kanónhsaʼ

Mohawk

Etymology

From Proto-North Iroquoian *-nõhs-, ultimately from Proto-Iroquoian *-nõhs-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈnũhsaʔ/

Noun

kanónhsaʼ (stem nonhs)

  1. (architecture) dwelling, home, house or residence

Inflection

Possessive forms of kanónhsaʼ
Possessive
Person Sing. Dual Plur.
1st akenónhsa’ onkeninónhsa’ onkwanónhsa’
2nd sanónhsa’ seninónhsa’ sewanónhsa’
3rd raonónhsa’
akonónhsa’
aonónhsa’ 		raotinónhsa’
aotinónhsa’
Negative possessive
Person Sing. Dual Plur.
1st tewakenónhsa’ teionkeninónhsa’ teionkwanónhsa’
2nd tesanónhsa’ teseninónhsa’ tesewanónhsa’
3rd tehonónhsa’
teionónhsa’
teiakonónhsa’ 		tehotinónhsa’
teiotinónhsa’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 523
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