Consonants
Rule: Two - W
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When the letters W
and H combine in Mohawk you will
get the English F sound.
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| ówhare' | o'wháhsa | ohwharà:ne |
| fur | skirt | caterpillar |
| onéhwha | sentá:wha | |
| grain | go to bed |
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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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