Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney

tatsu'hwa--the redbird. tawa'li--punk. Tawa'li-ukwanûñ'ti--"Punk-plugged-in," from tawa'li, punk; the Cherokee name of a traditional Shawano chief. See number 100. tawi'ska, tawi'skage--smooth, slick. Tawi'skala--"Flint"; a Cherokee supernatural, the personification of the rock flint; tawi'skalûñ'i, tawi'skala, flint, from tawi'ska, smooth, slick; cf. Iroquois Tawiskaroñ. See number 25 and notes. Tayûnksi--a traditional western tribe; the name can not be analyzed. See number 105. Tellico--see Talikwa'. telûñ'lati--the summer grape (Vitis æstivalis). Tensawattee--see Ku'saweti'yi. Terrapin--see Tûksi'. tewa--flying squirrel; salâ'li, gray squirrel; kiyu`ga, ground squirrel. Thomas, W. H.--see Wil-usdi'. Tikwali'tsi--a name occurring in several places in the old Cherokee country, viz: 1. Tuckalegee creek, a tributary of War-woman creek, east of Clayton, in Rabun county, Georgia; 2. the Tikwali'tsi of the story, an important town on Tuckasegee river at the present Bryson City, in Swain county, North Carolina; 3. Tuckalechee cove, on Little river, in Blount county, Tennessee, which probably preserves the aboriginal local name. The name appears in old documents as Tuckarechee (Lower dialect) and Tuckalegee, and must not be confounded with Tsiksi'tsi or Tuckasegee. It can not be translated. See number 100 and notes. Timossy--see Tomassee. Tlâge'si--"Field"; the Cherokee name for Lieutenant-Colonel W. W. Stringfield of Waynesville, North Carolina, one of the officers of the Cherokee contingent in the Thomas Legion. It is an abbreviated rendering of his proper name. tlâge'sitûñ'--a song form for tlâge'si a-stûñ'i, "on the edge of the field," from tlâge'si, or tsâge'si, field, and astûñ'i, edge, border, etc; ama'yastûñ', "the bank of a stream." See number 24. tla'meha--bat (dialectic forms, tsa'meha, tsa'weha). See page 187. tlanu'si'--leech (dialectic form, tsanu'si'). See page 187. Tlanusi'yi (abbreviated Tlanusi')--"Leech place," a former important settlement at the junction of Hiwassee and Valley rivers, the present site of Murphy, in Cherokee county, North Carolina; also a point on Nottely river, a few miles distant, in the same county. See number 77 and notes. The name appears also as Clennuse, Klausuna, Quoneashee, etc. tla'nuwa' (dialectic forms, tsanuwa', sû'nawa', "sinnawah"--Adair)--a mythic great hawk. See numbers 35, 64, 65, also page 187. tla'nuwa' usdi'--"little tla'nuwa'"; probably the goshawk (Astur atricapillus). See number 35. Tla'nuwa'-atsiyelûñ'isûñ'yi--"Where the Tla'nuwa cut it up," from tla'nuwa', q. v., and tsiyelûñ'iskû', an archaic form for tsigûñilûñ'iskû', "I am cutting it up." A place on Little Tennessee river, nearly opposite the entrance of Citico creek, in Blount county, Tennessee. See number 64 and notes. Tla'nuwa'i--"Tla'nuwa place," a cave on the north side of Tennessee river a short distance below the entrance of Citico creek, in Blount county, Tennessee. See number 64 and notes. tlay'kû'--jay (dialectic form, tsay'kû'). See page 187. tlûñti'sti--the pheasant (Bonasa umbella), called locally grouse or partridge. tlutlu'--the martin bird (dialectic form, tsutsu'). See page 187. tsûñtû'tsi--panther (dialectic form, tsûñtû'tsi). See page 187. Tocax--a place, apparently in the Cherokee country, visited by Pardo in 1567 (see page 29). It may possibly have a connection with Toxaway (see Dûksa'i) or Toccoa (see Tagwâ'hi). Toccoa--see Tagwâ'hi. Toco--see Dakwâ'i. Tollunteeskee--see Ata'lûñti'ski. Tomassee (also written Timossy and Tymahse)--the name of two or more former Cherokee settlements, viz: 1. On Tomassee creek of Keowee river, in Oconee county, South Carolina; 2. on Little Tennessee river near the entrance of Burningtown creek, in Macon county, South Carolina. The correct form and interpretation are unknown. Tomatola, Tomotley--see Tama`li. Tooantuh--see Du'stu'. Toogelah--see Dugilu'yi. Toqua--see Dakwâ'i. Toxaway--see Dûksa'i. Track Rock gap--see Datsu'nalâsgûñ'yi. Tsaga'si--a Cherokee sprite. See number 78. tsâ'gi--upstream, up the road; the converse of ge'i. See number 117. Tsaiyi'--see Ûñtsaiyi'. Tsa'ladihi'--Chief N. J. Smith of the East Cherokee. The name might be rendered "Charley-killer," from Tsali, "Charley," and dihi', "killer" (in composition), but is really a Cherokee equivalent for Jarrett (Tsaladi), his middle name, by which he was frequently addressed. Cf. Tagwadihi. tsâl-agayûñ'li--"old tobacco," from tsâlû, tobacco, and agayûñ'li, or agâyûñ'lige, old, ancient; the Nicotiana rustica or wild tobacco. See number 126. Tsa'lagi' (Tsa'ragi' in Lower dialect)--the correct form of Cherokee. See page 182, "Tribal Synonymy." Tsa'li--Charley; a Cherokee shot for resisting the troops at the time of the Removal. See page 131. tsâliyu'sti--"tobacco-like," from tsâlû, tobacco, and iyu'sti, like; a generic name for the cardinal-flower, mullein and related species. See number 126. tsâlû or tsâlûñ (in the Lower dialect, tsârû)--tobacco; by comparison with kindred forms in other Iroquoian dialects the meaning "fire to hold in the mouth" seems to be indicated. Lanman spells it tso-lungh. See number 126 and page 187. tsa'meha--see tla'meha. tsa'nadiskâ'--for tsandiskâi, "they say." tsana'sehâ'i--so they say, they say about him. See number 118. tsâne'ni--the scorpion lizard; also called gi'ga-danegi'ski, q. v. See number 59. Tsani--John. Tsantawû'--a masculine name which can not be analyzed. Tsan-uga'sita--"Sour John"; John Butler, a halfbreed Cherokee ball captain, formerly living on Nottely river. See number 122. Tsan-usdi'--"Little John"; the Cherokee name for General John Sevier, and also the boy name of the chief John Ross, afterward known as Gu'wisguwi', q. v. Sikwi'a, a Cherokee attempt at "Sevier," is a masculine name upon the East Cherokee reservation. tsanu'si'--see tlanu'si'. tsa'nuwa'--see tla'nuwa'. Tsa'ragi'--Cherokee; see page 182, "Tribal Synonymy." tsârû--see tsâlû. Tsasta'wi--a noted hunter formerly living upon Nantahala river, in Macon county, North Carolina; the meaning of the name is doubtful. See number 122. Tsatanu'gi (commonly spelled Chattanooga)--the Cherokee name for some point upon the creek entering Tennessee river at the city of Chattanooga, in Hamilton county, Tennessee. It has no meaning in the Cherokee language and appears to be of foreign origin. The ancient name for the site of the present city is A`tla'nuwa, q. v. See number