The Mohawk Language


Mohawk is an Iroquoian language of the Northeast Woodlands.

Today there are about 3,000 fluent speakers of "Kanienkehaka" - the Mohawk language. Half of these speakers live in Canada and half live in New York state.


You can learn to speak the Mohawk language, too.
What animals do you see? These animals of the Northeast
are identified by their "Kanienkehaka" names.


erhar
yakohsatens
ska'nyonhsa
ohskennonton

okwaho
ohkwari'
tsitsho
atiron

anėtas
ančntaks
kwa'yenha
tsinowen

tsi'tenha
akweks
onahsakenra
tsihstekeri

onyare
kentsyonk
a'nowara
tsikeren'tanhnyaks