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Writing Scripts Descended from Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Cherokee

ᏣᎳᎩ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏙᏗ

Syllabary1
19 c. CE - Present1


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Cherokee

Languages1

Cherokee

Places2

Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, North Carolina

Syllabary1

Sequoyah, a Cherokee polymath, created the Cherokee syllabary.
Minuscules take the same shape of majuscules and are of a smaller size.


Ch04
Cherokee syllable A
Ch21-1
Cherokee syllable E
Ch24.0
Cherokee syllable I
Ch_01
Cherokee syllable O
Ch_02
Cherokee syllable U
Ch_03
Cherokee syllable V
Ch_04
Cherokee syllable Ga
Ch_05
Cherokee syllable Ka
Ch_06
Cherokee syllable Ge
Ch06.0
Cherokee syllable Gi
Ch01
Cherokee syllable Go
Ch10.1
Cherokee syllable Gu
Ch05.0
Cherokee syllable Gv
Ch_07
Cherokee syllable Ha
Ch_08
Cherokee syllable He
Ch_09
Cherokee syllable Hi
Ch_10
Cherokee syllable Ho
Ch03.0
Cherokee syllable Hu
Ch_11
Cherokee syllable Hv
Ch06.3
Cherokee syllable La
Ch_12
Cherokee syllable Le
Ch_13
Cherokee syllable Li
Ch_14
Cherokee syllable Lo
Ch13
Cherokee syllable Lu
Ch_15
Cherokee syllable Lv
Ch_16
Cherokee syllable Ma
Ch_17
Cherokee syllable Me
Ch08.1
Cherokee syllable Mi
Ch_18
Cherokee syllable Mo
Ch_19
Cherokee syllable Mu
Ch09
Cherokee syllable Na
Ch_20
Cherokee syllable Hna
Ch03.1
Cherokee syllable Nah
Ch_21
Cherokee syllable Ne
Ch_60
Cherokee syllable Ni
Ch07
Cherokee syllable No
Ch_22
Cherokee syllable Nu
Ch_23
Cherokee syllable Nv
Ch_24
Cherokee syllable Qua
Ch_61
Cherokee syllable Que
Ch_25
Cherokee syllable Qui
Ch_26
Cherokee syllable Quo
Ch_27
Cherokee syllable Quu
Ch_28
Cherokee syllable Quv
Ch_29
Cherokee syllable S
Ch_30
Cherokee syllable Sa
Ch_31
Cherokee syllable Se
Ch_32
Cherokee syllable Si
Ch_33
Cherokee syllable So
Ch_34
Cherokee syllable Su
Ch21
Cherokee syllable Sv
Ch10.1-1
Cherokee syllable Da
Ch06.3-1
Cherokee syllable Tha
Ch_35
Cherokee syllable De
Ch_36
Cherokee syllable Te
Ch_37
Cherokee syllable Di
Ch_38
Cherokee syllable Ti
Ch06.1
Cherokee syllable Do
Ch22
Cherokee syllable Du
Ch_39
Cherokee syllable Tv
Ch_40
Cherokee syllable Dla
Ch_41
Cherokee syllable Tla
Ch12
Cherokee syllable Tle
Ch03.0-1
Cherokee syllable Tli
Ch_42
Cherokee syllable Tlo
Ch_43
Cherokee syllable Tlu
Ch18
Cherokee syllable Tlv
Ch_44
Cherokee syllable Tsa
Ch_45
Cherokee syllable Tse
Ch_46
Cherokee syllable Tsi
Ch11
Cherokee syllable Tso
Ch_47
Cherokee syllable Tsu
Ch_48
Cherokee syllable Tsv
Ch_49
Cherokee syllable Wa
Ch_50
Cherokee syllable We
Ch_51
Cherokee syllable Wi
Ch_52
Cherokee syllable Wo
Ch_53
Ch_54
Cherokee syllable Wv
Ch_55
Cherokee syllable Ya
Ch_56
Cherokee syllable Ye
Ch_57
Cherokee syllable Yi
Ch_58
Cherokee syllable Yo
Ch_59
Cherokee syllable Yu
Ch02
Cherokee syllable Yv

Obsolete letter

Ch03.1-1
Cherokee syllable Mv


Order follows Sequoyah's original sequence of syllables.

