Consonants
Rule: One - W
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The letter W
sounds like the English letter W.
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| watá:wens | wàhta | kwah | watshiróhtha' |
| it swims | maple | the way it is | sail boat |
| wakenhrho'tsí:reks | a'nò:wara | kaweraráhtha' | owirá:'a |
| vacuum cleaner | turtle | fan | baby (human) |
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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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