The Cherokee Alphabet and Pronunciation Guide

a, a			e, `		i, ~		o, q	u, Q	v, A
ga, s	ka, n		ge, 1		gi, !		go, w	gu, W	gv, S
ha, d			he, 2		hi, @		ho, e	hu, E	hv, D
la, f			le, 3		li, #		lo, r	lu, R	lv, F
ma, g			me, 4		mi, $		mo, t	mu, T
na, h	hna, m	nah, X	ne, 5		ni, %		no, y	nu, Y	nv, G
qua, j			que, 6		qui, ^		quo, u	quu, U	quv, H
sa, k	s, C		se, 7		si, &		so, i	su, I	sv, J
da, l	ta, /		de, 8	te, 9	di, *	ti, (	do, o	du, O	dv, K
dla, V	tla, Z		tle, 0		tli, )		tlo, p	tlu, P	tlv, L
tsa, B			tse, <		tsi, _		tso, [	tsu, {	tsv, N
wa, v			we, >		wi, +		wo, ]	wu, }	wv, M
ya, b			ye, \		yi, |		yo, z	yu, x	yv, c

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Sounds Represented by Vowels

a, as a in father, or short as a in rival	o, as o in note, approaching aw in law
e, as a in hate, or short as e in met	u, as oo in fool, or short as u in pull
i, as i in pique, or short as i in pit	v, as u in but, nasalized

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Consonant Sounds

• h, k, l, m, n, q, s, t, w, and y as in English.
• g nearly as in English, but approaching k. Syllables beginning with g except (ga) can have the consonance of k.
• (do), (du), and (dv) are sometimes sounded to, tu, and tv.
• Syllables starting with tl [except (tla)] sometimes vary to dl.