The Cherokee script is a syllabic script invented by the Indian George Hess (also known as George Gist or tribe chief Sequoia) for the Cherokee language in 1819. His creation of the syllabary is particularly noteworthy, because he couldn't read any script. He first experimented with logograms, but his system later developed into a syllabary.
The descendants of Sequoia claim that the script was invented much earlier than when Sequoiawas born, so his role was reduced to being the last member of a special clan who guarded this script, but there is no confirmation or evidence of this.
A year later, in 1820, thousands of Cherokee learned to write and read in this script. In 1830 90% of the Indians of this tribe mastered literacy and writing skills.
The Cherokee script was used for more than a hundred years. It was published in books, religious texts, almanacs and newspapers (in particular, the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper).
Today this script still exists and plays a very important role in the life of the Cherokee. For example, you need to speak and write Cherokee to get the status of a full member of the tribe. In addition, the authorities are trying to revive and popularize both the writing and the Cherokee language.
The writing system consists of 85 syllabic signs. Some of them resemble Latin letters, but have a completely different meaning (for example, the sign for /a/ reminds of D ).
Not all phonemic oppositions are marked in writing. For example, /g/ and /k/ differ only in syllables with /a/. In the alphabet there are also no marks for the length and brevity of vowels and tonal differences. Besides, there is no accepted way to express consonant combinations.
In this system, each symbol represents a syllable rather than a single phoneme. Some symbols do resemble the Latin, Greek and even Cyrillic scripts' letters, but the sounds are completely different (for example, the sound /a/ is written with a letter that resembles Latin /d/).
คุณสมบัติ
ช่วง | 13A0–13FF |
ตัวละคร | 96 |
รายชื่อตัวอักษร
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พยางค์ตัวพิมพ์ใหญ่
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13A0Ꭰ
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13A1Ꭱ
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13A2Ꭲ
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13A3Ꭳ
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13A4Ꭴ
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13A5Ꭵ
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13A6Ꭶ
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13A7Ꭷ
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13A8Ꭸ
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13A9Ꭹ
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13AAᎪ
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13ABᎫ
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13ACᎬ
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13ADᎭ
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13AEᎮ
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13AFᎯ
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13B0Ꮀ
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13B1Ꮁ
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13B2Ꮂ
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13B3Ꮃ
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13B4Ꮄ
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13B5Ꮅ
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13B6Ꮆ
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13B7Ꮇ
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13B8Ꮈ
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13B9Ꮉ
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13BAᎺ
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13BBᎻ
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13BCᎼ
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13BDᎽ
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13BEᎾ
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13BFᎿ
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13C0Ꮐ
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13C1Ꮑ
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13C2Ꮒ
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13C3Ꮓ
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13C4Ꮔ
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13C5Ꮕ
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13C6Ꮖ
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13C7Ꮗ
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13C8Ꮘ
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13C9Ꮙ
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13CAᏊ
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13CBᏋ
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13CCᏌ
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13CDᏍ
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13CEᏎ
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13CFᏏ
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13D0Ꮠ
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13D1Ꮡ
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13D2Ꮢ
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13D3Ꮣ
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13D4Ꮤ
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13D5Ꮥ
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13D6Ꮦ
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13D7Ꮧ
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13D8Ꮨ
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13D9Ꮩ
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13DAᏚ
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13DBᏛ
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13DCᏜ
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13DDᏝ
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13DEᏞ
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13DFᏟ
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13E0Ꮰ
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13E1Ꮱ
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13E2Ꮲ
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13E3Ꮳ
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13E4Ꮴ
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13E5Ꮵ
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13E6Ꮶ
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13E7Ꮷ
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13E8Ꮸ
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13E9Ꮹ
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13EAᏪ
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13EBᏫ
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13ECᏬ
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13EDᏭ
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13EEᏮ
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13EFᏯ
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13F0Ᏸ
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13F1Ᏹ
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13F2Ᏺ
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13F3Ᏻ
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13F4Ᏼ
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พยางค์ตัวพิมพ์ใหญ่โบราณ
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13F5Ᏽ
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13F6
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13F7
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พยางค์ตัวพิมพ์เล็ก
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13F8ᏸ
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13F9ᏹ
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13FAᏺ
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13FBᏻ
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13FCᏼ
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พยางค์ตัวพิมพ์เล็กโบราณ
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13FDᏽ
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13FE
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13FF
ตารางตัวอักษร
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Ꭰ13A0
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Ꭱ13A1
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Ꭲ13A2
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Ꭳ13A3
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Ꭴ13A4
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Ꭵ13A5
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Ꭶ13A6
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Ꭷ13A7
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Ꭸ13A8
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Ꭹ13A9
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Ꭺ13AA
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Ꭻ13AB
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Ꭼ13AC
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Ꭽ13AD
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Ꭾ13AE
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Ꭿ13AF
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Ꮀ13B0
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Ꮁ13B1
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Ꮂ13B2
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Ꮃ13B3
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Ꮄ13B4
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Ꮅ13B5
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Ꮆ13B6
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Ꮇ13B7
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Ꮈ13B8
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Ꮉ13B9
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Ꮊ13BA
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Ꮋ13BB
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Ꮌ13BC
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Ꮍ13BD
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Ꮎ13BE
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Ꮏ13BF
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Ꮐ13C0
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Ꮑ13C1
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Ꮒ13C2
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Ꮓ13C3
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Ꮔ13C4
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Ꮕ13C5
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Ꮖ13C6
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Ꮗ13C7
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Ꮘ13C8
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Ꮙ13C9
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Ꮚ13CA
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Ꮛ13CB
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Ꮜ13CC
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Ꮝ13CD
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Ꮞ13CE
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Ꮟ13CF
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Ꮠ13D0
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Ꮡ13D1
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Ꮢ13D2
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Ꮣ13D3
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Ꮤ13D4
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Ꮥ13D5
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Ꮦ13D6
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Ꮧ13D7
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Ꮨ13D8
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Ꮩ13D9
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Ꮪ13DA
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Ꮫ13DB
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Ꮬ13DC
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Ꮭ13DD
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Ꮮ13DE
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Ꮯ13DF
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Ꮰ13E0
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Ꮱ13E1
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Ꮲ13E2
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Ꮳ13E3
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Ꮴ13E4
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Ꮵ13E5
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Ꮶ13E6
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Ꮷ13E7
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Ꮸ13E8
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Ꮹ13E9
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Ꮺ13EA
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Ꮻ13EB
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Ꮼ13EC
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Ꮽ13ED
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Ꮾ13EE
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Ꮿ13EF
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Ᏸ13F0
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Ᏹ13F1
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Ᏺ13F2
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Ᏻ13F3
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Ᏼ13F4
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Ᏽ13F5
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13F6
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13F7
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ᏸ13F8
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ᏹ13F9
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ᏺ13FA
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ᏻ13FB
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ᏼ13FC
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ᏽ13FD
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13FE
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13FF