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Cherokee Syllabary and Sounds
Cherokee Syllabary

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The Cherokee Alphabet and Pronunciation Guide
a a e e i i o o u u v v
ga ga ka ka ge ge gi gi go go gu gu gv gv
ha ha he he hi hi ho ho hu hu hv hv
la la le le li li lo lo lu lu lv lv
ma ma me me mimi mo mo mu mu
na na hna hna ne ne ni ni no no nu nu nv nv
qua qua que que qui qui quo quo quu quu quv quv
sa sa s s se se si si so so su su sv sv
da da ta ta de de te te di di ti ti do do du du dv dv
dla dla tla tla tle tle tli tli tlo tlo tlu tlu tlv tlv
tsa tsa tsa tse tsi tsi tso tso tsu tsu tsv tsv
wa wa we we wi wi wo wo wu wu wv wv
ya ya ye ye yi yi yo yo yu yu yv yv

Sounds Represented by Vowels
a, as a in father, or short as a in rival o, as o in note, approaching aw in law
e, as a in hate, or short as e in met u, as oo in fool, or short as u in pull
i, as i in pique, or short as i in pit v, as u in but, nasalized

Consonant Sounds
  • h, k, l, m, n, q, s, t, w, and y as in English.
  • g nearly as in English, but approaching k. Syllables beginning with g except ga (ga) can have the consonance of k.
  • do (do), du (du), and dv (dv) are sometimes sounded to, tu, and tv.
  • Syllables starting with tl [except tla (tla)] sometimes vary to dl.
   


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