Eastern (Lower) Middle Western (Upper) fire atsi'ra atsi'la atsi'la water awa' ama' ama' dog gi'ri' gi'li' gi'li' hair gitsû' gitsû' gitlû' hawk tsa'nuwa' tsa'nuwa' tla'nuwa' leech tsanu'si' tsanu'si' tlanu'si' bat tsa'weha' tsa'meha' tla'meha' panther tsûñtû'tsi tsûñtû'tsi tlûñtû'tsi jay tsay'kû' tsay'kû' tlay'kû' martin (bird) tsutsû' tsutsû' tlutlû' war-club atasû' atasû' atasi' heart unahu' unahu' unahwi' where? ga'tsû ga'tsû ha'tlû how much? hûñgû' hûñgû' hila'gû key stugi'sti stugi'sti stui'sti I pick it up (long) tsinigi'û tsinigi'û tsine'û my father agidâ'ta agidâ'ta edâ'ta my mother a'gitsi' a'gitsi' etsi' my father's father agini'si agini'si eni'si my mother's father agidu'tu agidu'tu edu'tu It will be noted that the Eastern and Middle dialects are about the same, excepting for the change of l to r, and the entire absence of the labial m from the Eastern dialect, while the Western differs considerably from the others, particularly in the greater frequency of the liquid l and the softening of the guttural g, the changes tending to render it the most musical of all the Cherokee dialects. It is also the standard literary dialect. In addition to these three principal dialects there are some peculiar forms and expressions in use by a few individuals which indicate the former existence of one or more other dialects now too far extinct to be reconstructed. As in most other tribes, the ceremonial forms used by the priesthood are so filled with archaic and figurative expressions as to be almost unintelligible to the laity. (4) Iroquoian tribes and migrations (p. 17): The Iroquoian stock, taking its name from the celebrated Iroquois confederacy, consisted formerly of from fifteen to twenty tribes, speaking nearly as many different dialects, and including, among others, the following: Wyandot, or Huron. | Ontario, Canada. Tionontati, or Tobacco nation. | Attiwan'daron, or Neutral nation. | Tohotaenrat. | Wenrorono. | Mohawk. | Iroquois, or Five Nations, New York. Oneida. | Onondaga. | Cayuga. | Seneca. | Erie. Northern Ohio, etc. Conestoga, or Susquehanna. Southern Pennsylvania and Maryland. Nottoway. | Southern Virginia. Meherrin?. | Tuscarora. Eastern North Carolina.