I found this wonderful vocabulary list at nativechefs.com

Cherokee Cooking Terms posted by "Mignonne"

You will notice that some of the words have two pronunciations. This is because the Eastern and Western band of Cherokee have some variations going on since the removal. There are at least three dialects being used within the Eastern band today. A good example of the difference in a word between the two bands is: Hello
(W.) O-SI-YO O-SEE-YO
(E.) SI-YO SHE-O


English Cherokee Pronunciation

Acorn GU-LE GOO-LAY
Bass (fish) U-NO-GA OO-NO-GAH
Batter (Bread) A-SU-GE-DI AH-SOO-GAY-DEE
Bean DU-YA DOO-YAH
Bean Bread DU-YA GA-DU DOO-YAH GA-DOO
Bee, Honey, Sorghum WA-DU-LI-SI WAH-DOO-LEE-SEE
Big Spoon E-QWA DI-DO-DI AY-QUAH DEE-DOE-DEE
Buffalo YAN-SA YAN-SAH
Butter GO-SA-NV-HI GO-SAH-NUH-HEE
Cabbage U-S-GE-WI OO-SKAY-WEE
Cast Iron Pot TSU-LA-S-GI SOO-LAH-SKEE
Cherry TA-YA TAH-YAH
Chestnut TI-LI TEE-LEE
Chestnut Bread TI-LI GA-DU TEE-LEE GAH-DOO
Chestnut Tree TI-LI TLU-GV-I TEE-LEE TLOO-GUH-EE
Chicken TSA-TA-GA SAH-TAH-GAH
Chill U-NA-WA-S-DI U-DV-NA OO-NAH-WAH-STEE OO-DUH-NAH
Coffee GO-WE GO-WAY
Coffeepot KA-WI A-DO-DI TSU-LA-S-GI KAH-WEE AH-DOE-DEE SOO-LA-SKEE
Cook (n.) A-DA-S-DA-YV-HV-S-GI AH-DAH-STAH-YUH-HUH-SKEE
Cook (v.) A-DA-S-DA-YV-HV AH-DAH-STAH-YUH-HUH
Cooking Pot TSU-LA-S-GI SOO-LA-SKEE
Cooking Stone A-DA S-DA-YA-DI AH-DAH STAH-YAH-DEE
Corn (Maize) SE-LU SAY-LOO
Corn Beater KA-NO-NA KAH-NO-NAH
Corn Bread SE-LU GA-DU SAY-LOO GAH-DOO
Corn Dough A-SU-GE-DA SE-LU AH-SOO-GAY-DAH SAY-LOO
Cow WA-GA WAH-GAH
Crawfish TSI-S-DV-NA SEE-STUH-NAH
Cucumber GA-GA-MA GAH-GAH-MAH
Deer A-WI AH-WEE
Dough (Corn) A-SU-GE-DA SE-LU AH-SOO-GAY-DAH SAY-LOO
Dough (flour) A-SU-GE-DA U-LO-LE-S-DA AH-SOO-GAY-DAH OO-LOW-LAY-STAH
Do you want bread? GA-DU GAH-DOO TSA-DU-LI-HA-TSU SA(CHA)-DOO-LEE-HAH-SOO(CHOO)

Dough Tray A-SU-GE-DO-DI AH-SOO-GAY-DOE-DEE
Duck GA-WA-NV GAH-WAH-NUH
Eat HI-GA HEE-GAH
Eel DV-DE-GI DUH-DAY-GEE
Egg U-WE-TSI OO-WAY-SEE'
Eggs GU-WE-TSI GOO-WAY-SEE'
Empty Vessel A-TSI-S-DO-DI AH-SEE(CHEE)-STOW-DEE
Fat Meat U-LI-TSA-HI-DV OO-LEE-SAH(CHAH)-HEE-DOO A-WE-YA AH-WAY-YAH

Fishing A-SU-V-S-GI AH-SOO-UH-SKEE
Flour U-TSA-LE-S-DA OO-SA-LAY-STAH
Flour (Corn) SE-LU YA-HI SAY-LOO YAH-HEE
FLour Dough A-SU-GE-DA AH-SOO-GAY-DAH
Frog WA-LO-SI WAH-LOW-SEE
Frying Pan A-HA-WI-YA AH-HAH-WEE-YAH GV-DA-WA-DO-DI GUH-DAH-WAH-DOE-DEE