Ch21-1
Cherokee syllable E
Ch04
Cherokee syllable A
Ch06.3
Cherokee syllable La
Ch_46
Cherokee syllable Tsi
Ch03.1
Cherokee syllable Nah
Ch_53
Ch_50
Cherokee syllable We
Ch_13
Cherokee syllable Li
Ch_21
Cherokee syllable Ne
Ch_18
Cherokee syllable Mo
Ch06.0
Cherokee syllable Gi
Ch_57
Cherokee syllable Yi
Ch_32
Cherokee syllable Si
Ch18
Cherokee syllable Tlv
Ch_01
Cherokee syllable O
Ch13
Cherokee syllable Lu
Ch_12
Cherokee syllable Le
Ch_07
Cherokee syllable Ha
Ch_52
Cherokee syllable Wo
Ch_42
Cherokee syllable Tlo
Ch06.3-1
Cherokee syllable Tha
Ch02
Cherokee syllable Yv
Ch_15
Cherokee syllable Lv
Ch_09
Cherokee syllable Hi
Ch_29
Cherokee syllable S
Ch_58
Cherokee syllable Yo
Ch03.0
Cherokee syllable Hu
Ch01
Cherokee syllable Go
Ch_47
Cherokee syllable Tsu
Ch_19
Cherokee syllable Mu
Ch_31
Cherokee syllable Se
Ch_33
Cherokee syllable So
Ch03.0-1
Cherokee syllable Tli
Ch_25
Cherokee syllable Qui
Ch_61
Cherokee syllable Que
Ch_30
Cherokee syllable Sa
Ch_24
Cherokee syllable Qua
Ch07
Cherokee syllable No
Ch_05
Cherokee syllable Ka
Ch_48
Cherokee syllable Tsv
Ch21
Cherokee syllable Sv
Ch_60
Cherokee syllable Ni
Ch_04
Cherokee syllable Ga
Ch06.1
Cherokee syllable Do
Ch_06
Cherokee syllable Ge
Ch10.1-1
Cherokee syllable Da
Ch05.0
Cherokee syllable Gv
Ch_51
Cherokee syllable Wi
Ch24.0
Cherokee syllable I
Ch_02
Cherokee syllable U
Ch_56
Cherokee syllable Ye
Ch_11
Cherokee syllable Hv
Ch_39
Cherokee syllable Tv
Ch11
Cherokee syllable Tso
Ch_26
Cherokee syllable Quo
Ch_22
Cherokee syllable Nu
Ch09
Cherokee syllable Na
Ch_14
Cherokee syllable Lo
Ch_59
Cherokee syllable Yu
Ch_45
Cherokee syllable Tse
Ch_37
Cherokee syllable Di
Ch_54
Cherokee syllable Wv
Ch22
Cherokee syllable Du
Ch_35
Cherokee syllable De
Ch_44
Cherokee syllable Tsa
Ch_03
Cherokee syllable V
Ch_23
Cherokee syllable Nv
Ch_36
Cherokee syllable Te
Ch_16
Cherokee syllable Ma
Ch_34
Cherokee syllable Su
Ch_43
Cherokee syllable Tlu
Ch_08
Cherokee syllable He
Ch_10
Cherokee syllable Ho
Ch08.1
Cherokee syllable Mi
Ch_41
Cherokee syllable Tla
Ch_55
Cherokee syllable Ya
Ch_49
Cherokee syllable Wa
Ch_38
Cherokee syllable Ti
Ch12
Cherokee syllable Tle
Ch_20
Cherokee syllable Hna
Ch_27
Cherokee syllable Quu
Ch_40
Cherokee syllable Dla
Ch_17
Cherokee syllable Me
Ch_28
Cherokee syllable Quv


Typography3

Ch_Epi01

The Cherokee Phoenix. The first newspaper published by Native Americans and in Cherokee.
1828 CE. New Echota, Cherokee Nation. (Description - here)

Keyboard4

Ch_kb

Cherokee keyboard.


