ᎪᎦ
goga
The Cherokee word for crow is ᎪᎦ (goga).
ᎪᎦ is a noun used to refer to any bird belonging to the genus Corvus.
Meaning: any bird of the genus Corvus (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as goga.
Did you know?
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single word can function as a whole sentence by adding prefixes and suffixes to a root like ᎪᎦ.
- The written form ᎪᎦ uses a syllabary created by Sequoyah, where each character represents a full syllable rather than a single letter.
- In many Cherokee stories, the crow is not just a bird but a character with a complex, often mischievous personality that influences the natural world.
Example conversation
Two people are looking at a bird in a tree.
- AᎪᎦ ᎢᏳᎢ?Goga iyui?Is that a crow?
- BᎥᎥ, ᎪᎦ ᎢᏳᎢ.Vv, goga iyui.Yes, that is a crow.
- AᎦᏓ ᎪᎦ ᎢᏳᎢ.Gada goga iyui.It is a big crow.
- BᎥᎥ, ᎪᎦ ᏓᏓᏓ.Vv, goga dadada.Yes, the crow is loud.
