Se·quoy·ah
/sɪˈkwɔɪə/
/sɪˈkɔɪə/
(also Sequoya)
- (c. 1765-1843) a Cherokee scholar who created an alphabet of 86 syllables for his people's language in the early 19th century. He is the only person known to have invented a whole alphabet. The Cherokees used it to communicate in writing, and he also recorded their history. Sequoyah had a Cherokee mother and European father. The sequoia tree is named after him.
（约 1765-1843 年）一位切罗基学者，在 19 世纪初为其人民的语言创建了 86 个音节的字母表。他是唯一已知发明了整个字母表的人。切罗基人用它进行书面交流，他也记录了他们的历史。塞阔亚的母亲是切罗基人，父亲是欧洲人。红杉树就是以他的名字命名的。