ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ
osdv iyulisdodi
The English word "blessings" is translated into Cherokee as ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ (osdv iyulisdodi).
This phrase is used to refer to good things or divine favors bestowed upon a person.
How do you pronounce it?
osdv iyulisdodi
Did you know?
- The phrase ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ is written in a syllabary invented by Sequoyah in the early 19th century, rather than an alphabet.
- In traditional Cherokee culture, blessings are often associated with the concept of balance and harmony with the natural world.
- Because Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, 'blessings' is expressed through a complex combination of roots that function more like a sentence than a single English word.
Example conversation
Two friends meeting and wishing each other well.
- AᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᎵᏍᏓᏍᏗ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᎵᏍᏓᏍᏗ!osdv iyulisdodi idadanvdalisdasdi idadanvdalisdasdi!Blessings to you!
- BᏩᏙ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏳᎢ.wado, osdv iyulisdodi nige-yui.Thank you, blessings indeed.
- AᏓᏓᏅᏓᎵᏍᏓᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᎵᏍᏓᏍᏗ.dadanvdalisdasdi osdv iyulisdodi idadanvdalisdasdi.May we have many blessings.
- BᎥᎥ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᎵᏍᏓᏍᏗ.v-v, osdv iyulisdodi idadanvdalisdasdi.Yes, blessings to us all.
