Hodínöhšö:ni:h

Seneca

Etymology

A noun created by combining the prefix hodi- (masculine plural, patient), noun stems nöhses ("house") öni ("to make") and the stative suffix -:h. 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, page 88
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