uni′tsĭ—her mother; agitsĭ′, my mother.
Uniyâ′hitûñ′yĭ—“Where they shot it,” from tsiyâ′ihû, “I shoot,” and yĭ, locative. A place on Tuckasegee river a short distance above Bryson City, in Swain county, North Carolina. See [number 100].
Untoola—see Dihyûñ′dulă′.
Unta′kiyasti′yĭ—“Where they race,” from takiya′tă, a race, and yĭ, locative; locally corrupted to Tahkeyostee. The district on the French Broad river, around Asheville, in Buncombe county, North Carolina. The town itself is known to the Cherokee as Kâsdu′yĭ, “Ashes place,” (from kâsdu, ashes, and yĭ, locative), which is intended as a translation of its proper name. See [number 122].
Untlasgâsti′yĭ—“Where they scratched”; a place at the head of Hyatt creek of Valley river, in Cherokee county, North Carolina. For tradition see [number 122].
Untoola—see Dihyûñ′dulă′.
unûñ′tĭ—milk.
usdi′gâ (abbreviated usdi′), small; plural tsunsdi′gă, tsunsdi′.
usga′sĕʻti′yu—very dangerous, very terrible; intensive of usga′sĕʻtĭ.
Uskwăle′na—“Big-head,” from uskă′, head; a masculine name, perhaps the original of the “Bull-head,” given by Haywood as the name of a former noted Cherokee warrior.