ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᎢ

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Cherokee

Greatest extent of land controlled and/or inhabited by the Cherokee before migrations and displacement.
Map of US states, highlighting North Carolina.

Etymology

ᏣᎳᎩ (tsalagi, “Cherokee”) +‎ ᎤᏪᏘ (uweti, “it is old”) +‎ -Ꭲ (-i, locative suffix), “the place of the old Cherokee”.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /d͡ʒà.là.ɡù.ɰéːtʰi̋.ʔĩ́/

Proper noun

ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᎢ • (tsalaguwetii)

  1. The traditional Cherokee homelands east of the Mississippi
  2. (more narrowly) North Carolina (a state of the United States)
    Synonym: ᎦᏯᎴᎾ (gayalena)

References

  • Brad Montgomery-Anderson (2008) A Reference Grammar of Oklahoma Cherokee, PhD thesis, University of Kansas, page 474
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