528 MYTHS OK THK CHKROKP^K [eth.ann.I'J 



iiu — used as a suffix to denote "and," nr "also"; h'le-'iin, "and also"; na'gki-mV, 

 "and that," "that also." 



NucASSEE — see NlkwdsV. 



nu'diliinelii' — he did so and so; an irregular form ai)parently connected with the 

 archaic forms ailnnni'yo, "it has just become so," and mlunmV, "it is matured, or 

 finished." See number 118. 



nuii'dil' — the sun or moon, distinguislied as ni'in'da' ii/t''lu, "nuil'dCi' dwelling in the 

 day," and niin'dCi' mnnd'ifihl, " lu'ui'dd' dwelling in the night." In the sacred 

 formulas the moon is sometimes called (iei^ru/ti'ija, q. v., or Sti'tdlidUiV, "Six- 

 killer," names apparently founded upon myths now lost. 



nun'da'-dika'nl — a rare bird formerly seen occasionally in the old Cherokee country, 

 possibly the little blue heron (Floridus cerulea). The name seems to mean "it 

 looks at the sun," i. e. , "sun-gazer," from niiiVdii', sun, and da'kanO,' or 

 di'lsi'kaniX, "I am looking at it." See imniber 35. 



Nim'dagun'yl, Niifida'yl — the Sun land, or east; from m'lu'da', sun, and ;//«, locative. 

 Used in the sacred formulas instead of di'galuilgun'y'i, "where it rises," the 

 common word. 



Nufi'dftye'll — "Middle (i. e. Noonday) sun," from nunda', sun and ayt'ti, middle; 

 a former Cherokee settlement on Nantahala river, near the present Jarrett 

 station, in Macon county, North Carolina, so called from the high cliffs which 

 shut out the view of the sun until nearly noon. The name appears also 

 as Nantahala, Nantiyallee, Nuntialla, etc. It appears to have been applied 

 properly only to the point on the river where the cliffs are most perpendicular, 

 while the settlement itself was known as Kanu'guld'yt, "Briertown," q. v. See 

 number 122. 



Nugatsa'nl — a ridge sloping down to Oconaluftee river, below Cherokee, in Swain 

 county, North Carolina. The word is an archaic form denoting a high ridge 

 with a long gradual slope. See number 122. 



nCiii'gi' — four. See hVskl. 



nugu'la — see k&nug&'la. 



NuHN.wiE — see N&Tini'hl. 



nu'na, — potato; the name was originally applied to the wild "pigpotato" {Phaseolus), 

 now distinguished as nu'nd igdlihl, "swamp-dwelling potato." 



NAndawe'gl — see Ani'-Nund&we'gl. 



nufma'hl (abbreviated nunnd) — a path, trail or road. 



Niinna'hi-dihl' (abbreviated xVun'/id-rfiTt?')— "Path-killer," literally, "He kills 

 (habitually) in the path," from nCm'ndM, path, and ahihV, "he kills" (habit- 

 ually); "I am killing," In'ikA'. A principal chief, about the year 1813. 

 Major John Ridge was originally known by the same name, but afterward took 

 the name, Gunuh'ddlt'g''i, "One who follows the ridge," which the whites made 

 simply Riflge. 



Nunnil'hT-tsune'ga (abbreviated) Nfmnd-tsune' ga — "White-path," from m'lniid'h'i, 

 path, and Isitne'ga, plural of une'ga, white; the form is in the plural, as is 

 common in Indian names, and has probably a symbolic reference to the "white" 

 or peaceful paths spoken of in the opening invocation at the Green corn dance. 

 A noted chief who led the conservative party about 1828. See pages 113, 132. 



Nufing'hl (also Gimm'hl; singular xVai/e'/jt) — a race of invisible spirit people. The 

 name is derived from the verb i'hd/, "I dwell, I live," e'lil', "I dwell habitu- 

 ally," and may be rendered "dwellers anywhere," or "those who live any- 

 where," but implies having always been there, i. e., "Immortals." It has been 

 spelled Nanehi and Nidinayie by different writers. The singular form Nayi'lCt 

 occurs also as a personal name, dlmut equivalent to Edd'IH, "One who goes 

 about." See number 78. 



Hu-Hiyu'stI — "potato-like," from nu'nd, potato, and ii/ii'sH, like. A flowering vine 

 with tuberous root somewhat resemliling the jiotato. See number 126. 



