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I am feverish in bed post-vaccine, please tell me a cool fact about something
@ian OK, I’ll chime in:
Most writing systems either evolve over generations, or are created by expert linguists.
But Cherokee’s was invented by one person, Sequoyah, who not only was not a linguist, but never went to school and never learned to read or write.
He saw English-language books, and despite not speaking English, understood the general principle, and thought, “I can do that for my language!”
He spent 12 years developing his writing system, and it is still the standard today.
@inthehands @ian I’ve designed several fonts that include the Syllabary. Let me tell you, kerning is a big challenge. There are very many overhangs to take into account.
@ossobuffo @ian Ha, wow, I can only imagine what that undertaking involves! Though kerning Cherokee is probably home base kind of stuff for a mind that can handle notating in Lilypond. 