What is the Cherokee word used for beautiful?

There is not just one word for beautiful. There is a verb stem, which is -oduh-. The Cherokee language heavily relies upon verb usage, and thus builds most of its words around verb stems. read more

Cherokee is a beautiful language full of colorful sounds, easily given to rousing oratory, poetry and song. The Cherokee (Tsa-la-gi) words are spelled like they are pronounced and likewise, words are pronounced as they are spelled. The word"syllabary" is used to describe a system to develop words into writing. read more

Words For Basic Conversation. Wado = (wah-doh) = Thank You. Udohiyu = (ou-doh-hee-yu) = Very - u as in 'cup'- short. Utsati = (ou-chah-tee) = Much. Wado udohiyu utsati = (wah-doh ou-doh-hee-yu ou-chah-tee) = Thank you very much. Gvlieliga = (gun-lee-aa-lee-gah) = Your Welcome. Gvlieliga udohiyu = ( gun-lee-aa-lee-gah ou-doh-hee-yu) =You are very welcome. read more

This is the English/Cherokee Lexicon or word list. We refrain from the use of the word 'dictionary' since it does not give definitions of words, just the translation. This Lexicon consists of over 7,000 words and will continue to be extended with more word listings. Enjoy and let us know what you think. read more