Wikijunior:Languages/Cherokee

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Contents 1 What writing system(s) does this language use? 2 How many people speak this language? 3 Where is this language spoken? 4 What is the history of this language? 5 Who are some famous authors or poets in this language? 6 What are some basic words in this language that I can learn? 7 What is a simple song/poem/story that I can learn in this language? 8 References

[edit] What writing system(s) does this language use?

Cherokee is written with symbols invented by Sequoyah in 1819. In his system, each symbol represents a collection of sounds, instead of one letter like in English.

• Cherokee symbol examples: Ꮔ (nu), Ꭽ (ha), Ꮭ (tla)

[edit] How many people speak this language?

In the whole world there are only about 15,000 to 22,000 people who can speak this language.

[edit] Where is this language spoken?

Cherokee is mostly spoken in the United States in the state of Oklahoma and also on the Cherokee Reservation in Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina.

[edit] What is the history of this language?

Although Cherokee has been a spoken language for thousands of years, it was not written down until Sequoyah invented a system in 1819. Today there are newspaper articles and other things written in this language.

[edit] Who are some famous authors or poets in this language?

[edit] What are some basic words in this language that I can learn?

Hello ... ᎣᏏᏲ (O-si-yo)

OK ... Ꮀ Ꮹ (ho wa)

[edit] What is a simple song/poem/story that I can learn in this language?

[edit] References