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

He published the syllabary in 1958, and made use of it in handwritten manuscripts both anthropological and spiritual.

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

Sequoyah’s syllabary is widely admired by professional linguists for its good fit to Cherokee sounds, and for the ease with which it can be learned.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond