ᎠᏓᎶᏂᎨ
adalonige
The Cherokee word for the fruit orange is ᎠᏓᎶᏂᎨ (adalonige).
This noun refers specifically to the orange fruit.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
adalonige
Did you know?
- The writing system used for ᎠᏓᎶᏂᎨ was created by Sequoyah, who developed the syllabary without knowing how to read or write in English.
- In Cherokee, the word for the color orange is often expressed as 'yellow-red'.
- In the Cherokee syllabary, the characters used to write ᎠᏓᎶᏂᎨ do not represent individual letters but rather entire syllables consisting of a consonant and a vowel.
Example conversation
A and B are in the kitchen looking for snacks.
- AᎠᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᏍᏗ?adalonige idadanvdadasti?Do you want an orange?
- BᏙᎯ, ᎠᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᏍᏗ!dohi, adalonige idadanvdadasti!Yes, I want an orange!
- AᎠᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎢᏓᏓᎾᏓᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᎢ。adalonige idadanadanasti iyui.Let's eat an orange then.
- BᏩᏙ, ᏩᏙ!wado, wado!Thanks, thanks!
