ᏅᏓ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ
nvda asdawadidohi
The English word sunflower is ᏅᏓ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ (nvda asdawadidohi) in Cherokee.
Meaning: flower (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
nvda asdawadidohi
Did you know?
- The Cherokee language uses a syllabary developed by Sequoyah, meaning ᏅᏓ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ is written in characters that represent whole syllables rather than single letters.
- The word ᏅᏓ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ uses a complex verbal structure to describe the action of the flower turning.
- In Cherokee culture, the sunflower is often associated with the sun, which is a central figure in many traditional stories and spiritual concepts.
Example conversation
Two people are walking through a garden.
- AᏅᏓ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏍᏓᎵ!nvda asdawadidohi dadanvdadadali!The sunflower is blooming!
- BᎤᏓᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏍᏓᎵ.udadadanvdadadali.It is blooming.
- AᏅᏓ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏍᏓᎵ ᎢᏓᏅᏓᏓᏍᏓᎵ.nvda asdawadidohi dadanvdadadali idanvdadadali.This sunflower is blooming beautifully.
- BᎥᎥ, ᎤᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓᏍᏓᎵ.vv, udadanvdadadali.Yes, it is blooming.
