ᎤᏙ
udo
The Cherokee word for sister is ᎤᏙ (udo) or ᎤᎸᎢ.
Meaning: woman or girl having the same parents (noun)
Ways to say it
| Cherokee | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ᎤᏙ | udo |
| ᎤᎸᎢ | ulvi |
The term refers to a woman or girl who has the same parents.
How do you pronounce it?
udo
Did you know?
- The syllabary used to write ᎤᏙ was famously invented by Sequoyah, a Cherokee man who was not a scholar and had no formal training in reading or writing.
- In many Cherokee contexts, a person might use a term for 'sister' to address a woman of a similar age to show respect or friendship, rather than strictly referring to a biological sibling.
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning that while ᎤᏙ is the noun, a single word can be expanded with prefixes and suffixes to describe a sister's specific actions or relationship to the speaker.
Example sentences for Cherokee are not verified yet.
Example conversation
A person is introducing their family member at a gathering.
- AᎯᎠ ᎤᏙ ᎢᏓ.hia udo i-da.This is my sister.
- BᎣᏏᏲ, ᎤᏙ.osiyo, udo.Hello, sister.
- AᎤᏙ ᎢᏓ ᎢᏓᏓᏓᏍᏓ.udo i-da idadasda.My sister likes to sing.
- BᎦᏓ ᎢᏓᏓᏍᏓ.gada idadasda.She sings well.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sister” translations and entries ᎤᏙ, ᎤᎸᎢ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