Garden A-WI-SV-DI-YI AH-WEE-SUH-DEE-YEE
Glass Bottle GU-GU GOO-GOO
Goat TSU-S-QWA-NE-GI-DV SOO-SQUAH-NAY-GEE-DUH
Goose SA-SA SAH-SAH
Grapes QWA-LU-SI KWAH-LOO-SEE
Gravy U-GA-MA OO-GAH-MAH
Green Corn SE-LU I-TSE SAY-LOO EE-SEE(CHEE)
Guinea Fowl GU-QWE DI-GA-NA-SA-I GOO-QUAY DEE-GAH-NAH-SAH-EE
Hay Rake U-NE-S-GA OO-NAY-SKAH A-GI-S-DO-DI GV-GI AH-GEE-STOW-DEE GUH-GEE

Hoe GA-LO-GO-DI GAH-LOW-GO-DEE
Hickory Nut SO-HI SO-HEE
Hickory Nut Soup GA-NA-TSI GAH-NAH-SEE(CHEE)
Hickory Tree WA-NE-I TLU-GV-I WAH-NAY--EE TLOO-GUH--EE
Hog SI-QWA SEE-QUAH
Hominy GA-NO-NE-NV GAH-NO-NAY-NUH
Ice U-NE-S-DA-LA OO-NAY-STAH-LA
I want bread GA-DU A-QWA-DU-LI(-HA) GAH-DOO AH-GWAH-DOO-LEE(-HAH)
Ice Cream GA-NE-S-DI-DA-LA- GAH-NAY-STEE-DAH-LA-S-TA-NV-HI
STAH-TAH-NUH-HEE

Jack Rabbit TSE-GI JI-STU TSAY-GEE JEE-STOO
Jug GA-DA-GU-GU GAH-DAH-GOO-GOO
Kettle KA-WI A-DO-DI TSU-LA-S-GI KAH-WEE AH-DOE-DEE SOO-LA-SKEE
Knife YE-LA-S-DI YAY-LAH-STEE
Little spoon U-S-DI DI-DO-DI OO-STEE DEE-DOE-DEE
Milk U-NV-DI OO-NUH-DEE
Mud Turtle SA-LI-GU-GI SAH-LEE-GOO-GEE
Mulberry GU-WA GOO-WAH
Mushroom (brown, edible) U-LO-QWE OO-LOW-QUAY (pl.) U-NI-LO-QWE
OO-NEE-LOW-QUAY

Muskrat SU-LA-QWI-S-GI SOO-LA-KEE-SKEE
Onion SV-GI SUH-GEE
Opossum (W.) U-TSE-TSV-DV OO-JET-STUH
Outside DO-YE-HI DOE-YAY-HEE
Parboil A-GV-YI A-LI-TSV-DA AH-GUH-YEE AH-LEE-SUH(CHUH)-DAH
Partridge GU-QWE GOO-QUAY
Passion Flower U-WA-GA OO-WAH-GAH
Peach QWA-NV QUA-NUH
Pear SE-DI I-YU-S-DI SV-GA-TA SAY-DEE EE-YOU-STEE SUH-GAH-TAH
Persimmon SA-LI SAH-LEE
Pheasant DV-DI-S-DI DUH-DEE-STEE
Pineapple NO-TSI I-YU-S-DI SV-GA-TA NO-SEE EE-YOU-STEE SUH-GAH-TAH
Plate TE-LI-DO TAY-LEE-DOE
Plates DI-TE-LI-DO DEE-TAY-LEE-DOE
Plow GA-DA-LU-GO-DI GAH-DAH-LOO-GO-DEE
Plum QWA-NU-NA-S-DI QUA-NOO-NAH-STEE
Potato NU-NV NOO-NUH
Pottery Vessel V-TI A-TSI-S-DO-I UH-TEE AH-SEE(CHEE)-STOW--EE
Pumpkin I-YA EE-YAH
Quail GU-QWE GOO-QUAY
Rabbit (W.) TSI-S-DU JEE-STOO (E.) TSI-S-DU SEE-STOO
Raccoon GV-LI KUH-LEE
Rainbow Trout TSU-LO-LV-DI SOO(CHOO)-LOW-LUH-DEE A-TSA-DI AH-SAH(CHAH)-DEE

Red Horse (fish) O-LI-GA OH-LEE-GAH
Rice GO-NO-HE-NV GO-NO-HAY-NUH
Salt A-MA AH-MAH
Sassafras KA-NA-S-DA-TSI KAH-NAH-STAH-SEE
Sassafras Tea KA-NA-S-DA-TSI KAH-NAH-STAH-SEE(CHEE) A-DI-TA-S-DI AH-DEE-TAH-STEE

