Xuala—seeAni-Suwa′lĭ.-yă—a suffix denoting principal or real, astsiskwa′yă, “principal bird,” the sparrow;Ani′-Yûñwiyă′, “principal or real people,” Indians.Yahoola—seeYahulâ′ĭ.Yahulâ′ĭ—“Yahu′la place,” fromYahu′la, a Cherokee trader said to have been taken by the spirit people;Yahu′laseems to be from the Creekyoho′lo, a name having reference to the song (yoholo), used in the “black drink” ceremony of the Creeks; thusa′si-yoho′lo, corrupted into Osceola, signified “the black drink song”; it may, however, be a true Cherokee word,yahu′lû, oryahu′lĭ, the name for a variety of hickory, also for the “doodle-bug”;Ûñyahu′lăis a feminine name, but can not be translated. Yahoola creek, near Dahlonega, in Lumpkin county, Georgia. Seenumber 86and notes.Yalâ′gĭ—Alarka creek of Little Tennessee river, above the junction of Tuckasegee, in Swain county, North Carolina; the meaning of the name is lost.yañdaska′ga—a faultfinder. Seenumber 61.Yân-e′gwa—“Big-bear,” fromyânû, bear, andegwa, great, large. A prominent chief about the year 1800; the name occurs in treaties as Yonah, Yohanaqua and Yonahequah. See page164.yâ′nû—bear.Yâ′nû-dinĕhûñ′yĭ—“Where the bears live,” fromyânû, bear,dinĕhû′, “they dwell” (ĕ′hû, “I dwell, I live”), andyĭ, locative. A place on Oconaluftee river, a short distance above the junction with Tuckasegee, in Swain county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.Yânûgûñ′skĭ—“The bear drowns him” (habitually), fromyânû, bear, andtsigûñ′iskă′, “I am drowning him.” A noted East Cherokee chief, known to the whites as Yonaguska or Drowning-bear. See page162.Yâ′nû-u′nătawasti′yĭ—“Where the bears wash” (fromyânû, bear, andyĭ, locative); a former pond in the Great Smoky mountains, about the extreme head of Raven fork, in Swain county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.yân′-utse′stû—“the bear lies on it”; the shield fern (Aspidium). Seenumber 126.Yawâ′ĭ—“Yawă place”; a place on Yellow creek of Cheowa river, in Graham county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.Yellow-hill—seeElăwâ′diyĭ.Yohanaqua—seeYân-e′gwa.yoho-o!—an unmeaning song refrain. Seenumber 75.Yonaguska—seeYâ′nûgûñ′skĭ.Yonah—1. (mountain) seeGadalu′lŭ. 2. An abbreviated treaty form for the name of the chief Yân-e′gwa.Yonahequah—seeYân-e′gwa.Ytaua,Ytava—seeI′tăwă′.Yu!—an unmeaning song refrain and interjection.Yuha′lĭ—Euharlee creek, of lower Etowah river, in Bartow county, Georgia. The name is said by the Cherokee to be a corruption of Yufala (Eufaula), a well-known Creek local name. Seenumber 105.yûnsû′—buffalo; cf. Creekyĕna′sa, Choctawyanash, Hichiteeya′nasi.Yûnsâ′ĭ—“Buffalo place”; West Buffalo creek of Cheowa river in Graham county, North Carolina; the site of a former Cherokee settlement. Seenumber 122.yu′wĕ-yuwĕhe′—an unmeaning song refrain. Seenumber 118.yûñ′wĭ—person, man; cf. Mohawkoñgweʻ.Yûñ′wĭ Amă′yĭnĕ′hĭ—“Water-dwelling People,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person, andămă′yĭnĕ′hĭ, plural ofămăyĕ′hĭ, q. v.; a race of water fairies. Seenumber 78.Yûñ′wĭ-dĭkatâgûñ′yĭ—seeYûñ′wĭ-tsulenûñ′yĭ.Yûñ′wĭ Gûnăhi′ta—“Long Man”; a formulistic name for the river, personified as a man with his head resting on the mountain and his feet stretching down to the lowlands, who is constantly speaking to those who can understand the message.Yûñ′wini′giskĭ—“Man-eaters,” literally, “They eat people” (habitually), fromyûñ′wĭ, person, man, anduni′giskĭ, “they eat” (habitually), fromtsĭkiû′, “I am eating”; the Cherokee name for a distant cannibal tribe, possibly the Atakapa or the Tonkawa. Seenumber 105. Cf.Anăda′dûñtăskĭ.Yûñ′wĭ-tsulenûñ′yĭ—“Where the man stood,” originallyYûñ′wĭ-dĭkatâgûñ′yĭ, “Where the man stands,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person, man,tsitâ′gă, “I am standing,” andyĭ, locative; Standing Indian, a high bald mountain at the head of Nantahala river, in Macon county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.Yûñ′wĭ Tsunsdi′—“Little People,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person, people, andtsunsdi′găortsunsdi′, plural ofusdi′gă, orusdi′, little; the Cherokee fairies. Seenumber 78.Yûñ′wĭ Usdĭ′—“Little Man.” A formulistic name for the ginseng,â′tălĭ-gûlĭ′, q. v.Yûñ′wĭ-usga′sĕʻtĭ—“Dangerous Man, Terrible Man”; a traditional leader in the westward migration of the Cherokee. See page99.Yûñ′wiyă′—“Indian,” literally, “principal or real person,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person andyă, a suffix denoting principal or real. See pages15and181.
