ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Cree syllabics

Okay, so imagine you live in a place where people speak a language that uses different letters than you're used to. Instead of the letters A, B, C, etc. they use squiggles and lines that look like boxes. This is called Cree syllabics!

Each squiggle or box represents a different sound in the Cree language. For example, one box might mean the sound "ma," while another means "ta." By putting these boxes together, people can make words and sentences in Cree.

It's kind of like building with blocks - you stack them up to make something bigger and more complex. With Cree syllabics, you put boxes together to make syllables, and then those syllables together to make words.

Even though it might seem like a lot to learn, once you get the hang of it, it can be a really cool way to read and write in a different language!