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The Cherokee language and syllabary: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 10.2; In the early nineteenth century, a Cherokee silversmith named Sequoyah invented a syllabary, or syllabic alphabet, for the Cherokee language. Within a few years, books and newspapers were printed in Cherokee, and by 1830, as many as 90 percent of Cherokee were literate in their own language. This article includes audio recordings of spoken Cherokee.; Format: article

Cherokee language recordings: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 4.4; While many North Carolina students have heard languages from some parts of the world spoken in the context of their daily lives – Spanish, French, or Chinese, for example – they may not have heard American Indian languages and, as a result, do not know...; Format: bibliography/teacher's guide; By Myrtle Driver, Kevin Norris, and Kathryn Walbert.

Cherokee syllabary: The Cherokee language is written in a syllabary invented by Sequoyah, also known as George Guess, in 1819. Each symbol represents a syllable rather than a single phoneme as in English. There are far too many syllables in English (tens of thousands) for an...; Format: image/chart

A Dialect Dictionary of Lumbee English: Originally published as a booklet by the North Carolina Language and Life Project at NC State University, this page provides a brief explanation of Lumbee English as well as a dictionary of terms and definitions from the Lumbee English dialect.; Format: article; By Clare J. Dannenberg, Hayes A. Locklear, Natalie Schilling-Estes, and Dr. Walt Wolfram.

Language families: In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.7; Students will identify and locate the three language families of contact period North Carolina and calculate the physical area covered by each language family.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 Mathematics and Social Studies)

Lumbee English: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 3.1; Introduction Linguist Walt Wolfram, a professor at North Carolina State University says, “The Lumbee English dialect bears the imprint of the early colonization by the English, Highland Scots, and Scots-Irish. Moreover, Lumbee American Indians’...; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Gazelia Carter.

North Carolina place names: In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.8; This lesson contrasts and compares the names that Native Americans living in North Carolina gave to their villages and places with the names that European and other settlers gave to theirs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

The Official Lumbee Vocabulary Test or How to Tell a Lum from a Foreigner: Try this Lumbee vocabulary quiz and see how well you know Lumbee English.; Format: article; By Clare J. Dannenberg, Hayes A. Locklear, Natalie Schilling-Estes, and Dr. Walt Wolfram.

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