Mvskoke - Muscogee Language

Hesci Oklvhomv!

[ˈhɛsʤe okləhomə]          (HESS-jay oke-luh-ho-muh!)

Note: "hesci" is a contraction of "heres-ce", meaning "very good".

 

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Common Words in Muscogee

Estonko!		How are you?, Hello!
Heres ce!		Hello!
Mvto!		Thank you!
Hompaks ce!		You all eat now!
Enka!		Okay!, All right!
Monks!		No!
Hvtec ce!		Wait!
Vhoyvkets!		Let's (two of us) go!

 

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Source: "First steps and basic words." Internet: <http://www.wm.edu/linguistics/creek/first_steps.html>

Names of the Months

1. January – Rvfo Cuse, winter's younger brother
2. February – Hvtole-hvse, wind month
3. March – Tasahcuce, little spring month
4. April – Tasahce-rakko, big spring month
5. May – Ke-hvse, mulberry month
6. June – Kvco-hvse, blackberry month
7. July – Hiyuce, little harvest or summer
8. August – Hiyo-rakko, big harvest or summer
9. September – Otowoskuce, little chestnut month
10. October – Otowoskv-rakko, big chestnut month
11. November – Ehole, frost month
12. December – Rvfo-rakko, big winter

Muscogee Numerals

1. Hvmken
2. Hokkolen
3. Tuccenen
4. Osten
5. Cahkepen
6. Epaken
7. Kulvpaken
8. Cenvpaken
9. Ostvpaken
10. Palen
11. Palen-hvmkvntvlaken
12. Palen-hokkolohkaken
13. Palen-tuccenohkaken
14. Palen-ostohkaken
15. Palen-cahkepohkaken
16. Palen-epohkaken
17. Palen-kulvpohkaken
18. Palen-cenvpohkaken
19. Palen-ostvpohkaken
20. Pale-hokkolen
21. Pale-hokkolen-hvmkvntvlaken
22. Pale-hokkolen-hokkolohkaken

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Source: Loughridge, R. M. and David M. Hodge. English and Muskokee Dictionary. Reprinted in 1964 by B. Frank Belvin, Okmulgee.

Mvskoke Nakcokv-lvnunkv

a	c	e	f	h	i	k	l	m	n	o
[a]	[ʧ, ʤ]	[ɪ, i]	[f, v]	[h]	[e]	[k, g]	[l]	[m]	[n]	[o]
p	r	s	t	u	v	w	y		ue	vo
[p, b]	[ɬ]	[s, ʃ]	[t, d]	[ʊ]	[ə]	[w]	[j]		[wi]	[əo]

 

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Source: "First steps and basic words." Internet: <http://www.wm.edu/linguistics/creek/first_steps.html>