Cherokee language added to new iPhone and iPod software (fwd link)

[Neskie Manuel]

That's really great.

On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Phillip E Cash Cash
<cashcash at email.arizona.edu> wrote:
> Cherokee language added to new iPhone and iPod software
>
> Written by TRAVIS NOLAND, Cherokee Nation
> Thursday, 09 September 2010 16:09
> USA
>
> TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The leap from Native culture to pop culture has
> officially been made. The Cherokee language is now available for the first
> time on iPhones and iPods for more than 300 million users across the globe.
> The Cherokee Nation has been working with the software developers at Apple,
> Inc. for several years to incorporate the tribe’s unique written language,
> called the Cherokee syllabary, into new technology offered by the software
> giant. Cherokee is the first Native language to be featured on Apple, Inc.
> devices, and is one of about only 40 languages overall.
>
> Access full article below:
> http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4228:cherokee-language-added-to-new-iphone-and-ipod-software&catid=43&Itemid=19
>



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