How to Say “Devil” in Cherokee

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ᎠᏍᎩᎾ
asgina
The Cherokee word for "devil" is ᎠᏍᎩᎾ (asgina).
ᎠᏍᎩᎾ is used as a noun to refer to an evil creature.
Meaning: evil creature (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

asgina

Did you know?

  • The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᎠᏍᎩᎾ was invented by Sequoyah, who learned to write without knowing how to read or speak English.
  • The concept of evil in Cherokee philosophy is often more about balance and disharmony than a permanent state of being.
  • Because Cherokee is a verb-heavy language, descriptions of a 'devil' might actually focus more on the 'evil doing' than the 'evil entity' itself.

Example conversation

Two people are talking about a scary story.

  1. A

    ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᎢᏳᎢ ᎤᏓᏓᏅᏘ ᎢᏳᎢ.
    Asgina iyu'i udadanvti iyu'i.
    That devil is evil.
  2. B

    ᎥᎥ, ᎤᏓᏓᏅᏘ ᎢᏳᎢ.
    Vv, udadanvti iyu'i.
    Yes, he is evil.
  3. A

    ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏓᏓᏅᏘ ᎢᏳᎢ.
    Asgina udadanvti iyu'i.
    The devil is wicked.
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