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| A | C | H | E | R | O | K | E | E |
| T | E | L | O | I | B | A | C | L |
| E | N | M | L | O | K | N | J | A |
| G | Y | O | C | E | U | O | L | N |
| O | X | O | Z | X | Y | L | A | G |
| E | E | S | S | A | W | I | A | H |
| E | A | K | W | T | U | C | A | A |
| T | M | N | P | S | R | H | G | G |
| P | F | A | K | A | N | U | Q | E |
| R | T | E | L | L | I | C | O | S |
| V | Y | O | P | R | S | K | T | L |
| Y | U | B | C | I | L | Y | O | N |
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| Cherokee | Nolichucky | Tellico |
| Hiwassee | Ocoee | Unaka |
| Language | Sequoyah | Watauga |
| The name Cherokee comes from the Creek Indian word
Chalaque, which means" people of a different speech". The
Cherokee call themselves Aniyunwiya, which means "principal
people". They are from the Appalachian Mountains. The Cherokee’s
written language was developed about 1820 by the Cherokee Sequoyah. It
is the only written language developed by a single person. Tsalagiyi
ayeli adohi means Cherokee National Forest. Many of the forest names
come from Cherokee words.
Ocoee- place of the Catawba Hiwassee- flat place Tellico- plains Nolichucky- spruce pine place Unaka- white, smoky, misty, or enemy Watauga- place where they drank
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