ᏒᎦᏔ
svgata
The Cherokee word for apple is ᏒᎦᏔ (svgata).
ᏒᎦᏔ refers to the fruit of the Malus domestica tree.
Meaning: fruit of Malus domestica (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
svgata
Did you know?
- The word ᏒᎦᏔ is a loanword from the English 'apple' rather than a native Cherokee term.
- The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᏒᎦᏔ was invented by Sequoyah in the 1820s, meaning the word is written in a system created by a single person.
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning while ᏒᎦᏔ is a simple noun, other words in the language can express entire sentences in a single word.
Example sentences for Cherokee are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Two people are sharing a snack in the kitchen.
- AᏒᎦᏔ ᎢᏓᏓᏓᏅᎢ ᏓᎩᎠᏓᏅᎯ?sga-ta i-da-da-ta-nv-i da-gi-a-da-nv-hi?Do you want an apple?
- BᎥᎥ, ᎥᏓᏓᏓᏅᎯ.v-v, v-da-da-nv-hiYes, I want one.
- AᎤᏓᏓᏓᏅᎯ ᏒᎦᏔ ᏗᏓᏓᏔᏅᎯᎢ.u-da-da-ta-nv-hi sga-ta di-da-da-ta-nv-hiThis apple is very red.
- BᏩᏙ, ᎢᏓᏓᏓᏅᎢ ᏓᎩᎠᏓᏅᎯ.wa-do, i-da-da-ta-nv-i da-gi-a-da-nv-hiThanks, I will eat it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “apple” translations and entries ᏒᎦᏔ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
