ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ
alisdayvhvsga
To eat a meal in Cherokee is ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ (alisdayvhvsga).
This verb refers to the act of eating a meal.
Meaning: eat a meal (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
alisdayvhvsga
Did you know?
- The Cherokee syllabary, used to write words like ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ, was invented by Sequoyah, a man who had no formal training in reading or writing in any other language.
- The Cherokee language uses different verbs for 'to eat' depending on the consistency of the food, such as whether the meal is liquid, soft or solid.
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single word like ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ can function as an entire sentence in English, incorporating complex notions of action and completion.
Example conversation
Two people are talking in a kitchen.
- AᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ ᎢᏓᎢᏓ.Alisdaybvhsga ida-ida.I am eating my meal now.
- BᎠᏓᏓᎾᏓ ᎢᏓᎢᏓ?Adadanada ida-ida?Are you eating now?
- AᎰᎢ, ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ.Hoi, alisdaybvhsga.Yes, I am eating.
- BᎠᏓᏓᎾᏓ ᎢᏓᎢᏓ ᎢᏓᎢᏓ.Adadanada ida-ida ida-ida.Eat your meal then.
