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:
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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! [ Ссылка ]

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! [ Ссылка ]

Also on the voyage:

Ben Brown - [ Ссылка ] - who's been putting out daily vlogs of his experiences!

TimToTheWild, who's putting together beautiful footage: [ Ссылка ]

Elmo Keep is writing about the people we met:
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PLUS: These folks took incredible photos:
Vivienne Gucwa: [ Ссылка ]
Paul Colangelo: [ Ссылка ]
Simone Bramante: [ Ссылка ]

AND: writing an album on board, singer-songwriter Danny Michel: [ Ссылка ]

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