Mohawk/Phrases

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Some Phrases

Some phrases (Eastern dialect) ::

Tehatihskaró:ros - People of the hemp
Shotinontowane'á:ka - People of the big mountains
Kaion'kehá:ka - People of the swamp
Ononta'kehá:ka - People of the hills
Onenio'te'á:ka - People of the standing stone
Kanien'keha:ka - People of the flint, Mohawk
Nahò:ten kén:ton'? - What does it mean?
Tiohrhén:sa satá:ti. - Say it in English, Speak in English.
Onkwehonwehnéha satá:ti. - Say it in Indian. Speak in Indian.
Sa'nikonhraién:tas ken? - Do you understand?
Seni'nikonhraién:tas ken? - Do you (d) understand?
Sewa'nikonhraién:tas ken? - Do you (p) understand?
Iah tewake'nikonhraién:ta's. - I don't understand.
Ónhka thi? - Who's that?
Ónhka ki? - Who's this?
Ontiatén:ro' ne thi. - That is my friend. (m to m)
non' ónhka ne: nakáonha? - And who is she?
Tánon' ónhka ne: ne ráonha? - And who is he?
Tánon' ónhka ní:se'? - And who are you?
Tánon' ónhka ne: ne ronónha? - And who are they(p,m)?
Raterihwaiénstha ni' né:'e. - He's a student, too.
Ionterihwaiénstha ni né:'e. - She's a student, too.
Katerihwaiénstha ni ní:'i. - I'm a student, too.
Ronterihwaiénstha ni né:'e - They (p,m) are students, too.
Ontiátshi né:'e. - She is my friend(f).
Ontiatén:ro' né:'e - He's my friend(m).
Ontiatén:ro' ne ki. - This is my friend(m).
Onkwatén:ro né:'e - They (p,m) are my friends

Hello/Goodbye

Sekon - Hello
Khwe – hi
Kwehkwe - hi there
Ó:nen ki' wáhi - goodbye (goodbye my good friend, it's dearer to the heart).
Ó:nen - you can’t say “o:nen” by itself because that will mean you are saying: “now, then”.
Oh niiawenhátie? - what’s happening... what’s going on?

Thank you/You're welcome

Niá:wen - thank you
Niawen’kó:wa - thank you very much
Niá:wen ki’ wáhi - thanks a lot (thank you my good friend, it's dearer to the heart).
Tekwanonwerá:tons - welcome
Io - you're welcome

Friends

Atenró:sera- friendship
Ontiatén:ro or yonkiatén:ron- he/she and I are friends (Eastern then Western dialect)
Onkwatenro'shón:'a- they all and I are friends.
Tiatén:ro- you and I are friends.

First/Second Person

Í:’i - I, me
Í:se - you
Akwá:wen - mine

Words/General

Otsi'tsa - flower
Otsi'tsa'shón:'a - flowers
Óhente - grass
Otsi'nonwa'shón:'a - bugs
Ioráhkote - sunny
Iokennó:ron - rainy
Akwé:kon - all
Khá:wis - I am carrying
Tyorahteken - fisher
Iakohsatens – she rides
Tsiktsinenná:wen - butterfly
Karonhià:ke - in the sky
Ohontsà:ke - on earth
Otkon - spirit
Atonhnhetshera - spirit
Tsikenon'waristak - dragonfly
Skén:nen - peace; serenity.
Skennen'kó:wa - great peace
Ka'shatsténhshera - power

Family

Ista – mom [isda]
Akenistén:’a – my mother [isdʌ̃ʔa] (when referring to her)
Raké:ni - dad
Rake'níha - my father (when referring to him)
Tiakení:teron – wife/husband (when speaking about him/her it works either way).
Rakshótha - grandfather (when referring to him).
Akshótha - grandmother (when referring to her).
Akhso – grandmother (when talking to her).
Tóta – can be used in reference to either grandmother/grandfather (slang)

Nature

Tree- Ó:kwire
Birch - Watenake:tarons
Cedar - Onen'takwenhten:sera
Elm - A'ka:ratsi'
Sugar Maple - Wahta
Spruce - O'so:ra

Animals

Tsyoka'wehkowa - raven
Ori:te' - dove
Ori:te nih wa'a - dove (small)
Oskenón:ton - deer
É:rhar - dog
Atená:ti – elk
Tsítsho - fox
Akoshá:tens - horse
Aióha - mink
Tako'skó:wa - mountain lion
Otsinò:wen - mouse
Tawí:ne - otter
Anén:taks - porcupine
Tehahonhtané:ken - rabbit
Atí:ron - raccoon
Otsinowenhkó:wa - rat
Anì:tas - skunk -
Onón:kote - weasel
Okwaho - Wolf
Ohkwa:rí - Bear

Sentences

Skennen’kó:wa kenh ontiatenro'shón:a - how are you, my friends?
Konnorónhkwa - I love you (I show you I care)

"The best chief is not the one who persuades people to his point of view. It is instead the one in whose presence most people find it easiest to arrive at the truth". –Mohawk-

Onkwehonwehnéha – (the) native way

Names

Ko:r ióntiats - My name is Paul
Arísawe iesá:iats - Your name is Elizabeth.
Keshini - one with beautiful hair