ᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ
oginalii
The phrase "my friend" in Cherokee is ᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ.
This phrase is used to refer to a person with whom one shares a bond of mutual affection.
How do you pronounce it?
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Did you know?
- The phrase ᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ is part of a language that uses a unique syllabary invented by Sequoyah in the early 1820s.
- In Cherokee culture, the concept of 'friendship' is often intertwined with kinship, and terms for friends may overlap with terms for family members.
- Because Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, a single word like ᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ can function as an entire sentence in English.
Example conversation
Two people meet on a walking trail.
- AᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ! ᏏᏲ.oginali! siyo.My friend! Hello.
- BᏏᏲ! ᏗᏓᏅᏓ.siyo! didanvda.Hello! I am here.
- AᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ, ᎭᏓᏍᎦᏅᎢ?oginali, hadasganvi?My friend, where are you going?
- BᎠᏰᎵ ᎢᏳᎦᎢ.ayeli iyugai.I am going home.
