What are the Native American colors?
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What are the Native American colors?
| Color | Meaning for Native Americans |
|---|---|
| Blue | sky, water, female, clouds, lightning, moon, thunder, sadness |
| Green | plant life, earth, summer, rain |
| Red | wounds, sunset, thunder, blood, earth, war, day |
| White | winter, death, snow |
How do you say love in Native American language?
#DYK: In Cherokee, our word for “love” is adageyudi (Syllabary: ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ). The translation is similar to being stingy with someone.
How do you say purple in Cherokee?
NATIVE HISTORY ASSOCIATION – Cherokee Lesson 12: Colors….Study the words and phrases below.
| ENGLISH | TSALAGI (CHEROKEE) | Phonetic Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Purple | Gigesdi | Ge-gay-s-dee |
What are Cherokee colors?
Thus the Red Man, living in the east, is the spirit of power, triumph, and success, but the Black Man, in the West, is the spirit of death….Color Symbolism in Cherokee Formulas.
| East | = red | = success; triumph. |
|---|---|---|
| West | = black | = death. |
| South | = white | = peace; happiness. |
| Above? | = brown | = unascertained, but propitious. |
| = yellow | = about the same as blue. |
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