Sequoyah

Sequoyah
noun /səˈkwɔɪə/
Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.

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  • Sequoyah — [si kwoi′ə] 1760? 1843; Cherokee scholar and leader: created Cherokee syllabary: also sp. Sequoya * * * (also Sequoya) (c. 1765–1843) a Cherokee Native American who created an alphabet of 86 syllables for his people’s language in the early 19th… …   Universalium

  • Sequoyah — mit einer Tabelle der von ihm entwickelten Cherokee Schrift Sequoyah (* um 1770 in North Carolina; † August 1843 in San Fernando) war der Erfinder der Cherokee Schrift, die beim Schreiben der Cherokee Sprache noch heute verwendet wird. Sequoyah… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sequoyah — Sequoyah, OK U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma Population (2000): 671 Housing Units (2000): 248 Land area (2000): 8.026063 sq. miles (20.787408 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.026063 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sequoyah, OK — U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma Population (2000): 671 Housing Units (2000): 248 Land area (2000): 8.026063 sq. miles (20.787408 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.026063 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sequoyah — (escrito ᏍᏏᏆᏱ en el Idioma cheroqui) (alrededor de 1767 julio o agosto de 1843), también conocido como George Guess, Guest o Gist, fue un platero cheroqui (en inglés cherokee) que inventó el silabario cheroqui. * * * o Sequoya o Sequoia (… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Sequoyah —   [sɪ kwɔɪə], Indianer aus dem Stamm der Cherokee, * im östlichen Tennessee 1760, ✝ bei San Fernando (Mexiko) August 1843; entwickelte ab 1809 eine Schrift für die Cherokee Sprache; schuf eine Silbenschrift mit ursprünglich etwa 200 Zeichen, die… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Sequoyah — [si kwoi′ə] 1760? 1843; Cherokee scholar and leader: created Cherokee syllabary: also sp. Sequoya …   English World dictionary

  • Sequoyah — Infobox Person image size = 250px caption = SE QUO YAH a lithograph from Indian Tribes , McKinney and Hall, 1856. This lithograph is from the portrait painted by Charles Bird King from life in 1828. birth name = birth date = c. 1770 birth place …   Wikipedia

  • Sequoyah — Figura esculpida en bronce de Sequoyah, por Lee Lawrie. Sequoyah (escrito ᏍᏏᏉᏯ en cheroqui) (alrededor de 1767 julio o agosto de 1843), también conocido como George Guess, Guest o Gist, fue un platero cheroqui (en inglés cherokee) que inventó el… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Sequoyah — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sequoyah (homonymie). SE QUO YAH – une lithographie de Tribus indiennes, McKinney et Hall, 1856. Cette lithographie vient du portrait peint par …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sequoyah — noun Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770 1843) • Syn: ↑Sequoya, ↑George Guess • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Indian chief, ↑Indian chieftain, ↑Cherokee * * * Sequoyah [Sequoyah …   Useful english dictionary

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