540 MYTHS OF THE CHEROKEE [kth. anx.IO 



verbal prefix) a real (»/(!, 2/c, noun suffix) deer" (kavl', archaic for air'/); fipos- 

 sam, sVkwa; fox, Mu'te; wolt, viija. Archaic song forms. See number 15. 



TsusginA'I — " the Ghost country," from asgi'na, " ghost," J, locative, and Is, a prefix 

 denoting distance. The land of the dead; it is situated in Usfolhi'iil. tlic Twi- 

 light lanil, in the west. See number 5. 



tsuskwa'H — jilural of vitl:tra'l1, short. 



Tsuskwitnufi'nftvva'tfl — " AVorn-out Ijlanliet," frnm tsunkiraniin'nl, blanket I the word 

 refers to something having stripes), and inra'la, " worn out." James D. Wafford, 

 a prominent Cherokee mixed-blood and informant in the Western nation, who 

 died aliout 1896. See page 2.S6. 



Tsuta'ga Uweyufi'I — "Chicken creek," from tmta'ga, chicken, and «im/u/Z'i, .stream. 

 An extreme eastern head-sstream of Nantahala river, in Macon county, North 

 Carolina. See number 122. 



Tsuta'tsinasufi'yl — " Eddy place." A place on Cheowa river at the mouth of Cock- 

 ram creek, in Graham county, North Carolina. For tradition .«ee number 122. 



tsutsu' — see tlutln' . 



tsufitii'tsi — see tli'irdu'tsl. 



tsuwH' — the mud-puppy or water-<log (Menopoma or Protonopsis) . See number .59. 



Tsuwa'tel'da — a contraction of Titinnitrhiuu'i/i; the name has lost its meaning. Pilot 

 knob, north from Brevard, in Transylvania county, North Carolina. See num- 

 ber 82 and notes. 



Tsuwa'-uniyetsufi'yl — "Where the water-dogs laughed," ivova isuwH' {<\. v.), "water- 

 dog," uniye'tm, "they laughed" (agiijel'sku, "I am laughing"), and?/?, locative; 

 Tusquittee bald, near Hayesville, in Clay c'ounty, North Carolina. For story see 

 number 122. 



Tsuwe'nahl — A traditional hunter, in communication with the invisilile peo])le. See 

 numlier83. The name seems to mean "He lias them inalmndance," an irregular 

 or archaic form for Uirf'tiiu, "he has abundance," "he is rich," from agwe'ntii', 

 ' ' I am rich. " Asa masculine name it is used as the equivalent of Richard. See 

 number 83. 



TUCK.\LECHEE — See Ttkw&H'tst. 



TUCK.4SEGEE — see Tslkd'tsi. 



TuG.\Loo — see Dugilu'i/i. 



tugalu ! — the cry of the dagutku goose. 



tugillu'nil — a variety of small fish, about four inches long, frequenting the larger streams 

 (from gah't'nd, a gourd, on account of its long nose). See number 39 and notes. 



tuksf — the terrapin or land tortoise; also the name of a Cherokee chief about the 

 close of the Revolution. Sdligu'gt, common turtle; soft-shell turtle, u'/dnCi'vd. 



Tuksi'tsI— -see Ts'iksi'm. 



Tuu-ciTLA — see TsutkdhV. 



tulsku'wa — "he snaps with his head," from iiskil', head; the snajiping beetle. 



Tuni^'I — a traditional warrior and medicine-man of old Itsa'ti; the name can not be 

 analyzed. See number 99. 



TuRKEYTOWN — See Gun-di'gtuhihim'iii. 



TuRNiPT<nvN — see U'b'in'yi. 



TusKEGEE — see Tdxki'gl. 



TusQi'iTTEE BALD — See Tnuwd'-unlgctsuu' i/'i. 



Tusquittee creek — see Daskwlturi/yt. 



tu'sti — for htstl'gd, a small bowl; larger jars are called diva'' It and I'mli'yd. 



tiifi'tawu' — a small yellow night-motli. The name comes from ahnn'Kt, a word 

 implying that something flits into and out of the blaze. See number 59. 



tu'tl — snowljird. 



Tuti'yl — "Snowbird place," from tu'Vi, snowljird, and ;/(. locative. Little Snow-bird 

 creek of Cheowa river, in Graham county. North Carolina. 



til'tsahvesl' — "he will marrv vou." 



