-a’

Mohawk

Suffix

-a’

1. noun suffix

Notes

The ’ is left unwritten when at the end of a word

Ojibwe

Final

-a’

1. act on using a tool or medium
2. sing (something)

Derived terms

• 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

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/a-final-1458

Oneida

Suffix

-a’

1. noun suffix

References

Karin Michelson, Norma Kennedy, Mercy Doxtator (2016) Glimpses of Oneida Life, University of Toronto, page 360