Script comparison1,5-

Writing Script Head of ox House plan Throw stick Nile tilapia Man with arms raised Pear shaped mace Two diagonal strokes Plan of rectangular enclosure Heart and trachea Arm with downward facing palm Hand Crook Water ripple Cobra Reed column Eye Mouth Rush with shoots Cord on stick Head Bow Crossed sticks
Logography
            
32 c. BCE - 4 c. CE
EH01
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1
EH02
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1
EH03
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14
EH04
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. K1
EH05
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. A28
EH06
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3
EH07
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4
EH08
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. 06
EH09
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F35
EH10
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42
EH11
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46
EH12
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39
EH13
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35
EH14
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10
EH15
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11
EH16
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D4
EH18
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21
EH19
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22
EH20
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V24
EH21
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1
EH22
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a
EH24
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
Modern Latin (Parent)
Alphabet
17 c. CE - Present
L_Mo01
Modern Latin letter A (majuscule)
L_Mo01a
Modern Latin letter A (minuscule)
L_MoC02
Modern Latin letter B (majuscule)
L_Mo02a
Modern Latin letter B (minuscule)
L_MoC03.0
Modern Latin letter C (majuscule)
L_MoC03.0a
Modern Latin letter C (minuscule)
L_MoC03.1
Modern Latin letter G (majuscule)
L_MoC03.1a
Modern Latin letter G (minuscule)
L_MoC04
Modern Latin letter D (majuscule)
L_MoC04a
Modern Latin letter D (minuscule)
L_MoC05.0
Modern Latin letter E (majuscule)
L_MoC05.0a
Modern Latin letter E (minuscule)
L_MoC05.3
Modern Latin letter F (majuscule)
L_MoC05.3a
Modern Latin letter F (minuscule)
L_Mo06.0
Modern Latin letter Y (majuscule)
L_Mo06.0a
Modern Latin letter Y (minuscule)
L_Mo06.1
Modern Latin letter V (majuscule)
L_Mo06.1a
Modern Latin letter V (minuscule)
L_Mo06.2
Modern Latin letter U (majuscule)
L_Mo06.2a
Modern Latin letter U (minuscule)
L_Mo06.3
Modern Latin letter W (majuscule)
L_Mo06.3a
Modern Latin letter W (minuscule)
L_Mo07
Modern Latin letter Z (majuscule)
L_Mo07a
Modern Latin letter Z (minuscule)
L_MoC08.1
Modern Latin letter H (majuscule)
L_MoC08.1a
Modern Latin letter H (minuscule)
L_MoC10.0
Modern Latin letter I (majuscule)
L_MoC10.0a
Modern Latin letter I (minuscule)
L_MoC10.1
Modern Latin letter J (majuscule)
L_MoC10.1a
Modern Latin letter I (minuscule)
L_Mo11
Modern Latin letter K (majuscule)
L_Mo11a
Modern Latin letter K (minuscule)
L_Mo12
Modern Latin letter L (majuscule)
L_Mo12a
Modern Latin letter L (minuscule)
L_Mo13
Modern Latin letter M (majuscule)
L_Mo13a
Modern Latin letter M (minuscule)
L_Mo14
Modern Latin letter N (majuscule)
L_Mo14a
Modern Latin letter N (minuscule)
L_Mo16
Modern Latin letter O (majuscule)
L_Mo16a
Modern Latin letter O (minuscule)
L_Mo18
Modern Latin letter P (majuscule)
L_Mo18a
Modern Latin letter P (minuscule)
L_Mo20
Modern Latin letter Qú (majuscule)
L_Mo20a
Modern Latin letter Qú (minuscule)
L_Mo21
Modern Latin letter R (majuscule)
L_Mo21a
Modern Latin letter R (minuscule)
L_Mo22
Modern Latin letter S (majuscule)
L_Mo22a
