Be aware of dialect differences in pronunciations. These have been collected from a number of sources, in books, sites, conversations and letters. If you have items that can be added to this list, please email me, and I will add them. Almost all Cherokee syllables end in a vowel. When using the syllabary, Cherokee words can almost always be spelled as they are pronounced.
Spelling sometimes varies when using English letters to interpret the syllables.
A beginning speaker should try to keep the lips still, mouth slightly opened, pressing the tongue against the lower teeth. The syllables dla, tla, tle, tli, tlo, tlu, tlv are pronounced by touching the tongue to the roof of the mouth and bringing it down as the syllables are spoken. The syllables tsa, tse, tsi, tso, tsu, tsv are pronounced a little differently depending upon the dialect. At times, Cherokee syllables have unvoiced or silent vowels. There are many words that have more than one meaning.