ᎠᏫ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ
awi unodena
The Cherokee word for goat is ᎠᏫ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ (awi unodena).
This noun refers to the animal known as a goat.
Meaning: animal (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
awi unodena
Did you know?
- In Cherokee, the word ᎠᏫ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ literally translates to something like 'the deer that has a beard'.
- The syllabary used to write ᎠᏫ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ was invented by Sequoyah in the 1820s, meaning the written form of this word is much younger than the spoken version.
- The word for 'beard' in this phrase, ᎤᏃᏕᎾ, is the same word used to describe human facial hair. This creates a direct linguistic link between the animal's physical trait and human anatomy.
Example conversation
Two people are visiting a farm together.
- AᎠᏫ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ ᎭᏓᏍᎩ.awi unodena hadasgi.There is a goat.
- BᏗᎦᏓ ᎭᏓᏍᎩ!digada hadasgi!It is so cute!
- AᎠᏫ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ ᏓᏓᏍᏗ ᎭᏓᏍᎩ.awi unodena dadasdi hadasgi.The goat is jumping.
- BᎤᏓᏓᏓᏍᎩ.udadadasgi.It is very playful.
