ᎠᏓᏰᎯ
adayehi
The Cherokee word for husband is ᎠᏓᏰᎯ (adayehi).
ᎠᏓᏰᎯ is a noun used to refer to a male partner in a marriage.
Meaning: male partner in marriage (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
adayehi
Did you know?
- The writing system used for ᎠᏓᏰᎯ was created by Sequoyah, who was not literate in English when he developed the syllabary.
- Traditional Cherokee society was matrilineal, meaning clan membership and family identity were passed through the mother rather than the ᎠᏓᏰᎯ.
- Because the Cherokee language is polysynthetic, a single word can often function as an entire sentence, potentially incorporating the ᎠᏓᏰᎯ and an action into one term.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their family.
- AᎠᏓᏰᎯ ᎢᏳᎢ ᏗᏓᏅᎩ ᎢᏳᎢ?adabehi iyui didanvgi iyui?Is that your husband?
- BᎭᏓ, ᎠᏓᏰᎯ ᎢᏳᎢ ᏓᏓᏁᏟᏓᏅᎩ ᎢᏳᎢ.hada, adabehi iyui dadanelitdanvgi iyui.Yes, that is my husband.
- AᎢᏳᎢ ᎦᏓᏛᎦᏓᏓᏅᎩ ᎢᏳᎢ?iyui gadadvgadadanvgi iyui?Is he a good man?
- BᎭᏓ, ᎢᏳᎢ ᎦᏓᏛᎦᏓᏓᏅᎩ ᎢᏳᎢ.hada, iyui gadadvgadadanvgi iyui.Yes, he is a good man.
