ᎬᎿᎨᎢ
gvhnagei
ᎬᎿᎨᎢ (gvhnagei) is the Cherokee word for black.
This adjective is used to describe things that are black by absorbing all light.
Meaning: absorbing all light (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
gvhnagei
Did you know?
- The symbols used to write ᎬᎿᎨᎢ were created by a single person named Sequoyah, who was not literate in English when he invented them.
- The color black is traditionally linked to the direction north and the season of winter in Cherokee culture.
- In the Cherokee language, color terms often describe how an object interacts with light rather than as a fixed property of the object itself.
Examples in context
- ᎤᏍᏗ ᎬᎿᎨᎢ.usdi gvtge'i.It is a little bit black.
Example conversation
Two people are looking at a new piece of clothing.
- AᎥᏝ ᎬᎿᎨᎢ 👕 ᎥᏝ?vtla gvhnagei vtla?Is it not black?
- BᎥᎥ, ᎬᎿᎨᎢ ᏄᏓᎵᏓ.v-v, gvhnagei nudalida.Yes, it is very black.
- AᎦᏓᏓᏗᏓᏅᏔᏅᎢ?gadadadinvtanvti?Do you like it?
- BᎥᎥ, ᏓᏓᏓᏅᏔᏅᎢ.v-v, dadadinvtanvti.Yes, I like it.
