kaná꞉ta

Mohawk

Etymology

From Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈnaːda/

Noun

kaná꞉ta (stem nat)

  1. village
  2. town
  3. settlement

Inflection

Possessive forms of kaná꞉ta
Possessive
Person Sing. Dual Plur.
1st akená:ta onkeniná:ta onkwaná:ta
2nd saná:ta seniná:ta sewaná:ta
3rd raoná:ta
akoná:ta
aoná:ta
raotiná:ta
aotiná:ta
Negative possessive
Person Sing. Dual Plur.
1st tewakená:ta teionkeniná:ta teionkwaná:ta
2nd tesaná:ta teseniná:ta tesewaná:ta
3rd tehoná:ta
teioná:ta
teiakoná:ta
tehotiná:ta
teiotiná:ta

Derived terms

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, page 514