aiaga

Laurentian

Etymology

Probably originally meant “six”, from Proto-North Iroquoian *-jahjaɁk- (“to cross over”). Compare Mohawk ià꞉iaʼk (“six”) for a similar construction.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (reconstructed) /ˈahjaʔkaʔ/, [ˈahjaʔɡaʔ]

Numeral

aiaga

  1. seven

Further reading

  • Henry Percival Biggar (1924), The Voyages of Jacques Cartier: published from the originals with translations, notes and appendices, F.A. Acland, page 241
  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 487
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