Cherokee Word of the Week: Dinosaur

Today is National Dinosaur Day so we’re celebrating with the Cherokee word of the week “dinosaur.” Don’t you wish that people still asked you what your favorite dinosaur is? 🦖
#Cherokee #Dinosaur #NativeAmerican

[@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat]

Awesome! I love dinosaurs and wearing my Jurassic Park shirt right now! Ha! 🦕🦖

[@teresacelmins3681]

Love it.✌🏼🤟🏼🪶🦅

[@treehuggerjohn]

Love these! I learned a few words at Red Clay, but these are fun to learn!

[@jamesrogers2780]

Equa-big got it. Ti yo ha li? Lizard?

[@VisitCherokeeNation]

Yes! The direct translation is “big lizard!” 🦖

[@jamesrogers2780]

@@VisitCherokeeNation wado oginali

[@Pateetchka]

I find myself wanting to ask so many questions like "does it translate directly to 'terrible lizard' or does it have a different meaning and origin? Who first used this term? What did the term derive from? Is there a story? There's always a story!"

[@jessepriest2883]

Close, it's "big lizard"