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

Each column has a letterpress piece with a Cherokee syllabary to spread awareness of the written language.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 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

Only one motif looks out of place: the name “Maiku,” rendered in a phonetic Japanese syllabary.

From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2018

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