Native American history initiatives at SPOHP have focused on tribal history in the Southeast, arc
Also Known As:
Creek, Northern Muskogean, Creek-Seminole, Maskoki Proper, Maskoke, Seminole
Dialects & Varieties
- Seminole
- Creek
Recent Resources
Language, Culture, and Arts
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Before learning the Mvskoke Language you must have a solid grasp on the Alphabet to further understa
Has resources for things like some Creek vocabulary, Creek culture/history, and even Creek legends.
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,200
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell. 2010. "Endangered Languages of the United States." In Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing, edited by Christopher Moseley. 108-130. UNESCO.
Bibliography of Context:
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.