ᏩᏯᎭ
wayaha
The Cherokee word for coyote is ᏩᏯᎭ (wayaha).
ᏩᏯᎭ is a noun used to refer to the coyote, a type of canine.
Meaning: canine (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
wayaha
Did you know?
- The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᏩᏯᎭ was invented by Sequoyah in the early 19th century, making it one of the few writing systems in history created by a single person who was not literate in any other language.
- In Cherokee oral traditions, the coyote is often characterized as a 'trickster' figure, a character who uses cunning to outsmart others.
- The word ᏩᏯᎭ is written using a syllabary where each character represents a syllable, meaning the three characters for 'wa-ya-ha' are each a distinct sound unit rather than individual letters.
Example sentences for Cherokee are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Two people are walking in the woods and hear a noise.
- AᎦᏙ ᎥᎪᎢ ᏓᏓᏓᏓᎾᏓ?gado vgoi dadadanada?What is making that noise?
- BᏩᏯᎭ ᏓᏓᏓᏓᎾᏓ.wayaha dadadanada.It is a coyote.
- AᏩᏯᎭ ᎦᏙ ᎢᏓᏓᏓᎾᏓ?wayaha gado idadanada?Where is the coyote going?
- BᎢᏓᏓᏓᎾᏓ ᏗᏓᏓ.idadanada didada.It is going away.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “coyote” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
