Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kanienkehaka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kanienke-ha-ka
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Mohawk people.

name

The Mohawk language.

Example Sentences

"Tribal names are less contentious, though the word “tribe” itself is used principally in the United States. The Mohawk people, or Kanienkehaka (Kanien'kehá:ka), meaning “people of the flint,” are properly understood as the easternmost of the Six Nations […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Mohawk Kanienʼkehá꞉ka, the autonym (name for themselves).

Questions

What does kanienkehaka mean?: The Mohawk people.
Where does kanienkehaka come from?: Borrowed from Mohawk Kanienʼkehá꞉ka, the autonym (name for themselves).

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