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birdsongs
88 days ago
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Sequoyah’s syllabary created a written language fo...
Except
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native cultures in the Americas had written languages, going back thousands of years. I think the large scale genocide was a bit more sad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_languages_of_the_Am...
bcjdjsndon
88 days ago
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There's only so much you can pass on without writing. It's a massive benefit to a society to not have to keep everything in people's heads.
BigTTYGothGF
87 days ago
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mesoamerican_writing_...
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