How to Say “Baby” in Cherokee

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ᎤᏍᏗ
usdi
The Cherokee word for baby is ᎤᏍᏗ (usdi).
The term refers to a very young human being.
Meaning: very young human being (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

usdi

Did you know?

  • The spelling of ᎤᏍᏗ uses the syllabary developed by Sequoyah, where each character represents a syllable rather than a single letter like the English alphabet.
  • In Cherokee culture, traditional naming ceremonies often occur after a baby is born, and names may be changed as the child grows.
  • Cherokee possesses 'numeral classifiers', meaning the way you count babies differs from how you count inanimate objects.

Example conversation

Two people are looking at a new baby.

  1. A

    ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏓᏓᏅᏓ.
    usdi iyudadadanvda.
    That baby is sleeping.
  2. B

    ᎥᎥ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᏓᏓᏓᏅᏓ.
    vvn, usdi dadadanvda.
    Yes, the baby is sleeping.
  3. A

    ᎤᏍᏗ ᏓᏓᏓᏅᏓ ᎢᏳ.
    usdi dadadanvda iyu.
    He is a sleeping baby.

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