ᏚᏯ
duya
The English word "beans" is translated into Cherokee as ᏚᏯ (duya).
The word refers to the edible seeds of various legume plants.
How do you pronounce it?
duya
Did you know?
- The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᏚᏯ was invented by Sequoyah, who was not literate in English when he created it.
- In Cherokee culture, ᏚᏯ are traditionally grown together with corn and squash. This method is known as the Three Sisters and uses the beans to provide nitrogen to the soil for the other plants.
- In certain contexts, the concept of 'beans' in Cherokee culture is closely tied to the agricultural cycle and specific seasonal ceremonies.
Example conversation
Two people are talking about dinner in a kitchen.
- AᎦᏙᎢ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏔᎵ?Gadoi idadanvtal i?What should we cook?
- BᏚᏯ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏔᎵ.Sya idadanvtal i.Let's cook beans.
- AᏚᏯ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏔᎵ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏔᎵ.Sya idadanvtal i idadanvtal i.Let's definitely cook the beans.
- BᏓᏓᏅᏔᎵ.Dadanvtal i.Let's cook them.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ᏚᏯ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
