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Family Terms

English Formal Conversational Cherokee
Boy a-tsu-tsa tsu-ts a#E
Girl a-ge-hu-tsa ge-hu-ts ab!E
Man a-s-ga-ya a-s-ga-y asgy
Woman a-ge-ya a-ge-y aby
Mother e-tsi e-tsi 9G
Father e-do-da e-do-d 94c
Grandma e-li-si e-li-s 9lR
Grandpa e-du-da e-du-da 9jc
Child a-yo-tli a-yo-tl aYC
Children di-ni-yo-tli di-ni-yo-tl d/YC
Aunt e-tlo-gi e-tlo-g 9:f
Uncle e-du-tsi e-du-ts 9jG
Baby u-s-di u-s-di usd
Brother

( by a brother)

tso-s-da-da-nv-tli tso-s-da-da-nv-tl 5sccmC
Brother

(by a sister)

v-gi-do v-gi-do vf4
Sister

(by a sister)

tso-s-da-da-lv tso-s-da-da-lv 5scck
Sister

( by a brother)

v-gi-do v-gi-do vf4
Son

(adult)

u-we-tsi

a-s-ga-ya

u-we-ts

a-s-ga-ya

uPG asgy
Son

(child)

u-we-tsi

a-tsu-tsa

u-we-ts

a-tsu-ts

uPG a#E
Daughter

(adult)

u-we-tsi

a-ge-ya

u-we-ts

a-ge-y

uPg aby
Daughter

(child)

u-we-tsi

a-ge-hu-tsa

u-we-ts

a-ge-hu-ts

uPg ab!E