ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ
tsunadeloquasdi
The Cherokee word for school is ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ (tsunadeloquasdi).
ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ is a noun used to refer to an institution dedicated to teaching and learning.
Meaning: an institution dedicated to teaching and learning (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is derived from a verb root that means to learn or to teach, literally translating to a place for learning or teaching.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a noun, ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ functions as a single unit within a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
tsunadeloquasdi
Did you know?
- The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ was invented by Sequoyah around 1821. This allowed the Cherokee people to achieve high literacy rates in their own language very quickly.
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single word like ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ can contain as much information as an entire English sentence.
- Many Cherokee students today learn ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ in immersion programs designed to revitalize the language after decades of forced assimilation.
Example conversation
Two people are talking about a child's education.
- AᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎢᎪᎢ?tsunadelosgdi igoi?Are you going to school?
- BᎤᎾᏓᏅᏓᏓᏅᏓᎦᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏅᏓᎢ.unadanvda-danvda-gada-danvda-danvdai.Yes, I am.
- AᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎦᏙᎢ?tsunadelosgdi iyusdi gadoi?Which school is it?
- BᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎢᎪᎢ.iyusdi tsunadelosgdi igoi.It is that school.
