ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ
unegutsidv
The Cherokee word for "idiot" is ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ (unegutsidv).
ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ is used as a noun to describe a person of low general intelligence.
Meaning: person of low general intelligence (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
unegutsidv
Did you know?
- The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ was invented by Sequoyah, who was originally considered illiterate in English.
- In Cherokee, insults often focus more on a person's lack of social awareness or utility than on their raw intellectual capacity.
- Because Cherokee is a tonal language, changing the pitch of the syllables in ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ can fundamentally change the meaning or intent of the word.
Example conversation
Two people are watching someone make a silly mistake.
- AᏓᏓᏛᏓᏍᏓᎾ ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ ᎢᏳᏱ.dadadvdasdana unegutsidv iyuyi.Look at that idiot.
- BᎤᏓᏓᏓᏓᏍᏓᏓ ᎢᏳᏍᎩ.udadadasadada iyusgi.He is just acting like that.
- AᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ ᎢᏳᏱ.nasgi unegutsidv iyuyi.He is such an idiot.
- BᏝ ᎩᎾᏓᏛᏓᏓᏍᏓᎾ ᎢᏳᏱ.la ginadadvdasdana iyuyi.Let's not pay attention to him.
