How to Say “Storm” in Cherokee

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ᎤᏃᎴ
unole
The Cherokee word for storm is ᎤᏃᎴ (unole).
ᎤᏃᎴ is used to describe a disturbed state of the atmosphere that causes destructive or unpleasant weather.
Meaning: disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

unole

Did you know?

  • The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᎤᏃᎴ was invented by Sequoyah, who claimed the characters were given to him in a dream.
  • In many traditional Cherokee stories, storms are not just weather patterns but are personified as powerful, living entities with their own intentions.
  • The word ᎤᏃᎴ is part of a language that is polysynthetic, meaning a single word can often function as an entire English sentence.

Example conversation

Two people notice dark clouds in the sky.

  1. A

    ᎤᏃᎴ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏅᏓ.
    Unole idadanvdadanvda.
    A storm is coming.
  2. B

    ᎭᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏅᏓ ᎢᏓᎦᏓ.
    Hadanvdadanvda idagada.
    It looks very big.
  3. A

    ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏅᏓ ᎤᏃᎴ ᎢᏓᎦᏓ.
    Idadanvdadanvda unole idagada.
    A big storm is coming.
  4. B

    ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏅᏓ ᎢᏓᎦᏓ.
    Idadanvdadanvda idagada.
    Let's go inside.

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