Consonants
Rule: One - s
| The letter S sounds like the English word SHE when the Letter s occurs between the letters H and I you get the she sound. |
| ohsì:ta | ohsì:na | óhsia | áhsire' |
| foot | leg | palm of hand | blanket |
| ohsinekò:ta | áhsikwe' | roti'nehsí:io | |
| ankle | spear | snipe clan |
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(The following was taken from "Kanien'keha
Dictionary: Fall 1998 Mohawk 101 Printing; Akwesasne Mohawk Board of Education
and The State of New York at Potsdam" without permission)
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