Cherokee edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /nòːja̋ː/

Noun edit

ᏃᏯ (noya)

  1. sand

References edit

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