United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500181821Sequoyah invented a system of eighty-four to eighty-six characters that represented syllables in spoken Cherokee. Completed in 1821, the syllabary was rapidly adopted by a large number of Cherokees.Image of a Cherokee syllabary. The title reads "Cherokee alphabet," and the letters with corresponding sounds are listed below. Sequoyah invented a system of eighty-four to eighty-six characters that represented syllables in spoken Cherokee. Completed in 1821, the syllabary was rapidly adopted by a large number of Cherokees.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/sequoyah-ca-1770-ca-1840Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/Georgia Photo File, Neg. 261, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, GAhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/sequoyah-ca-1770-ca-1840Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaAlphabetsCherokee Indians--GeorgiaCherokee language--GeorgiaCherokee language--PronunciationCherokee SyllabaryStillImage