What is the word for family in cherokee?

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What is the word for family in cherokee?

Answer 1

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English to  Cherokee Phonetics --Cherokee

family: si-da-ne-lv-hi: **Rcpkh--- see dah nay luh he(pronunciation)

Cherokee English Phonetics  

family: tsi-da-na-lu     **GcnM--- chee dah nah lew (pronunciation)  

You need to download the Cherokee font from the Cherokee Nation website to see the Cherokee Translation**  (http://www.cherokee.org/Culture/Download... )

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Using the Cherokee Font

The Cherokee language is a language separate from English. For example, using the Roman alphabet to write the language, you would write we-sa to pronounce the Cherokee word for ‘cat.’ Using the Cherokee font, you can type it in the Cherokee syllabary. The Cherokee character for the syllable ‘we’ is produced when typing the ‘p’ key and the character for the syllable ‘sa’ is produced when typing the ‘A’ key.

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The Cherokee font is not a translator, but simply a typeface producing the Cherokee syllabary on your computer. The proper Cherokee words are not produced unless you use the appropriate keys to obtain the syllable desired.

Here are some examples:

English-- Cherokee (Roman alphabet)-- Cherokee Syllabary Keystrokes

Hello: o-si-yo  --oRY

Hill: ga-du-si  --gjR

Paper: go-we-li  --qpl

How are you? :do-hi-tsu  --4h#



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Answer 2

Family is: Si da ne lv hi

You pronounce it like this:

she-dah-nay-luh'-he

To see it in Cherokee syllabary and HEAR IT SPOKEN, go to the link below. (It's a long link, you may need to paste the whole thing into your browser.)

Cherokee Tribal Member