onón:tsi

Mohawk

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-North Iroquoian *-nõtsi-, ultimately from Proto-Iroquoian *-nõːtsiː-.

Noun

onón:tsi

  1. head

References

  • Iontenwennaweienstahkhwa' - Mohawk Spelling Dictionary, The University of the State of New York, 1977, page 38
  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 525
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