ᏕᏣᏙᎥ
detsado'v
ᏕᏣᏙᎥ (detsado'v) is the Cherokee phrase for "your name".
This phrase is used to refer to the name of the person you are currently addressing.
How do you pronounce it?
detsado'v
Did you know?
- A person's name in Cherokee could change throughout their life based on their achievements or a significant life transition.
- The syllabary used to write Cherokee was invented by Sequoyah in the early 1820s, making it one of the most successful examples of a written system created for a non-English language.
- Cherokee names often describe a person's character or a specific event that happened at their birth rather than being chosen from a list of popular names.
Example conversation
Two people are meeting for the first time.
- AᏕᏣᏙᎥ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎥᏝ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ?ditsadoi goveli goveli vtla iutsdi?What is your name?
- BᎦᏓ ᏥᎠᏓᏘ.gada tsi-adati.My name is Gada.
- AᏕᏣᏙᎥ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ.ditsadoi goveli itsehv-i.I see your name here.
- BᏧᏱ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ.tsuyi iutsdi.That is correct.
