Rotinonshón:ni

Mohawk

Etymology

A noun created by combining the (male, plural, patient) prefix roti- and the noun stems nonhsés (house), onni (make). Cognate with seneca Hodínöhšö:ni:h.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rodinũshũːni/

Noun

Rotinonshón:ni

  1. The longhouse builders.
  2. The Iroquois people.
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