ᏃᏯ

Cherokee

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-nẽːj-. Doublet of ᏅᏯ (nvya) and ᏅᏳ (nvyu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nòːja̋ː/

Noun

ᏃᏯ • (noya)

  1. sand

References

  • Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, page 519