ᎦᏂᏓ
ganida
The Cherokee word for "strong" is ᎦᏂᏓ (ganida).
This adjective is used to describe someone or something that is capable of producing great physical force.
Meaning: capable of producing great physical force (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is ganida.
Did you know?
- The written form of 'strong' relies on a script invented by a single person, Sequoyah, in the 1820s, rather than evolving from ancient phonetic systems.
- In Cherokee, the concept of physical strength is often expressed through verbs rather than adjectives, meaning the word can function more like 'he is strong' than just 'strong'.
- Because Cherokee is an agglutinative language, a single word can be expanded to include many different meanings, such as 'he became strong' or 'it is very strong'.
Example conversation
Two people are looking at a heavy log together.
- AᎦᏂᏓ ᎢᏳᏓ?ganida iyuda?Is it strong?
- BᎭ, ᎦᏂᏓ ᎢᏳᏓ.ha, ganida iyuda.Yes, it is strong.
- AᎩᎵ ᎦᏂᏓ ᎢᏳᏓ.gili ganida iyuda.It is really strong.
- BᏓᏓᏓ ᎢᏳᏓ.dadada iyuda.It is heavy.
