ESKIMO ALPHABET
'llie Eskimos have an alphabet of their own, and lately 4000 sets of it w ere taken north by Canada's Arctic patrol, ship, the Xascopie. The alphabet is known as the Syllabariinn, and consists of about 60 phonetic characters, it was first taken to the Eskimos sonic 20 years ago by an ■Anglican missionary, and was originally designed for the Cree Indians. It has been found much simpler to wni Eskimo words with these characters than with those of the English alphabet. Natives in the eastern Arct'.o are learning to read and writo hy this method, and it is a great day lor them when they can send letters to their distant relatives. The Canadian Mounted Police use it, a nd notices about conserving game and Other matters are nearly always in 'liable characters.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22949, 29 January 1938, Page 9 (Supplement)
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136ESKIMO ALPHABET New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22949, 29 January 1938, Page 9 (Supplement)
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