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Muskogee (Creek)

Creek is a Muskogean language. Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole are also Muskogean languages. These lessons are based on the Muskogee (Creek) Language Sampler published by Various Indian Peoples Publishing Company.

Pronunciation Guide

Sounds Represented By Vowels	Sounds Represented By Consonants Are As In English Except For:
as in 'father'	'c'  as 'ch' in "cheese" or sometimes "z"
'v'  short as in "arena"	'k'  as in 'g' in "gum"
'e'  short as  in 'pit'	'p'  as 'b' in boy and sometimes as 'p'
'i' long as in 'lay', or short (eh) when final vowel in word	'r' as 'hl' similar to "thl"
'o' as in 'note'	s as z in "zoo"
'u' as 'oo' 'fool'	t as 'dt', as "t" when two occur in a word

Choose A Lesson

Lesson 1 - Small Talk	Lesson 3 - Food
Lesson 2 - Animals	Lesson 4 - Numbers

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• Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma Language Program

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Muskogee Creek Language Books:

• Native Nashville Language Page