Beginning Creek

Mvskoke Emponvkv

By: Bertha Tilkens, Pamela Innes, Linda Alexander

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Paperback | 30 June 2004

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Beginning Creek provides a basic introduction to the language and culture of the Mvskoke-speaking peoples, Muskogee (Creek) and Seminole Indians. Written by linguistic anthropologist Pamela Innes and native speakers Linda Alexander and Bertha Tilkens, the text is accessible to general readers and students and is accompanied by two compact discs.

The volume begins with an introduction to Creek history and language, and then each chapter introduces readers to a new grammatical feature, vocabulary set, and series of conversational sentences. Translation exercises from English to Mvskoke and Mvskoke to English reinforce new words and concepts. The chapters conclude with brief essays by Linda Alexander and Bertha Tilkens on Creek culture and history and suggestions for further reading.

The two audio CDs present examples of ceremonial speech, songs, and storytelling and include pronunciations of Mvskoke language keyed to exercises and vocabulary lists in the book. The combination of recorded and written material gives students a chance to learn and practice Mvskoke as an oral and written language.

Although Mvskoke speakers include the Muskogee (Creek) and Seminole Nations of Oklahoma, the Poarche Band of Creek Indians in Alabama, and some Florida Seminoles, the number of native speakers of Mvskoke has declined. Because the authors believe that language and culture are inextricably linked, they have combined their years of experience speaking and teaching Mvskoke to design an introductory textbook to help Creek speakers preserve their traditional language and way of life.

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List of Illustrations	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xi
Preface	p. xii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
The Mvskoke Alphabet and Phonemes	p. 3
Representative Two- and Three-Letter Syllables	p. 9
Vocabulary	p. 10
An Introductory Conversation	p. 11
Exercises	p. 12
The Muskogee Language Family	p. 14
Suggested Readings	p. 15
Tonal Accent	p. 17
Vocabulary	p. 23
Conversational Sentences	p. 24
Exercises	p. 25
A Brief History of the Muskogee	p. 27
Suggested Readings	p. 30
Simple Sentence Structure	p. 32
Vocabulary	p. 40
Conversational Sentences	p. 41
Exercises	p. 42
The Number Four (Osten) in Mvskoke Life	p. 44
Suggested Readings	p. 45
Adjectives and Adjectival Phrases	p. 46
Vocabulary	p. 55
Conversational Sentences	p. 56
Exercises	p. 57
Colors	p. 61
Suggested Readings	p. 61
Adverbs	p. 63
Vocabulary	p. 65
Conversational Sentences	p. 67
Exercises	p. 67
Clans in Mvskoke Life	p. 71
Suggested Readings	p. 73
Singular Subject Affixes and Stative Verbs	p. 74
Vocabulary	p. 86
Conversational Sentences	p. 87
Exercises	p. 87
Mvskoke Kinship	p. 91
Suggested Readings	p. 92
Verb Prefixes Denoting Singular Objects	p. 94
Vocabulary	p. 110
Conversational Sentences	p. 112
Exercises	p. 113
Food in Mvskoke Life	p. 115
Suggested Readings	p. 117
Recent Past Tense	p. 119
Vocabulary	p. 125
Conversational Sentences	p. 126
Exercises	p. 128
Traditional Ceremonial Grounds	p. 130
Suggested Readings	p. 132
Middle, Distant, and Remote Past Tenses	p. 135
Vocabulary	p. 151
Conversational Sentences	p. 152
Exercises	p. 153
Christianity in the Mvskoke Community	p. 156
Suggested Readings	p. 158
Negation	p. 159
Vocabulary	p. 172
Exercises	p. 173
The Impact of Education on the Mvskoke	p. 176
Suggested Readings	p. 178
Interrogatives	p. 179
Vocabulary	p. 189
Exercises	p. 190
The Role of Elders in Mvskoke Life	p. 193
Suggested Readings	p. 194
Glossary: Mvskoke to English	p. 195
Glossary: English to Mvskoke	p. 213
Glossary: Linguistic Terms	p. 233
Bibliography	p. 239
Index	p. 247
Contents of Accompanying Audio CDs	p. 253
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