How to Say “Lightning” in Cherokee

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ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ
anagalisgi
The English word "lightning" is translated into Cherokee as ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ (anagalisgi).
ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ is used to refer to a lightning discharge.
Meaning: discharge (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

anagalisgi

Did you know?

  • The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ was invented by Sequoyah, who claimed the symbols were given to him by the spirits in a vision.
  • The word ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ is a verb-based noun that describes a specific action rather than just a thing. It functions more like saying 'the thing that strikes or flashes' in English.
  • In Cherokee tradition, lightning is often associated with the 'Thunderer', a powerful spiritual force rather than just a weather event.

Example sentences for Cherokee are not verified yet.

Example conversation

Two people watching a storm from a porch.

  1. A

    ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ ᎾᎿ ᏓᏓᏅᏓ!
    Anagalisgi nahna dadadanvda!
    Lightning flashed over there!
  2. B

    ᎢᏳᎢ ᎦᏚᎵ ᎤᏓᏓᏅᏓ.
    Iyui gaduli udadanvda.
    It flashed at the house.
  3. A

    ᎤᏓᏓᏅᏓ ᎢᏳᎢ.
    Udadanvda iyui.
    It flashed just now.
  4. B

    ᎾᎯᎢ ᏓᏓᏅᏓ ᎢᏳᎢ.
    Nahii dadadanvda iyui.
    It flashed again.

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