kanónhsa’

Mohawk

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-nõhs-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈnũhsaʔ/

Noun

kanónhsa’ (stem nonhs)

1. (architecture) dwelling, home, house or residence

Inflection

Possesive forms of kanónhsa’

Possesive

Person	Sing.	Dual	Plur.
1st	akenónhsa’	onkeninónhsa’	onkwanónhsa’
2nd	sanónhsa’	seninónhsa’	sewanónhsa’
3rd	raonónhsa’ akonónhsa’ aonónhsa’	raotinónhsa’ aotinónhsa’

Negative possesive

Person	Sing.	Dual	Plur.
1st	tewakenónhsa’	teionkeninónhsa’	teionkwanónhsa’
2nd	tesanónhsa’	teseninónhsa’	tesewanónhsa’
3rd	tehonónhsa’ teionónhsa’ teiakonónhsa’	tehotinónhsa’ teiotinónhsa’

References

• Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 561