Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney
1830. See page 141.
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tatsu'hwa--the redbird.
tawa'li--punk.
Tawa'li-ukwanûñ'ti--"Punk-plugged-in," from tawa'li, punk; the Cherokee
name of a traditional Shawano chief. See number 100.
tawi'ska, tawi'skage--smooth, slick.
Tawi'skala--"Flint"; a Cherokee supernatural, the personification
of the rock flint; tawi'skalûñ'i, tawi'skala, flint, from tawi'ska,
smooth, slick; cf. Iroquois Tawiskaroñ. See number 25 and notes.
Tayûnksi--a traditional western tribe; the name can not be
analyzed. See number 105.
Tellico--see Talikwa'.
telûñ'lati--the summer grape (Vitis æstivalis).
Tensawattee--see Ku'saweti'yi.
Terrapin--see Tûksi'.
tewa--flying squirrel; salâ'li, gray squirrel; kiyu`ga, ground
squirrel.
Thomas, W. H.--see Wil-usdi'.
Tikwali'tsi--a name occurring in several places in the old Cherokee
country, viz: 1. Tuckalegee creek, a tributary of War-woman creek, east
of Clayton, in Rabun county, Georgia; 2. the Tikwali'tsi of the story,
an important town on Tuckasegee river at the present Bryson City, in
Swain county, North Carolina; 3. Tuckalechee cove, on Little river,
in Blount county, Tennessee, which probably preserves the aboriginal
local name. The name appears in old documents as Tuckarechee (Lower
dialect) and Tuckalegee, and must not be confounded with Tsiksi'tsi
or Tuckasegee. It can not be translated. See number 100 and notes.
Timossy--see Tomassee.
Tlâge'si--"Field"; the Cherokee name for Lieutenant-Colonel
W. W. Stringfield of Waynesville, North Carolina, one of the officers
of the Cherokee contingent in the Thomas Legion. It is an abbreviated
rendering of his proper name.
tlâge'sitûñ'--a song form for tlâge'si a-stûñ'i, "on the edge of the
field," from tlâge'si, or tsâge'si, field, and astûñ'i, edge, border,
etc; ama'yastûñ', "the bank of a stream." See number 24.
tla'meha--bat (dialectic forms, tsa'meha, tsa'weha). See page 187.
tlanu'si'--leech (dialectic form, tsanu'si'). See page 187.
Tlanusi'yi (abbreviated Tlanusi')--"Leech place," a former important
settlement at the junction of Hiwassee and Valley rivers, the
present site of Murphy, in Cherokee county, North Carolina; also a
point on Nottely river, a few miles distant, in the same county. See
number 77 and notes. The name appears also as Clennuse, Klausuna,
Quoneashee, etc.
tla'nuwa' (dialectic forms, tsanuwa', sû'nawa', "sinnawah"--Adair)--a
mythic great hawk. See numbers 35, 64, 65, also page 187.
tla'nuwa' usdi'--"little tla'nuwa'"; probably the goshawk (Astur
atricapillus). See number 35.
Tla'nuwa'-atsiyelûñ'isûñ'yi--"Where the Tla'nuwa cut it up,"
from tla'nuwa', q. v., and tsiyelûñ'iskû', an archaic form for
tsigûñilûñ'iskû', "I am cutting it up." A place on Little Tennessee
river, nearly opposite the entrance of Citico creek, in Blount county,
Tennessee. See number 64 and notes.
Tla'nuwa'i--"Tla'nuwa place," a cave on the north side of Tennessee
river a short distance below the entrance of Citico creek, in Blount
county, Tennessee. See number 64 and notes.
tlay'kû'--jay (dialectic form, tsay'kû'). See page 187.
tlûñti'sti--the pheasant (Bonasa umbella), called locally grouse
or partridge.
tlutlu'--the martin bird (dialectic form, tsutsu'). See page 187.
tsûñtû'tsi--panther (dialectic form, tsûñtû'tsi). See page 187.
