Hemptown—see Gatunltiʻyi.
hi!—unmeaning dance exclamation.
Hickory-log—see Waneʻ-asunʻtlunyi.
hiʻginaʻlii—“(you are) my friend”; afinaʻlii, “(he is) my friend.” In white man’s jargon, canaly.
Hightower—see Iʻtawaʻ.
hilaʻgu?—how many? how much? (Upper dialect); the Middle dialect form is hunguʻ.
hilahiʻyu—long ago; the final yu makes it more emphatic.
hiʻlunnu—“(thou) go to sleep”; from tsiʻlihuʻ, “I am asleep.”
hiʻski—five; cf. Mohawk wisk. The Cherokee numerals including 10 are as follows: saʻgwu, taʻli, tsaʻi, nunʻgi, hiʻski, suʻtali, gul kwaʻgi, tsuneʻla, askaʻhi
Hiwassee—Ayuhwaʻsi.