Sikwâ′yĭ—a masculine name, commonly written Sequoya, made famous as that of the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet. See page [108]. The name, which can not be translated, is still in use upon the East Cherokee reservation.
Sikwi′ă—a masculine name, the Cherokee corruption for Sevier. See also Tsan-usdi′.
sinnawah—see tlă′nuwă.
Sĭ′tikû′ (or sû′tăgû′, in dialectic form)—a former Cherokee settlement on Little Tennessee river at the entrance of Citico creek, in Monroe county, Tennessee. The name, which can not be translated, is commonly spelled Citico, but appears also as Sattiquo, Settico, Settacoo, Sette, Sittiquo, etc.
siyu′—see â′siyu′.
skĭntâ′—for skĭn′tâgû′, understood to mean “put a new tooth into my jaw.” The word can not be analyzed, but is derived from găntkă′ (gantaʻgă in a dialectic form) a tooth in place; a tooth detached is kăyuʻgă. See [number 15].
Skwan′-digûʻgûñ′yî (for Askwan′-digûʻgûñ′yĭ)—“Where the Spaniard is in the water [or other liquid]”. A place on Upper Soco creek, on the reservation in Jackson county, North Carolina. See [number 122].
Slick rock—see Nûñyû′-tăwi′skă.
Smith, N. J.—see Tsalădihĭ′.