kanyen'kéha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"These, and other popular movie quotes and memes are things Tehakanere John Henhawk has been translating into Kanyen'kéha as a way to promote the language."
"According to Simona Rosenfield, a Concordia researcher and writer for The Eastern Door, there are fewer than 3,500 Kanyen'kéha speakers left worldwide."

Borrowed from Mohawk Kanyenʼkéha.

Kanien'kéha (alternative, New York)

Mohawk

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