ᎠᎫᏍᎪᏗ
agusgodi
The Cherokee word for "witch" is ᎠᎫᏍᎪᏗ (agusgodi).
ᎠᎫᏍᎪᏗ is a noun used to refer to a person who practices or uses magic.
Meaning: person who uses magic (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
agusgodi
Did you know?
- In traditional Cherokee belief, a ᎠᎫᏍᎪᏗ was not always seen as evil, but often as a specialist who could diagnose and treat spiritual illnesses.
- The spelling of ᎠᎫᏍᎪᏗ uses characters from the Cherokee syllabary, a system invented by Sequoyah, which looks more like an alphabet but functions as a syllabary.
- In traditional Cherokee belief, the power of a ᎠᎫᏍᎪᏗ was often tied to their relationship with the natural world and specific animal spirits.
Example conversation
Two people are discussing a mysterious person in town.
- AᎠᎫᏍᎪᏗ ᏓᏆᏓᏓᏓᎵᏓᏍᏓ.Agusgodi daquadadalisda.I saw a witch.
- BᎲᏓᏓᏓᏓᎵᏓᏍᏓ?Hvadadalisda?Did you see her?
- AᏙᎢ, ᎠᎫᏍᎪᏗ ᎢᏓᏓᏓᏓᎵᏓᏍᏓ.Do-i, Agusgodi idadadalisda.Yes, I saw the witch.
- BᎠᏓᏓᏓᎵᏓᏍᏓ.Adadalisda.I see her.
