Durbin Feeling
Durbin Feeling | |
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ᏫᎵ ᏚᎥᎢᏅ | |
Durbin Feeling, 1964 | |
| Born | April 2, 1946 |
| Died | August 19, 2020 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Cherokee Nation, American |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, educator |
Durbin Feeling (Cherokee: ᏫᎵ ᏚᎥᎢᏅ, romanized: Wili Duvinv; April 2, 1946 – August 19, 2020) was a Cherokee Nation linguist who wrote the primary Cherokee–English dictionary in 1975. He is considered the greatest modern contributor to the preservation of the endangered Cherokee language.