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Tsalagi

Tsalagi proper noun: the Cherokee language. English-language term borrowed from the endonym, instead of using the exonym Cherokee, which is borrowed from Creek.

Proper noun

Tsalagi

  1. The Cherokee language. English-language term borrowed from the endonym, instead of using the exonym Cherokee, which is borrowed from Creek.
    Synonyms:
    Tsalagi language

Synonyms of Tsalagi

  • Tsalagi language

Origin of Tsalagi

From Cherokee ᏣᎳᎩ (tsalagi), from ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ (tsalagi gawonihisdi).

Questions about Tsalagi

What does Tsalagi mean?
Tsalagi means the Cherokee language. English-language term borrowed from the endonym, instead of using the exonym Cherokee, which is borrowed from Creek.
What part of speech is Tsalagi?
Tsalagi is a proper noun.

Words near Tsalagi in the dictionary

  1. Tsakonia
  2. Tsakonian
  3. Tsakonians
  4. Tsakpahu
  5. Tsal'alh
  6. Tsalagi
  7. Tsallis entropies
  8. Tsallis entropy
  9. tsama
  10. Tsamang
  11. tsamas

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