ᏲᎾ

Cherokee

Noun

ᏲᎾ • (yona)

  1. bear
    ᎯᎪᎥᎢᏍ ᎩᎶ ᏲᎾ ᎠᏁᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ?
    higovis gilo yona anesdisgvi?
    Have you seen anyone wrestle a bear?
    ᎭᏢ ᏲᎾ ᎠᏓ?
    hatlv yona ada?
    Where is [the] bear cub?

Alternative forms

Further reading

  • Durbin Feeling (1975), “bear”, in William Pulte, editor, Cherokee-English dictionary‎[1], Talequah: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
  • Page 120 of Raven Rock Cherokee-English Dictionary
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