Editing Muscogee language (section)

===Nonstandard orthography===
Muscogee words carry distinctive [[tone (linguistics)|tone]]s and [[nasalization]] of their vowels. These features are not usually marked in the traditional spelling, but may be indicated in dictionaries and linguistic publications. The following additional markers have been used by Martin (2000) and Innes (2004):

* '''Falling tone''' in a syllable is shown using a [[circumflex]]. In English, falling tone is found in phrases such as "uh-oh" or commands such as "stop!" In Muscogee, however, changing a verb such as {{lang|mus|acces}} ("she is putting on (a dress)") to {{lang|mus|âcces}} alters the meaning from one of process to one of state ("she is wearing (a dress)").
* '''Nasalization''' of a vowel is shown with an [[ogonek]] under the vowel. Changing the verb {{lang|mus|acces}} to {{lang|mus|ącces}} adds the [[imperfective aspect]], a sense of repeated or habitual action ("she kept putting on (that same dress)").