ᎠᎴᏫᏍᏙᏗ
alewisdodi
The English word stop is translated into Cherokee as ᎠᎴᏫᏍᏙᏗ (alewisdodi).
This verb is used to express the act of not continuing an action, similar to the English verbs cease or desist.
Meaning: not to continue (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
alewisdodi
Did you know?
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single word like ᎠᎴᏫᏍᏙᏗ can function as an entire sentence in English by incorporating the subject and object into the verb.
- The written form of ᎠᎴᏫᏍᏙᏗ uses a syllabary invented by Sequoyah in the 1820s, which was designed so that any person could learn to read and write in a matter of weeks.
- While English uses 'stop' for both a physical movement and a continuous sound, Cherokee often requires different verbal constructions depending on whether you are stopping a person, an object, or a process.
