ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᎢ

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