The iCross-Cultural Citizen Project- Our Indigenous World: The Cherokee Nation-GROUP #8: The Language of the Cherokee

Saturday, November 17, 2012

The Language of the Cherokee

The Cherokee language is the one of the largest Native American languages that are still spoken today. The language itself is called Tsalagi. Only 6% actually speak actually speak Tsalagi today. The language contains many morphemes, which are basic sounds that form many words. The spoken language has two different dialects: Giduwa (Eastern) and Otali (Overhill written by Sequoyah). The Cherokee language also has an written alphabet which is rare among Native American tribes. There are many modern resources that are available that help learn the language. Below is the Cherokee alphabet invented by Sequoyah aka George Guess.

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/cherokee.htm (alphabet)

Your Dictionary Reference Cherokee Language http://reference.yourdictionary.com/other-languages/Cherokee-Language.html

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Mission:

The mission of this iCross-Cultural Citizen Project is to raise critical consciousness about the rich cultural diversity in our indigenous world. This blog in particular will focus on the diverse culture of the Cherokee Indians. Being totally aware of the limitations of being outsiders, we are a group of multidisciplinary undergraduate students who believe in cross-cultural sensitivity and participatory agency aimed at disseminating information about contemporary indigenous realities as accurately as possible.

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The iCross-Cultural Citizen Project's vision is to create an online cross-cultural space for students, professionals, and youth to learn and exchange cross-culturally sensitive information about contemporary indigenous experiences. From the outsider student's prospective, we will try to theoretically explore possible collaborative solutions to problems that affect the indigenous populations of our planet. Finally, we hope for the future creation of a space where indigenous youth can share their experiences and their realities with us for real mutual collaboration to take place.