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Is Cherokee a Muslim or Christian name?

Updated: 8/16/2019
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The Cherokee refer to themselves as Tsalagi or Aniyvwiyai, which means "Principal People." The Iroquois called the Cherokee Oyata'ge'ronoñ (inhabitants of the cave country). Many theories - though none proven - abound about the origin of the word Cherokee. It may have originally been derived from the Chocktaw word Cha-la-kee, which means "those who live in the mountains", or Choctaw Chi-luk-ik-bi, meaning "those who live in the cave country".The earliest Spanish spelling of Cherokee, from 1755, is Tchalaquei. Another theory is Cherokee derives from a Muscogee Creekword, meaning "those who live by Cherry Creek". Just to add... the Cherokee are not Muslims.

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