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Added a story about the origins of Tsalagi, from ''Guns, Germs, and Steel'' by Jared diamond
The syllabary was created by Chief Sequoyah (a.k.a George Guess) in 1819. He was the last member of his tribe's scribe clan and it is possible that the written language was formalised before him.<ref>http://www.omniglot.com/writing/cherokee.htm</ref>
The syllabary was created by Chief Sequoyah (a.k.a George Guess) in 1819. He was the last member of his tribe's scribe clan and it is possible that the written language was formalised before him.<ref>http://www.omniglot.com/writing/cherokee.htm</ref>
It is believed that Sequoyah invented it after a white friend gave him an English version of the Bible, most likely the King James Version. Although the chief did not know English, he was influenced by the way certain pictures stood for certain sounds in the English alphaet, prompting him to create the syllabary. <ref>''Guns, Germs, and Steel'' by Jared diamond</ref>
==The Tsalagi Syllabary==
==The Tsalagi Syllabary==
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[[Image:Cherokee.png]]