ᎠᏂᎩᏍᏗ
anigisdi
The English phrase 'leave' is translated into Cherokee as ᎠᏂᎩᏍᏗ (anigisdi).
This verb is used intransitively to express the act of departing.
Meaning: to depart (intransitive) (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
anigisdi
Did you know?
- The Cherokee writing system used for ᎠᏂᎩᏍᏗ was created by Sequoyah, who claimed the characters were taught to him by a spirit in a dream.
- Cherokee verbs like ᎠᏂᎩᏍᏗ are often polysynthetic, meaning a single word can function as a whole sentence by adding prefixes and suffixes to indicate who is leaving and when.
- In Cherokee, the way you express 'leaving' often depends on whether you are leaving a physical location or leaving a person, with different verb forms used to specify the direction of your departure.
Example conversation
Two friends are deciding when to head home from a visit.
- AᎠᏂᎩᏍᏗ ᎢᏓᎵᏍᏓᎢ.Anigisdi idalisda-i.It is time to leave.
- BᎤᏓᏓᏓᏍᏗ ᎢᏓᎵᏍᏓᎢ.Udadasdi idalisda-i.Let's leave in a little bit.
- AᎠᏂᎩᏍᏗ ᎢᏓᏓᏛᏓᏓ.Anigisdi idadadvdada.We really have to leave now.
- BᎣᏏ, ᎢᏓᎵᏍᏓᎢ.Osi, idalisda-i.Okay, let's go.