Modern Latin letter S (minuscule)
L_Mo24.0
Modern Latin letter T (majuscule)
L_Mo24.0a
Modern Latin letter T (minuscule)
L_Mo24.3
Modern Latin letter X (majuscule)
L_Mo24.3a
Modern Latin letter X (minuscule)
Modern Greek (Parent)
Alphabet
15 c. CE - Present
MG01
Modern Greek letter Alpha (majuscule)
MG01a
Modern Greek letter Alpha (minuscule)
MG02
Modern Greek letter Beta (majuscule)
MG02a
Modern Greek letter Beta (minuscule)
MG03
Modern Greek letter Gamma (majuscule)
MG03a
Modern Greek letter Gamma (minuscule)
MG04
Modern Greek letter Delta (majuscule)
MG04a
Modern Greek letter Delta (minuscule)
MG05
Modern Greek letter Epsilon (majuscule)
MG05a
Modern Greek letter Epsilon (minuscule)
MG06
Modern Greek letter Upsilon (majuscule)
MG06a
Modern Greek letter Upsilon (minuscule)
MG07
Modern Greek letter Zeta (majuscule)
MG07a
Modern Greek letter Zeta (minuscule)
MG08
Modern Greek letter Eta (majuscule)
MG08a
Modern Greek letter Eta (minuscule)
MG09
Modern Greek letter Theta (majuscule)
MG09a
Modern Greek letter Theta (minuscule)
MG10
Modern Greek letter Iota (majuscule)
MG10a
Modern Greek letter Iota (minuscule)
MG11
Modern Greek letter Kappa (majuscule)
MG11a
Modern Greek letter Kappa (minuscule)
MG12
Modern Greek letter Lambda (majuscule)
MG12a
Modern Greek letter Lambda (minuscule)
MG13
Modern Greek letter Mu (majuscule)
MG13a
Modern Greek letter Mu (minuscule)
MG14
Modern Greek letter Nu (majuscule)
MG14a
Modern Greek letter Nu (minuscule)
MG15
Modern Greek letter Xi (majuscule)
MG15a
Modern Greek letter Xi (minuscule)
MG33
Modern Greek letter Omega (majuscule)
MG33a
Modern Greek letter Omega (minuscule)
MG16
Modern Greek letter Omicron (majuscule)
MG16a
Modern Greek letter Omicron (minuscule)
MG18
Modern Greek letter Pi (majuscule)
MG18a
Modern Greek letter Pi (minuscule)
MG24.4
Modern Greek letter Sampi
MG21
Modern Greek letter Rho (majuscule)
MG21a
Modern Greek letter Rho (minuscule)
MG22
Modern Greek letter Sigma (majuscule)
MG22a
Modern Greek letter Sigma (minuscule)
MG22b
Modern Greek letter Sigma (minuscule)
MG24.0
Modern Greek letter Tau (majuscule)
MG24.0a
Modern Greek letter Tau (minuscule)
MG24.2
Modern Greek letter Phi (majuscule)
MG24.2a
Modern Greek letter Phi (minuscule)
MG24.3
Modern Greek letter Chi (majuscule)
MG24.3a
Modern Greek letter Chi (minuscule)
MG32
Modern Greek letter Psi (majuscule)
MG32a
Modern Greek letter Psi (minuscule)
Cherokee
Syllabary
19 c. CE - Present
Ch01
Cherokee syllable Go
Ch02
Cherokee syllable Yv
Ch03.0-1
Cherokee syllable Tli
Ch03.0
Cherokee syllable Hu
Ch03.1
Cherokee syllable Nah
Ch03.1-1
Cherokee syllable Mv
Ch04
Cherokee syllable A
Ch05.0
Cherokee syllable Gv
Ch06.0
Cherokee syllable Gi
Ch06.1
Cherokee syllable Do
Ch06.3
Cherokee syllable La
Ch06.3-1
Cherokee syllable Tha
Ch07
Cherokee syllable No
Ch08.1
Cherokee syllable Mi
Ch09
Cherokee syllable Na
Ch10.1
Cherokee syllable Gu
Ch11
Cherokee syllable Tso
Ch12
Cherokee syllable Tle
Ch13
Cherokee syllable Lu
Ch18
Cherokee syllable Tlv
Ch21
Cherokee syllable Sv
Ch21-1
Cherokee syllable E
Ch22
Cherokee syllable Du
Ch24.0
Cherokee syllable I

Lineage1,7-14,citation needed


Egyptian Hieroglyphs
 ↳Hieratic Egyptian
  ↳Proto-Sinaitic
   ↳Phoenician
    ↳Archaic Greek
     ↳Etruscan
      ↳Archaic Latin
       ↳Old Latin
        ↳Classical Latin
         ↳Medieval Latin
          ↳Modern Latin
           ↳Cherokee (selected letters)
           ↳Woleai
           ↳Osage
     ↳Classical Greek Capitals
      ↳Hellenistic Greek Capitals
       ↳Ptolemaic Greek Uncials
        ↳Roman Greek Uncials
         ↳Byzantine Greek Uncials
          ↳Sloping Greek Uncials
           ↳Slavonic Greek Uncials
            ↳Early Cyrillic
             ↳Modern Cyrillic
              ↳Cherokee (selected letters)
          ↳Modern Greek
           ↳Cherokee (selected letters)