Canadian syllabic writing, or simply syllabics, is a family of writing systems used in a number of indigenous Canadian languages of the Algonquian, Inuit, and (formerly) Athabaskan language families. These languages had no … 詳細

Canadian "syllabic" scripts are not syllabaries, in which every consonant–vowel sequence has a separate glyph, but abugidas, in which consonants are modified in … 詳細

The inventory, form, and orthography of the script vary among all the Cree communities which use it. However, it was further modified to create … 詳細

At present, Canadian syllabics seems reasonably secure within the Cree, Oji-Cree, and Inuit communities. They appear somewhat more at risk among the Ojibwe, and seriously endangered … 詳細

Cree syllabics were created in a process that culminated in 1840 by James Evans, a missionary, probably in collaboration with Indigenous language experts. Evans formalized them for 詳細

Some common terms as used in the context of syllabics
"Syllables", or full-size letters
The full-sized characters, whether standing for consonant-vowel combinations or vowels alone, are usually called "syllables". They … 詳細

At least two scripts derive from Cree syllabics, and share its principles, but have fundamentally different letter shapes or sound values. 詳細