Mvskoke Alphabet Characters, Sounds and Example Words

CharacterCharacter SoundMvskoke WordPronunciationEnglish Meaning
a

ah

ayo

ah-yoh

hawk

c

chee (or)
jee

eco
cetto

ee-choh
jiht-toh

deer
snake

e

ih  (or)
ee

este
ekvnv

ihs-dee
ee-guh-nuh

person
ground, earth

f

fee (or)
vee

fuswv
tafv

foos-wuh
dah-vuh

bird
feather (noun)

h

hee

hokte

hohk-dee

woman

i

ay

hesci

hees-jay

hello

k

kee (or)
ghee

cvkvlv
kowakkuce

chuh-kuh-luh
gho-wahk-koo-chee

woodpecker
wildcat

l

lee

lvmhe

luhm-hee

eagle

m

mee

mekko

meek-koh

chief/leader

n

nee

nokose

noh-goh-see

bear

o

oh

osahwv

oh-sah-wuh

crow (noun)

p

pee (or)
bee

papetv
penwv

pah-bee-duh
ben-wuh

to eat
turkey

r

thlee (or)
thee

‘co rakko
rvro

choh-thlahk-koh
thuh-thoh

horse/big deer
fish  (noun)

s

see (or)
zee

sule
hvse

soo-lee
huh-zee

buzzard
sun (noun)

t

tee (or)
dee

katcv
totkv

gaht-juh
doht-guh

panther
fire  (noun)

u

oo

tuccenen

dooch-chee-nihn

three

v

uh

vce

uh-jee

corn

w

wee

wotko

woht-goh

raccoon

y

yee

yvhv

yuh-huh

wolf

CharacterCharacter SoundMvskoke WordPronunciationEnglish Meaning