Tsunegûñ′yĭ (sometimes called Tsulʻkălû′ Tsunegûñ′yĭ′)—Tennessee bald, at the extreme head of Tuckasegee river, on the east line of Jackson county, North Carolina. The name seems to mean, “There where it is white,” from ts, a prefix indicating distance, une′gă, white, and yĭ, locative. See [number 81] and notes.
Tsunil′ʻkălû—the plural form for Tsulʻkălû, q. v.; a traditional giant tribe in the west. See [number 106].
tsunû′ʻliyû′sûnĕstlâ′tă—“they have split noses,” from agwaʻliyû′, “I have it,” and unĕstlâû′, “it is cracked” (as a crack made by the sun’s heat in a log or in the earth); the initial s makes it refer to the nose, kăyăsă′. See [number 76] and notes.
tsunĭs′tsăhĭ′—“(those) having topknots or crests,” from ustdăhû′, “having a topknot,” ustsăhĭ′, “he has a topknot” (habitual). See [number 76] and notes.
Tsuniya′tigă—“Naked People”; literally “They are naked there,” from uya′tigă, naked (singular), with the prefix ts, indicating distance. A traditional western tribe. See [number 105].
tsunsdi′—contracted from tsunsdi′ga, the plural of usdi′ga or usdi′, small.
Tsunu′lăhûñ′skĭ— “He tries, but fails” (habitually), from detsinu′lăhûñ′gû′ (q. v.), “I tried, but failed.” A former noted chief among the East Cherokee, commonly known to the whites as Junaluska. In early life he was called Gûlʻkăla′skĭ, a name which denotes something habitually falling from a leaning position (cf. Ătă-gûlʻkălû′ and Tsulʻkălû′.) See page [164].
tsûñ-ka′wi-ye′, tsûñ-sĭkwa-ya′, tsûñ-tsu′la-ya′, tsûñ-wa′ʻya-ya′—“I am (tsûñ or tsi, verbal prefix) a real (yă, ye, noun suffix) deer” (kawĭ′, archaic for aʻwĭ′); opossum, sĭ′kwa; fox, tsuʻlă; wolf, waʻya. Archaic song forms. See [number 15].
Tsûsginâ′ĭ—“the Ghost country,” from asgi′na, “ghost,” ĭ, locative, and ts, a prefix denoting distance. The land of the dead; it is situated in Usûñhi′yĭ, the Twilight land, in the west. See [number 5].
tsuakwaʻlĭ—plural of uskwaʻlĭ, short.