Kituwah · Tsalagi (Eastern Band)
The Cherokee of the Eastern Band in western North Carolina. Descended from the communities that escaped the 1838 Trail of Tears removal; spoken in the Qualla Boundary.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 35.47°, -83.32°
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Eastern Cherokee vs Western Cherokee
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Otali · Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee of Oklahoma, descended from the communities forcibly removed from the Southeast in 1838. The basis of the modern Cherokee Nation's language programme and the Cherokee syllabary press.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 35.92°, -94.97°
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DialectEastern CherokeeThe Cherokee of the Eastern Band in western North Carolina. Descended from the communities that escaped the 1838 Trail of Tears removal; spoken in the Qualla Boundary.DialectWestern CherokeeThe Cherokee of Oklahoma, descended from the communities forcibly removed from the Southeast in 1838. The basis of the modern Cherokee Nation's language programme and the Cherokee syllabary press.AtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Cherokee and the dialects within it.