Aʻwĭ′ Usdi′—“Little Deer”; the mythic chief of the Deer tribe. See [number 15].
Ax, Annie—see Sadayĭ′.
Ax, John—see Ităgû′năhĭ.
Ayâ′sta—“The Spoiler,” from tsiyâ′stihû, “I spoil it”; cf. uyâ′ĭ, bad. A prominent woman and informant on the East Cherokee reservation.
ayeʻlĭ—half, middle, in the middle.
Ayrate—see e′lădĭ′.
Ayuhwa′sĭ—the proper form of the name commonly written Hiwassee. It signifies a savanna or meadow and was applied to two (or more) former Cherokee settlements. The more important, commonly distinguished as Ayuhwa′sĭ Egwâ′hĭ or Great Hiwassee, was on the north bank of Hiwassee river at the present Savannah ford above Columbus, in Polk county, Tennessee. The other was farther up the same river, at the junction of Peachtree creek, above Murphy, in Cherokee county, North Carolina. Lanman writes it Owassa.
Aʻyûñ′inĭ—“Swimmer”; literally, “he is swimming,” from gayûñinĭ′, “I am swimming.” A principal priest and informant of the East Cherokee, died in 1899.
Ayûlsû′—see Dayûlsûñ′yĭ.
Beaverdam—see Uyʼgilâ′gĭ.