How to Say “Dream” in Cherokee

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ᎠᏍᎩᏘᏍᏗ
asgitisdi
The Cherokee word for dream is ᎠᏍᎩᏘᏍᏗ (asgitisdi).
The word ᎠᏍᎩᏘᏍᏗ is used to refer to imaginary events that a person experiences while sleeping.
Meaning: imaginary events seen while sleeping (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

asgitisdi

Did you know?

  • The word ᎠᏍᎩᏘᏍᏗ is written using a phonetic system created by a single man named Sequoyah.
  • In Cherokee, dreaming is often described as an action that happens to a person rather than an activity the person performs.
  • In some traditional contexts, specific dreams were believed to provide medicinal knowledge or warnings that required a community elder to interpret.

Example sentences for Cherokee are not verified yet.

Example conversation

Two friends are talking in the morning.

  1. A

    ᎠᏍᎩᏘᏍᏗ ᎢᏓᏓᏓᏍᏗ ᎢᎢ?
    Asgitisdi idadadisdi ii?
    Did you have a dream?
  2. B

    ᎠᏬᏗᏳ ᎢᏓᏓᏓᏍᏗ ᎢᎢ.
    Awodiyu idadadisdi ii.
    I had a bad dream.
  3. A

    ᎠᏍᎩᏘᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏓᏓᏍᏗᎢ?
    Asgitisdi nasgi udadadisdi-i?
    Was that dream scary?
  4. B

    ᎤᏓᏓᏓᏍᏗ ᎢᎢ.
    Udadadisdi ii.
    Yes, it was scary.

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