Disgâ′gisti′yĭ—“Where they gnaw”; a place on Cheowa river, in Graham county, North Carolina. See [number 122].
diskwaʻnĭ—“chestnut bread,” i. e., a variety of bread having chestnuts mixed with it. The Cherokee name of James Blythe, interpreter and agency clerk.
distai′yĭ—“they are strong,” plural of astai′yĭ, “strong, or tough.” The Tephrosia or devil’s-shoestring. See [number 126].
dista′stĭ—a mill (generic).
dita′stayeskĭ—“a barber,” literally “one who cuts things” (as with a scissors), from tsista′yû, “I cut,” (as with a scissors). The cricket (tăla′tŭ) is sometimes so called. See [number 59].
Diwa′ʻlĭ—“Bowl,” a prominent chief of the western Cherokee, known to the whites as The Bowl, or Colonel Bowles, killed by the Texans in 1839. The chief mentioned on page 100 may have been another of the same name.
diyâ′hălĭ (or duyâ′hălĭ)—the alligator lizard (Sceloporue undulalus). See [number 59].
Diyâ′hăli′yĭ—“Lizard place,” from diyâ′hălĭ, lizard, and yĭ, locative. Joanna bald, a mountain at the head of Valley river, on the line between Cherokee and Graham counties, North Carolina. For tradition see [number 122]; also [number 59].
Double-head—see Tăl-tsu′skă′.
Dragging-canoe—see Tsi′yu-gûnsi′nĭ.