Sequoyah
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Borrowed from Cherokee ᏎᏉᏯ (sequoya), earlier ᏍᏏᏉᏯ (ssiquoya); usually held to derive from ᏏᏆ ᎠᏯᎠ (siqua ayaa, literally “a pig (is) inside”).
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Sequoyah
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Inventor of the syllabary for writing Cherokee
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- Sequoyah — Wikipedia