Cherokee language

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The Cherokee language is an indigenous Iroquoian language of the Cherokee people, notable for its unique syllabary writing system developed by Sequoyah in the early 19th century.

All labels observed (6)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iroquoian language
Native American language
agglutinative language
indigenous language
polysynthetic language
creatorOfWritingSystem Sequoyah
directionOfWriting left-to-right
endangermentStatus definitely endangered (various assessments)
ethnicGroup Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
family Iroquoian languages
hasApproximateSpeakers several thousand fluent speakers
hasDialect Lower (Eastern) Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language

Middle (Kituwah) Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language

Overhill (Western) Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee
hasDigitalSupport Unicode
hasISO639-1Code chr
hasISO639-2Code chr
hasISO639-3Code chr
hasMorphology complex verb morphology
hasNumberOfTones 6 (in some dialects)
hasPhonologicalType tone language
hasRevitalizationEfforts immersion schools
language programs in Cherokee communities
hasWordOrder flexible word order
namedAfter Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
nativeTo Arkansas (historically)
linked to: Arkansas

North Carolina
Oklahoma
Southeastern United States
United States
officialStatusIn Cherokee Nation
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
primaryCountry United States
recognizedBy United States (as a Native American language)
regionOfEasternDialect North Carolina
regionOfWesternDialect Oklahoma
subfamily Southern Iroquoian
linked to: Iroquoian languages
syllabaryCreationPeriod early 19th century
syllabaryDevelopedBy Sequoyah
UnicodeBlock Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language

Cherokee Supplement
usedIn Cherokee literature
Cherokee media and signage
Cherokee religious practices
usesScript Cherokee syllabary
writingSystem Cherokee syllabary
Latin script (for some modern uses)

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Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hancock (Cherokee leader) language Cherokee language
Cherokee Nation (historical) language Cherokee language
Creek (Muscogee) Nation isRelatedLinguisticallyTo Cherokee (contact, not family)
linked to: Cherokee language
Iroquoian languages includesLanguage Cherokee language
Iroquoian languages hasMember Cherokee language
Cherokee Nation languageUsed Cherokee language
subject linked to: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Tahlequah officialLanguage Cherokee language
Cherokee language hasDialect Middle (Kituwah) Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language
Cherokee language hasDialect Lower (Eastern) Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language
Cherokee language UnicodeBlock Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language
Hiwassee River hasNameOrigin Cherokee language
Currahee language Cherokee language
New Echota hasLanguage Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language
Cherokee Constitution of 1827 language Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language
John Ross languageSpoken Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language
Major Ridge nativeLanguage Cherokee language
Cherokee syllabary usedFor Cherokee language
Cherokee syllabary unicodeBlock Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language
Cherokee syllabary notablePublicationLanguage Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language
John Ross languageSpoken Cherokee
subject linked to: Principal Chief John Ross
linked to: Cherokee language
Samuel A. Worcester languageWork Cherokee language
John Ridge languageSpoken Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language
Unicode 3.0 addsScripts Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language
Unicode 3.0 addsBlocks Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language
Cherokee language Cherokee language
William Charles Rogers languageSpoken Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language
Tahlequah, Oklahoma hasMinorityLanguage Cherokee language
Tahlequah, Oklahoma officialLanguageInGovernment Cherokee language (Cherokee Nation government)
linked to: Cherokee language
Cherokee Nation Courts mayUseLanguage Cherokee language
Qualla Boundary primaryLanguageHistorically Cherokee language
Tribal Council (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) mayUseLanguage Cherokee language
subject linked to: Tribal Council
Tsa-La-Gi Ancient Village languageOfName Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee language
North American language family includes Cherokee language
American Indian languages includeLanguage Cherokee language
Nantahala National Forest languageOfName Cherokee language
Chickamauga Creek hasNameEtymology Cherokee language