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Cherokee
Test 1
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Language - Other
Undergraduate 2
09/09/2010

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Osiyo
Definition
Hello
Term
To hi ju
Definition
How are you?
Term
Ni ga dv
Definition
Everyone
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To hi gwu
Definition
I am just fine.
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V
Definition
Yes
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To hi gwu dv
Definition
Yes, I am just fine.
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Ni hi na
Definition
What about you?
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Osda/Osta
Definition
Good
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Hla/Kla/Tla
Definition
No
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Hla osta yigi
Definition
I am not well.
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Gado usdi
Definition
What?
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Gado usdi hia
Definition
What is this?
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-na
Definition
What about?
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-ju
Definition
Well so is it?
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-Gwu
Definition
Just
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-dv
Definition
Yes
Term
Wesa
Definition
Cat
Term
Waga
Definition
Cow
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Koga
Definition
Crow
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Gitli
Definition
Dog
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Sasa
Definition
Goose
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Yona
Definition
Bear
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Consanants that aren't used in Cherokee (6)
Definition
P,B,R,Z,V,X
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Cherokee Vowels
Definition
A,E,I,O,U,V
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What did sequoyah create?
Definition
Cherokee Syllabary
Term
How long did Sequoyah take to complete the Cherokee sylaberry?
Definition
12 years
Term
What kind of authority did Cherokees adhere to?
Definition
Inherent authority
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What does inherent authority mean?
Definition
The right to govern ones self.
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What were the 8 original Cherokee lands?
Definition
Virginia, W. Virginia, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama
Term
Where did Cherokees start to adapt after European contact?
Definition
Westward
Term
What happened at the Battle of Horseshoe Bay?
Definition
Andrew Jackson was saved during a battle by the Cherokees but he didn't end up helping them when he was better and he took their land despite the help they gave him.
Term
Indian Relocation Act
Definition
an effort to bust up the tribes
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Dawes Act
Definition
Gave Cherokees a choice to sign a role that would give each one 160 acres, actually ended up taking more land from the Cherokees.
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Curtis act
Definition
Took away all Cherokee rights, made land allotment forceable
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Old Settelers
Definition
Cherokees that moved westward prior to the trail of tears.
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New Echota
Definition
Treat that said that Indians had to move west into Indian territory
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Golden Age
Definition
Cherokees flourished during this time until their rights were taken away
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