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Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies in Cherokee
The words you hope to never need. Play the ten Cherokee words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Cherokee phrases in this lesson
- α α΅αααΈα!ah-lees-day-LUH-dee
- Help!
- ααα α«αα©!dee-dah-nuh-WEES-gee
- Call a doctor
- αααα±αα©dee-dah-nee-YEES-gee
- Police
- α α¬α α ααΎα α’nuh-WOH-tee ah-dah-NAH-nuh-ee
- Pharmacy
- α§αα’α©α’joo-nee-TLUH-gee-ee
- Hospital
- α α©α΄αΎα―αah-gee-lay-nah-HEE-hah
- I'm lost
- α α©α’α¦ah-gee-TLUH-gah
- I don't feel well
- α¦ααα©αgah-nohs-GEE-dah
- It was stolen
- It's an emergencyits an e-MUR-jen-see
- It's an emergency
- αͺαΎWAY-nah
- Leave me alone
The emergency number in the United States is 911.
Literally "doctor!", the word also used for a traditional healer. Call 911 for an ambulance.
Literally "they catch people". The Cherokee Nation runs its own marshal service.
Literally "medicine store".
Literally "where the sick are".
Literally "I am losing my way".
Literally "I am sick".
Literally "it is stolen".
Said in English, to 911.
Literally "go!", the blunt way to tell someone to leave you alone.