Xuala—seeAni-Suwa′lĭ.-yă—a suffix denoting principal or real, astsiskwa′yă, “principal bird,” the sparrow;Ani′-Yûñwiyă′, “principal or real people,” Indians.Yahoola—seeYahulâ′ĭ.Yahulâ′ĭ—“Yahu′la place,” fromYahu′la, a Cherokee trader said to have been taken by the spirit people;Yahu′laseems to be from the Creekyoho′lo, a name having reference to the song (yoholo), used in the “black drink” ceremony of the Creeks; thusa′si-yoho′lo, corrupted into Osceola, signified “the black drink song”; it may, however, be a true Cherokee word,yahu′lû, oryahu′lĭ, the name for a variety of hickory, also for the “doodle-bug”;Ûñyahu′lăis a feminine name, but can not be translated. Yahoola creek, near Dahlonega, in Lumpkin county, Georgia. Seenumber 86and notes.Yalâ′gĭ—Alarka creek of Little Tennessee river, above the junction of Tuckasegee, in Swain county, North Carolina; the meaning of the name is lost.yañdaska′ga—a faultfinder. Seenumber 61.Yân-e′gwa—“Big-bear,” fromyânû, bear, andegwa, great, large. A prominent chief about the year 1800; the name occurs in treaties as Yonah, Yohanaqua and Yonahequah. See page164.yâ′nû—bear.Yâ′nû-dinĕhûñ′yĭ—“Where the bears live,” fromyânû, bear,dinĕhû′, “they dwell” (ĕ′hû, “I dwell, I live”), andyĭ, locative. A place on Oconaluftee river, a short distance above the junction with Tuckasegee, in Swain county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.Yânûgûñ′skĭ—“The bear drowns him” (habitually), fromyânû, bear, andtsigûñ′iskă′, “I am drowning him.” A noted East Cherokee chief, known to the whites as Yonaguska or Drowning-bear. See page162.Yâ′nû-u′nătawasti′yĭ—“Where the bears wash” (fromyânû, bear, andyĭ, locative); a former pond in the Great Smoky mountains, about the extreme head of Raven fork, in Swain county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.yân′-utse′stû—“the bear lies on it”; the shield fern (Aspidium). Seenumber 126.Yawâ′ĭ—“Yawă place”; a place on Yellow creek of Cheowa river, in Graham county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.Yellow-hill—seeElăwâ′diyĭ.Yohanaqua—seeYân-e′gwa.yoho-o!—an unmeaning song refrain. Seenumber 75.Yonaguska—seeYâ′nûgûñ′skĭ.Yonah—1. (mountain) seeGadalu′lŭ. 2. An abbreviated treaty form for the name of the chief Yân-e′gwa.Yonahequah—seeYân-e′gwa.Ytaua,Ytava—seeI′tăwă′.Yu!—an unmeaning song refrain and interjection.Yuha′lĭ—Euharlee creek, of lower Etowah river, in Bartow county, Georgia. The name is said by the Cherokee to be a corruption of Yufala (Eufaula), a well-known Creek local name. Seenumber 105.yûnsû′—buffalo; cf. Creekyĕna′sa, Choctawyanash, Hichiteeya′nasi.Yûnsâ′ĭ—“Buffalo place”; West Buffalo creek of Cheowa river in Graham county, North Carolina; the site of a former Cherokee settlement. Seenumber 122.yu′wĕ-yuwĕhe′—an unmeaning song refrain. Seenumber 118.yûñ′wĭ—person, man; cf. Mohawkoñgweʻ.Yûñ′wĭ Amă′yĭnĕ′hĭ—“Water-dwelling People,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person, andămă′yĭnĕ′hĭ, plural ofămăyĕ′hĭ, q. v.; a race of water fairies. Seenumber 78.Yûñ′wĭ-dĭkatâgûñ′yĭ—seeYûñ′wĭ-tsulenûñ′yĭ.Yûñ′wĭ Gûnăhi′ta—“Long Man”; a formulistic name for the river, personified as a man with his head resting on the mountain and his feet stretching down to the lowlands, who is constantly speaking to those who can understand the