夏延
Xiàyán
In Chinese, the word for Cheyenne is 夏延 (Xiàyán).
夏延 refers to the Cheyenne language or name. You can use related forms to specify different contexts, such as 夏延部落 for the Cheyenne Tribe or 夏延人 for the Cheyenne People.
Meaning: language (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Xiàyán
Did you know?
- The character 夏 (xià) is also the name of the first legendary dynasty of China, which creates a purely coincidental but striking phonetic link between a Native American group and ancient Chinese history.
- While 夏延 is the standard transcription, the character 夏 also means 'summer' in Chinese.
- The characters used in 夏延 are common in Chinese names, so without context, a person might mistake the name for a person's given name rather than an ethnic group.
Examples in context
- 他在研究夏延语。Tā zài yánjiū Xiàyán yǔ.He is studying the Cheyenne language.
- 夏延语非常古老。Xiàyán yǔ fēicháng gǔlǎo.The Cheyenne language is very ancient.
- 你会说夏延语吗？Nǐ huì shuō Xiàyán yǔ ma?Can you speak Cheyenne?
Example conversation
Two students are talking about their linguistic interests in a library.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen志强，你对夏延语感兴趣吗？Zhìqiáng, nǐ duì Xiàyán yǔ gǎn xìngqù ma?Zhiqiang, are you interested in the Cheyenne language?
- 志强 Zhiqiang是的，我想学习它。Shì de, wǒ xiǎng xuéxí tā.Yes, I want to study it.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen那太酷了。Nà tài kù le.That is so cool.
- 志强 Zhiqiang晓雯，你觉得呢？Xiǎowén, nǐ juédé ne?Xiaowen, what do you think?
