ᏔᎵᏍᏚᎦ
talisduga
To say 'sit down' in Cherokee, use ᏔᎵᏍᏚᎦ (talisduga).
ᏔᎵᏍᏚᎦ is a verb used to describe the action of assuming a sitting position from a standing position.
Meaning: to assume a sitting position from a standing position (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
talisduga
Did you know?
- The Cherokee syllabary, used to write ᏔᎵᏍᏚᎦ, was invented by a man named Sequoyah who was not literate in any language at the time of its creation.
- Cherokee has a distinct grammatical contrast between 'sitting' as a physical action and 'sitting' as a state of being or residing in a place.
- Because Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, the way you express 'sit down' can change drastically depending on who is being addressed.
Example conversation
A teacher is speaking to a student in a classroom.
- AᎠᏩᏛᏓ.Awadvdada.Come here.
- BᎠᏓᏓᏛᏓ.Adadadvda.I am coming.
- AᏔᎵᏍᏚᎦ.Talisduga.Sit down.
- BᏩᏙ.Wado.Thank you.