Tocax--a place, apparently in the Cherokee country, visited by Pardo
in 1567 (see page 29). It may possibly have a connection with Toxaway
(see Dûksa'i) or Toccoa (see Tagwâ'hi).
Toccoa--see Tagwâ'hi.
Toco--see Dakwâ'i.
Tollunteeskee--see Ata'lûñti'ski.
Tomassee (also written Timossy and Tymahse)--the name of two or more
former Cherokee settlements, viz: 1. On Tomassee creek of Keowee river,
in Oconee county, South Carolina; 2. on Little Tennessee river near
the entrance of Burningtown creek, in Macon county, South Carolina. The
correct form and interpretation are unknown.
Tomatola, Tomotley--see Tama`li.
Tooantuh--see Du'stu'.
Toogelah--see Dugilu'yi.
Toqua--see Dakwâ'i.
Toxaway--see Dûksa'i.
Track Rock gap--see Datsu'nalâsgûñ'yi.
Tsaga'si--a Cherokee sprite. See number 78.
tsâ'gi--upstream, up the road; the converse of ge'i. See number 117.
Tsaiyi'--see Ûñtsaiyi'.
Tsa'ladihi'--Chief N. J. Smith of the East Cherokee. The name might
be rendered "Charley-killer," from Tsali, "Charley," and dihi',
"killer" (in composition), but is really a Cherokee equivalent
for Jarrett (Tsaladi), his middle name, by which he was frequently
addressed. Cf. Tagwadihi.
tsâl-agayûñ'li--"old tobacco," from tsâlû, tobacco, and agayûñ'li, or
agâyûñ'lige, old, ancient; the Nicotiana rustica or wild tobacco. See
number 126.
Tsa'lagi' (Tsa'ragi' in Lower dialect)--the correct form of
Cherokee. See page 182, "Tribal Synonymy."
Tsa'li--Charley; a Cherokee shot for resisting the troops at the time
of the Removal. See page 131.
tsâliyu'sti--"tobacco-like," from tsâlû, tobacco, and iyu'sti,
like; a generic name for the cardinal-flower, mullein and related
species. See number 126.
tsâlû or tsâlûñ (in the Lower dialect, tsârû)--tobacco; by comparison
with kindred forms in other Iroquoian dialects the meaning "fire
to hold in the mouth" seems to be indicated. Lanman spells it
tso-lungh. See number 126 and page 187.
tsa'meha--see tla'meha.
tsa'nadiskâ'--for tsandiskâi, "they say."
tsana'sehâ'i--so they say, they say about him. See number 118.
tsâne'ni--the scorpion lizard; also called gi'ga-danegi'ski, q. v. See
number 59.
Tsani--John.
Tsantawû'--a masculine name which can not be analyzed.
Tsan-uga'sita--"Sour John"; John Butler, a halfbreed Cherokee ball
captain, formerly living on Nottely river. See number 122.
Tsan-usdi'--"Little John"; the Cherokee name for General John Sevier,
and also the boy name of the chief John Ross, afterward known as
Gu'wisguwi', q. v. Sikwi'a, a Cherokee attempt at "Sevier," is a
masculine name upon the East Cherokee reservation.
tsanu'si'--see tlanu'si'.
tsa'nuwa'--see tla'nuwa'.
Tsa'ragi'--Cherokee; see page 182, "Tribal Synonymy."
tsârû--see tsâlû.
Tsasta'wi--a noted hunter formerly living upon Nantahala river, in
Macon county, North Carolina; the meaning of the name is doubtful. See
number 122.
Tsatanu'gi (commonly spelled Chattanooga)--the Cherokee name for
some point upon the creek entering Tennessee river at the city of
Chattanooga, in Hamilton county, Tennessee. It has no meaning in the
Cherokee language and appears to be of foreign origin. The ancient
name for the site of the present city is A`tla'nuwa, q. v. See number
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