Onontaʼkehá꞉kaʼ

Mohawk

Etymology

From onón꞉taʼ (“hill, mountain”) +‎ -ke (“at”) +‎ -hakaʼ (forms names of nationalities).

Proper noun

Onontaʼkehá꞉kaʼ

  1. The Onondaga people

References

  • David R. Maracle (1990), Iontewennaweienhstáhkwaʼ - Mohawk Language Dictionary, Mika Publishing Company, page 271
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