ᏓᏆᏙᎥ
daquado'v
The Cherokee phrase for "my name" is ᏓᏆᏙᎥ (daquado'v).
ᏓᏆᏙᎥ is used when a person wishes to introduce themselves by stating their own name.
How do you pronounce it?
daquado'v
Did you know?
- In Cherokee culture, names are often deeply personal and may be kept secret from outsiders, meaning ᏓᏆᏙᎥ might only be used with people you trust.
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning that a single word like ᏓᏆᏙᎥ can function as an entire English sentence, containing information about the subject and the action.
- When learning this phrase, it is important to note that Cherokee uses a unique syllabary created by Sequoyah, where each character represents a syllable rather than a single letter.
Examples in context
- ᏓᏆᏙᎥ ᎡᏏ.da-qua-do-vi e-si.My name is Esie.
- ᏓᏆᏙᎥ ᎡᏍᏗ.da-qua-do-vi e-sdi.My name is Esdi.
Example conversation
Two people meet for the first time at a community event.
- AᎣᏏᏲ, ᏓᏆᏙᎥ ᎦᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓ.osiyo, da-qua-do-en ga-da-dan-da-da.Hello, my name is Gadandada.
- BᎣᏏᏲ, ᏓᏆᏙᎥ ᎪᎳᏓ.osiyo, da-qua-do-en ko-la-da.Hello, my name is Kolada.
- AᎣᏏᏲ ᎪᎳᏓ.osiyo ko-la-da.Nice to meet you, Kolada.
- BᏩᏙ, ᎦᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓ.wado, ga-da-dan-da-da.Thank you, Gadandada.
