-a’
Mohawk edit
Suffix edit
-a’
- noun suffix
Notes edit
The ’ is left unwritten when at the end of a word
Ojibwe edit
Final edit
-a’
- act on using a tool or medium
- sing (something)
Derived terms edit
- gaandaʼan (“push”)
- gaandakiiʼan (“pole (push a boat forward using a pole)”)
- gibaakwaʼan (“shut, block, dam, as or with something stick-like or wooden”)
- mooka’am (“(the sun) rises, it is sunrise”)
References edit
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/a-final-1458
Oneida edit
Suffix edit
-a’
- noun suffix
References edit
Karin Michelson, Norma Kennedy, Mercy Doxtator (2016) Glimpses of Oneida Life, University of Toronto, page 360