Mohawk
Etymology
From Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-.
Pronunciation
Noun
kaná꞉ta (stem nat)
- village
- town
- 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