Vowels
A sounds like the a in father.
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áhta |
áhsire |
ahkwesáhsne |
á:are |
| shoe | blanket | St. Regis Reservation | net |
| átheno | áto:ken | áthahsteron | á:ria |
| ball | axe | pants | fish hook |
E sounds like e in bet
| éhsa | è:rhar | é:neken | ehtskonso:hare |
| black ash | dog | above | wash his face |
| éhtho | é:so | ehtà:ke | ehtsiè:nawas |
| there | alot | down | help him |
I sounds like the double e in beet.
| í:se | ísko | í:i | í:serahst |
| you | pick (fruit) | me | to draw |
| í:sek | í:seriht | ítsha | ítsien |
| to eat | to cook | to complete | put it down |
O sounds like the o in boat.
| o'no:wa | óhonte' | oié:ri | onéhsio |
| fiddle | green | ten | cabbage |
| o'neróhkwa | ohsòn:kare' | otsikhè:ta | otsi:tsia |
| box | board | candy/sugar | flower |
En sounds like the ong in long
| énska | ó:nenhste' | o'kén:ra | én:kie |
| one | corn | soil | noon |
| enhni:ta | teka:tens | éniohrhén'ne | entakta |
| month | airplane | tommorow | saturday |
On sounds something like noon.
| ónhka | onkwehón:we | ón:wa | ón:ta |
| who | Indian | now/today | pail |
| kanón:ware | ohónhta | són:ni | són'nek |
| nail | ear | to make something | move out of the way |
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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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