dindaʻskwateʻski—the violet; the name signifies, “they pull each others' heads off.”
dineʻtlana—the creation.
di nuski—“the breeder”; a variety of smilax brier.
Disgaʻgistiʻyi—“where they gnaw”; a place on Cheowa river, in Graham county, N. C.
diskwa ni—“chestnut bread,” i. e., a variety of bread having chestnuts mixed with it. The Cherokee name of James Blythe, interpreter and agency clerk.
Distaiʻyi—“they are strong,” plural of astaiʻyi, “strong or tough.” The Tephrosia or devil’s shoestring.
ditaʻstayeski—“a barber,” literally “one who cuts things (as with scissors), from tsistaʻyu, “I cut.” The cricket (talaʻtu) is sometimes so-called.
Diwaʻli—“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 may have been another of the same name.
diyaʻhali (or duyaʻhali)—the alligator lizard (Sceloporue undulatus).