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.
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.