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The Cherokee syllabary is a syllabary invented by Sequoyah in the late 1810s and early 1820s to write the Cherokee language. His creation of the syllabary is ...
CWY may refer to: Canada World Youth, an international non-profit; Cherokee, an indigenous people of the United States (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ) Cherokee language (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ) Cleanaway, an Australian waste management firm; Clearway (aviation) Conwy County Borough, in Wales; Woodgate Aviation, a British aircraft charter
Number of speakers Cherokee is classified as Critically Endangered by UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. Cherokee or Tsalagi (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ, romanized: Tsalagi Gawonihisdi, IPA: [dʒalaˈɡî ɡawónihisˈdî]) is an endangered-to-moribund [a] Iroquoian language [4] and the native language of the Cherokee people.
Durbin Feeling (Cherokee: ᏫᎵ ᏚᎥᎢᏅ, romanized: Wili Duvinv; April 2, 1946 – August 19, 2020) was a Cherokee Nation linguist who wrote the primary Cherokee–English dictionary in 1975. He is considered the greatest modern contributor to the preservation of the endangered Cherokee language .
Pre-contact Distribution of the Cherokee Language. The Cherokee language is the indigenous American Iroquoian language native to the Cherokee people. In 2019, the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes declared a state of emergency for the language due to the threat of it going extinct, calling for the enhancement of revitalization programs.
The Cherokee (/ ˈ tʃ ɛr ə k iː, ˌ tʃ ɛr ə ˈ k iː /; [8] [9] Cherokee: ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, romanized: Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ, romanized: Tsalagi) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States.
The Cherokee Nation–East adopted a written constitution in 1827, creating a government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The Principal Chief was elected by the National Council, which was the legislature of the Nation. The Cherokee Nation–West adopted a similar constitution in 1833.
The Cherokee National Museum exhibit hosts an extensive collection of ancient artifacts from the Cherokee culture from ancient to modern times. The Ancient Village, located on the grounds of the Cherokee Heritage Center, is a complete reproduction of a mid-18th century Cherokee Township as it would have been encountered by European explorers or ...