Creek Language Archive
First Steps
The Creek alphabet is presented below. Click on an underlined word to hear it as pronounced by the late Mr. George Bunny in 1997.
| a | afke | mush |
| c | cesse | mouse |
| e | ecke | his/her mother |
| f | fo | bee |
| h | hvse | sun |
| i | ehiwv | his wife |
| k | kapv | coat |
| l | lucv | turtle |
| m | meske | summer |
| n | nere | night |
| o | ofv | inside |
| p | penwv | turkey |
| r | rvro | fish |
| s | sukhv | hog |
| t | tafv | feather |
| u | fuswv | bird |
| v | vce | corn |
| w | wotko | raccoon |
| y | yvnvsv | buffalo |
| ue | hopuetake | children |
| vo | hvo | okay |
Here are some common expressions in Creek:
| 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! |
Here are the numbers, 1-20:
| hvmken | one | |
| hokkolen | two | |
| tuccenen | three | |
| osten | four | |
| cahkepen | five | |
| epaken | six | |
| kolvpaken | seven | |
| cenvpaken | eight | |
| ostvpaken | nine | |
| palen | ten | |
| palen hvmkontvlaken | eleven | |
| palen hokkolohkaken | twelve | |
| palen tuccenohkaken | thirteen | |
| palen ostohkaken | fourteen | |
| palen cahkepohkaken | fifteen | |
| palen epohkaken | sixteen | |
| palen kolvpohkaken | seventeen | |
| palen cenvpohkaken | eighteen | |
| palen ostvpohkaken | nineteen | |
| pale-hokkolen | twenty |
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