message.Yûñ′wini′giskĭ—“Man-eaters,” literally, “They eat people” (habitually), fromyûñ′wĭ, person, man, anduni′giskĭ, “they eat” (habitually), fromtsĭkiû′, “I am eating”; the Cherokee name for a distant cannibal tribe, possibly the Atakapa or the Tonkawa. Seenumber 105. Cf.Anăda′dûñtăskĭ.Yûñ′wĭ-tsulenûñ′yĭ—“Where the man stood,” originallyYûñ′wĭ-dĭkatâgûñ′yĭ, “Where the man stands,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person, man,tsitâ′gă, “I am standing,” andyĭ, locative; Standing Indian, a high bald mountain at the head of Nantahala river, in Macon county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.Yûñ′wĭ Tsunsdi′—“Little People,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person, people, andtsunsdi′găortsunsdi′, plural ofusdi′gă, orusdi′, little; the Cherokee fairies. Seenumber 78.Yûñ′wĭ Usdĭ′—“Little Man.” A formulistic name for the ginseng,â′tălĭ-gûlĭ′, q. v.Yûñ′wĭ-usga′sĕʻtĭ—“Dangerous Man, Terrible Man”; a traditional leader in the westward migration of the Cherokee. See page99.Yûñ′wiyă′—“Indian,” literally, “principal or real person,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person andyă, a suffix denoting principal or real. See pages15and181.
Xuala—seeAni-Suwa′lĭ.-yă—a suffix denoting principal or real, astsiskwa′yă, “principal bird,” the sparrow;Ani′-Yûñwiyă′, “principal or real people,” Indians.Yahoola—seeYahulâ′ĭ.Yahulâ′ĭ—“Yahu′la place,” fromYahu′la, a Cherokee trader said to have been taken by the spirit people;Yahu′laseems to be from the Creekyoho′lo, a name having reference to the song (yoholo), used in the “black drink” ceremony of the Creeks; thusa′si-yoho′lo, corrupted into Osceola, signified “the black drink song”; it may, however, be a true Cherokee word,yahu′lû, oryahu′lĭ, the name for a variety of hickory, also for the “doodle-bug”;Ûñyahu′lăis a feminine name, but can not be translated. Yahoola creek, near Dahlonega, in Lumpkin county, Georgia. Seenumber 86and notes.Yalâ′gĭ—Alarka creek of Little Tennessee river, above the junction of Tuckasegee, in Swain county, North Carolina; the meaning of the name is lost.yañdaska′ga—a faultfinder. Seenumber 61.Yân-e′gwa—“Big-bear,” fromyânû, bear, andegwa, great, large. A prominent chief about the year 1800; the name occurs in treaties as Yonah, Yohanaqua and Yonahequah. See page164.yâ′nû—bear.Yâ′nû-dinĕhûñ′yĭ—“Where the bears live,” fromyânû, bear,dinĕhû′, “they dwell” (ĕ′hû, “I dwell, I live”), andyĭ, locative. A place on Oconaluftee river, a short distance above the junction with Tuckasegee, in Swain county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.Yânûgûñ′skĭ—“The bear drowns him” (habitually), fromyânû, bear, andtsigûñ′iskă′, “I am drowning him.” A noted East Cherokee chief, known to the whites as Yonaguska or Drowning-bear. See page162.Yâ′nû-u′nătawasti′yĭ—“Where the bears wash” (fromyânû, bear, andyĭ, locative); a former pond in the Great Smoky mountains, about the extreme head of Raven fork, in Swain county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.yân′-utse′stû—“the bear lies on it”; the shield fern (Aspidium). Seenumber 126.Yawâ′ĭ—“Yawă place”; a place on Yellow creek of Cheowa river, in Graham county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.Yellow-hill—seeElăwâ′diyĭ.Yohanaqua—seeYân-e′gwa.yoho-o!