Consonants
Rule: Three - s

When the letter T and S combine in Mohawk, you get the ts sound as in the English words below.
grits hits splits

For the ts to be true Mohawk sound for the Ahkwesashne dialect, the letter i must be added before the vowel. The tsi sound at Ahkwesasne is pronounced as a (J) sound. The letter I before the vowels will sound like the English Letter Y

Tsia(jya)

tsià:ken tsià:ta tsiàtshi otsí:tsià
you go out seven your female friend flower
ohtsià:na atsià:kta tsià'tàke tsià'wistáhkhwa
hand beach on your body fork

Tsie(jye)

tsié:wate' tsié:sa's
you get up early you are suffering
tsié:na tsiéròn:ni'tst
you hold it you mark it

Tsi(ji)

tsí:ron otsí:nekwar otsí:nonwahnhè:ta otsí:io
you say yellow earth worm seal
otsí'é:ra otsíkhè:ta otsí'néhtara otsínò:wen
claw or fingernail candy or sugar beads mouse

Tsio(jyo)

tsió:kwaris tsiò:ka'we tsiohwá'tstaka'we'
red winged crow seagull

Tsien(jyen)

tsienhtà:ke ratétsien'ts tsiéntho tsientón:tho
on your gums doctor you plant you put wood in the fire

Tsion(jyen)

tsión:ni tátsion't tsionhnhó:wane
you all make it you bring it in whale
tesani'tsiónhkwahkhw tesen'tsiónhst
you jump you sneeze  

(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)