Published On Sep 26, 2016
Inuktitut syllabics are brilliant. A writing system that's not an alphabet, but something really clever: an abugida, one designed from scratch for a language very unlike anything European. [Pull down the description!]
Context and history:
https://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.g...
https://thediscoverblog.com/2015/06/1...
I'm here because of Chris Hadfield's Generator Arctic - go check out everyone else who was on the trip, and have a look at tickets for their show at Massey Hall, Toronto, on November 12th! http://generatorevent.com
Thanks to Kataisee Attagutsiak (ᑲᑕᐃᓯ ᐊᑕᒍᑦᓯᐊᖅ) for proofreading this script! She helped put Inuktitut into Unicode, so she's something of a language hero.
The fellow travellers at the end are Norm and Joey from Tested, who'll put together videos from inside the ship! / testedcom
Also on the voyage:
Ben Brown - / benbrown100 - who's been putting out daily vlogs of his experiences!
TimToTheWild, who's putting together beautiful footage: / timtothewild
Elmo Keep is writing about the people we met:
/ elmo_keep
PLUS: These folks took incredible photos:
Vivienne Gucwa: / travelinglens
Paul Colangelo: / paulcolangelo
Simone Bramante: / brahmino
AND: writing an album on board, singer-songwriter Danny Michel: / dannymichel
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