—an unmeaning song refrain. Seenumber 75.Yonaguska—seeYâ′nûgûñ′skĭ.Yonah—1. (mountain) seeGadalu′lŭ. 2. An abbreviated treaty form for the name of the chief Yân-e′gwa.Yonahequah—seeYân-e′gwa.Ytaua,Ytava—seeI′tăwă′.Yu!—an unmeaning song refrain and interjection.Yuha′lĭ—Euharlee creek, of lower Etowah river, in Bartow county, Georgia. The name is said by the Cherokee to be a corruption of Yufala (Eufaula), a well-known Creek local name. Seenumber 105.yûnsû′—buffalo; cf. Creekyĕna′sa, Choctawyanash, Hichiteeya′nasi.Yûnsâ′ĭ—“Buffalo place”; West Buffalo creek of Cheowa river in Graham county, North Carolina; the site of a former Cherokee settlement. Seenumber 122.yu′wĕ-yuwĕhe′—an unmeaning song refrain. Seenumber 118.yûñ′wĭ—person, man; cf. Mohawkoñgweʻ.Yûñ′wĭ Amă′yĭnĕ′hĭ—“Water-dwelling People,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person, andămă′yĭnĕ′hĭ, plural ofămăyĕ′hĭ, q. v.; a race of water fairies. Seenumber 78.Yûñ′wĭ-dĭkatâgûñ′yĭ—seeYûñ′wĭ-tsulenûñ′yĭ.Yûñ′wĭ Gûnăhi′ta—“Long Man”; a formulistic name for the river, personified as a man with his head resting on the mountain and his feet stretching down to the lowlands, who is constantly speaking to those who can understand the message.Yûñ′wini′giskĭ—“Man-eaters,” literally, “They eat people” (habitually), fromyûñ′wĭ, person, man, anduni′giskĭ, “they eat” (habitually), fromtsĭkiû′, “I am eating”; the Cherokee name for a distant cannibal tribe, possibly the Atakapa or the Tonkawa. Seenumber 105. Cf.Anăda′dûñtăskĭ.Yûñ′wĭ-tsulenûñ′yĭ—“Where the man stood,” originallyYûñ′wĭ-dĭkatâgûñ′yĭ, “Where the man stands,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person, man,tsitâ′gă, “I am standing,” andyĭ, locative; Standing Indian, a high bald mountain at the head of Nantahala river, in Macon county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.Yûñ′wĭ Tsunsdi′—“Little People,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person, people, andtsunsdi′găortsunsdi′, plural ofusdi′gă, orusdi′, little; the Cherokee fairies. Seenumber 78.Yûñ′wĭ Usdĭ′—“Little Man.” A formulistic name for the ginseng,â′tălĭ-gûlĭ′, q. v.Yûñ′wĭ-usga′sĕʻtĭ—“Dangerous Man, Terrible Man”; a traditional leader in the westward migration of the Cherokee. See page99.Yûñ′wiyă′—“Indian,” literally, “principal or real person,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person andyă, a suffix denoting principal or real. See pages15and181.
Xuala—seeAni-Suwa′lĭ.
-yă—a suffix denoting principal or real, astsiskwa′yă, “principal bird,” the sparrow;Ani′-Yûñwiyă′, “principal or real people,” Indians.
Yahoola—seeYahulâ′ĭ.
Yahulâ′ĭ—“Yahu′la place,” fromYahu′la, a Cherokee trader said to have been taken by the spirit people;Yahu′laseems to be from the Creekyoho′lo, a name having reference to the song (yoholo), used in the “black drink” ceremony of the Creeks; thusa′si-yoho′lo, corrupted into Osceola, signified “the black drink song”; it may, however, be a true Cherokee word,yahu′lû, oryahu′lĭ, the name for a variety of hickory, also for the “doodle-bug”;Ûñyahu′lăis a feminine name, but can not be translated. Yahoola creek, near Dahlonega, in Lumpkin county, Georgia. Seenumber 86and notes.
Yalâ′gĭ—Alarka creek of Little Tennessee river, above the junction of Tuckasegee, in Swain county, North Carolina; the meaning of the name is lost.
yañdaska′ga—a faultfinder. Seenumber 61.
