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Kanienʼkehá꞉ka

[ɡanjʌ̃ʔɡɛˈhaːɡa]

name

LanguageMohawk

Meaning
  1. The Mohawk people
  2. The name used by the Mohawk people to refer to themselves as a nation.
Examples

Aié:wate’ akwé nontá:rehte’ ne wísk nihononhwentsá:ke, Kanien’kehá:ka’, Oneniothá:ka’, Ononta’kehá:ka’, Kaio’konhá:ka’, tánon’ Shotinontowane’há:ka’

Hiawatha went to the five nations: Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca

Pronunciationɡanjʌ̃ʔɡɛˈhaːɡa

Part of speechname

Usage noteThis is an autonym meaning 'People of the Flint'.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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