sewa-

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Mohawk

Prefix

sewa-

  1. pronominal prefix for
    you (p) ______ (agent)
    you (p) ______ (patient)

Alternative forms

- Initial consonant
Environment t/s/h/k n/r/w/’ a e/en o/on i y
Word-Initial sewa- sewa- sew- sew- ts- sewen- sewa-

Prefix

sewa-

  1. second person plural possessive prefix
    your (p) ______

References

  • Gunther Michelson (1973) A thousand words of Mohawk, University of Ottawa Press, page 9
  • Nora Deering, Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, pages 42, 198, 303