Mvskoke

Muscogee

Muskogean (Eastern)

FamilyMuskogean (Eastern) Speakers~4K ScriptLatin CountriesUSA (Oklahoma — Muscogee Nation; Florida — Seminole Tribe) Official inNo (Muscogee Nation recognized; also spoken by the Seminole Tribe of Florida) Vitalitydefinitely endangered ISO 639-3mus

Muscogee (Mvskoke, also called Creek) is an Eastern Muskogean language of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma and the Seminole peoples of Florida and Oklahoma. Closely related to Hitchiti-Mikasuki and more distantly to Choctaw (cho). Forcibly relocated from Alabama and Georgia during the Trail of Tears (1830s). Active revitalization through the Muscogee Nation Department of Languages and the Seminole Tribe's immersion preschool. Notable for its complex switch-reference verb morphology.

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Muscogee

Water

uewv

/oíwə/

Fire

totkv

/tótkə/

Sun

hvse

/həsi/

Moon

hvresse

/həɾisːi/

Star

kocvmpv

/kotʃámpa/

Mother

ecke

/itʃki/

Father

erke

/iɾki/

I

vne

/ani/

You

cēme

/tʃiːmi/

Name

hocefkv

/hotʃífka/

Eye

torofke

/toɬofki/

Hand

enke

/iŋki/

Heart

fēke

/fiːki/

Love

vnokeckv

/ənokitʃkə/

Tree

eto

/itoː/

House

cuko

/tʃoko/

Dog

efv

/ifə/

Cat

pose

/pose/

Eat

hompetv

/hompitə/

Drink

eskvketv

/iskəkitə/

One

hvmken

/həmkin/

Two

hokkolen

/hokkoːlin/

Hello

hensci

/hinsdʒi/

Thank you

mvto

/məto/

Good

herv

/hiɾə/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Muskogean (Eastern) languages

Meaning MuscogeeChoctawFinnishChickasawAtikamekwEnglish (Yorkshire)Southern Sámi
Water uewv /oíwə/ oka /oka/ vesi /ʋesi/ oka' /okaʔ/ nipi /nipi/ water /ˈwɔːtə/ tjaetsie /tʃaeʰtsie/
Fire totkv /tótkə/ luak /luak/ tuli /tuli/ lowak /lowaʔ/ ickoteo /iʃkoteo/ fire /faɪə/ dolle /dolːe/
Sun hvse /həsi/ hashi /haʃi/ aurinko /ɑuriŋko/ hashi' /haʃiʔ/ pisim /pisim/ sun /sʊn/ biejjie /pie̯jːie/
Moon hvresse /həɾisːi/ hashi ninak /haʃi ninak/ kuu /kuː/ hashi' ninak aya /haʃiʔ ninaʔ aja/ tipikaw pisim /tipikaw pisim/ moon /muːn/ aske /askə/
Star kocvmpv /kotʃámpa/ fichik /fitʃik/ tähti /ˈtæhti/ fochik /foːtʃik/ atcakos /atʃakos/ star /staː/ naaste /ˈnaːste/
Mother ecke /itʃki/ ishki /iʃki/ äiti /æiti/ ishki' /iʃgiʔ/ okawi /okawi/ mother /ˈmʊðə/ tjidtjie /tʃitːʃie/
Father erke /iɾki/ inki /inki/ isä /isæ/ inki' /ingiʔ/ ohi /ohi/ father /ˈfɑːðə/ aehtjie /aeʰtʃie/
I vne /ani/ ano /ano/ minä /ˈminæ/ ano /anóʔ/ nir /niɾ/ I /aː/ manne /ˈmanːe/
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