Mvskoke
Muscogee
Muskogean (Eastern)
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 | Muscogee | Choctaw | Finnish | Chickasaw | Atikamekw | English (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/ |
| You | cēme /tʃiːmi/ | chishno /tʃiʃno/ | sinä /ˈsinæ/ | chishno /tʃiʃnoʔ/ | kir /kiɾ/ | you /juː/ | datne /ˈtatne/ |
| Name | hocefkv /hotʃífka/ | hohchifo /hohtʃifo/ | nimi /ˈnimi/ | hohchifo /hoːtʃifoʔ/ | wirowin /wiɾowin/ | name /neːm/ | nomme /ˈnomːe/ |
| Eye | torofke /toɬofki/ | nishkin /niʃkin/ | silmä /silmæ/ | — /—/ | mickisikw /mitʃkisikʷ/ | eye /aɪ/ | tjelmie /tʃelmie/ |
| Hand | enke /iŋki/ | ibbak /ibbak/ | käsi /kæsi/ | — /—/ | kicikon /kitʃikon/ | hand /and/ | gïete /kiːte/ |
| Heart | fēke /fiːki/ | chunkash /tʃunkaʃ/ | sydän /sydæn/ | — /—/ | mite /mite/ | heart /hɑːt/ | vaajmoe /vaːjmoe/ |
| Love | vnokeckv /ənokitʃkə/ | hullo /hulːo/ | rakkaus /rɑkkɑus/ | — /—/ | sakitewin /sakitewin/ | love /lʊv/ | gieriesvoete /ɡieriesvuəte/ |
| Tree | eto /itoː/ | itti /itti/ | puu /puː/ | itti' /itːiʔ/ | mihtikw /mihtikw/ | tree /tɹiː/ | moere /moːrə/ |
| House | cuko /tʃoko/ | chukka /tʃukka/ | talo /tɑlo/ | — /—/ | miciwap /mitʃiwap/ | house /aʊs/ | gåetie /ɡoətie/ |
| Dog | efv /ifə/ | ofi /ofi/ | koira /koirɑ/ | ofi' /ofiʔ/ | atim /atim/ | dog /dɒɡ/ | bïenje /piːnje/ |
| Cat | pose /pose/ | katos /katos/ | kissa /kissɑ/ | kowi' /kowiʔ/ | minoc /minotʃ/ | cat /kat/ | gaahtoe /ɡaːhtoe/ |
| Eat | hompetv /hompitə/ | impa /impa/ | syödä /syødæ/ | apa /apa/ | mitikwa /mitikwa/ | eat /iːt/ | byöpmedidh /pyœpmedih/ |
| Drink | eskvketv /iskəkitə/ | ishko /iʃko/ | juoda /juodɑ/ | — /—/ | minikwa /minikwa/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | jovkedh /jovkəh/ |
| One | hvmken /həmkin/ | achafa /atʃafa/ | yksi /yksi/ | chaffa /tʃafːa/ | peikw /pejkʷ/ | one /wɒn/ | akte /aktə/ |
| Two | hokkolen /hokkoːlin/ | tuklo /tʊklo/ | kaksi /ˈkɑksi/ | toklo /tokloʔ/ | niso /niso/ | two /tuː/ | göökte /ˈkøːkte/ |
| Hello | hensci /hinsdʒi/ | halito /halito/ | hei /hei/ | chokma /tʃokma/ | kwei /kwej/ | ey up /eɪ ʊp/ | buerie biejjie /puerie pie̯jːie/ |
| Thank you | mvto /məto/ | yakoke /jakoke/ | kiitos /kiːtos/ | chokma'shki /tʃokmaʔʃgi/ | mikwetc /mikwetʃ/ | ta /tɑː/ | gæjhtoe /kæjhtoe/ |
| Good | herv /hiɾə/ | chukma /tʃukma/ | hyvä /hyʋæ/ | achukma /atʃukma/ | miloci /milotʃi/ | good /ɡʊd/ | hijven /hijven/ |
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