ᎠᏍᎩᎾ
asgina
The Cherokee word for demon is ᎠᏍᎩᎾ (asgina).
ᎠᏍᎩᎾ is a noun used to refer to an evil being.
Meaning: evil being (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
asgina
Did you know?
- The word ᎠᏍᎩᎾ is written using a syllabary, meaning each character represents a whole syllable like 'a-s-gi-na' instead of individual letters. This system was a revolutionary invention by Sequoyah in the early 1820s.
- In Cherokee storytelling, the concept of a 'demon' or 'asgina' is often linked to the physical manifestation of spiritual imbalance rather than just an external entity.
- Cherokee folklore includes various entities that might be translated as 'demons' or 'monsters' but are specifically tied to geography, such as the mountains or deep waters.
