ANTH 095 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Cherokee Syllabary, Syllabary, Abugida

• School: University of Vermont
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 095
• Professor: Tony Cook

Document Summary

Writing systems (ling/anth 095) final exam review topics. How is the system organized in terms of the symbols? organized by where they"re produced in your mouth, with the most basic sound being represented by the most basic symbol for each consonant series. Symbols are organized into syllable blocks, there are different configurations available, depending on how many consonants and vowels are present. The duality of the symbol : at the end of a syllable, pronounced as ng", but at the beginning of a word is silent it indicates that the word begins with a vowel. In comparing the cherokee syllabary to the cree and inuktitut syllabaries, for cree and. For bliss, know that the ^ indicates a symbol should be read as a verb, and that the numerals next to the symbol for person indicate whether it should be read as i (1), you (2), or he/she (3).