How to Say “Rabbit” in Cherokee

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ᏥᏍᏚ
tsisdu
The Cherokee word for rabbit is ᏥᏍᏚ (tsisdu).
The word ᏥᏍᏚ is used to refer to the mammal known as a rabbit.
Meaning: mammal (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

tsisdu

Did you know?

  • The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᏥᏍᏚ was invented by Sequoyah, making it one of the few writing systems created by a single person who was not literate in any other language.
  • In Cherokee folklore, the ᏥᏍᏚ is often portrayed as a clever trickster figure, similar to the coyote in other Native American traditions.
  • Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning that while ᏥᏍᏚ is the root for 'rabbit', complex verbs can be built around it to describe the rabbit's actions in a single word.

Example sentences for Cherokee are not verified yet.

Example conversation

A and B are looking at animals in a field.

  1. A

    ᏥᏍᏚ ᏓᏓᏅᏓ.
    tsisdu dadanvda.
    A rabbit is hopping.
  2. B

    ᎤᏓᏓᏅᏓ ᎪᏪᎵ.
    udadanvda goweli.
    It hops quickly.
  3. A

    ᏥᏍᏚ ᏓᏓᏅᏓ ᎪᏪᎵ.
    tsisdu dadanvda goweli.
    The rabbit hops quickly.
  4. B

    ᎥᎥ, ᎤᏓᏅᏓ.
    vnv, udanvda.
    Yes, it hops.

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