iewirókwas

Mohawk

Etymology

ie- (“pronominal prefix”) +‎ -wir- (“baby”) +‎ -okw- (“to take out of a liquid”) +‎ -as (“habitual suffix”), literally “she takes the baby out of the liquid/water”.

Verb

iewirókwas

  1. (she is a) midwife

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 274, 355
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