words/phrases starting with
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onǫˀaó:saˀ cabbage -
deganhǫhasíhsdǫh cake -
ǫnaˀdaiyóhs ǫtnaˀdaǫ́:da̱hkwaˀ   cake plan -
Tganádaę:ˀ   Caledonia -
atsó:gęˀ   calendar -
ohstwasˀáh gyǫhohsgwaǫ:t calf (cow) -
se̱hsnáˀdageh   calf (leg) -
daǫdwenǫ́da: call (on the phone) -
haˀseyásǫ: call (someone’s name) -
gawáha:s cancer (illness) -
nawéˀdaˀ candy -
ęwaoˀgę́h dajiháh dęgǫˀni gohá:ęˀ Can I bother you for a little while? -
awadǫgaǫ́ é:kne:ˀ Can it be I will go with you? -
ganyó:daˀ canoe -
ejihodágwa̱htaˀ   can opener -
wa̱hyái:s cantaloupe -
ęsegweníˀ gę́h i:s ęsewayę:nę́:daˀ Can you finish it? -
anahaótraˀ cap (hat) -
gadréhdaˀ car -
snigǫ́ha:k careful -
gadrehdáˀ degęnaǫ́:haˀ   car races -
ojitgwa:jí: okdéhaˀ carrot -
háˀsa: carry (v.) -
dagu:s cat -
go̱hęhdinyǫ́ˀshe caterpillar -
Ga̱hnáwageh Caughnawaga -
ętrehǫ:niˀ cause -
Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ Cayuga People -
ędwadǫtgá:dǫ:ˀ celebration -
oyádagǫh cellar -
tsaˀdewa̱hsę́:nǫh centre -
akyénda̱hkwaˀ chair -
dewaˀaǫˀakyę́nda̱hkwa chair (woven seat) -
satgaó:dęh charge it! -
séhsre chase -
snigǫháˀtaˀ cheat -
oyó:ˀgwa:ˀ cheeks -
oyadagéha:ˀ Cherokee Dance -
Oyadˀagehó:nǫˀ Cherokee People -
e:ˀgo:wah cherry -
ohǫhsrǫ́:dǫˀ ǫhgwęnya:kwaˀ chest of drawers -
otséhsdaˀ chewing gum -
dakshaéˀdohs chicken -
dakshaeˀ dohsgéha:ˀ Chicken Dance -
hahsęnowá:nęh Chief -
hoyá:neh Chief -
satohwa̱hstaˀ chill -
gadao:t chimney (brick) -
ganyę́ho:t chimney (pipe) -
dehodigahadiyǫnt Chinese people -
jihnyˀogęˀ chipmunk -
sadadrágwahs choose -
odręnáęta̱hkwaˀ church -
ganadowá:neh city -
osya:deˀ clan -
oˀsya:dé:nyǫˀ clans -
ganóhaiˀ clean -
satnohda: climb in -
satnóda̱hgoh climb out -
ga̱hwisdaˀehs clock -
sejihodę close -
ehgwęnyaęda̱hkwaˀ closet -
ogyé:ˀaˀ cloth -
ohgwę́nyaˀ clothes -
ewahsdodáhkwaˀ clothes pin -
ohswę́daˀ coal -
agyadawíˀtraˀ coat -
ganǫˀgwat ohnyǫgwaˀ coconut -
ǫtnǫhdadaˀ coffin -
onáˀno cold (to touch) -
otó:weˀ cold (weather) -
otowegéha:ˀ Cold Dance
(Northern Dance / Dance of the North)
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deganyáhe:ˀ collar -
ohsóhgwaˀ colour -
ganáhadˀ comb (n.) -
desadodáihsih comb (v.) -
gajíh Come here. -
dá:jǫh Come in. -
haoˀędwaǫdá:t gahsíhgaiˀ Come on, let's blow this joint. -
haoˀsigwadíh haˀsádrihs Come on, you move over that way. -
haoˀdagwadíh sádrihs Come on, you nore over this way. -
gaóˀdéhswe Come over here, all of you. -
desasǫ́dręh connect -
sekǫ́:nih cook -
niganadásˀah cookies -
nodesayęhękyeˀ copy (mimic) -
degahnanéda̱hsǫhs copy -
onę́hęˀ corn -
onęhę́ˀ onáda:ˀ corn bread (boiled) -
onęhę́:seˀ corn (green) -
onęhęˀ otéˀtraˀ corn flour -
onęhóhgwaˀ corn soup (lyed) -
dewataháˀse:ˀ corner (crossroads) -
ohiyǫ́daˀ corpse -
akyęnda̱hkwi:yo couch -
dagu:sgó:wah cougar -
kyasędáhkwaˀ council house -
hadihahsę́hęˀ councillor -
sháhse:t count -
sehó:we:k cover -
gyǫnhohsgaǫn cow -
onaˀdá:tę: crackers -
gahóhsraˀ cradleboard -
dehkaǫh crane (bird) -
wadadedreˀs crane (derrick) -
ganǫˀgwagę́:drǫ: cream (milk) -
Shǫgwayadihsˀǫh   (our) Creator -
owi:yaˀáh godáˀstaˀ crib -
jinǫ́hsanǫh cricket -
óhę: crispy -
oˀdá:ˀ gatséˀdaˀ crock -
degáhya̱hsǫ:t cross -
desadogęhda̱hnǫ:ˀ cross over -
sé:naih crow (boast) -
gaˀga:ˀ crow -
o:wę́hka:ˀ crust (bread) -
desahsętoh cry -
ohnyǫhsgwá:eˀ cucumber -
ganáˀjo̱hgwaˀ cup -
eksaę:dáhkwaˀ cupboard (dishes) -
ekwaędahkwaˀ cupboard (food) -
onegwáˀ curds -
gagǫ́kdraˀ cushion -
hsríhsgyak cut up (finely) (v.) -
í:jak cut -
 
Last updated: Jíhskę̱hneh 17, 2021