ᎠᏍᎪᎵ
asgoli/àskőːli/
The English word "head" is translated into Cherokee as ᎠᏍᎪᎵ (asgoli).
The word ᎠᏍᎪᎵ is a noun used to refer to the head, the part of the body.
Meaning: part of the body (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is asgoli. The IPA is /àskőːli/.
Did you know?
- The script used for ᎠᏍᎪᎵ is not an alphabet but a syllabary, where each character represents a full syllable rather than a single letter.
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single word for 'head' can be modified with prefixes and suffixes to express complex ideas that would require a whole sentence in English.
- The word ᎠᏍᎪᎵ is closely related to words for 'head' in other Iroquoian languages, such as Mohawk and Oneida, despite the vast geographical distance between these groups.
Examples in context
- ᎢᎾᏓ ᎠᏍᎪᎵ ᏥᏲᎸ ᎠᏟᏓ ᎬᏗ.I shot a snake in the head with an arrow.This sentence illustrates the use of ᎠᏍᎪᎵ when describing an arrow hitting a snake in the head.
Example conversation
Someone is complaining about a headache.
- AᎠᏍᎪᎵ ᏥᏲᎸ.asgoli tsiyolv.My head hurts.
- BᎠᏍᎪᎵ ᏥᏲᎸ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ?asgoli tsiyolv iyusdi?Does your head hurt like that?
- AᎥᎥ, ᎠᏍᎪᎵ ᏥᏲᎸ.vnv, asgoli tsiyolv.Yes, my head hurts.
- BᎠᏓᏛᏓᏅᏓᏅᎢ ᏓᏓᏅᏓᏅᎢ ᏥᏲᎸ.adadvdanvdanvdi dadanvdanvdi tsiyolv.It is hurting a lot.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “head” translations and entries ᎠᏍᎪᎵ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ᎠᏍᎪᎵ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
