Iroquois Indians; Mohawk language -- Texts; Onondaga language -- Texts
Enyonderennoden, they will sing it thus. _Karenna,_ q. v. and--_oten,_
C., which "serves to express the condition, manner, kind, or nature of a
thing."
Enyonghdentyonko, he will walk to and fro. _Atention,_ B., to go away.
Enyononghsaniratston, it will strengthen the house. _Kanonsa,_ house,
and _ganniraton,_ B., to strengthen.
Enyontsdaren, they will weep. _Katstaha,_ C., to weep, to shed tears.
Enyontyerenjiok, they will be startled. From _katyeren,_ to wonder, to
be surprised.
Enyurighwadatye [enyorihwadatye], it will continue: the affair will go
on. From _kariwa_ (q. v.) as a verb, in the progressive form and future
tense.
Etho, thus, so.
Ethone, then.
Ethononweh, thither.
H.
Hasekenh, because. _Aseken,_ C., for, because.
Henskerighwatoate [enskerighwatonte], I will frustrate their purposes.
From _karihwa_ (q. v.) and _atoneton,_ B., to cause to lose, to mislead.
Henyondatsjistayenhaghse [henyondatstsistayenhase], they will hold a
council, lit., they will make a council fire. From _katsista,_ fire;
_gatsistaien,_ B., to hold council, to light the council fire.
Hone, also. See _Ony._
I.
Ie [iih], I.
Iese [ise], thou, ye.
Iesewengh, ye have said. _En,_ B., to say.
Issy [hissih], yonder, there, _Isi,_ C., there.
J.
Jadadeken, thy brother (or brothers). _Tsiatatekenha,_ C., ye two are
brothers.
Jadakweniyosaon (or jatagweniyosaon), thou wert the ruler, or, ye were
the rulers. See _Jadakweniyu._
Jadakweniyu, thou art the ruler, or, ye are the rulers. See note to sec.
28, _ante,_ p. 152.
Jatatawhak, father and son, lit., son of each other. _Gahawak,_ B., to
have for child (reciprocal form).
Jathondek (or jatthontek), listen! hearken thou. Imperative sing. of
_kathontats,_ C, _athantaton,_ B., to hear.
Jatthontenyonk, keep listening! continue to hear! The frequentative form
of _jatthontek._
Ji [tsi], that, that which, wherein. See _Jini._
Jidenghnonhon [jidennon], as, like as. _Tennon,_ C., and also, but.
Jinayawenhon, the consequences, the results, lit. what would happen.
_Eñon,_ B.,--_iawens,_ C, to happen.
Jinesadawen [tsinesadawen]. See _Jinisadawen._
Jini [_tsini_], that which, such, so, so much.
Jinihotiyerenh, what they did. From _Jini_ (q. v.) and
--_kierha,--wakieren,_ C., to act, do, say. This verb is always preceded
by some particle, such as _kenni_ (see how), _tsini_ (that which) and
the like.
Jinikawennakeh, these the words. See _Jini_ and _kawenna._
Jinisayadawen [tsinesayadawenh], that which has befallen you. _Eñon,_
B., to happen; _gaiataseñon,_ to happen to some one.
Jiniyuneghrakwah [tsiniyohnerakwa], this solemn event. _Gonneragoon,_
B., to wonder; _jonneragsat,_ that is wonderful. See _yuneghrakwah._
Jinonweh [tsinonweh], thither, whereto.
Jiratighrotonghkwakwe [tsiradirohtonhkwakwe], where they used to smoke.
_Garst,_ B., to smoke; _otonkwa,_ C., flame. "Where they lighted their
pipes."
Jisanakdade [tsisanakdate], from thy seat. See _Kanakta._
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