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			daisy uwadugada dance tsalatsisgi, ulisgisgu, ulisgita, dilsti' dance ground detsanvli dancing (I am) galisgia dancing ( I am dancing about) galisgidahu dancing (they are) anaulisgisku dangerous (very) usgasetityu dark ulsiga daughter aquetsi ageyutsa day iga daylight ugitsiha days (of the week) hilvsgi iga daytime iga’ dead duhasata deadwood (for lighting fires) etawa deaf tsunela death (of human) oyohusa death (of animal) uewatsu death (by fire) oyohusa atsila debt tsvdalita December vsgiyi deep hawini deer awi deer clan aniawi deer clan anikawi deer meat awi hawiya deer skin awiganagi Delaware people aniquanvgi delighted (I am) galieliga delighted (you are) halieliga democrat uganawa dentist didanvtesgi desire akwidulihu desk digo welodi’ devil asgina dew amagai dewberries hasenuda die oyohusi die (he will) tutsihusi die (she will) tuyahusi dime sgoi yadanvtedi dipper ditati direction widuyugodv directions diwiduyugodv dirt gada dirty gadahai distant gei do nahdvga doctor didanvwisgi doctor ganagati dog gili dog gitli dogwood kanvsita domesticated (animal) ulvita domesticated (plant) gunutluni doll analodi dolls (playing) danelohaski donkey (long-eared) digalinv'hidv donkeys dinigalinv'hidv doodle bug yahuli door asdudi doorway galohisdi dough (corn) asugeda selu dough (flour) asugeda ulolesda dove gule disgonihi dove wo:ya down eladi dragonfly wadaduga dream asgitisdi, asgitsga dreamed asgidasvhi dreams tsagitsga dress asano dresser disehisti dried meat ha`wi`ya-uka`yosv drill (to bore) atalesti drill (instrument) detalesti drink adatasti drown guniska drum ahuli dry ukayodi duck gawanv duck kawonu Dutch advji dweller ehi
	cabbage u s ge wi cabbage tsuganadena cakes uganasta camel kemili camp sustiyi campfire atsila sustiyi candle ukanawi atsvdodi candy kal`setsi cane wadulisi-gotlvdi-kalisetsi cannibals yvwigisgi canoe tsiyu cap ugvtsadi alisquetawv car atosodudi car dealer atsodudi ganadegi cardinal dojuhwa carpenter dihnesgesgi cars ditsotodi cat wesa Catawba people ani’tagwa catcher didaniyisgi caterpillar sgoya anesgilv vsgi catfish (he has a beard) tsulstanuyi cattail astislusgi cave people (Choctaw) chalakee cedar atsina center ayeli centipede tsuganotsi central ayeli ceremonial mound gauwatlunehi ceremony (first new moon of spring) Ani-Sinuhdo chair gasgilo chapter ayadolvi charcoal ginasgi charity adasdelvdi Cherokee Tsalagi Cherokee (I am) Tsitsalagi Cherokee (place) Tsalagiyi cherry taya cherry gitaya chestnut tili chickadee tsigilili Chickamauga people (lit. River of death) tsikamagi Chickasaw people ani’tsikasu chicken tsataga chicken soup ugama tsataga chief Ugvwiyuhi child ayotli child ayoli children diniyoli chimney ahutsa walagvi chipmunk giyuga Choctaw people Ani’tsata chosen suyeta Christ Galonedv christian tsuneladi christians tsunaneladi Christmas Unadetiyisgvi Christmas Unadetiyi agvi Christmas Danisdayohihv chunky gatayusti church digalawisdi’i citizen yvwi-ehvi clan tsuniyvwi clans danilasdatlvi clans ditsuniyvwi clans ugaya clay gadagwala clean udanvga clear tsulvsada climb luhi climber gulega climbing (I am) tsilihu close ( near) nav close (the door) asdudi cloth anawo cloth (his/her) uhnawo clothes dihnawo clothing dinuwo cloud ulogilv clouds unitsila cloudy ulogila coat gasalena cobra kwandaioha coffee gowe coffee ka`wi coffee kawi cold uyvtla color asuwisdi colored asuwisv colors disuwisdi colt agina soquili come ehena comet atsilatlvdatsi commissioner kamisini compass alani agadadi - land stealer computer elisk complete kaliwohi conceived nehandu, nehanadu construction worker anesgesgi container atlisdodi cook adasdayvhvsgi cook (noun) adasdayvhvsgi cook (verb) adasdayvhv cool unesvyvtli copper tsiyi copper-head wodige asgoli corn selu corn (the old Woman, Selu) agawela corn bread selu-`gadu corner unvsiyvi cotton ujilvi cotton anuwo council house anaskayi country (lit. Our land given to the Cherokee) ani’tsalagigatohi country ani’gatohi cousin gohusdi-anadadvni cousins (we are all) gusdi idadadvhni cove ugedaliyvi cow waga, waka (attempted rponunciation of the Spanish "vaca") cow horn wakaquatsuyona cow meat wa`ka-ha`wi`ya coward usgianu cowboy (one who chases cows) waka-digehitohi coyote waya cracked unestla crane ganutsitali crawfish tsisdvna crazy unastisgi, nudatuna cream asta`tlvda creation (the) dinetlana Creator Unehlanvhi creek niladvyi Creek people anigusi cricket taladu cross (ugly, mean) asgasiti crossed (I have) gatugi crossing place (ford) asatvyi crow gogv, koga cry atlo yasdi’ cucumber gagama cucumber gagami cup ganu hilodi curve nusdv-iyadvnedi customer uwasgi