Mvskoke

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Great grandfather into muskogee creek language

puca cule

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This blog seems dead, and I really hope it's not, but is there a Mvskoke word for please?

No we don’t have a word for it. Beg is kusvpetv but it’s not really to be substituted for please

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@ all my indigenous followers, i want you to know you aren’t any less indigenous if you don’t speak your native tongue. It isn’t your fault that our colonizers tried so hard to erase our words from the world. You are still Indigenous.

That said, I encourage you to try and learn your ancestors’ language if you can. Even if it is only a few words here and there. Every syllable is an act of resistance and defiance. If you’re afraid of messing up, mistakes are how we learn, especially linguistically. The first step to speaking well, is speaking poor.

I love you all and I’m proud of you. If you wanna show someone your language progress, please show me!! Let me hear your beautiful words!!

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Psst

Even if all you know is a couple of words, speak your Native language every day. Even if it’s just a single word, keep it alive inside you and don’t ever let it go

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Could you translate the name of each month?

January: Rvfo Cuse

February: Hotvle hvse

March: Tasahcuce

April: Tasahce rakko

May: Ke hvse

June: Kvco hvse 

July: Hvyuce

August: Hvyo rakko

September: Otvwoskuce

October: Otvwoskv rakko

November: Ehole

December: Rvfo rakko

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I am part of an emerging Indigenous-led ecovillage on our ancestral homelands in Alabama. We are receiving a $2,000,000 loan to “purchase” our reclaimed land, and so far, we have received commitment of $950,000 in grants toward repayment of the loan. We are trying to secure the remaining $1,000,000 to repay the loan in full and live free of debt. The ecovillage is centered on Mvskoke language and culture preservation, and will include: agroecological farms, aquaponics, women’s medicinal practices, constructions of green homes, and much more. This will be a Mvskoke living culture and working village.

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Important Note-Vowels

Mvskoke has 6 vowels, 3 short and 3 long.

Short vowels: v

e as in the i in if

u

Long vowels: these are held slightly longer s

e as in the ee in feed

o

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Mvskoke Consonates

C

F

H

K

L

M

N

P

R

S

T

V

W

Y

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Gift

Emkv (im-kah)

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Dust

Mokke (moeg-gee)

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Important Note- Dipthongs

I have said previously that Mvskoke is very phonetic, meaning that however a word is spelled that is how you say it and how you say it is how you spell it. While this is mostly true, there are always excpetions, these being in the form of three dipthongs: i, v o, and ue.

"i" Dipthong: Sounds like the ey in hey or like the e in bed

"vo": sounds like owe

"ue" sounds like oy

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Caretaker

Nakvfastv (nahg-uh-fahs-duh)

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Cedar

Vcenv (uh-ji-nuh)

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Cow

Wakv (wah-guh)

This is actually a borrowed word from the Spanish word for cow "vaca"

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Dancer

Opanv (oh-pah-nuh)

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Puppy

Efuce (ee-foo-jih)

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Bat (animal)

Takfaliliska (tahk-fuh-ley-ley-skah)