muskogean

• Substantiv, das einen Angehörigen eines der indigenen Völker bezeichnet, die früher im Südosten der USA lebten und Sprachen der Muskogee-Sprachfamilie sprachen, oder diese Sprachfamilie selbst.

A noun referring to a member of any of the Indigenous peoples formerly living in the southeastern United States who spoke languages belonging to the Muskhogean family, or to the language family itself.

Eigenname

1. A member of a Native American peopleC1formalamerican

   A person belonging to any of the indigenous groups historically residing in the southeastern United States who speak or spoke a Muskogean language.

   Angehöriger eines Muskogee-Volkes

   • The Muskogean peoples include the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek nations.
   • Historically, a Muskogean would have lived in what is now the southeastern US.
   • The museum exhibit featured artifacts from the Muskogean peoples.

2. A language familyC1formalamerican

   A family of related Native American languages spoken primarily in the southeastern United States.

   Sprachfamilie

   • Choctaw and Creek are both part of the Muskogean language family.
   • Linguists study the grammar of the Muskogean languages.
   • The Muskogean language family is distinct from the Algonquian family.

   Synonymemuskhogean