How to Say “Good Morning” in Cherokee

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ᎣᏏᏲ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ
osiyo sunalei
The English phrase "good morning" is translated into Cherokee as ᎣᏏᏲ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ (osiyo sunalei).
This phrase is used when seeing someone for the first time in the morning.
Meaning: when seeing someone for the first time in the morning (intj)

How do you pronounce it?

osiyo sunalei

Did you know?

  • The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᎣᏏᏲ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ was invented by a man named Sequoyah, who could not speak English or read any other language when he created it.
  • The writing system for ᎣᏏᏲ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ is a syllabary, meaning each character represents a whole syllable rather than a single letter or sound.
  • The word osiyo is actually a versatile greeting that can be used to say 'hello' at any time of day, not just in the morning.

Example conversation

Two neighbors meet on the street at sunrise.

  1. A

    ᎣᏏᏲ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ!
    Osiyo sunale'i!
    Good morning!
  2. A

    ᏓᏓᏅᏓ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ.
    Dadanvda sunale'i.
    It is a beautiful morning.
  3. B

    ᎤᏓᏓᏅᏓ ᎢᏳᏓᏓᏅᏓ.
    Udadanvda iyudanvda.
    It is very beautiful.
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