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        <tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Tsalagi,Tslagi
 
 
<b>Description:</b>
 
Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ, Tsalagi) is an Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee people which uses a unique syllabary writing system. It is the only Southern Iroquoian language that remains spoken. Cherokee is polysynthetic.
Cherokee has three major dialects. The Lower dialect became extinct around 1900. The Middle or Kituhwa dialect is spoken by the Eastern band on the Qualla Boundary. The Overhill or Western dialect is spoken in Oklahoma. The Overhill dialect has an estimated 9000 speakers. The Lower dialect spoken by the inhabitants of the Lower Towns in the vicinity of the South Carolina-Georgia border had r as the liquid consonant in its inventory, while both the contemporary Kituhwa or Ani-kutani (ᎠᏂᎫᏔᏂ) dialect spoken in North Carolina and the Overhill dialects contain l. As such, the word "Cherokee" when spoken in the language is expressed as Tsalagi (pronounced Jah-la-gee, Cha-la-gee, or Cha-la-g) by native speakers.
Cherokee only has one labial consonant, m–which is relatively new to the language–unless one counts the Cherokee w a labial instead of a velar. The language also lacks p and b. In the case of p, qu is often substituted (as in the name of Cherokee Wikipedia,<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=356371 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
        <tr><td><h2>Location of Cherokee Language Speakers</h2>
<googlemap zoom="3" width=400 height=300 lat="40.423000" lon="-98.737224" type="map">
40.423000, -98.737224, United States</googlemap>
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        <tr><td><h2>Rosetta Document Collection</h2>
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<tr><td>Detailed Description:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_chr_detail-2 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_chr_detail-2 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Genesis Translation:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_chr_gen-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_chr_gen-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Grammar:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_chr_morsyn-2 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_chr_morsyn-2 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Orthography:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_chr_ortho-3 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_chr_ortho-3 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>2</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_chr_ortho-2 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_chr_ortho-2 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Phonology:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_chr_phon-2 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_chr_phon-2 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Vernacular Text:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_chr_vertxt-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_chr_vertxt-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
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<h2>Overview</h2>
 
<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/united_states United States]</td></tr>
 
<tr><td><b>Spoken In: </b></td><td>
 
<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/americas Americas]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-2 Code: </b></td><td>chr</td></tr>
 
<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>chr</td></tr>
 
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      <tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
[[All Languages]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Iroquoian Group]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Southern Iroquoian Group]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>[[Cherokee Language]]</b>
 
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