ᎪᎳᏅ
golanv
The Cherokee word for raven is ᎪᎳᏅ (golanv). Wiktionary also lists ᎪᎸᏅ (golvnv).
Meaning: any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage (noun)
Ways to say it
| Cherokee | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ᎪᎳᏅ | golanv |
| ᎪᎸᏅ | golvnv |
This noun refers to any of several species of large, black-plumaged birds in the genus Corvus.
Which one should you use?
The form ᎪᎸᏅ (golvnv) and the form ᎪᎳᏅ (golanv) are both provided, with ᎪᎳᏅ serving as the default.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is golanv.
Did you know?
- The syllabary used to write ᎪᎳᏅ was invented by Sequoyah in the early 19th century, a feat that revolutionized literacy in the Cherokee Nation.
- In Cherokee mythology, the raven and the crow are often viewed as clever, trickster figures similar to the Coyote in other Indigenous-American stories.
- The Cherokee language is polysynthetic, meaning that a single word can often function as an entire sentence, though the word ᎪᎳᏅ is a stable noun root.
Example sentences for Cherokee are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Two people are looking at a bird in a tree.
- AᎪᎳᏅ ᎪᎳᏅ ᎢᏓᏓᏍᏓᏓᏅ!Golanv golanv idadasdanv!Look, a raven, a raven!
- BᎾᎥ ᎪᎳᏅ ᎢᏓᏓᏍᏓᏓᏅ.Na v golanv idadasdanv.Yes, that is a raven.
- AᎪᎳᏅ ᎤᏓᏅᏓᎵ ᎢᏓᏓᏍᏓᏓᏅ.Golanv udanvda li idadasdanv.The raven is calling out.
- BᎤᏓᏅᏓᎵ ᎾᎥ ᎪᎳᏅ.Udanvda li na golanv.That raven is calling.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “raven” translations and entries ᎪᎳᏅ, ᎪᎸᏅ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
