CHEROKEE SYLLABRY
The Cherokee Alphabet and Pronunciation Guide
 a |
 e |
 i |
 o |
 u |
 v |
 ga |
 ka |
 ge |
 gi |
 go |
 gu |
 gv |
 ha |
 he |
 hi |
 ho |
 hu |
 hv |
 la |
 le |
 li |
 lo |
 lu |
 lv |
 ma |
 me |
 mi |
 mo |
 mu |
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 na |
 hna |
 nah |
 ne |
 ni |
 no |
 nu Y |
 nv |
 qua |
 que |
 qui |
 quo |
 quu |
 quv |
 sa |
 s |
 se |
 si |
 so |
 su |
 sv |
 da |
 ta |
 de |
 te |
 di |
 ti |
 do |
 du |
 dv |
 dla |
 tla |
 tle |
 tli |
 tlo |
 tlu |
 tlv |
 tsa |
 tse |
 tsi |
 tso |
 tsu |
 tsv |
 wa |
 we |
 wi |
 wo |
 wu |
 wv |
 ya |
 ye |
 yi |
 yo |
 yu |
 yv |
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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 |
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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) can have the
consonance of k. |
| (do),
(du), and
(dv)
are sometimes sounded to, tu, and tv. |
| Syllables starting with tl [except
(tla)] sometimes vary to dl. |
SEQUOYAH AND THE TALKING
LEAVES
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