Canadian Aboriginal syllabics

writing system for indigenous North American languages created in 1840 CE
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Canadian Aboriginal syllabics
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Canadian Aboriginal syllabics

Summary

Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is a constructed writing system[1]. It draws 450 Wikipedia views per month (constructed_writing_system category, ranking #4 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is the creator of James Evans[3].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics was influenced by Devanagari[4].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics was influenced by Pitman shorthand[5].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics's instance of is recorded as constructed writing system[6].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics's instance of is recorded as abugida[7].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics's instance of is recorded as bicameral script[8].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics's instance of is recorded as script family[9].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics's instance of is recorded as featural writing system[10].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is a type of abugida[11].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Cree[12].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Ojibwe[13].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Inuktitut[14].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Naskapi[15].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Chippewa[16].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Blackfoot[17].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Inuinnaqtun[18].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Netsilik[19].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Danezaa[20].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Slavey[21].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Chipewyan[22].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Sayisi Dene[23].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Carrier[24].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics is used for Sekani[25].
  • Canadian Aboriginal syllabics's Commons category is recorded as Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics[26].
  • 1840 marks the founding of Canadian Aboriginal syllabics[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include constructed writing system[6], abugida[7], bicameral script[8], script family[9], and featural writing system[10].

History and Context

1840 marks the founding of Canadian Aboriginal syllabics[27].

Why It Matters

Canadian Aboriginal syllabics draws 450 Wikipedia views per month (constructed_writing_system category, ranking #4 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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