woe
COFFEE: kah we
COME: dah ha nah
COME AND EAT: ah lee stah dee
COME HERE: dey hay nah
COOK: ah dah stah dee
COOKIES: oo gah nah sta
CORN: say loo
CORNMAEL: gah due ney stah gah yah nee dah
COW: wah gah
CRACKERS: gah due
CRAWDAD: gess tun
CRY: dee caw no geest
CRY BABY: oo lee yohd dee
CUCUMBERS: gah gah mah
CUNNING: ah dah way he
CUP: ah que gist
DAY: e gah
DEER: ah we
DID: new duh nah lah
DIPPER: ah que gist
DIRT: gah dah
DIRTY: gah dah hah
DO: nah duh gah
DO NOT: cles dee
DOCTOR: gah nock tee
DOES: nah dun nee
DOG: geet lee
DON'T QUIT: nah lah squah de skun
DOOR: stew de
DROP: go hoe sss gaw
DRY: oh caw youd
DUST: kow sss due
EAGLE: ah woe ha lee
EAR: gah lan
EARRINGS: ah tcle yah duh dee
EARTH: eh low he
EASE: wah nah e
EAST: jew gah nah wah
EGGS: jew way gee
EIGHT: jah nel
EIGHTEEN: neh lah doo
ELDER: ah gah yuh lee
ELEPHANT: kah mah mah
ELEVEN: saw doo
EMPTY: oo see whee
ENOUGH: doe you duh
ENTIRE: nee gah dah
EVEN: ee jew lah ha
EVERY: nee gah uh e
EYES: dah caw nuh
FACE: oo cah tah
FAN: ah tah no yo
FAST: gah jah nul lah
FATHER: eh doe dah
FEATHER: oo gee daht lee
FENCE: ah so yah
FIFTEEN: sgee gah doo
FINE (ALRIGHT) ah sdee
FINGER: gah yah suh guh
FIRST: ah guh yee
FISH; a jah dee
FIVE: hesk
FLAG; gah dat tee
FLOUR: e sah
FLOWER: oo gey lah shey
FOOD: al stah e
FOOT: oo lah stan
FOREVER: neh go he luh
FORK: uh gee
FOUR: nuhk
FOURTEEN: ne gah doo
FRESH: e jay e
FRIDAY: joo nah gee loh sdee
FRIEND: oh gee naw lee
FROG: ka new new
FRUIT; oo dah ton nah
FRY: ah shuh tah nuh
FULL: hah lee e
GARDEN: tlo gay see
GATE: stew dee
GEESE: sah sah
GENTLE: oh dahn tee
GET UP: tah lay huh gah
GIRL: ah gay hugh ah
GLASS: oo luh see dah
GLASSES FOR SEEING: deek tah nuh tee
GO TO THE BATHROOM: doe oh nah juh sdee
GO FOR A WALK: we nah juh see yah
GO WASH YOUR HANDS: wee tah sul lee
GO: ah nah gee sss dee
GOD: Oo ney tlah nuh he
GOLF: oo nalah squah low dee
GOOD: oss dah
GOT: oh gee suh
GRANDFATHER: eh do do
GRANDMOTHER: jah lee see
GRAPES: oo nee tay luh lah dee
GREASE: go e
GREEN: ee jeh yoo sdee
GROUND (Like Grinding) oh stah uh
GUN: gah low gway
