ᏙᎯᏳ ᎲᎾ
dohiyu hvna
The phrase "calm down" is expressed in Cherokee as ᏙᎯᏳ ᎲᎾ (dohiyu hvna).
This verb is used to describe the process of becoming less excited.
Meaning: To become less excited (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
dohiyu hvna
Did you know?
- The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᏙᎯᏳ ᎲᎾ was invented by Sequoyah in the early 19th century, making it one of the few instances in history where a writing system was created by a single person for an existing language.
- While English uses the phrase 'calm down' to describe an emotional state, Cherokee often links the concept of being 'calm' to the idea of 'straightness' or 'correctness' in a physical or moral sense.
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, which means a single word like ᏙᎯᏳ ᎲᎾ can function as an entire sentence in English by packing the subject and action into one unit.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking after a stressful event.
- AᎯᏎᏓ ᎥᏣ ᏙᎯᏳ ᎲᎾ.hiseda vtsa tohiyu hvnaPlease just calm down.
- BᎠᎩᏍᏗ ᎩᏓ.agisdi gidaI am trying.
- AᏙᎯᏳ ᎲᎾ ᎢᏓ.tohiyu hvna idaCalm down now.
- BᏩᏓ.wadaOkay.
