GLOSSARY OF CHEROKEE WORDS
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Mooney, James
Blythe—see Diskwaʻnĭ.
Black-fox—see Inâ′lĭ.
Boudinot, Elias—see Gălăgi′na.
Bowl, The; Bowles, Colonel—see Diwaʻlĭ.
Brass—see Ûñtsaiyĭ′.
Brasstown—see Itse′yĭ.
Breath, The—see Ûñli′ta.
Briertown—see Kănu′găʻlâ′yĭ.
Buffalo (creek)—see Yûnsâ′ĭ.
Bull-head—see Uskwăle′na.
Butler, John—see Tsan′uga′sĭtă.
Cade’s Cove—see Tsiyâ′hĭ.
Canacaught—“Canacaught, the great Conjurer,” mentioned as a Lower Cherokee chief in 1684; possibly kanegwâ′tĭ, the water-moccasin snake. See page 31.
Canaly—see hi′gĭna′liĭ.
Canasagua—see Gănsâ′gĭ.
Cannastion, Cannostee—see Kăna′sta.
Canuga—see Kănu′ga.
Cartoogaja—see Gatu′gitse′yĭ.
Cataluchee—see Gadalu′tsĭ.
Cauchi—a place, apparently in the Cherokee country, visited by Pardo in 1567 (see page 29). The name may possibly have some connection with Nacoochee or Naguʻtsĭ′, q. v.
Caunasaita—given as the name of a Lower Cherokee chief in 1684; possibly for Kanûñsi′ta, “dogwood” (Cornus florida). See page 31.
Chalaque—see Tsă′lăgĭ under “Tribal Synonymy,” page 182.
Chattanooga—see Tsatănu′gĭ.
Chattooga, Chatuga—see Tsatu′gĭ.
Cheeowhee—see Tsiyâ′hĭ.
Cheerake—see Tsă′lăgĭ, under “Tribal Synonymy,” page 182.
Cheowa—see Tsiyâ′hĭ.
Cheowa Maximum—see Sehwate′yĭ.
Cheraqui—see Tsă′lăgĭ, under “Tribal Synonymy,” page 182.
Cheraw—see Ani′-Suwa′lĭ.
Cherokee—see Tsă′lăgĭ, under “Tribal Synonymy,” page 182; also Elăwâ′diyĭ.
Chestatee—see Atsûñ′stăʻti′yĭ.
Chestua—see Tsistu′yĭ.
Cheucunsene—see Tsi′yu-gûnsi′nĭ.
Cheulah—mentioned by Timberlake as the chief of Settacoo (Sĭ′tikû) in 1762. The name may be intended for Tsuʻlă, “Fox.”
Chickamauga—see Tsĭ′kăma′gĭ.
Chilhowee—see Tsûʻlûñ′we.
Chimney Tops—see Duni′skwaʻlgûñ′ĭ.
Chisca—mentioned in the De Soto narratives as a mining region in the Cherokee country. The name may have a connection with Tsi′skwa, “bird,” possibly Tsiskwâ′hĭ, “Bird place.”
Choastea—see Tsistu′yĭ.