Iroquois Indians; Mohawk language -- Texts; Onondaga language -- Texts
Desawennawenrate, thy voice coming over. From _owenna,_ C., _gauenda_ or
_gauenna,_ B., voice, speech, word, and _auenron,_ B., to pass over. The
cislocative prefix _de (te)_ gives the sense of "hither."
Deskenonghweronne [deskenonweronne], I come again to greet and thank.
_Kannonhueron,_ B., to salute any one; _kannonhueronton,_ to salute or
thank by, or for, anything. See _ante,_ page 149, for an analysis of
this word.
Detkanoron [detkanorons], all but, almost. From _kanoron,_ costly,
important, difficult.
Dewadadenonweronh [dewadatenonweron], mutual greeting. _Kannonhueron,_
B., to salute any one.
Dewaghsadayenhah, in the shade. _Asatagon,_ B., in secret; _asatakon,_
C., in the dark.
Deyakodarakeh, the two clans. _Ohtara,_ C., tribe, band. (Dual or
duplicative form.)
Deyakonakarondon, wearing horns, _i.e.,_ being chiefs. _Onnagara,_ B.,
horn; _kannagaront,_ having horns; _gannagaronni,_ B., _être
considerable._
Deyughnyonkwarakda [deyohnyonkwaraktah], at the wood's edge; near the
thicket. _Onnionguar,_ B., thorn-bush, bramble; _akta,_ C., beside, near
to. The word applies to the line of bushes usually found on the border
between the forest and a clearing. With the cislocative prefix _de_ it
means "on this side of the thicket."
Deyughsihharaonh [deyohsiharaonh], there is a stoppage. _Gasiharon,_ B.,
to stop up, to close.
Deyunennyatenyon, hostile agencies, opposing; forces. _Gannenniani,_ B.,
to surprise or defeat a band; _gannennaton, ib.,_ to seek to destroy.
Deyunhonghdoyenghdonh [deyonhonghdoyendonh], mourning wampum. This word
appears to be composed of three of Bruyas' radices, viz., _gaionni,_
wampum belt (_collier de porcelaine_),--_gannonton,_ to throw wampum for
the dead,--and _gaienton,_ to strike, whence _skaienton,_ to return the
like, to strike back, and _gaientatonton,_ to give satisfaction for any
one wounded or killed; and the meaning will be "wampum given as a
satisfaction or consolation for a death."
Dhatkonkoghdaghkwanyon. [thatkonkohdakwanyon], in going through.
_Ongóon,_ B., to penetrate, to pass through; _atongotahkon,_ B., the
place through which one passes.
Doghkara [dohkara], only a few. _Tohkara,_ C., only occasionally, a few,
a small number of.
Doka, if, perhaps, either, or. _Toka,_ C., or, if; I don't know.
Donghwenghratstanyonne [donwenratstanyonne], coming over. _Asenron,_ B.,
to pass over.
E.
Eghdejisewayadoreghdonh [eghdetsisewayadorehdonh], this ye considered,
ye deliberated about this. _Kaiatefreton,_ B., to examine, to think, to
deliberate about anything.
Eghdeshotiyadoreghton, they again considered. (See the preceding word.)
Eghnikatarakeghne [eghnikadarakene], such were the clans. _Ehni--,_ C.,
for _ethoni,_ there are, so, it is thus that; _ohtara,_ clan, band.
Eghnikouh, thus, in this way.
Eghnonweh, thither, yonder.
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