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Chickasaw Indian Language (Chikasha, Chickasha)

Chickasaw is an Muskogean language of the American Southeast. It is very closely related to Choctaw and many linguists consider the two dialects of a single language. There are around 1000 speakers of Chickasaw today (most in Oklahoma, where the Chickasaws were forcibly relocated in the 1800's), and another 10,000 speakers of Choctaw. Like other Muskogean languages, Chickasaw is a language with morphologically complex verbs and SOV word order.

˜Chickasaw Indian Language

Chickasaw language samples and resources.

˜Chickasaw Tribe Culture and History

Related links about the Chickasaw Indian nation past and present.

˜Chickasaw Indians Fact Sheet

Our answers to common questions about the lifestyle of the Chickasaw people.

˜Chickasaw Language Resources –

Our Online Chickasaw Materials

Chickasaw Vocabulary:
List of vocabulary words in the Chickasaw language, with comparison to words in other Muskogean languages.

Chickasaw Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Chickasaw words.

Chickasaw Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Chickasaw language.

Chickasaw Body Parts:
Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in the Chickasaw language.

Chickasaw Colors:
Worksheet showing color words in the Chickasaw language.

Chickasaw Numbers:
Worksheet showing how to count in Chickasaw.

Chickasaw Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Chickasaw Language, Alphabet and Pronunciation:
Phonological inventory of Chickasaw, with a sample text.

Human Rights: Chickasaw:
Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into the Chickasaw language.

Chickasaw Prayer:
The Lord's Prayer translated into Chickasaw.

Chickasaw Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources

Chickasaw: An Analytical Dictionary:
Chickasaw dictionary for sale.

Introduction to Chickasaw:
Audio language learning course (textbook and cassettes).

Te Ata:
Interesting biography of a Chickasaw storyteller.

Chickasaw Talking Dictionary:
Language learning CD from the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma.

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