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North Carolina Native Animal Words

Here are the American Indian names of six native animals of North Carolina. We have given their names in four different Indian languages: Catawba, Cherokee, Creek, and Tuscarora. As you can see, the languages of these four tribes were totally different. They needed interpreters to talk to each other.

North Carolina Native Animal Names

Catawba: widəboye (pronounced wee-duh-boh-yay) Cherokee: ahawi (pronounced ah-wee) Creek: eco (pronounced itch-oh) Tuscarora: á:kweh (pronounced ah-kweh)	Catawba: ciqəne (pronounced chee-kuh-nay) Cherokee: kvtli (pronounced cutt-lee) Creek: wotko (pronounced wote-koh) Tuscarora: ruhsá:tu:' (pronounced roo-sah-too)
Catawba: dəpəyamuye (pronounced duh-puh-yah-moo-yay) Cherokee: tsutla (pronounced joot-lah) Creek: culv (pronounced chull-uh) Tuscarora: thkęhná:ksę (pronounced thken-nock-sen)	Catawba: pvⁿwaⁿ (pronounced pun-wahn) Cherokee: tsisdu (pronounced jeese-doo) Creek: cufe (pronounced chuff-eh) Tuscarora: kwè:ru' (pronounced kweh-roo)
Catawba: paⁿyaⁿ (pronounced pahn-yahn) Cherokee: saloli (pronounced sah-lo-lee) Creek: ero (pronounced ith-lo) Tuscarora: tha:st (pronounced thawst)	Catawba: ya (pronounced yah) Cherokee: inada (pronounced ee-nah-dah) Creek: cetto (pronounced chit-toh) Tuscarora: rúhskwa'neh (pronounced roos-kwa-neh)

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