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kahnawake

/ˌɡɑːnəˈwɑːɡeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
kah-nawake
IPA
/ˌɡɑːnəˈwɑːɡeɪ/
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

a large Mohawk community on the South Shore region of Montreal

Etymology

From Mohawk Kahnawà꞉ke.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Kahnawà꞉ke

Inflected Forms

Caughnawaga (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce kahnawake?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɑːnəˈwɑːɡeɪ/.
What does kahnawake mean?
a large Mohawk community on the South Shore region of Montreal
Where does kahnawake come from?
From Mohawk Kahnawà꞉ke.

How to pronounce kahnawake

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