Cherokee language

The Cherokee language (ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ, Tsalagi Gawonihisdi) is an endangered language spoken by the Cherokee people.

 Writing system 
The Cherokee language does not use the Latin alphabet (ABCs) like English does. Instead, it uses its own alphabet, which has some letters that look like the ABCs. Each letter represents a different syllable sound. This special alphabet was invented by a Cherokee man named Sequoyah.

Below is a chart of all the letters of the Cherokee alphabet and the sound each one makes.


Notes:
 In the chart, ‘v’ represents a nasal vowel, which is pronounced like "ung" in "lung".
 The character Ꮩ do is shown upside-down in some fonts. It should look like the Latin letter V.

 Grammar 
The Cherokee language uses many prefixes and suffixes.

 Notes 

References

 Other websites 

Wiktionary in Cherokee

Category:Languages of the United States
Category:Tonal languages
Category:Oklahoma
Category:Endangered languages
Category:Cherokee Nation
Category:Iroquoian languages