#creekish

[littlecornblossom]

Melungeon Lullaby in the old Melungeon tongue, Creekish.

English translation:

Ah oh-way, oh-way oh-wah

Ah oh-way oh-wah

Ah oh-way, oh-way oh-wah

Ah oh-way oh-wah

Quiet now, beneath the moon.

Grandmother softly sings

Carrying you until sunrise

Ah oh-way oh-wah

[ashedtree689]

This was rushed ewh, I hate it

[melungeonculture]

Creekish (Melungeon Vernacular): The Basics.

Melungeon people once had a rich language. I’m no linguistics expert, so I couldn’t tell you whether it would technically be considered a…