Muskogean

or Mus·kho·ge·an

[ muhs-koh-gee-uhn ]

noun

1. a family of Indigenous languages of the southeastern United States, including Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and several lesser-known languages.
2. a member of a Muskogean-speaking people.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Muskogean or its speakers.

Muskogean

/ mʌsˈkəʊɡɪən /

noun

1. a family of North American Indian languages, probably distantly related to the Algonquian family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Muskogean¹

First recorded in 1885–90; Muskoge(e) ( def ) + -an ( def )

Example Sentences

Victor D. Thompson adds: "The Georgia coast's cultural heritage spans millennia, from the earliest Native American villages of Ancestral Muskogean people to its colonial missions and later plantations. These cultural sites are increasingly being impacted by storms and sea level change which threaten the material link to the broader histories of Native peoples, the enslaved, and their place in American history."

From Science Daily

On Friday, National Park Service Director Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III said: “Acquiring the Ocmulgee Old Fields allows the National Park Service to tell a more complete and equitable story of America’s heritage. This expansion calls the nation to witness the triumphs and tragedies of the Muskogean people who are still here and active partners in the stewardship of Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park.”

From Washington Post

The confederacy seems to have been in existence in 1540, and then included the Muskogee, the ruling tribe, whose language was generally spoken, the Alabama, the Hichiti, Koasati and others of the Muskogean stock, with the Yuchi and the Natchez, a large number of Shawano and the Seminoles of Florida as a branch.

From Project Gutenberg

The ease with which the Muskogean potato and tomato have been acclimatized, and their respective prevalence now in the Atlantic and Mediterranean sections, illustrate exactly the place which primitive hoe-culture held in the economy of the Old-World region.

From Project Gutenberg