Sequoyah

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Sequoyah

/səˈkwɔɪə/ US
/səˈkɔɪə/ US
/sɪ-/ US

Rhymes with -ɔɪə

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Borrowed from Cherokee ᏎᏉᏯ (sequoya), earlier ᏍᏏᏉᏯ (ssiquoya); usually held to derive from ᏏᏆ ᎠᏯᎠ (siqua ayaa, literally “a beast (is) inside”).

proper noun Sequoya · Ssiquoya

Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.

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name Inventor of the syllabary for writing Cherokee

Русский	Секво́йя Sekvójja

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"Sequoyah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sequoyah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Sequoyah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sequoyah

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"Sequoyah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sequoyah.

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@misc{sequoyah_2026,
  title = {Sequoyah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sequoyah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}