# Tsalagi

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The Cherokee language. English-language term borrowed from the endonym, instead of using the exonym Cherokee, which is borrowed from Creek.

## Etymology
From Cherokee ᏣᎳᎩ (tsalagi), from ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ (tsalagi gawonihisdi).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tsalagi