What Do People In The Cherokee Tribe Talk Like?

Answer 1

We speak to each other with respectful informality. Our Principal Chief is addressed by his or her first name when in person, however the title of the person, if a tribal officer, and the last name is sometimes used when the reference is in a public writing, or during a public ceremony, to show respect for his or her position. Traditionally men and women have always been considered equals, and the Cherokee society is matrilineal. Gossiping or disparaging the character of another person is considered distasteful. One example of a Cherokee word is "ga-du-gi", translated into English as "service for the community without thought of personal reward". In Cherokee, this is three syllables; in English, the same phrase requires seventeen syllables, indicating that this is a foreign concept in the English language.