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Encampment site for the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears and an official site on the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail….Study the words and phrases below.

gvgeyui

There is no word for “goodbye” in Cherokee. Instead, we say “donadagohvi” which means, “’til we meet again.”

This week’s word, “Osiyo,” is how we say “hello” in Cherokee. It’s a deeper spirit of welcoming and hospitality that has been a hallmark of the Cherokee people for centuries.

ᏍᎩᏙᎵᎨ sgi-dolige – you forgive me, “I’m sorry” (I am asking for you to pardon me, you do it to me.)

Is this a real Native American word, or a Hollywood thing? A: Some of both. The generic TV-Indian greeting “How”–and the Y-Indian Princess greeting “How How”–are Americanized versions of the Lakota/Dakota Sioux word “Hau,” which means “hello.” This greeting is still used by Sioux people today.

Tsa-La-Gi village, as it is called, “is a recreation of a Cherokee settlement prior to European contact.” Tsa-La-Gi means Cherokee in the Cherokee language. The three symbols above which look like a G-W-Y are actually those three sounds (syllables) as they would appear written in Cherokee.

You (1) are beautiful: ᏣᏬᏚᎯᎨᏐᎢ (Tsawoduhigeso’i) You (2) are beautiful: ᏗᏍᏙᏚᎯᎨᏐᎢ (Distoduhigeso’i)

Nimaamaa

Osiyo! We consider all of you part of our extended family, so this week’s word of the week is “sidanelv,” which means “family.” Do you have any great memories of your family you’d like to share?

India. “In our Indian culture, ‘nani’ is maternal grandmother, and ‘dadi’ is paternal. ‘Nana’ is maternal grandfather, and ‘dada’ is paternal,” shares Lisa Batra is a first-generation Indian, with immigrant parents, and two kids of her own.

Another popular subset of unique names are those that are derived from the (most often) grandmother’s first name. So Gabby McCree is Gigi. “It’s an abbreviation for ‘Grandma Gabby’ and also my initials growing up,” she says. “It’s more fun than Grandma,” she says.

Greek: Maybe because it just sounds joyful, the Greek YaYa is a popular grandmother nickname. It’s sometimes hyphenated and sometimes rendered as YiaYia. Hawaiian: Tutu is often used for grandparents of both genders, although technically grandmothers are Tutu Wahine and grandfathers are Tutu Kane.

Ukrainian

Most of these names have been around seemingly forever.

• Gammy or Gamma or Gams.
• Gram or Grams.
• Gramma.
• Grammy or Grammie.
• Grandma or Grandmaw.
• Grandmama.
• Grandmom.
• Grandmother.

The 10 most common nicknames for grandma in the United States are:

• Nana.
• Grammy/Grammie.
• Granny/Grannie.
• Nanny.
• Mamaw.
• Mawmaw.
• Mimi.
• Grandmother.