ᎩᎦᎨᎤᏍᏗ
gigageusdi
The English word "purple" is ᎩᎦᎨᎤᏍᏗ (gigageusdi) in Cherokee.
The term ᎩᎦᎨᎤᏍᏗ is used as a noun to refer to the color purple.
Meaning: colour (noun)
Which one should you use?
While ᎩᎦᎨᎤᏍᏗ functions as the noun for the color, the related form ᏕᎷᎨ is used as an adjective to describe something as being purple.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is gigageusdi.
Did you know?
- Traditional Cherokee color categories often grouped 'purple' and 'blue' together under a single conceptual umbrella before the influence of English.
- In the Cherokee syllabary, the word ᎩᎦᎨᎤᏍᏗ is written using characters that represent syllables rather than individual letters. This system was created by Sequoyah in the early 19th century to ensure rapid literacy among his people.
- The word 'gigageusdi' contains a verbal root that implies an action of being perceived by the eyes.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at a painting together.
- AᎩᎦᎨᎤᏍᏗ ᏗᏓᏓᏙᎸᎢ ᏓᏓᏓᏘᏅᏓ.gigage-usdi didadadolvi dadadatinvda.Look at the purple paint.
- BᎤᏓᏓᏅᏓ ᎤᏓᏓᏘᏅᏓ.udadanvda udadatinvda.It is very beautiful.
- AᎩᎦᎨᎤᏍᏗ ᏗᏓᏓᏙᎸᎢ ᏓᏓᏓᏘᏅᏓ ᏗᏓᏓᏙᎸᎢ.gigage-usdi didadadolvi dadadatinvda didadadolvi.Purple is my favorite color.
- BᏓᏓᏓᏘᏅᏓ ᏗᏓᏓᏙᎸᎢ.dadadatinvda didadadolvi.I like it too.
