Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics for Cherokee (ᙦᘧᗳ)

This is an adaptation of Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics (CAS) for the Cherokee language made by Aahan Kotian. Aahan decided to use CAS because it is the most widely used indigenous form of writing in North America designed specifically with the goal of writing down native languages in mind. In addition, CAS symbols are much more intuitive to learn than the standard Sequoyah Syllabary used to write the Cherokee language due to their simpler shape forms that indicate pronunciation based on direction.

Notable features

Type of writing system: Syllabary
Writing direction: left to right in horizontal lines
Used to write: Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ / Tsalagi)
Primarily derived from the specific CAS version used to write Carrier (Dakeł / ᑕᗸᒡ)

Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics for Cherokee

Download a script chart for CAS for Cherokee (Excel)

Sample text

ᘆᗴᑕ ᐊᘆᘐᗔ ᘆᗲᗯᑕᘤᘇ ᐊᘥ ᐁᘆᘵᘒ ᐁᘇᑓᓇ ᑌᘎᗴᑐ ᗲᙐᐉ. ᗲᙥᘅᘧ ᐁᘇᑕᘄᗟᑔ ᐊᘥ ᐁᘃᘸᙓᑔ ᐊᘥ ᔆᐠᗐ ᗲᙐ ᙡᘆᘤᗔᔆᑕᘅᑔ ᐊᘇᘸᘄᘶ ᐊᑕᘄᑎ ᗱᑔ.

Transliteration (Cherokee Syllabary)

ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᏂᎨᎫᏓᎸᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏠᏱ ᎤᎾᏕᎿ ᏚᏳᎦᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ. ᎨᏥᏁᎳ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏃᏟᏌᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏍᏊ ᎨᏒ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎠᎾᏟᏅᏢ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎬᏗ.

Transliteration (Latin alphabet)

Nigada aniyvwi nigegudalvna ale unitloyi unadehna duyugadv gesvi. Getsinela unadanvtedi ale unotlisadi ale squu gesv tsunilvwisdanedi anatlinvtlv adanvdo gvdi.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

You can ask Aahan more about this adaptation at aahankotian[at]proton[dot]me

Information about Cherokee | Phrases | Numbers | Cherokee courses on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]

Information about Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics

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