Yân-e′gwa—“Big-bear,” fromyânû, bear, andegwa, great, large. A prominent chief about the year 1800; the name occurs in treaties as Yonah, Yohanaqua and Yonahequah. See page164.
yâ′nû—bear.
Yâ′nû-dinĕhûñ′yĭ—“Where the bears live,” fromyânû, bear,dinĕhû′, “they dwell” (ĕ′hû, “I dwell, I live”), andyĭ, locative. A place on Oconaluftee river, a short distance above the junction with Tuckasegee, in Swain county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.
Yânûgûñ′skĭ—“The bear drowns him” (habitually), fromyânû, bear, andtsigûñ′iskă′, “I am drowning him.” A noted East Cherokee chief, known to the whites as Yonaguska or Drowning-bear. See page162.
Yâ′nû-u′nătawasti′yĭ—“Where the bears wash” (fromyânû, bear, andyĭ, locative); a former pond in the Great Smoky mountains, about the extreme head of Raven fork, in Swain county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.
yân′-utse′stû—“the bear lies on it”; the shield fern (Aspidium). Seenumber 126.
Yawâ′ĭ—“Yawă place”; a place on Yellow creek of Cheowa river, in Graham county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.
Yellow-hill—seeElăwâ′diyĭ.
Yohanaqua—seeYân-e′gwa.
yoho-o!—an unmeaning song refrain. Seenumber 75.
Yonaguska—seeYâ′nûgûñ′skĭ.
Yonah—1. (mountain) seeGadalu′lŭ. 2. An abbreviated treaty form for the name of the chief Yân-e′gwa.
Yonahequah—seeYân-e′gwa.
Ytaua,Ytava—seeI′tăwă′.
Yu!—an unmeaning song refrain and interjection.
Yuha′lĭ—Euharlee creek, of lower Etowah river, in Bartow county, Georgia. The name is said by the Cherokee to be a corruption of Yufala (Eufaula), a well-known Creek local name. Seenumber 105.
yûnsû′—buffalo; cf. Creekyĕna′sa, Choctawyanash, Hichiteeya′nasi.
Yûnsâ′ĭ—“Buffalo place”; West Buffalo creek of Cheowa river in Graham county, North Carolina; the site of a former Cherokee settlement. Seenumber 122.
yu′wĕ-yuwĕhe′—an unmeaning song refrain. Seenumber 118.
yûñ′wĭ—person, man; cf. Mohawkoñgweʻ.
Yûñ′wĭ Amă′yĭnĕ′hĭ—“Water-dwelling People,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person, andămă′yĭnĕ′hĭ, plural ofămăyĕ′hĭ, q. v.; a race of water fairies. Seenumber 78.
Yûñ′wĭ-dĭkatâgûñ′yĭ—seeYûñ′wĭ-tsulenûñ′yĭ.
Yûñ′wĭ Gûnăhi′ta—“Long Man”; a formulistic name for the river, personified as a man with his head resting on the mountain and his feet stretching down to the lowlands, who is constantly speaking to those who can understand the message.
Yûñ′wini′giskĭ—“Man-eaters,” literally, “They eat people” (habitually), fromyûñ′wĭ, person, man, anduni′giskĭ, “they eat” (habitually), fromtsĭkiû′, “I am eating”; the Cherokee name for a distant cannibal tribe, possibly the Atakapa or the Tonkawa. Seenumber 105. Cf.Anăda′dûñtăskĭ.
Yûñ′wĭ-tsulenûñ′yĭ—“Where the man stood,” originallyYûñ′wĭ-dĭkatâgûñ′yĭ, “Where the man stands,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person, man,tsitâ′gă, “I am standing,” andyĭ, locative; Standing Indian, a high bald mountain at the head of Nantahala river, in Macon county, North Carolina. Seenumber 122.
Yûñ′wĭ Tsunsdi′—“Little People,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person, people, andtsunsdi′găortsunsdi′, plural ofusdi′gă, orusdi′, little; the Cherokee fairies. Seenumber 78.
Yûñ′wĭ Usdĭ′—“Little Man.” A formulistic name for the ginseng,â′tălĭ-gûlĭ′, q. v.
Yûñ′wĭ-usga′sĕʻtĭ—“Dangerous Man, Terrible Man”; a traditional leader in the westward migration of the Cherokee. See page99.
Yûñ′wiyă′—“Indian,” literally, “principal or real person,” fromyûñ′wĭ, person andyă, a suffix denoting principal or real. See pages15and181.