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Mohawk
Etymology
From Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-.
Pronunciation
Noun
kaná:ta (stem nat)
- village
- town
- settlement
Inflection
Possesive forms of kaná:ta
Possesive
Person |
Sing. |
Dual |
Plur.
|
1st |
akená:ta |
onkeniná:ta |
onkwaná:ta
|
2nd |
saná:ta |
seniná:ta |
sewaná:ta
|
3rd
|
raoná:ta akoná:ta aoná:ta
|
raotiná:ta aotiná:ta
|
Negative possesive
Person |
Sing. |
Dual |
Plur.
|
1st |
tewakená:ta |
teionkeniná:ta |
teionkwaná:ta
|
2nd |
tesaná:ta |
teseniná:ta |
tesewaná:ta
|
3rd
|
tehoná:ta teioná:ta teiakoná:ta
|
tehotiná:ta teiotiná:ta
|
See also
References
- Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages, University of Manitoba, page 514