How to Say “Monkey” in Cherokee

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ᎠᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ
adalesgiyisgi
The Cherokee word for monkey is ᎠᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ (adalesgiyisgi) or ᏓᎴᏍᎩᏍᎩ.
Meaning: primate (noun)

Ways to say it

“monkey” in Cherokee
Cherokee Romanization (Wiktionary)
ᎠᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ adalesgiyisgi
ᏓᎴᏍᎩᏍᎩ dalesgisgi

This term refers to the primate known as a monkey.

How do you pronounce it?

adalesgiyisgi

Did you know?

  • The written characters for 'monkey' are part of the Syllabary, a unique writing system created by a single man, Sequoyah.
  • Because monkeys are not native to North America, Cherokee speakers often use descriptive terms like 'the one that climbs' or 'the one that swings' to conceptualize the animal.
  • The Cherokee language is polysynthetic, meaning a single word like ᎠᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ can pack the meaning of an entire English phrase into one long term.

Example sentences for Cherokee are not verified yet.

Example conversation

Two people are visiting a zoo.

  1. A

    ᎠᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏓᏛᏓᏍᏓ.
    adalesgyiyisgi nasgi gadadvasda.
    That monkey is very funny.
  2. B

    ᎯᎠ ᏓᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏓᏅᎯ.
    hia dalesgyiyisgi nasgi udadanvhi.
    This monkey is very small.
  3. A

    ᎠᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ ᎦᏙ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬ?
    adalesgyiyisgi gado nasgi igv?
    Where is that monkey from?
  4. B

    ᎠᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ ᎥᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎢ.
    adalesgyiyisgi vsgi iyui.
    The monkey is from there.

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