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Kanien'kéha Vocabulary

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Language Name

Mohawk.

Alternate Language Names

Kanien'kéha, Kanyen'kéha.

Region

Ontario, and Quebec, Canada; New York, United States.

Who

This resource does not provide information on who created it, compiled the information, or wrote much of the content.

Others Involved

Nora Deering, Helga Harries-Delisle (Contributors).

Publishing Information

This is a digital dictionary that doesn't display any information on launch or update dates.

How People are Cited

Some information on contributors is cited at the top of theVocabulary page.

How Information is Cited

Information about the words in the dictionary can be found at the top of the Vocabulary page. Historical information which sometimes pertains to language can be found on the Historical Sources page.

Where is Information Coming from

The words in this resource were taken from Mohawk: A Teaching Grammar: Preliminary Version by Nora Deering and Helga Harries-Delisle published in 1976.

Tools and Framework used

This resource is a website.

Access

This resource is an open access website.

Included Languages and Directionality

Mohawk to English.

Dialects Included

No dialect is specified for this dictionary.

Type of Dictionary

This dictionary is a bilingual, mono-directional wordlist.

How are Entries Organised

Entries can be found under the Vocabulary page. They are presented alphabetically by Mohawk and include an English translation.

At the top of every page of the resource is a slideshow of images with the Mohawk and English words for what the image depicts.

The Home tab includes a brief introduction to the resource.

The Links tab provides links to many resources for learning the Mohawk language.

The Historical Sources tab is a loose written history of the Mohawk people punctuated by resources, quotes, and the opinions of the author. This page does not include the slideshow at the top.

The About tab includes one sentence about the aims of the resource.

Other Features

Feature Included More Information
Guide to use and understand
Audio
Images The slideshow at the top of most pages includes images, but no images are connected to entries
Example phrases But there are phrases mixed with word entries
Speakers marked
Dialects marked No dialect is specified for this dictionary

External Links

The Kanien'kéha Vocabulary resource can be accessed at: kanienkeha.org.

Mohawk: A Teaching Grammar: Preliminary Version which provided the content for this dictionary can be found at: https://theswissbay.ch/pdf/Books/Linguistics/Mega%20linguistics%20pack/North%20American/Iroquoian/Mohawk%20A%20Teaching%20Grammar%20%28Deering%20%26%20Delisle%29.pdf.