How to count in Muscogee (Mvskoke), an Eastern Muskogean language spoken mainly in south east Oklahoma. It is also known as Creek or Seminole.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hvmken | 'svhvmkat |
| 2 | hŏkkôlen | 'svhŏkkôlat |
| 3 | tuccênen | 'svtuccênat |
| 4 | ôsten | 'sôstat |
| 5 | cǎhkêpen | 'svcǎhkêpat |
| 6 | ēpâken | 'sēpâkat |
| 7 | kŏlvpâken | eskŏlvpâkat |
| 8 | cenvpâken | escenvpâkat |
| 9 | ôstvpâken | 'sôstvpâkat |
| 10 | palen | espalat |
| 11 | palen hvmkŏntvlâken | palen eshvmkŏntvlâkat |
| 12 | palen hŏkkôlŏhkâken | palen eshŏkkôlŏhkâkat |
| 13 | palen tuccênŏhkâken | palen estuccênŏhkâkat |
| 14 | palen ôstŏhkâken | palen 'sôstŏhkâkat |
| 15 | palen cǎhkêpŏhkâken | palen escǎhkêpŏhkâkat |
| 16 | palen ēpŏhkâken | palen 'sēpŏhkâkat |
| 17 | palen kŏlvpŏhkâken | palen eskŏlvpŏhkâkat |
| 18 | palen cenvpŏhkâken | palen escenvpŏhkâkat |
| 19 | palen ôstvpŏhkâken | palen 'sôstvpŏhkâkat |
| 20 | pale-hŏkkôlen | pale-svhŏkkôlat |
| 21 | pale-hŏkkôlen-hvmkŏntvlâken | pale-hŏkkôlen-eshvmkŏntvlâkat |
| 22 | pale-hŏkkôlen-hŏkkôlŏhkâken | pale-hŏkkôlen-eshŏkkôlŏhkâkat |
| 23 | pale-hŏkkôlen-tuccênŏhkâken | pale-hŏkkôlen-estuccênŏhkâkat |
| 24 | pale-hŏkkôlen-ôstŏhkâken | pale-hŏkkôlen-'sôstŏhkâkat |
| 25 | pale-hŏkkôlen-cǎhkêpŏhkâken | pale-hŏkkôlen-escǎhkêpŏhkâkat |
| 26 | pale-hŏkkôlen-ēpŏhkâken | pale-hŏkkôlen-'sēpŏhkâkat |
| 27 | pale-hŏkkôlen-kŏlvpŏhkâken | pale-hŏkkôlen-eskŏlvpŏhkâkat |
| 28 | pale-hŏkkôlen-cenvpŏhkâken | pale-hŏkkôlen-escenvpŏhkâkat |
| 29 | pale-hŏkkôlen-ôstvpŏhkâken | pale-hŏkkôlen-'sôstvpŏhkâkat |
| 30 | pale-tuccênen | pale-'svtuccênat |
| 40 | pale-ôsten | pale-'sôstat |
| 50 | pale-cǎhkêpen | pale-'svcǎhkêpat |
| 60 | pale-ēpâken | pale-'sēpâkat |
| 70 | pale-kŏlvpâken | pale-eskŏlvpâkat |
| 80 | pale-cenvpâken | pale-escenvpâkat |
| 90 | pale-ôstvpâken | pale-'sôstvpâkat |
| 100 | cŏkpe-hvmken | cŏkpe-'svhvmkat |
| 101 | cŏkpe-hvmken hvmket vpâken | |
| 200 | cŏkpe-hŏkkôlen | cŏkpe-'svhŏkkôlat |
| 300 | cŏkpe-tuccênen | cŏkpe-'svtuccênat |
| 400 | cŏkpe-ôsten | cŏkpe-'sôstat |
| 500 | cŏkpe-cǎhkêpen | cŏkpe-'svcǎhkêpat |
| 600 | cŏkpe-ēpâken | cŏkpe-'sēpâkat |
| 700 | cŏkpe-kŏlvpâken | cŏkpe-eskŏlvpâkat |
| 800 | cŏkpe-cenvpâken | cŏkpe-escenvpâkat |
| 900 | cŏkpe-ôstvpâken | cŏkpe-'sôstvpâkat |
| 1,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ hvmken | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ 'svhvmkat |
| 2,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ hŏkkôlen | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ 'svhŏkkôlat |
| 3,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ tuccênen | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ 'svtuccênat |
| 4,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ ôsten | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ 'sôstat |
| 5,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ cǎhkêpen | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ 'svcǎhkêpat |
| 6,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ ēpâken | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ 'sēpâkat |
| 7,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ kŏlvpâken | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ eskŏlvpâkat |
| 8,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ cenvpâken | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ escenvpâkat |
| 9,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ ôstvpâken | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ 'sôstvpâkat |
| 10,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ palen | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ espalat |
| 20,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ pale-hŏkkôlen | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ pale-svhŏkkôlat |
| 100,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ cŏkpe-hvmken | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ cŏkpe-'svhvmkat |
| 200,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ cŏkpe-hŏkkôlen | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ cŏkpe-'svhŏkkôlat |
| 1,000,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ-vcule hvmken | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ-vcule 'svhvmkat |
| 2,000,000 | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ-vcule hŏkkôlen | cŏkpe-rǎkkŏ-vcule 'svhŏkkôlat |
Sources
- Rev. R.M. Loughridge D.D.: English and Muskokee Dictionary. Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Reprint 1964.
- Jack Martin, Margaret Mauldin, Gloria McCarty: Pum Opunvkv (Our Language), Pun Yvhiketv (Our Songs), Pun Fulletv (Our Ways). University of Oklahoma - 2003.
- Jack Martin, Margaret McKane Mauldin: A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee: With Notes on the Florida and Oklahoma Seminole Dialects of Creek. University of Nebraska - 2003.
Information about Muscogee numbers
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Muskogee.htm
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Muscogee (Creek-Seminole) | Phrases | Numbers | Colours
Alabama, Koasati, Mikasuki, Muscogee (Creek-Seminole)
Alphabetical index | Language family index
[top]
Why not share this page:
If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.
Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com
Get a 30-day Free Trial of Amazon Prime (UK)
[top]
