ᎤᏓᎵᎢ
udali'i
The Cherokee word for wife is ᎤᏓᎵᎢ (udali'i).
The noun ᎤᏓᎵᎢ is used to refer to a female partner in a marriage.
Meaning: female partner in a marriage (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is udali'i.
Did you know?
- Traditional Cherokee marriage customs often involved the husband moving into the wife's family home rather than the opposite.
- Cherokee uses a unique syllabary invented by Sequoyah, so ᎤᏓᎵᎢ is written using characters that represent entire syllables rather than individual letters.
- In the Cherokee language, many kinship terms like ᎤᏓᎵᎢ change depending on whether the speaker is male or female.
Example conversation
Two friends are chatting about their families.
- AᎤᏓᎵᎢ ᎢᏓᎢᏓᏓ?Udali' idaidada?Where is your wife?
- BᎤᏓᎵᎢ ᎦᏓᏓᏓᏅᏓ.Udali' gadadadanvda.My wife is coming now.
- AᎢᏓᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓ ᎤᏓᎵᎢ?Idadolisda udali'?Is your wife helping?
- BᎭᏓᎵᎢ ᎢᏓᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓ.Hadali' idadolisda.Yes, my wife is helping.
