ᎠᏓᏓ
adada
The Cherokee word for daddy is ᎠᏓᏓ (adada).
ᎠᏓᏓ is used to refer to a father in an informal or childish manner.
Meaning: (informal, usually childish) father (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
adada
Did you know?
- The written form ᎠᏓᏓ uses the Cherokee syllabary, a unique writing system invented by Sequoyah in the 1820s specifically so that all Cherokee people could become literate.
- While ᎠᏓᏓ is for 'daddy', the Cherokee language has distinct terms for paternal and maternal relatives, reflecting the importance of the clan system.
- Because Cherokee is a tonal language, the way a child says ᎠᏓᏓ can change its emotional nuance based on the pitch used, much more significantly than the pitch in English.
