How to Say “Hunter” in Cherokee

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ᎦᏃᎭᎵᏙᎯ
ganohalidohi
The Cherokee word for hunter is ᎦᏃᎭᎵᏙᎯ (ganohalidohi).
The term ᎦᏃᎭᎵᏙᎯ is a noun used to describe a person who hunts animals.
Meaning: person who hunts animals (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

ganohalidohi

Did you know?

  • The syllabary used to write ᎦᏃᎭᎵᏙᎯ was invented by Sequoyah, who was himself not literate in English when he created the system.
  • Because Cherokee is polysynthetic, a person could theoretically expand ᎦᏃᎭᎵᏙᎯ to mean something as specific as 'the person who is currently hunting deer in the woods'.
  • In traditional Cherokee culture, the identity of a 'hunter' was tied to deep spiritual respect for the animals, a nuance that the English word 'hunter' lacks.

Example conversation

Two people are discussing a neighbor's hobby.

  1. A

    ᎦᏃᎭᎵᏙᎯ ᏓᏓᏍᏓᏅᎵ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏅᎢ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏅᎢ ᎦᏓᏓᏓᏅᎢ.
    ganohalidohi dadasadandli idadanvdadanvdi idadanvdadanvdi gadadanvdanvdi.
    Is he a hunter?
  2. B

    ᎥᎥ, ᎦᏃᎭᎵᏙᎯ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏅᎢ ᎦᏓᏓᏓᏅᎢ.
    v, ganohalidohi idadanvdadanvdi gadadanvdanvdi.
    Yes, he is a hunter.
  3. A

    ᎦᏃᎭᎵᏙᎯ ᏓᏓᏍᏓᏅᎵ ᎦᏓᏓᏓᏅᎢ ᎦᏓᏓᏓᏅᎢ ᎦᏓᏓᏓᏅᎢ.
    ganohalidohi dadasadandli gadadanvdanvdi gadadanvdanvdi gadadanvdanvdi.
    Does the hunter find deer?
  4. B

    ᎥᎥ, ᎦᏃᎭᎵᏙᎯ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏅᎢ ᎦᏓᏓᏓᏅᎢ ᎦᏓᏓᏓᏅᎢ ᎦᏓᏓᏓᏅᎢ.
    v, ganohalidohi idadanvdadanvdi gadadanvdanvdi gadadanvdanvdi gadadanvdanvdi.
    Yes, the hunter finds many things.

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