ᎬᏍᎩᏯ
gvsgíya
ᎬᏍᎩᏯ (gvsgíya) is how to say "I hate you" in Cherokee.
This phrase is used as an expression of intense dislike toward another person.
Meaning: expression of intense dislike (phrase)
How do you pronounce it?
gvsgíya
Did you know?
- The Syllabary used for ᎬᏍᎩᏯ was developed independently by a Cherokee man named Sequoyah, who was not a scholar or a linguist, but a silversmith.
- The verbal structure of ᎬᏍᎩᏯ encodes both the subject and the object, meaning the 'I' and the 'you' are physically part of the single word.
- In Cherokee culture, expressing intense dislike so directly can be seen as a significant social rupture, as the language often prioritizes relational harmony.
Example conversation
Two people are arguing over a broken toy.
- AᎥᏝ ᏗᏆᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏘᏯ!Vtl diquadanvdadatia!You didn't do it!
- BᎬᏍᎩᏯ!Gvsgiya!I hate you!
- AᎠᎩᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏘᏯ ᎢᏳᏓ!Agidanvdadatia iyuda!You are the one who did it!
- BᎥᏝ ᏗᏆᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏘᏯ ᎢᏳᏓ!Vtl diquadanvdadatia iyuda!I didn't do it!
