Yuchi

Yuchi is a language isolate spoken in United States. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.

Yuchi · 35.8°N 86.8°W

An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.

Yuchi or Euchee (endonym: Tsohaya) is the language of the Yuchi people now living in Oklahoma. Historically, they lived in what is now known as the Southeastern United States, including eastern Tennessee, the western Carolinas, northern Georgia, and Alabama, during the period of early European colonization. Many speakers of the Yuchi language became allied with the Muscogee Creek when they migrated into their territory in Georgia and Alabama. They were forcibly relocated with them to Indian Territory in the early 19th century.

In 2009, linguist Mary Linn reported that there were approximately five fluent speakers of Yuchi remaining, and highlighted community-led efforts to teach the language to younger generations. Some audio tapes in the Yuchi language exist in the collections of the Columbus State University Archives in Columbus, Georgia.

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Words in Yuchi

Meaning	Word	Romanization
person	gonte*
name	ti*
eye	Ci*
ear	Zuba*
nose	dampi*
tooth	ke*
tongue	teka*
blood	wi*
bone	weSe*
breast	taSe*
liver	yompi*
water	tse
fire	yaXti*
sun	cono*
star	yo*
stone	ti*
mountain	sayuba*
tree	ya*
leaf	yaSa*
night	pado*
dog	tsɛnɔ̣
fish	Su*
one	hitʼɛ
two	nowe*
I	di*
you	ce*
we	hodi*
drink	pe*
see	tne*
hear	Cwa*