Name Pronunciation and Meaning

Since the names are Cherokee or derived from Cherokee and not from a more common language I'll be providing a pronunciation guide along with the meaning of each word. The names are listed in order that they appear in the story.

If a pronunciation has x-uh*, the "uh" sound comes from the back of your throat like a grunt.

Uguna (oo-goo-nah) badger

Kamama (kah-mah-mah) butterfly

Awi (ah-wee) deer

Asdaya (ah-s-dah-yah)

Hagata (ha-gah-tah)

Woyi (woh-ee) pigeon

Sagon (sah-goh-n) from sagonige meaning blue

Yvwi Ulogilv (yuh*-wee) (oo-low-gee-luh) cloud people

Gaduhvi Gadaquali (gah-doo-huh-ee) (gah-dah-kwal-ee) clay city

Unole Tsulvsada (oo-no-lay) clear wind (joo-luh*-sah-dah)

Inada Equa (ee-nah-dah) (eh-kwa) great snake

Unatsi (oo-nah-gee) snow

Atsina (ah-gee-nah) cedar

Equoni (eh-kwo-nee) river

Elohi (eh-low-hee) earth sometimes can mean grandmother

Noquisi (noh-kwi-see) star

Nvdo Walosi Ugisgo (nuh*-doh) (wah-low-see) (oo-gee-s-go) literally means "the frog eats the sun/moon" [total solar eclipse]

Tlomeha (tlow-may-ha) bat

Tiyohali (tee-yo-ha-lee) lizzard

Koga Equa (co-gah) (eh-kwa) great crow

Dagvna (dah-guh*-nah) pearl

Agaliga (ah-gah-lee-gah) sunshine

Agasgv (ah-gah-s-guh) rain

Kananeski (kah-nah-nay-s-kee) spider

Ihiya (ee-he-yah) rivercane

Gvli (guh*-lee) raccoon

Guletsi (goo-lay-gee) honey

Tawodi (tah-woh-dee) hawk

Atsina (ah-gee-nah) cedar

Igodi (ee-goh-dee) piraire