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Writing systems:
abjads |
alphabets |
syllabic alphabets |
syllabaries |
semanto-phonetic scripts
undeciphered scripts |
alternative scripts |
your con-scripts |
A-Z index |
Direction index
Shawnee is a Central Algonquian language with about 200 speakers in central and northeastern Oklahoma. It was originally spoken in Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.
During the 19th century and 20th century, a number of spelling systems for Shawnee were developed by missionaries, linguists and anthropologists. One system was devised by a Shawnee, Thomas Wildcat Alford. None of these spelling systems were widely adopted. The earliest known text in and about the Shawnee language was A Story of the Shawnee, by George Blue Jacket, which was published in Wapaughonnetta on 29 October 1829.
Further information about Shawnee pronounciation and a comparison of the spelling systems for Shawnee can be found at: http://www.shawnee-traditions.com/Sounds.html
Waske pakekiliwewa, chena pakekiliwewa wece hipemile Tapalamalikwa, chena pakekiliwewa Tapalamalikwa.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1: 1
Source: http://www.shawnee-bluejacket.com/stories_from_Gatschet/texts.htm
Information about the Shawnee language and culture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawnee_language
http://www.shawnee-traditions.com
http://www.native-languages.org/shawnee.htm
http://www.shawnee-bluejacket.com/shawnee_Language.htm
Say it in Shawnee - a book and CD that teaches conversational Shawnee
http://shawneelanguage.homestead.com
Official site of the Absentee Shawnee
http://www.astribe.com
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