Here is the response I got from the Cherokee Nation, to whom I cc'd my
original question about the Cherokee accent mark.
So, is this a candidate for encoding?
-8<-begin forwarded message-8<-
> The accent is to be used on the syllable with the accent when pronouncing
> the word, just like an accent is used in the pronunciation key of an
English
>
> word.
>
> Thank you for your inquiry,
> LISA
> wadulisi
>
> Name: Lisa Stopp >>>>> wadulisi dinalewisda
> Resource Coordinator for the Arts
> Cultural Resource Center
> Cherokee Nation
> PO Box 948, Tahlequah, OK 74465
> 918-458-6170
> fax 918-458-6172
> E-mail: Lisa Stopp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 02/07/2002
> Time: 10:19:54
-Doug Ewell
Fullerton, California
(address will soon change to dewell at adelphia dot net)
--- Begin Message ---
The accent is to be used on the syllable with the accent when pronouncing
the word, just like an accent is used in the pronunciation key of an English
word.
Thank you for your inquiry,
LISA
wadulisi
Name: Lisa Stopp >>>>> wadulisi dinalewisda
Resource Coordinator for the Arts
Cultural Resource Center
Cherokee Nation
PO Box 948, Tahlequah, OK 74465
918-458-6170
fax 918-458-6172
E-mail: Lisa Stopp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 02/07/2002
Time: 10:19:54
--- End Message ---
