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Language department: 971 speakers recorded for dictionary project; Apple keyboard and teacher programs underway
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Howard Payton reported to the Culture Committee that the Cherokee Saving the Voices Dictionary Project has recorded 971 speakers, the Nation is developing a Cherokee phonetic keyboard with Apple, and several teacher training and master‑apprentice initiatives are in progress.
Howard Payton, speaking for the Cherokee Nation Language Department, told the Culture Committee the Nation has recorded 971 speakers for its Cherokee Saving the Voices Dictionary Project and is building teams to transcribe those recordings.
Payton said the department is time‑stamping transcriptions so at‑risk words can be identified and added to the dictionary and explained work on digital resources, including an app feature that will highlight words in the Book of Praise as they are played. He said the department is also reviewing older documents, including materials…
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