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The tree was named in honour of Sequoya, a Cherokee man who invented a system of writing his people's language. The Cherokee word is Sikwayi, a word of unknown origin

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The word "Sequoia" originates from the Latinized name of the Cherokee leader Sequoyah, who created the Cherokee syllabary. It was later used to name the giant sequoia trees found in California.

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Sequoyah if I recall correctly means Sparrow in Tsalagi.

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