ᏣᎳᎩ

Cherokee

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Choctaw chulaki (“people from the cave country”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑlɑˈɡî/

Proper noun

ᏣᎳᎩ • (tsalagi)

  1. Cherokee (Iroquoian language)
  2. sometimes used to refer to the Cherokee people

Descendants

  • → English: Tsalagi, Cherokee

See also

Further reading

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