Script for the Carrier language of British Columbia, Canada
Carrier syllabics
Script type
graphically moraic alphabet
Creator
Adrien-Gabriel Morice
Time period
Created in 1885, with its usage beginning to fade in the 1920s
Languages
Carrier (Dakelh)
Related scripts
Sister systems
Cree syllabary, which also influenced the design of the letters
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A tombstone bearing an engraving in the Carrier syllabary
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