Hodínöhšö꞉ni꞉h

Seneca

Etymology

From hodi- (masculine plural patient prefix) +‎ nöhses (“house”) +‎ öni (“to make”) +‎ -꞉h (stative suffix). Cognate with Mohawk Rotinonshón꞉ni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hodinɔ̃hʃɔ̃ːniːh/

Noun

Hodínöhšö꞉ni꞉h

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

References

  • Wallace Chafe (2014), English-Seneca Dictionary‎[1], page 88
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