[Homestead] Algic Languages, was Problem uncovered by foreign leader

Don Bowen don.bowen at earthlink.net
Wed Sep 24 20:52:17 EDT 2008


> There is a community not 70 miles from here in Morganton NC where shop
> signs
> and street signs are in English and Cherokee.  I've been there to visit
> but
> could not get anyone to talk with me.  They would smile politely at my
> attempts
> and then go silent.

Cherokee is one of the few places where a written language rose
independently by a native speaker. I cannot remember but I think it only
happened in three or four places. 

Don Bowen  KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html



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