Helen Abadzi: the perils of childhood illiteracy (UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Sep 2016
(Source. UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Every September 9, on International Literacy Day, my memory goes to the illiterate women of my youth. Poverty and ethnic conflict in my native Greece were severe several decades ago, but they presented the same educational problems as today ... Maria learned letters but never progressed beyond single words ... Old syllabaries used to accomplish this ... (noodl....

Cherokee Nation to purchase Sequoyah’s cabin

Edit The Oklahoman 03 Sep 2016
SALLISAW — The Cherokee Nation is buying the historic home of Sequoyah, the legendary inventor of the Cherokee alphabet ... “His invention of the Cherokee syllabary may be one of the single most important contributions to the advancement of the Cherokee people and Cherokee society ... The Cherokees were the first Indian tribe to develop a written alphabet, known as the Cherokee syllabary....

Cherokee Nation plans to buy Sequoyah's Cabin from state

Edit The Roanoke Times 02 Sep 2016
... having developed the Cherokee syllabary, or alphabet....

A linguist explains why Korean is the best written language

Edit Business Insider 28 Jun 2016
Pixabay. It is one of the more common complaints of schoolchildren ... However, while pronunciations of words can change quite rapidly even between generations, spellings remain very conservative ... Firstly, it is a cross between an alphabet and a syllabary - so the symbols transparently reflect the individual sounds in each word, but are also assembled into clear syllabic blocks (neither of which English does with any precision) ... Pixabay ... ....

Google I/O, a XXX reality series, and more in the week ahead

Edit The Verge 16 May 2016
Can you feel it? That husky trembling you feel in your gut is anticipation for Google I/O… or irritable bowel syndrome. But as readers of The Verge I’d wager the former. Wednesday marks the opening keynote to Google’s biggest show the year. An event that will showcase Android and a selection of apps, OSes, hardware, and services from the Alphabet syllabary ... ....

Tribal Profile: Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma)

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
Cherokee Supreme Court building, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1979. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons.  Walter Smalling. Region.. The Cherokee Nation is headquartered in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It is not a reservation but as a sovereign native nation, it has a jurisdiction that encompasses 14 counties in northeastern Oklahoma ... Culture. ... The Cherokee was the first Native American nation to develop its own written language and syllabary ... New York ... ....

Oklahoma City-area fine arts notes

Edit The Oklahoman 07 Feb 2016
Symphonic Band, Youth Winds to perform. The Oklahoma City Symphonic Band and Oklahoma Youth Winds will perform a Side-by-Side concert at 7.30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Oklahoma City Community College Performing Arts Center, 7777 S May Ave. The evening will feature individual band performances and combined selections ... Series features Russian pianist ... Feb ... TAHLEQUAH — The Cherokee language's progression is presented in “Cherokee Syllabary ... 26....

Invigorate mind and body with ‘cognicises’

Edit The Japan News 05 Feb 2016
The Yomiuri ShimbunAerobic exercises like walking are being combined with mental exercises like word games and simple math as part of a new attempt to prevent cognitive impairment ... Anyone can easily start doing them at home, too ... Slide 1 of 1. The Yomiuri Shimbun ... and retailing for ¥972 ... Once you get used to the numbers, try switching to the 50 basic sounds of the Japanese syllabary, saying three of them in one group at a time ... Speech ... + -....

Can texting teens save a threatened Hawaiian language?

Edit Al Jazeera 29 Jan 2016
- To stay alive, languages must be used. It helps if they are hip, too, says Amy Kalili, a native Hawaiian ... No one even knows about it." ... Getting the Cherokee syllabary built into iPhones and android devices was vital for winning over the youth ... By the end of 2012, the software giant Google was supporting Cherokee syllabary on telephone keyboards as well as in its search engine and email service, Gmail, which now has a few hundred users....

Display shines spotlight on Cherokee language evolution

Edit The Oklahoman 19 Jan 2016
For the next few months, the Cherokee Heritage Center will showcase the language of its people and how it has changed throughout the years. “Cherokee Syllabary. From Talking Leaves to Pixels” is on display at the Heritage Center through April 2 ... They can also see how modern technology has impacted the language. Enhancing the syllabary exhibit are features like typewriters used for the production of newspapers and other modern media....

Gifted linguist's syllabary makes milestone this year

Edit The Roanoke Times 10 Jan 2016
SEQUOYAH, Okla. (AP) — Though much of the life of the gifted linguist Sequoyah is unknown today, certain information has been gathered by historians through the years. Much of it was acquired through ... ....

Oklahoma news briefs for Dec. 30

Edit The Oklahoman 30 Dec 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY. OBI, Thunder will hold blood drive. The Oklahoma Blood Institute and the Oklahoma City Thunder will host their annual Holiday Blood Drive from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City ... A photo ID is required to give blood ... TAHLEQUAH ... “The New Testament is one of the most popular and most enduring pieces of published text in syllabary,” said Roy Boney, Cherokee Language Program manager....

Encounter Oklahoma’s parks and historic sites

Edit The Oklahoman 27 Dec 2015
National Historic Landmarks have long played a major role in presenting the dramatic history of Oklahoma, but the National Park Service's 100th anniversary “Find Your Park” promotion provides an opportunity to focus special attention on these important places ... George Gibson ... •George M ... The cabin is nationally significant as the home of Sequoyah, also known as George Guess or Gist, the inventor of the 85-character Cherokee syllabary....
×