ᎠᏍᎦᏯ

Cherokee

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /àskàja/

Noun

ᎠᏍᎦᏯ • (asgaya) (plural ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ (anisgaya))

  1. man, male
    ᎯᏲᎵᎦᏍ Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ?
    hiyoligas na asgaya?
    Do you recognize that man?
    ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏒ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ.
    hiano nuwesv asgaya.
    The man answered.

Further reading

  • Durbin Feeling (1975), William Pulte, editor, Cherokee-English dictionary‎[1], Talequah: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
  • Page 39 of Raven Rock Cherokee-English Dictionary
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