What does the word Cherokee mean in Creek language?

Answer 1

The name Cherokee is really Tsalagi - colonists were unable to pronounce it properly and so they used Cherokee as a close substitute. Historically there is a lot of debate over what it meant, most popular is that it meant "Tree People" or "People of the tree's." In modern usage Tsalagi means "Real People" which has a very hard to explain cultural distinction behind it.

Answer 2

Cherokee was a name given to the indigenous people by white settlers. Instead, the Cherokee referred to themselves as Tsalagi or Aniyunwiya, meaning "Principle People."

There are many theories about the etymology of the word Cherokee. Some believe it is derived from the Choctaw word Cha-la-kee, meaning "those who live in the mountains." Others believe it is an Anglicization of their self-reference, Tsalagi.

Answer 3

It comes from the word, "Tsalagi," which is in the Creek alphabet. The Anglicized version is "Chelokee," or "Cherokee," which means "people who speak another language.

Answer 4

Cherokee is a Native American Tribe. For more information go to this site. http://www.cherokee.org/

Answer 5

The Cherokee ate deer, bear, rabbit, fish, berries, nuts, corn, beans, and squash.

They lived in North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia.

Answer 6

The Cherokee refer to themselves as Tsalagi. It means Principal People

Answer 7

Awesome people with a cool name.

Answer 8

Tsalagi