syllabary
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In the early 1800s Cherokee polymath Sequoyah invented the Cherokee syllabary of written characters.
From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023
His use of written French reaffirms that Bouabré never conceived of his art, or indeed his Bété syllabary, as a private language.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2022
Or, going back to the beginning of this chapter and Sequoyah’s syllabary, you may choose to take inspiration from something linguistic, an expression or a way of talking that is associated with your culture.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
This year, the Braves sold T-shirts with a word that translated roughly to “ballplayer” in Cherokee syllabary; the proceeds supported the tribe’s language immersion program.
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021
Some syllabaries persist today, the most important being the kana syllabary that the Japanese use for telegrams, bank statements, and texts for blind readers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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