Vowel sounds and alphabetic spellings of Cherokee language Each vowel has a long value and a short value. Each vowel has a high pitch value and a low pitch value. This is a simplified presentation to introduce the general vowel qualities and the spellings. Cut and paste to your notebooks Vowels Ꭰ, Ꭱ, Ꭲ, Ꭳ, Ꭴ, Ꭵ ᎠᎨᏯ agehya woman ᎠᏍᎦᏯ asgaya man ᎡᏆ egwa big, it/he/she ᎡᏙᎭ edoha he/she is there; she/he is walking around ᎢᎦ iga noon ᎢᎾᏓ inada snake ᎣᏏᏊ osgigwu just fine ᎣᏍᏓ osda good ᎤᏬᏚᎯ uwoduhi sh