Cherokee leid

Cherokee (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ Tsalagi Gawonihisdi) is the Native American Iroquoian leid^[10] spoken bi the Cherokee fowk.^[5][6][7]

Cherokee
ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ Tsalagi Gawonihisdi
Tsa-la-gi written in the Cherokee syllabary
Pronunciation	[dʒalaˈɡî ɡawónihisˈdî] (Oklahoma dialect)
Native tae	Unitit States
Region	east Oklahoma; Great Smokey Moontains[1] an Qualla Boondary in North Carolina[2] Also in Arkansas.[3]
Ethnicity	Cherokee
Native speakers	11,000–13,500 (2006–2008)[4]
Leid faimily	Iroquoian Soothren Iroquoian Cherokee
Writin seestem	Cherokee syllabary, Laitin script
Offeecial status
Offeecial leid in	Eastren Baund o Cherokee Indians in North Carolina Cherokee Naition[5][6][7][8] o Oklahoma
Regulatit bi	Unitit Keetoowah Baund Depairtment o Leid, History, & Cultur[6][7] Council of the Cherokee Nation
Leid codes
ISO 639-2	chr
ISO 639-3	chr
Glottolog	cher1273[9]
Linguasphere	63-AB
Pre-contact Distribution o the Cherokee Leid
Current geografic distribution o the Cherokee leid
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