Family Terms

English	Formal	Conversational	Cherokee
Boy	a-tsu-tsa	tsu-ts	a#E
Girl	a-ge-hu-tsa	ge-hu-ts	ab!E
Man	a-s-ga-ya	a-s-ga-y	asgy
Woman	a-ge-ya	a-ge-y	aby
Mother	e-tsi	e-tsi	9G
Father	e-do-da	e-do-d	94c
Grandma	e-li-si	e-li-s	9lR
Grandpa	e-du-da	e-du-da	9jc
Child	a-yo-tli	a-yo-tl	aYC
Children	di-ni-yo-tli	di-ni-yo-tl	d/YC
Aunt	e-tlo-gi	e-tlo-g	9:f
Uncle	e-du-tsi	e-du-ts	9jG
Baby	u-s-di	u-s-di	usd
Brother ( by a brother)	tso-s-da-da-nv-tli	tso-s-da-da-nv-tl	5sccmC
Brother (by a sister)	v-gi-do	v-gi-do	vf4
Sister (by a sister)	tso-s-da-da-lv	tso-s-da-da-lv	5scck
Sister ( by a brother)	v-gi-do	v-gi-do	vf4
Son (adult)	u-we-tsi a-s-ga-ya	u-we-ts a-s-ga-ya	uPG asgy
Son (child)	u-we-tsi a-tsu-tsa	u-we-ts a-tsu-ts	uPG a#E
Daughter (adult)	u-we-tsi a-ge-ya	u-we-ts a-ge-y	uPg aby
Daughter (child)	u-we-tsi a-ge-hu-tsa	u-we-ts a-ge-hu-ts	uPg ab!E