ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ
donadagohvi
In Cherokee, the word for "bye" is ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ (donadagohvi).
ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ is used as a standard parting expression to say goodbye.
Meaning: short for goodbye (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, the phrase means "until we see each other again".
How does it change in a sentence?
ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ is a verb form that functions as a complete sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
donadagohvi
Did you know?
- The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ was invented by a man named Sequoyah in the 1820s. He created a unique writing system for his language without knowing how to read or write in any other language.
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single word like ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ contains the meaning of a whole English sentence. This allows complex ideas about time and relationship to be packed into one term.
- While ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ is a standard parting, Cherokee has different ways to say goodbye depending on whether the speaker expects to see the person again soon or not at all.
Examples in context
- ᎣᏏᏲ, ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ.osiyo, donadagohvi.Hello, bye.
Example conversation
Two friends are finishing a conversation at the store.
- AᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ!Donadagohvi!Bye!
- AᎢᏳᏓᏓᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ.Iyudadanadagohvi.I'll see you later.
- BᎠᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ.Anadagohvi.See you.
