Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney

Indian Territory, in 1839. The meaning of the name is lost. Tali'wa--the site of a traditional battle between the Cherokee and Creeks about 1755, on Mountain (?) creek of Etowah river in upper Georgia. Probably not a Cherokee but a Creek name from the Creek ta'lua or ita'lua, town. See pages 38 and 384-385. Talking-rock--see Nûñyû'-gûñwani'ski. Tallulah--see Talulu'. Tal-tsu'ska'-- "Two-heads," from ta'li, two, and tsu'ska', plural of uska', (his) head. A Cherokee chief about the year 1800, known to the whites as Doublehead. taluli--pregnant; whence aluli', (she is) a mother, said of a woman. Talulu' (commonly written Tallulah, and appearing in old documents, from the Lower dialect, as Taruraw, Toruro, Turoree, etc.)--a name occurring in two or more places in the old Cherokee country, viz: