ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ
adasdelisgi
The English word 'protector' is translated into Cherokee as ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ (adasdelisgi).
This noun refers to someone who protects or guards.
Meaning: someone who protects or guards (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
As a noun, ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ does not change its form to indicate plurality. Instead, plurality is typically indicated by context or additional particles in a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
adasdelisgi
Did you know?
- The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ was invented by Sequoyah in the early 19th century, allowing a previously non-literate society to achieve full literacy in a matter of years.
- In Cherokee, the word ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ is built from a verbal root that means 'to support' or 'to help'. This means a 'protector' is conceptually viewed as someone who provides active support rather than just a passive shield.
- The sounds in ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ are represented by characters that are syllables, meaning each character represents a consonant and a vowel together.
Example conversation
Two people are discussing the role of a village guardian.
- AᎯᎠ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ?hia iyusdi adasdelisgi?Is this person a protector?
- BᎤᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ.udasdelisgi iyusdi udasdelisgi.Yes, he is a protector.
- AᎠᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᏓᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ?adasdelisgi dadaselisgi?Does the protector protect us?
- BᎤᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏓᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ.udasdelisgi iyusdi dadaselisgi.Yes, he protects us.
