ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ ᎤᏪᏥ
uwetsi ageyutsa uwetsi
The Cherokee word for granddaughter is ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ ᎤᏪᏥ (uwetsi ageyutsa uwetsi).
ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ ᎤᏪᏥ is a noun used to refer to the daughter of someone's child.
Meaning: daughter of someone’s child (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is uwetsi ageyutsa uwetsi.
Did you know?
- In Cherokee, terms for family members often change depending on whether you are talking about your own family or someone else's. Using the wrong form can subtly signal that you are an outsider to the kinship circle.
- The way 'granddaughter' is expressed is deeply tied to the Cherokee matrilineal tradition, where lineage and clan identity are passed down through the female line.
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single complex word can contain the information that English requires an entire sentence to express. While 'granddaughter' is often a phrase, it functions with the structural density of a single concept.
Example conversation
Two elders are talking about their family at a gathering.
- AᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏓᏓᏓᏓᏗᏓ ᎢᏳᎢ?uwetsi ageyutsa uwetsi dadadadida iyui?Is that your granddaughter?
- Bhə, ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏓᏓᏓᏓᏗᏓ.ha, uwetsi ageyutsa uwetsi dadadadida.Yes, she is my granddaughter.
- AᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏓᏓᏓᏓᏗᏓ ᎦᏙᎢ?uwetsi ageyutsa uwetsi dadadadida gadoi?Where is your granddaughter from?
- BᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏓᏓᏓᏓᏗᏓ ᎢᏳᎢ.uwetsi ageyutsa uwetsi dadadadida iyui.She is from over there.
