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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. |
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(do),
(du), and
(dv) are
sometimes sounded to, tu, and tv. |
| Syllables starting with tl [except
(tla)]
sometimes vary to dl.
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SEQUOYAH AND THE
TALKING LEAVES
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