muskogean

• Sustantivo que designa a un miembro de cualquiera de los pueblos indígenas que habitaban el sureste de los Estados Unidos y hablaban lenguas de la familia muskogi, o bien a esta propia familia lingüística.

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.

nombre propio

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.

   muskogueano

   • 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.

   Lenguas muskogui

   • 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.

   Sinónimosmuskhogean