The Cherokee language
The Cherokee language is spoken by approximately 10,000 people in the Cherokee Nation, as well as speakers in the homelands (of the Eastern Band of Cherokee). There are also speakers of the language around the world.

Language Lesson 1 of 3
Cherokee Nation has introduced a language curriculum for use in schools. For the next few weeks, we will be presenting some of the lessons from this program.

Language Lesson 2 of 3
Cherokee Nation has introduced a language curriculum for use in schools. For the next few weeks, we will be presenting some of the lessons from this program. The material does not cover reading and writing in the Cherokee syllabary, but the pron

Language Lesson 3 of 3
Cherokee Nation has introduced a language curriculum for use in schools. For the next few weeks, we will be presenting some of the lessons from this program. The material does not cover reading and writing in the Cherokee syllabary, but the pron

Language Lesson
Merry Christmas u li he li s di da ni s da yo hi hv I

Cherokee National Holiday CD
Cherokee National Holiday CD

Cherokee National Holiday CD
This Cultural Tidbit is a release of 2 more songs that were featured on the Cherokee National Holiday CD as well as the sounds in Cherokee for some basic words. Please enjoy! S

Cherokee National Holiday CD
Cherokee National Holiday - Gospel Music CD

Bits of Cherokee History. . .
1. At one time, the Blood Law system was used to punish Cherokees who committed the act of murder. If you murdered a person, the life of any member of your clan was at risk.

Cherokee font
The Cherokee Unicode font used for the online language test and newer documents.

Basic Words in Cherokee
Listen and learn the Tree groups

Basic Words in Cherokee
Listen and learn the bird groups

Basic Words in Cherokee
Listen and learn the plant and animal groups

Lord's Prayer in Cherokee
This is a release of the Lord's Prayer in Cherokee'. Listen and learn

Children’s Songs
Cherokee Nation’s Anna Huckaby translated 12 popular children’s songs into Cherokee for the CD. Some of the songs are literal translations of the originals but most have been rewritten to reflect Cherokee culture. Musician Lisa LaRue set them to music that children love!

Beginning Cherokee: Novice Level
Numbers

Beginning Cherokee: Novice Level
Months

Beginning Cherokee: Novice Level
People

Beginning Cherokee: Novice Level
Greetings and Courtesies

BEGINING CHEROKEE NOVICE LEVEL
GREETING & COURTESIES

Syllabary sounds
Your task is to start learning the different fonts with their sounds.

Lesson 81-84
81-84

Lesson 79-80
79-80

Lesson 75-78
75-78

Lesson 71-74
71-74

Lesson 69-70
69-70

Lesson 65-68
65-68

Lesson 61-64
61-64

Lesson 59-60
59-60

Lesson 55-58
55-58

Lesson 51-54
51-54

Lesson 49-50
49-50

Lesson 45-48
45-48

Lesson 41-44
41-44

Lesson 39-40
39-40

Lesson 35-38
35-38

Lesson 31-34
31-34

Lesson 29-30
29-30

Lesson 25-28
25-28

Lesson 21-24
21-24

Lesson 19-20
19-20

Lesson 15-18
15-18

Lesson 11-14
11-14

Lesson 9-10
9-10

Lesson 5-8
5-8

Lesson 1-4
1-4

Serenity Prayer (In Cherokee)
God Grant Me the Serenity. . .

Syllabary Song
Learn the Cherokee syllabary and sing it to the tune of "The A-B-C Song"

A.N.A. Language Report
Project Title: Ga-du-gi: Working Together to Preserve the Cherokee Language

Teacher Certification Program
The CN Culture Resource Center recently also increased its certification program for language instructors.

Material and Curriculum Development
Through an Administration for Native Americans Grant, curriculum is being developed for classroom use

Translation Services
The CRC provides an extensive (about 5,000 per year) number of written translation services to the general public.

Language Immersion Activities
As of August 2003, CN has four immersion classrooms: two 3-year old, two 4-year old and one kindergarten classroom.

Complete List of Language Materials
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