How to Say “Pig” in Cherokee

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ᏏᏆ
siqua
The Cherokee word for pig is ᏏᏆ (siqua).
ᏏᏆ is a noun used to refer to a pig, which is a mammal of the family Suidae.
Meaning: mammal of family Suidae (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is siqua.

Did you know?

  • To distinguish the native opossum from the European pig, Cherokee speakers use the term siqua utsetsasdi. This translates literally to 'pig who grins' to describe the opossum's facial appearance.
  • The word siqua originally referred to the opossum rather than the pig. This is because the arrival of European settlers brought pigs to the region, causing the original word to be reassigned to the new animal.
  • The shift from 'opossum' to 'pig' for ᏏᏆ reflects how closely the two animals' foraging habits were perceived by early speakers.

Example sentences for Cherokee are not verified yet.

Example conversation

Two people are looking at a farm.

  1. A

    ᏏᏆ ᎢᏓ·
    siqua ida·
    There is a pig.
  2. B

    ᏏᏆ ᎦᏓ Ꭲ·
    siqua gada i·
    It is a white pig.
  3. A

    ᎤᏓᏓ·
    udadada·
    It is big.
  4. B

    Ꭿ·
    hi·
    Yes.

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