#cherokeelanguage — Public Fediverse posts

Last day of (virtual) #Woodyfest and it has been a good one.

Highlights thus far have been Crys Matthews (who I adore for her protest songs and the way she get everyone singing along, what folk music is all about) and Agalisiga Mackey Music, the latter singing the most beautiful chilled out old-timey country songs in the #CherokeeLanguage.

#Cherokee #TsaLaGi #Oklahoma #WoodyGuthrie

I just finished the last class of Cherokee 3 (still need to take the final). Class was a retake for me. I passed the first time but I thought a refresher would be nice before taking Cherokee 4 in the fall. I've signed up for an intensive short course on verbs next. #cherokeelanguage

Morning ᏣᎳᎩ practice before class later. #cherokeelanguage

Look at those fluffy pants! 🤍

ᏜᎢᎦ | dlaiga | blue jay

#birds #BackyardBirds #blue #BirdLovers #cherokeelanguage

The wind this morning is intense. I kind of love hearing it howl and whistle. I wonder if it's like this all over Rochester or just where I am so close to Lake Ontario.

ᎦᏃᎸᏍᎬ | ganolvsgv | wind

#cherokeelanguage #wind

Caw Caw! 🖤
It’s #CrowandRavenAppreciationDay!

Crow: ᎪᎦ | koga
Raven: ᎪᎳᎾ | kolana

#cherokeelanguage #crow #raven #artwork #sketch #birdart #artist

Love is in the air for these woyi 💗 #birds #nature #CherokeeLanguage

ᏬᏱ - woyi - pigeon

Today I learned one of the words for car in Cherokee means ‘big eyes’ ☺️

ᏗᎦᏚᎴᏂ - diktuleni
(digaduleni)

#cherokee #cherokeelanguage

I keep finding little ᏣᎳᎩ notes as I unpack things in the studio. Still excited when I remember a word. This is the word for panther, or mountain lion. 🤎
#cherokeelanguage

ᎢᏤ ᎠᎿᏬ ᎠᎩᏩᏒᎢ! 🥰
ᏧᎾᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᎦᏔ

itse ahnawo akiwasvi
tsunasdi anitsalagi unigata
#CherokeeLanguage #Tsalagi

https://www.bonfire.com/little-cherokee-seeds/

I decided to trust myself. I’ve signed up to retake Cherokee 3 and then move forward with level 4. I don’t want to waste any time learning from Ed Fields. Elders aren’t here forever. 🫶🏼

So now I’m reviewing my notes from levels 1 and 2. I am retaining things. I just need to start using it more every day.

#CherokeeLanguage https://turtleisland.social/@amandamakepeace/116088725341030515

My current bird obsession…
Long-tailed Ducks 🤍

ᎧᏬᏄ - kawonu - duck

Currently researching how to say long-tailed in Cherokee. It’s likely some combination of ganvhida (long) and gadoga (tail). We have digalenvhida meaning long-eared. Ear is galeni.

#BirdPhotography #birds #cherokeelanguage #nature

This year had a lot of heartbreak and grief but there were joys too. I’m going to share a joy a day leading up to the New Year 🫶🏼

Joy 1 - ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᏌᏊ - One of my best friends bought me this pendant after I passed Cherokee 1, 2, and 3 in 2024. #CherokeeLanguage

TFW I open the Cherokee Nation dictionary app and I know the word of the day before scrolling…. 🙌🏼

#cherokeelanguage

I made a few prints of the patron sketches and realized I never shared this little fox. 🦊🤍

ᏧᏟ - tsutli (joo-tlee)
#art #drawing #wildlifeart #sciart #artwork #cherokeelanguage #artist #fox

I went on a winter hike to explore and was lucky to see a group of Cedar Waxwings huddled in a tree.

ᎦᏃᏢ (ganotlv), means “up against”

#nature #birds #cherokeelanguage #BirdWatching

ᎢᏤ ᏣᎳᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏙᏪᎵᏍᎩ 🧡

New Cherokee Fonts! These are part of the Indigenous North American Type Collection. The link is an article by the designer on his research process.

https://www.typotheque.com/articles/towards-a-cohesive-cherokee-typography

#indigenouslanguage #cherokeelanguage #indigenous

“If we can get the common Cherokee to know 750 to 1,000 terms or phrases, it’ll change the face of our Nation,”

https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/culture/cherokee-language-hub-on-the-horizon/article_c18a1858-fac7-443d-8bed-18b7f74c0618.html

#tsalagi #cherokeelanguage #indigenous #indigenouslanguage #cherokee

At the entrance to the New Kituwah Academy in Cherokee, NC, a big red sign reads ‘English Stops Here.’ This Cherokee language immersion school teaches preschool through sixth grade, aiming to revitalize the language for new generations.

#CherokeeLanguage #Education

Beginning fall 2024…the establishment of a Cherokee Language course series.

This course…will span four semesters…It will be primarily offered online and include several in-person sessions at Duke University as well as a field trip to Cherokee, NC for more immersive learning opportunities. This series will satisfy Trinity’s Foreign Language (FL) requirement.

https://global.duke.edu/nasi-cherokee-language-program

#indigenous #cherokeelanguage #cherokee #duke #polysynthetic #nativeamerican #amerindian #revitalization