• Language this month: People - Family & General. 

People: General

All - ᏂᎦᏓ ni-ga-da (Nee-gah-dah)

Baby - ᎤᏍᏗ u-s-di (Oo-sdee)

Boy - ᎠᏧᏣ a-tsu-tsa (Ah-choo-jah)

Child - ᎠᏲᏟ a-yo-tli (Ah-yoh-tlee)

Children - ᏗᏂᏲᏟ di-ni-yo-tli (Dee-nee-yoh-tlee)

Friend - ᎣᎦᎾᎵ o-gi-na-li (Oh-gee-nah-lee)

Girl - ᎠᎨᏳᏣ a-ge-yu-tsa (Ah-geh-hyoo-jah)

Indian - ᎠᏴᏫᏯ a-yv-wi-ya (Ah-yuh-wee-yah)

Man - ᎠᏍᎦᏯ a-s-ga-ya (Ahs-skah-yah)

Someone - ᎩᏩ ki-lo (Kee-loh)

Women - ᎠᎨᏯ a-ge-ya (Ah-geh-hyah)

God - ᎤᏁᏝᏅᎯ u-ne-tla-nv-hi (Oo-neh-tlah-nuh-hee)

People: Family

Aunt - ᎡᏠᎩ e-tlo-gi (Eh-tloh-gee)

Daughter - ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎨᏯ u-we-tsi a-ge-ya ( Oo-weh-jee ah-geh-hyah)

Family - ᏏᏓᏁᎸᎢ si-da-ne-lv-i (See-dah-neh-luh-ee)

Father - ᎡᏙᏓ e-do-da (Eh-doh-dah)

Grandfather - ᎡᏚᏚ e-du-du (Eh-doo-doo)

Grandmother - ᎡᎵᏏ e-li-si (Eh-lee-see)

Mother - ᎡᏥ e-tsi ( Eh-jee)

Son - ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ u-we-tsi a-s-ga-ya (Oo-weh-jee ahs-skah-yah)

Uncle - ᎡᏚᏥ e-du-tsi (Eh-doo-jee)

• Cherokee Word of the Week:

  •  August 11th - 14th:  Apple - ᏒᎦᏔ Sv-ga-ta (sunk- tah)

  •  August 17th - 21st: Blue - ᏌᎪᏂᎨᎢ sa-go-ni-ge-(i) (Sah-koh-nee-geh-(ee))

  • August 24th - 28th: Strawberry - ᎠᏂ a-ni (ah-nee)

• Culture focus this month: Cherokee Storytelling, and The Cherokee National Holiday. 

  • Activity Spotlight - Water Spiders 

• Language this Month: 

Bear - ᏲᎾ Yoh-nah

Buffalo - ᏯᏂᏏ Yahn-see

Deer - ᎠᏫ Ah-hwee

Fox - ᏧᏟ Joo-tlee

Groundhog - ᎣᎦᎾ Oh-gah-nah

Rabbit  - ᏥᏍᏚ Jee-sdoo

Skunk - ᏗᎵ Dee-lee

Squirrel - ᏌᎶᎵ Sah-loh-lee

Wolf - ᏩᏯ Wah-hyah

Cow - ᏩᎦ wa-ga (Wahk-gah)

Goat - ᎤᎦᏐᏣᎾᏓ u-ga-so-tsa-ne-da (Ooks-so-jah-neh-dah) 

Horse -  ᏐᏈᎵ so-qui-li Soh-(g)wee-lee

Mouse - ᏥᏍᏕᏥ tsi-s-de-tsi Jee-sdeh-jee

Pig - ᏏᏆ si-qua Seek-wah

Sheep - ᎤᏃᏕᎾ u-no-de-na Oo-noh-deh-nah

Fish - ᎠᏣᏗ a-tsa-di Ah-jah-dee

Frog - ᏩᎶᏏ wa-lo-si Wah-loh-see

Snake - ᎢᎾᏓ i-na-da Ee-nah-dah

Terrapin - ᏓᎩᏏ da-ki-si Dahk-see

Six - ᏑᏓᎵ su-da-li (Soo-dah-lee)

Eight - ᏣᏁᎳ tsa-ne-la (Chah-neh-lah)

Orange - ᎠᏓᎶᏂᎦ a-da-lo-ni-ge-(i) (Ah-dah-low-nee-geh-(ee))

Green - ᎢᏤᎢᏳᏍᏗ i-tse-i-yu-s-di (Ee-jeh-ee-yoo-sdee)

Black - ᎬᎿᎨᎢ gv-hna-ge-(i) (Guh-hnah-geh-(ee))

White - ᎤᏁᎦ u-ne-ga (Oo-neh-gah)

Red - ᎩᎦᎨ gi-ga-ge (Gee-gah-geh)

Man - ᎠᏍᎦᏯ a-s-ga-ya (Ahs-skah-yah)

Women - ᎠᎨᏯ a-ge-ya (Ah-geh-hyah)

God/Creator - ᎤᏁᏝᏅᎯ u-ne-tla-nv-hi (Oo-neh-tlah-nuh-hee)

Friend - ᎣᎦᎾᎵ o-gi-na-li (Oh-gee-nah-lee)

Strawberry - ᎠᏂ a-ni (Ah-nee)

Sun/Moon - ᏅᏓ nv-da (Nuh-dah)

• Cherokee Word of the Week:

  •  September 1st - 4th: Money - ᎠᏕᎳ a-de-la (Ah-deh-lah)

  •  September 8th - 11th: Eagle - ᎠᏬᎭᎵ a-wo-ha-li (Ah-woh-hah-lee)

  • September 14th - 18th: Tomato - ᏓᎹᏟ da-ma-tli (Dah-mah-tlee)

  • September 22nd - 25th: Fire - ᎪᏛ go-tv (goh-tuh)

  • September 28th - October 2nd: Buzzard - ᏑᎵ su-li (sue-lee)

• Cherokee Cultural Focus This Month: Cherokee Leaders (past and present), Cherokee Athletes, Cherokee Storytelling: The Great Ball Game & The First Strawberry

  • Activity Spotlight: Cherokee Athletes Coloring Exploration