ᏑᎵ

Cherokee

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sùːli/

Noun

ᏑᎵ • (suli)

  1. buzzard, specifically turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
    ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᎵᏬᏨ ᎠᏂᏰᎠ ᏑᎵ.
    gohusdi uliwotsv aniyea suli.
    The buzzards are eating something dead.

References

  • Durbin Feeling (1975), William Pulte, editor, Cherokee-English dictionary‎[1], Talequah: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, page 155
  • Michael Joyner; TommyLee Whitlock (2015) [1975], Duane King, Raven Rock Cherokee-English Dictionary‎[2], Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia, page 96
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