Ukwehuwehnéha

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Oneida Ukwehuwehnéha.

Proper noun

Ukwehuwehnéha

  1. Synonym of Oneida (language).
    • 2022 May 31, Frank Vaisvilas, “Indigenous nations in Wisconsin featured at Field Museum in Chicago”, in Green Bay Press Gazette‎[1], archived from the original on 26 October 2025:
      "Kanolukhwásla is one of my favorite words in Ukwehuwehnéha, the Oneida language,” Kiel said. “Love is the root word, and it means compassion, caring for others, and the joy of being one's identity. In this space, Native people from all over Turtle Island (North America) celebrate their gifts and speak their truths."
    • 2025 January, Jasmine R. Jimerson, “Restoring an Onkwehonwehnéha ecosystem”, in ournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, volume 14, number 1, →DOI, pages 87-99:
      My daughters and I have carried on the dreams of my family line to learn Ukwehuwehnéha. Unfortunately, in my home community, there are no Oneida language immersion schools that have been successful in creating new fluent speakers.

Oneida

Proper noun

Ukwehuwehnéha

  1. Oneida custom, Oneida way
  2. Oneida language, Native language
    • 2011, The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1 to 12, Native Languages, A Support Document for the Teaching of Language Patterns: Oneida, Cayuga, and Mohawk‎[2], Ministry of Education of Ontario, page 36:
      Sahlúkhaʔkʌ Ukwehuwehnéh̲a̲.
      Do you speak Oneida?

References

  • Karin Michelson; Mercy Doxtator (2002), Oneida-English English-Oneida Dictionary, University of Toronto, pages 753, 1104
  • Clifford Abbott (2006), Oneida Teaching Grammar, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, page 41
  • Clifford Abbott; Maria Hinton (1996–), “ukwehuwehnéha”, in Oneida Language Dictionary‎[3], University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
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