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<h1><span class="date">1821: </span> <span class="title">Sequoyah’s syllabary makes written Cherokee possible</span></h1>
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<p>Sequoyah, a Cherokee silversmith in northeast Alabama, often works for white settlers and is impressed by the written English language, which the Cherokee call “talking leaves.” He sets out to create a Cherokee writing system, deciding after several attempts to draw a symbol for each syllable in the spoken language. He publishes his Cherokee Agayuh, or syllabary, in 1821. It helps the Cherokee maintain their language despite forced assimilation.</p> <!-- Theme -->
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<p>Cherokee Agayuh or syllabary. Each of the characters represents one syllable; the first six characters represent isolated vowel symbols.</p>
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