ᎠᏓᏅᏙ

Cherokee

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /àtàːn̥to/

Noun

ᎠᏓᏅᏙ • (adanvdo) (plural ᏗᏓᏅᏙ)

  1. God, spirit
  2. soul
    ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙ ᎯᎪᏩᏘᎭ? ― aquadanvdo higowatiha? ― Do you see my soul?
  3. heart
    ᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏓ ᎮᎮᏍᏗ. ― tsadanvdo ulisgeda hehesdi. ― Your heart is important for you to live.

Further reading

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