Ranatakárias

Mohawk

Etymology

ra- (“pronominal prefix”) +‎ -nat- (“town”) +‎ -a- +‎ -kari- (“to destroy (transitive)”) +‎ -as (“habitual suffix”), literally “He destroys the town”.

Proper noun

Ranatakárias

  1. president of the United States

Derived terms

References

  • Michelson, Gunther, Michelson, Karin, Canadian Deer, Glenda (2024) A Dictionary of Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) with Connections to the Past, University of Toronto Press, pages 203, 226
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