Cherokee

cherokee English Etymology Most likely from the en chr - autonym chr ᏣᎳᎩ. Derivation from a en cho - exonym meaning "those who live in caves" (compare cho chiluk cave) has also been suggestedCherokee Indian Tribe, Access Genealogy (September 21, 2009) — the Iroquois term for the Cherokee was und Oyata'ge'ronon inhabitants of the cave countryMilton E. Campbell, The State of North Carolina with Native American Ancestry 1426957475, page 39: "The Iroquois called the Cherokee Oyata'ge'ronon[,] which means inhabitants of the cave country." — as has derivation from a en mus - term for "person(s) who speak(s) a non-Creek language" (see mus celokketv to speak a non-creek language). Regardless of its origin, the ethnonym entered European languages at an early date, perhaps as early as the 1670s; in Spanish, the people are called the Tchalaquei as early as 1755.Charles A. Hanna, The Wilderness Trail (New York, 1911) Pronunciation en /ˌt͡ʃɛ.ɹəˈkiː/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cherokee.wav Southern England en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Cherokee.wav US Noun s * A member of an indigenous North American people. Translations individual member of this people Cherokee: chr ᎠᏣᎳᎩ Czech: cs Čerokí m, cs Čerokéz m Finnish: fi cherokee s German: de Tscherokese m Hindi: hi चेरोकी m f Marathi: mr चेरोकी Portuguese: pt cherokee m f, pt cheroqui m f Unami: unm katuhò Proper noun An indigenous North American people. Their Iroquoian language, spoken in Oklahoma and North Carolina. en Robert Collins Learning an Indigenous language in Oklahoma is a living link to tribal ancestors w:The Oklahoman 2025-06-19 https://eu.oklahoman.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2025/06/19/citizen-potawatomi-nation-tribal-language-oklahoma/84223905007/ You don’t have to be a member of a tribe to help protect native languages. In Oklahoma, public students can choose to take Indigenous language courses like Bodéwadmimwen, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Comanche and others for school credit — an empowering step toward recognition and respect. Many tribal nations, including CPN, also offer free resources such as language apps, workshops and virtual lessons open to learners of all backgrounds and abilities. https://web.archive.org/web/20251023165513/https://www.oklahoman.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2025/06/19/citizen-potawatomi-nation-tribal-language-oklahoma/84223905007/ A syllabary for the Cherokee language invented by Sequoyah. en town co/Colbert County s/Alabama. en Cherokee Village, en Arkansas. en census-designated place co/Butte County s/California. A former en gold mining en settlement in en Nevada County, en California. en city/county seat co/Cherokee County s/Iowa. en city co/Crawford County s/Kansas. en census-designated place co/Swain County and co/Jackson County s/North Carolina, capital of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians en unincorporated community co/Logan County s/Ohio. en city/county seat co/Alfalfa County s/Oklahoma. en unincorporated community co/Grainger County s/Tennessee. en unincorporated community co/San Saba County s/Texas. en unincorporated community co/McDowell County s/West Virginia. en unincorporated community town/Hull co/Marathon County s/Wisconsin. en locality shire:Pref/Macedon Ranges central s/Victoria c/Australia. en Cherokee County. Synonyms the Arkansas and Tennessee communities en Cherokee Village Derived terms en Cherokeean Cherokeeness Cherokee rose Cherokee plum Cherokee County Cherokee Outlet Cherokee Strip Cherokee Village Translations indigenous North American people Arabic: Hijazi Arabic: acw الكهفي Bulgarian: bg черо́ки Bunun: bnn Ciluki Cherokee: chr ᏣᎳᎩ Dutch: nl Cherokee m Finnish: fi cherokeet p French: fr Cherokees p Georgian: ka ჩეროკი German: de Cherokesen m-p, de Tscherokesen m-p Greek: el Τσερόκι Irish: ga Seiricíoch m Navajo: nv Chééwokii dineʼé Persian: fa چروکی Polish: pl Czirokezi m-p Portuguese: pt cherokees m-p, pt cheroquis m-p Russian: ru черо́ки p Spanish: es cheroquí m-p Swahili: sw Mcherokii Swedish: sv Cherokeser Unami: unm Katuhook an-p language Armenian: hy չերոկի Bulgarian: bg черо́кски m, bg черо́кски ези́к m Cherokee: chr ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 切羅基語 qiēluōjīyǔ Dutch: nl Cherokee n Esperanto: eo ĉeroka with definite article Farefare: gur seroki Finnish: fi cherokee French: fr cherokee m Frisian: West Frisian: fy Sjeroky n Georgian: ka ჩეროკი German: de Tscherokesisch n, de Cherokee n Irish: ga Seiricis f Japanese: ja チェロキー語 cherokī-go Korean: ko 체로키어 Kyrgyz: ky черокиче Mapudungun: arn chiroki dungun Navajo: nv Chééwokii dineʼé bizaad Persian: fa چروکی Polish: pl czirokeski m Portuguese: pt cherokee m, pt cheroqui m Russian: ru черо́ки m, ru язы́к черо́ки m Spanish: es cheroquí m Swahili: sw Kicherokii Swedish: sv cherokesiska Volapük: vo cirog syllabary Cherokee: chr ᏣᎳᎩ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏙᏗ Finnish: fi cherokee-kirjoitus French: fr cherokee m Irish: ga siollabra Seiricíoch m Portuguese: pt cherokee m, pt cheroqui m Russian: ru черо́ки m Spanish: es cheroquí m Swahili: sw Kicherokii capital of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Cherokee: chr ᏣᎳᎩ, chr ᎡᎳᏬᏗ Hindi: hi चिरोकी Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Чероки m Latin: sh Čeroki m See also chr References Further reading chr en Languages Native American tribes Writing systems Dutch Etymology Borrowed from nl en Cherokee. Pronunciation nl Nl-Cherokee.ogg nl Che ro kee Proper noun n the en Cherokee language Proper noun p en Cherokee people Noun m -s - a member of the en Cherokee people