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Sequoya, Sequoyah, George Guessnoun
Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843)
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Sequoyahnoun
Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.
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Sequoyah
Sequoyah (Cherokee: ᏍᏏᏉᏯ, Ssiquoya, or ᏎᏉᏯ, Se-quo-ya; c. 1770 – August 1843), also known as George Gist or George Guess, was a Native American polymath of the Cherokee Nation. In 1821, he completed his independent creation of the Cherokee syllabary, making reading and writing in Cherokee possible. His achievement was one of the few times in recorded history that an individual who was a member of a pre-literate group created an original, effective writing system. His creation of the syllabary allowed the Cherokee nation to be one of the first North American Indigenous groups to have a written language. Sequoyah was also an important representative for the Cherokee nation, by going to Washington, D.C. to sign two relocations and trading of land treaties.After seeing its worth, the people of the Cherokee Nation rapidly began to use his syllabary and officially adopted it in 1825. It unified a forcibly divided nation with new ways of communication and a sense of independence. By the 1850s, their literacy rate reached almost 100%, surpassing that of surrounding European-American settlers.The Cherokee syllabary has had international influence. As diffusion spread, it is believed to have inspired the development of 21 known scripts or writing systems, used in a total of 65 languages in North America, Africa, and Asia.
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sequoyah
Sequoyah (c.1767 - 1843) was a Native American silversmith from the Cherokee Nation who invented the Cherokee syllabary, effectively creating a written language for his tribe. This made the Cherokee Nation one of the few indigenous tribes with a written language - even before most Native Americans had a written language. His remarkable achievement led to a significant increase in literacy among the Cherokee people, transforming and solidifying their culture and society.
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Sequoyah
Sequoyah, named in English George Gist or George Guess, was a Cherokee silversmith. In 1821 he completed his independent creation of a Cherokee syllabary, making reading and writing in Cherokee possible. This was the only time in recorded history that a member of a non-literate people independently created an effective writing system. After seeing its worth, the people of the Cherokee Nation rapidly began to use his syllabary and officially adopted it in 1825. Their literacy rate quickly surpassed that of surrounding European-American settlers.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sequoyah in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sequoyah in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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