syllabary

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In the early 1800s Cherokee polymath Sequoyah invented the Cherokee syllabary of written characters.

From Scientific American

Hill placed a Cherokee syllabary character above each column to spread awareness of the lyrical language.

From New York Times

Each column has a letterpress piece with a Cherokee syllabary to spread awareness of the written language.

From New York Times

Bouabré became convinced they were the remains of an ancient writing system, and he wanted to use them as the basis for a new alphabet, or syllabary.

From Washington Post

His use of written French reaffirms that Bouabré never conceived of his art, or indeed his Bété syllabary, as a private language.

From New York Times