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Cherokee Body Parts (Tsalagi)

tsisohi'i

agisgwohli'i

tsiyesadv'i

agwalasideni

tsiyelv'i

tsiskoli

tsinogeni

awoyeni

tsinvsgeni

agstigv'i

tsiyvsoli

agigatv'i

tsiktoli

tsileni

tsiholi

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Cherokee Body Parts (Tsalagi)

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