Cherokee language
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The Cherokee language (ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ, Tsalagi Gawonihisdi) is an endangered language spoken by the Cherokee people.[1]
Writing system[change | change source]
The Cherokee language doesn't use the Latin alphabet (ABCs) like English does. Instead, it uses its own alphabet, which has some letters that look like the ABCs. Each letter represents a different syllable sound. This special alphabet was invented by a Cherokee man named Sequoyah.
Below is a chart of all the letters of the Cherokee alphabet and the sound each one makes.
Notes:
- In the chart, ‘v’ represents a nasal vowel, which is pronounced like "ung" in "lung".
- The character Ꮩ do is shown upside-down in some fonts. It should look like the Latin letter V.[a]
Grammar[change | change source]
The Cherokee language uses many prefixes and suffixes.
Notes[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ McKie, Scott (June 27, 2019). "Tri-Council declares State of Emergency for Cherokee language". Cherokee One Feather. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Cherokee". download.
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Other websites[change | change source]
Cherokee edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia