ᎠᎦᏴᎵ

Cherokee

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-kajõ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /àkàjʌ̃̋ːlîː/

Adjective

ᎠᎦᏴᎵ • (agayvli) (plural ᎠᏂᎦᏴᎵ (anigayvli))

  1. old (animate), elderly
    ᎠᏂᎦᏴᎵ ᏌᎶᎵ ᏧᏲ ᎩᏟ ᎤᎾᏝ ᎡᏚᏥ.
    anigayvli saloli tsuyo gitli unatla edutsi.
    My uncle has an old squirrel dog.

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 501
  • Durbin Feeling (1975), William Pulte, editor, Cherokee-English dictionary‎[2], Talequah: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
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