ᎠᏳᎴ
ayule
The English phrase 'child' is translated into Cherokee as either ᎠᏳᎴ (ayule) or ᎠᏲᏟ.
Meaning: son or daughter, someone's child (noun)
Ways to say it
| Cherokee | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ᎠᏳᎴ | ayule |
| ᎠᏲᏟ | ayotli |
Both forms are used to refer to a son or daughter, or more generally to someone's child.
How do you pronounce it?
ayule
Did you know?
- The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᎠᏲᏟ was invented by Sequoyah, who was not literate in English when he created the writing system.
- In Cherokee culture, the concept of 'child' is deeply tied to the matrilineal clan system, meaning a ᎠᏲᏟ belongs to the clan of their mother rather than their father.
- Because Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, you could potentially attach many other words to a root related to 'child' to create complex ideas like 'his small child' in a single long word.
Example sentences for Cherokee are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Two people are talking about a young boy in the yard.
- AᎠᏳᎴ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎪᎢ?ayule iyusdi go-i?Whose child is that?
- BᏥᏳ ᎠᏳᎴ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ.tsiyu ayule iyusdi.That is my child.
- AᎠᏳᎴ ᎦᏙ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏓᏓᏍᎩ?ayule gado iyusdi dadasgi?What is the child singing?
- BᎠᏳᎴ ᏓᏓᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ.ayule dadasgi iyusdi.The child is just singing.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “child” translations and entries ᎠᏲᏟ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
