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Sequoyah
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English
Alternative forms
en Sequoya
en Ssiquoya
Etymology
en chr ᏎᏉᏯ, earlier chr ᏍᏏᏉᏯ; usually held to derive from chr ᏏᏆ ᎠᏯᎠ a beast (is) inside.
Pronunciation
en /səˈkwɔɪə/ /səˈkɔɪə/ /sɪ-/ US
en Se quo yah
en ɔɪə 3
Proper noun
Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.
Derived terms
en Sequoyan sequoia Sequoyah County
Translations
Inventor of the syllabary for writing Cherokee
Cherokee: chr ᏍᏏᏉᏯ
Navajo: nv Hastiin Sequoyah
Polish: pl Sekwoja
Russian: ru Секво́йя
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Секвоја
Latin: sh Sekvoja
See also
Sequoyah — Wikipedia