Hodínöhšö:ni:h

Seneca edit

Etymology edit

A noun created by combining the prefix hodi- (masculine plural, patient), noun stems nöhses ("house") öni ("to make") and the stative suffix -:h. Cognate with Mohawk Rotinonshón:ni.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /hodinɔ̃hʃɔ̃ːniːh/

Noun edit

Hodínöhšö:ni:h

The longhouse builders.
The Iroquois people.

References edit

Wallace Chafe (2014) English-Seneca Dictionary‎^[1], page 88