<span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">Cherokee language added to new iPhone and iPod software</span><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">Written by TRAVIS NOLAND, Cherokee Nation</span><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;">
<span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">Thursday, 09 September 2010 16:09</span><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">USA</span><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;">
<span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">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.</span><br style="font-family: georgia,serif;">
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