Mohawk/Phrases

Some Phrases ; Some phrases (Eastern dialect) :: Hello/Goodbye She:kon- Hello Kwe – hi Kwehkwe - hi there Ó:nen ki' wáhi - goodbye (goodbye my good friend, it's dearer to the heart; now then I am going). Ó:nen - you can’t say “o:nen” by itself because that will mean you are saying: “now, then”. Oh niiawenhátie? - what’s happening... what’s going on? Thank you/You're welcome Niá:wen - thank you Niawen’kó:wa - thank you very much Niá:wen ki’ wáhi - thanks a lot (thank you my good friend, it's dearer to the heart). Tekwanonwerá:tons - welcome ioh - you're welcome Friends Atenró:sera- friendship Ontiatén:ro or yonkiatén:ron- he/she and I are friends (Eastern then Western dialect) Onkwatenro'shón:'a- they all and I are friends. Tiatén:ro- you and I are friends. First/Second Person Í:’i - I, me Í:se - you Akwá:wen - mine Words/General Otsi'tsa - flower Otsi'tsa'shón:'a - flowers Óhente - grass Otsi'nonwa'shón:'a - bugs Ioráhkote - sunny Iokennó:ron - rainy Akwé:kon - all Khá:wis - I am carrying Tyorahteken - fisher Iakohsatens – she rides Tsiktsinenná:wen - butterfly Karonhià:ke - in the sky Ohontsà:ke - on earth Otkon - spirit Atonhnhetshera - spirit Tsikenon'waristak - dragonfly Skén:nen - peace; serenity. Skennen'kó:wa - great peace Ka'shatsténhshera - power Family Ista – mom [isda] Akenistén:’a – my mother [isdʌ̃ʔa] (when referring to her) Raké:ni - dad Rake'níha - my father (when referring to him) Tiakení:teron – wife/husband (when speaking about him/her it works either way). Rakshótha - grandfather (when referring to him). Akshótha - grandmother (when referring to her). Akhso – grandmother (when talking to her). Tóta – can be used in reference to either grandmother/grandfather (slang) Nature Tree- Ó:kwire Birch - Watenake:tarons Cedar - Onen'takwenhten:sera Elm - A'ka:ratsi' Sugar Maple - Wahta Spruce - O'so:ra Maple Myrup - Wahta Oh'shis Animals Tsyoka'wehkowa - raven Ori:te' - dove Ori:te nih wa'a - dove (small) Oskenón:ton - deer É:rhar - dog Atená:ti – elk Tsítsho - fox Akoshá:tens - horse Aióha - mink Tako'skó:wa - mountain lion Otsinò:wen - mouse Tawí:ne - otter Anén:taks - porcupine Tehahonhtané:ken - rabbit Atí:ron - raccoon Otsinowenhkó:wa - rat Anì:tas - skunk - Onón:kote - weasel Okwaho - Wolf Ohkwa:rí - Bear Sentences Skennen’kó:wa kenh ontiatenro'shón:a - how are you, my friends? Konnorónhkwa - I love you (I show you I care) "The best chief is not the one who persuades people to his point of view. It is instead the one in whose presence most people find it easiest to arrive at the truth". –Mohawk- Onkwehonwehnéha – (the) native way Questions Ónkha - Who? Oh nahó:ten - What? Kanón:wes - Where? Oh nontye:ren - Why? Katke - When? Oh nihyot - How? Names Ko:r iónkiats - My name is Paul Arísawe iesá:iats - Your name is Elizabeth. Keshini - one with beautiful hair