Sheep U-NO-DE-NA OO-NO-DAY-NAH
Skunk DI-LI DEE-LEE
Snail E-LA-QWA AY-LA-QUAH
Snake I-NA-DV EE-NAH-DUH
Something to cook GO-HU-S-DI GO-HOO-STEE A-DA-S-DA-YV-DI AH-DAH-STAH-YUH-DEE

Soup U-GA-MA OO-GAH-MAH
Speckled Trout U-NV-TSA-DV OO-NUH-SAH(CHAH)-DUH A-TSA-DI AH-SAH(CHAH)-DEE

Spicewood tea NO-DA-TSI A-DI-TA-S-DI NO-DAH-SEE(CHEE) AH-DEE-TAH-STEE
Spoon DI-DO-DI DEE-DOE-DEE
Spring (water) GA-NU-GO-GV A-MA GAH-NOO-GO-GUH AH-MAH
Squirrel SA-LO-LI SAH-LOW-LEE
Stomachache DA-LO-NI DAH-LOW-NEE
Stool A-LI-S-DV-TSU-S-DI GA-S-GI-LO AH-LEE-STUH-STEE GAH-SKEE-LOW
Stove A-DA-S-DA-DI GA-KA-HV-I AH-DAH-STAH-DEE GAH-KAH-HUH-EE
Strawberry A-NV AH-NUH
Striped Skunk TSU-LV-DE-S-DI SOO(CHOO)-LUH-DAY-STEE
Sugar GA-LI-SE-TSI GAH-LEE-SAY-SEE
Sweet U-GA-NA-S-DV OO-GAH-NAH-STUH
Sweet Potato NU-NV U-GA-MA-S-DV NOO-NUH OO-GAH-MAH-STUH
Table A-LI-S-DA-YV-DI GA-S-GI-LO A-LEE-STAH-YUH-DEE GAH-SKEE-LOW
Table fork YV-GI GA-S-GI-LV YUH-GEE GAH-SKEE-LUH A-SA-DI-S-DI AH-SAH-DEE-STEE

Table knife GA-S-GI-LV-I GAH-SKEE-LUH-EE A-SA-DI-S-DI YE-LA-S-DE AH-SAH-DEE-STEE
YAY-LAH-STEE

Teeth DI-GA-YV-GA DEE-GAH-YUH-GA
Tennessee TA-NI-SI TAH-NEE-SEE
Thank You WA-DO WAH-DOE
Thick U-HA-GE-DV OO-HA-GAY-DUH
Thistle TSI-TSI SEE-SEE
Tomato U-NA-GU-HI-S-DI OO-NAH-GOO-HEE-STEE
Tomatoes U-NI-NA-GU-HI-S-DI OO-NEE-NAH-GOO-HEE-STEE
To warm it HI-GA-NA-WO-DA HEE-GAH-NAH-WOE-DAH
Turkey GV-NA GUH-NAH
Turnip DA-QWA-SA-NV DAH-QUAH-SAH-NUH
Walnut SE-DI SAY-DEE
Walnut tree SE-DI TLU-GV-I SAY-DEE TLOO-GUH--EE
Water A-MA AH-MAH
Water Bucket A-MA A-GU-GI-S-DI AH-MAH AH-GOO-GEE-STEE
Water Dog TSU-WA SOO(CHOO)-WAH
Weeds GA-NU-LV-HI GAH-NOO-LUH-HEE
Wheat U-TSA-LE-S-DI OO-SAH-LAY-STEE
White Oak tree TA-LA TLU-GV-I TAH-LAH TLOO-GUH--EE
Wild greens GA-NU-LV-HI GAH-NOO-LUH-HEE
Angelico WA-NE-GI-DV WAH-NAY-GEE-DUH
Branch Lettuce A-MA-YI U-DU-HI AH-MAH-YEE OO-DOO-HEE A-GO-S-DA-GI-S-DI
AH-GO-STAH-GEE-STEE

Creases U-LI-SI OO-LEE-SEE
Juwhitsgi TSU-HI-TSU-GI SOO(CHOO)-HEE-SOO(CHOO)-GEE
Phacaelia U-S-TE-S-GI OO-STAY-SKEE
Sochani SO-TSA-NA SO-SAH(CHA)-NAH
Sweet Grass U-GA-NA-S-DA OO-GAH-NAH-STAH
Wild Potato GA-DO-A-WI GAH-DOE-AH-WEE
Wood A-DA AH-DAH
You go hunting I-NO-LU-GA EE-NO-LOO-GAH