Among the historical tribes of Native American people living in present-day Alabama at the time of European contact were the Cherokee, an Iroquoian language people; and the Muskogean-speaking Alabama (Alibamu), Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Koasati.
ɐmˌʌŋ ðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl tɹˈaɪbz ʌv nˈeɪɾɪv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pˈiːpəl lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ ˌæləbˈæmə æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kˈɑːntækt wɜː ðə tʃˈɛɹoʊkˌiː, ɐn ˈɪɹəkwˌɔɪən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ pˈiːpəl; ænd ðə mˌʌskoʊdʒˈiənspˈiːkɪŋ ˌæləbˈæmə ˌælɪbˈɑːmuː, tʃˈɪkɐsˌɔː, tʃˈɑːktɔː, kɹˈiːk, ænd koʊsˈɑːɾi.