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Sequoyah (ᏍᏏᏉᏯ)
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Bornc. 1770
Taskigi, Cherokee Nation (near present day Knoxville, Tennessee)
Died1843 (aged 72–73)
San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico
NationalityCherokee
Other namesGeorge Guess or Gist
Occupationsilversmith, blacksmith, teacher, soldier
Known forInventing a syllabary for Cherokee language
Spouse(s)1st: Sally (maiden name unknown), 2nd: U-ti-yu
ChildrenFour with first wife, three with second
Parent(s)Wut-teh and unidentified father

Sequoyah was a Cherokee man. He invented a syllabary (alphabet based on syllables) for his people. Before that, they did not have an alphabet for their language.

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