kaná:ta
Mohawk
Etymology
From Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈnaːda/
Noun
kaná:ta (stem nat)
Inflection
Possessive forms of kaná:ta
| Person | Sing. | Dual | Plur. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | akená:ta | onkeniná:ta | onkwaná:ta |
| 2nd | saná:ta | seniná:ta | sewaná:ta |
| 3rd | raoná:ta akoná:ta aoná:ta |
raotiná:ta aotiná:ta | |
| Person | Sing. | Dual | Plur. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | tewakená:ta | teionkeniná:ta | teionkwaná:ta |
| 2nd | tesaná:ta | teseniná:ta | tesewaná:ta |
| 3rd | tehoná:ta teioná:ta teiakoná:ta |
tehotiná:ta teiotiná:ta | |
Derived terms
- Ranatakárias (“president of the United States”)
See also
References
- Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, page 514