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
20 core words in Muscogee
Water
uewv
/oíwə/
Fire
totkv
/tótkə/
Sun
hvse
/həsi/
Moon
hvresse
/həɾisːi/
Mother
ecke
/itʃki/
Father
erke
/iɾki/
Eat
hompetv
/hompitə/
Drink
eskvketv
/iskəkitə/
Love
vnokeckv
/ənokitʃkə/
Heart
cunkv
/tʃonkə/
Tree
eto
/itoː/
House
cuko
/tʃoko/
Dog
efv
/ifə/
Cat
pose
/pose/
Hand
enke
/iŋki/
Eye
torofke
/toɾofki/
Hello
hensci
/hinsdʒi/
Thank you
mvto
/məto/
One
hvmken
/həmkin/
Good
herv
/hiɾə/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Muskogean (Eastern) languages
| Meaning | Muscogee | Choctaw | Talysh | Finnish | Neapolitan | Pashto | Arbëresh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | uewv /oíwə/ | oka /oka/ | ov /ov/ | vesi /ʋesi/ | acqua /akkwə/ | اوبه /obə/ | ujë /ujə/ |
| Fire | totkv /tótkə/ | lowa /lowa/ | tasə /tasə/ | tuli /tuli/ | fuoco /fwɔkə/ | اور /oːɾ/ | zjarr /zjar/ |
| Sun | hvse /həsi/ | hashi /haʃi/ | rüj /ɾyʒ/ | aurinko /ɑuriŋko/ | sole /solə/ | لمر /lmər/ | diell /diɛɫ/ |
| Moon | hvresse /həɾisːi/ | hashi ninak /haʃi ninak/ | ümüj /ymyʒ/ | kuu /kuː/ | luna /lunə/ | سپوږمۍ /spoːʐmaj/ | hëna /həna/ |
| Mother | ecke /itʃki/ | ishki /iʃki/ | muə /muə/ | äiti /æiti/ | mamma /mammə/ | مور /moːɾ/ | mëma /məma/ |
| Father | erke /iɾki/ | inki /inki/ | pıə /pɯə/ | isä /isæ/ | pate /patə/ | پلار /plɑːɾ/ | tata /tata/ |
| Eat | hompetv /hompitə/ | impa /impa/ | hardə /haɾdə/ | syödä /syødæ/ | mangià /mandʒa/ | خوړل /xwəɽəl/ | ha /ha/ |
| Drink | eskvketv /iskəkitə/ | ishko /iʃko/ | peşomə /peʃomə/ | juoda /juodɑ/ | vevere /vevərə/ | څکل /tskəl/ | pi /pi/ |
| Love | vnokeckv /ənokitʃkə/ | hullo /hulːo/ | hışt /hɯʃt/ | rakkaus /rɑkkɑus/ | ammore /ammorə/ | مینه /miːna/ | dashuri /daʃuɾi/ |
| Heart | cunkv /tʃonkə/ | chunkash /tʃunkaʃ/ | zırə /zɯɾə/ | sydän /sydæn/ | core /korə/ | زړه /zɽə/ | zemër /zɛməɾ/ |
| Tree | eto /itoː/ | itti /itti/ | dor /doɾ/ | puu /puː/ | àrvero /arvərə/ | ونه /wəna/ | lis /lis/ |
| House | cuko /tʃoko/ | chukka /tʃukka/ | ka /ka/ | talo /tɑlo/ | casa /kasə/ | کور /koːɾ/ | shpi /ʃpi/ |
| Dog | efv /ifə/ | ofi /ofi/ | səg /səɡ/ | koira /koirɑ/ | cane /kanə/ | سپی /spaj/ | qeni /cɛni/ |
| Cat | pose /pose/ | katos /katos/ | pışi /pɯʃi/ | kissa /kissɑ/ | jatto /jattə/ | پیشو /piːʃo/ | macja /mat͡sja/ |
| Hand | enke /iŋki/ | ibbak /ibbak/ | dast /dast/ | käsi /kæsi/ | mano /manə/ | لاس /lɑːs/ | dora /dɔɾa/ |
| Eye | torofke /toɾofki/ | nishkin /niʃkin/ | çəş /tʃəʃ/ | silmä /silmæ/ | uocchio /wɔkkjə/ | سترګه /stərɡa/ | sy /sy/ |
| Hello | hensci /hinsdʒi/ | halito /halito/ | xəyrli ruj /xəjɾli ɾuʒ/ | hei /hei/ | uè /wɛ/ | سلام /sɑlɑːm/ | kalemera /kalɛmɛɾa/ |
| Thank you | mvto /məto/ | yakoke /jakoke/ | minnətdar /minnətdaɾ/ | kiitos /kiːtos/ | grazie /ɡratsjə/ | مننه /mənəna/ | faleminderit /falɛmindɛɾit/ |
| One | hvmken /həmkin/ | achafa /atʃafa/ | i /i/ | yksi /yksi/ | uno /unə/ | یو /jaw/ | një /ɲə/ |
| Good | herv /hiɾə/ | chukma /tʃukma/ | çoki /tʃoki/ | hyvä /hyʋæ/ | buono /bwɔnə/ | ښه /ʂə/ | mirë /miɾə/ |
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