ᎠᏴᏫᏯᎢ

Cherokee

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /àjə̃̀ːwìːja̋ʔi/

Noun

ᎠᏴᏫᏯᎢ • (ayvwiyai) (plural ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ (aniyvwiyai))

  1. a Native American, a Cherokee person
    ᎯᎠ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎠᎧᎵ ᎠᏴᏫᏯᎢ.
    hia atsutsa akali ayvwiyai.
    This boy is a full-blooded Native American.

Alternative forms

  • ᎠᏴᏫᏯ (ayvwiya)

Further reading

  • Durbin Feeling (1975), William Pulte, editor, Cherokee-English dictionary‎[1], Talequah: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
  • Page 60 of Raven Rock Cherokee-English Dictionary
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