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LING 1101 Comments

This is quite a good article, some suggestions:

The section, "Syllabary" is redundant. The sections "Creation", "Description" etc... can have their own first order sections.
Some examples of Cherokee writing would be useful, preferably a sentence that showcases different features of the language, such as how the same character can represent both a /g/ or a /k/ sound depending on context (I think that's how it works). Possibly show a situation where a novice reader may be confused due to ambiguity in the script (if there is a possible meaningful situation).
Minor, but the section "Later Developments" probably shouldn't start with the word 'However', since it should be a standalone section.
You mention how many people currently speak Cherokee, but how many of them are literate in the syllabary, if this info is available?
When discussing how Sequoyah developed the script, was there a specific incident or other information that Sequoyah had access too? Where did he observe writing and how did he acquire texts to base the syllabary on?

Robert Schwartz 128.84.152.250 (talk) 03:44, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cherokee Scouting

Can someone render "Be Prepared", the Scout Motto, into Cherokee script? Thanks! Chris 03:34, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Original basis for symbols?

Does anyone have any Wiki-appropriate information on what Sequoyah might have based the symbols on? What was his inspiration? I note no apparent visual link between symbols having the same vowel, or symbols having the same consonants, making each symbol seem to be purely arbitrary in form. Did Sequoyah in fact just make up each individual symbol, or was there some sort of systematic approach he used, perhaps as described in the Jamo design portion of the article on the Korean Hangul writing system?

Cheers, Erik Anderson, 19:47, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

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This is a very detailed article: so great!

This is very nitty gritty, and this isn't necessarily you're doing, but I've noticed that the article says that there are 85 syllables or characters repeatedly throughout. Repetition is not bad because people might immediately skip to different sections if they're looking for specifics, but it's a little much.

Also, can you understand what dummy vowels are in the description section? I was a little confused as far as their purpose and what they look like or where they show up.

You also included a lot of the history of the syllabary and I liked everything that you included and the organization of this information. However, can you expand on the Sequoyah story a little? Maybe describe which written works he looked at while forming the syllabary for 12 years if the information is available.

Good job! --Rda2512 (talk) 04:52, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]