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Sequoyah

//səˈkwɔɪə// name

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  1. 1
    Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.

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Borrowed from Cherokee ᏎᏉᏯ (sequoya), earlier ᏍᏏᏉᏯ (ssiquoya); usually held to derive from ᏏᏆ ᎠᏯᎠ (siqua ayaa, literally “a beast (is) inside”).

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