ᎠᎨᏯ
ageya
The Cherokee word for woman is ᎠᎨᏯ (ageya).
ᎠᎨᏯ is used to refer to an adult female person.
Meaning: adult female person (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
ageya
Did you know?
- Cherokee is a matrilineal society, meaning that kinship and family identity are passed through the ᎠᎨᏯ rather than the father.
- In traditional Cherokee society, women held significant political power and were often the primary decision makers for the clan.
- The word ᎠᎨᏯ is written using a syllabary created by Sequoyah, which allows a person to learn to read and write in a few days.
