Hello,
I have been looking everywhere for a translation for the word "grandmother" in any native american languages. I can't seem to find any transaltors online. Does anyone know what grandmother is in any of the native american laguages? Sioux, cherokee etc.....
Thank you very much!
2006-12-01 04:47:55 · 4 answers · asked by Danielle R 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
In Ojibwe language there isn't a word for just grandmother. You have to say....
My gramma - Nookomis
Your gramma - Gookomis
His/her gramma - Ookomisan
If you've ever watched Grizzley Adams, the Native dude on there was called Nokomis, which really meant my gramma LOL.
2006-12-01 09:13:19 · answer #1 · answered by jody_jody_jody_jody 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
From S'Klallam Language(which I am a proud member of)
Grandparent (slight dilect difference for grandmother): síyə
Which is pronounced: say-ah
Some people spell it: Seya
There is a really good childrens book called Seya's Song. The grandchild in the book was actually inspired by my cousin :)
2006-12-04 21:59:53 · answer #2 · answered by n8vchick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the people I talk to...it's not too highly looked on to just hand out words too much..
But... For the D/N/Lakota (Sioux), as far as I know, grandmother is Unci (uhn-chee).
2006-12-01 15:29:55 · answer #3 · answered by Indigo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Cherokee... Grandmother - U li si This is the phonetic spelling I can't put it here in the Cherokee "font" When reading a Cherokee word written phonetically, remember these pronunciations: A ( as in ‘father’) E (an ‘a’ sound, as in ‘way’) I (an ‘e’ sound, as in ‘bee’) O (as in ‘oh’) U (as in ‘ooh’) V (sounds like ‘uh’) Ts makes a ‘j’ sound
2016-05-23 08:00:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