Iroquois Indians; Mohawk language -- Texts; Onondaga language -- Texts
Tekadarakehne, there were two clans, or, of the two clans. From _otara_
or _katara,_ clan or totem (in the reduplicate form and past tense).
Tesatkaghthoghserontye [tesatkahthohserontye], thou sawest in coming.
_Katkathos,_ C., to see, look. The cislocative, frequentative, and
progressive forms are all combined in this expressive word--"you kept
seeing as you came."
Thadenyedane (?), he will stand. _Gataon,_ B., to raise himself upright.
Thadenseghsatkaghthonnyonheke [thadensehsatkatonnyonheke], thou mayest
look about thee. _Katkathos,_ C., to look (frequentative form,
subjunctive mood).
Thadetyatroghkwanekenh, let us two smoke together, From _garoksa,_ B.,
_kahrokwa,_ C, a pipe. Bruyas gives the derivative form
_tsatrokoannegen,_ but does not explain it; it evidently means, "let us
(pl.) smoke together."
Thensadondeke, thou wilt hear. _Athonte, athontaton,_ B., _kathontats,_
C., to hear, obey, consent.
Thienkahhawe, will carry. _Gahawi,_ B., to bring.
Thisayatatirhehon [thisayadadirhehon], thou arrivest.
Thisennekwakenry, thou art sitting in blood. _Gannegse,_ B., blood, and
_gagenrion,_ to roll, to wallow.
Thiwakwekonh [ohtihwakwekonh], all around.
Thiyaensayeken, they will see it again. _Gagen,_ B., to see.
Thiyenjidewatyenghsaeke [thienjidewatyenseke], we shall have reached
home; lit., we shall have taken a seat. _Atient, atien,_ B., to sit
down.
Tsini; see _Jini._
Tsisaronkatah, thy hearing. _Arongen,_ B., to hear, to listen;
_arongaton,_ B., to hear by anything.
Tyewenninekenne, he will speak some words. See _Entyewenninekenneh._
Tyeyadakeron, bodies are lying. _Oyata,_ body; _gageron,_ B., to be in
any place.
Tyoghnawatenghjihonh [dyonawaghdehtsihonh], a swift current. _Ohnawa,_
C., current, swift stream of water; _gannasteton,_ B., swift river;
_tsihon,_ an augmentative suffix,--"exceedingly swift."
W.
Waahkwadewayendonh, taking care, carefully. _Ateseyenton,_ B., to take
care, to do well.
Waghontenhnonterontye, or Wahhondennonterontye, they were as brothers
thenceforth. _Atennonteron_, to be brothers. The word is in the aorist
indicative, 3d pers. pl., progressive form (indicated by the termination
_tye_).
Wahhoronghyaronnon, he put away the clouds. From _aronhia_, sky, heaven,
cloud.
Wakarighwakayone [wakarihwakayonne], it has become old. See
_Karighwakayonh_.
Wakatyerenkowa, I was greatly surprised. From _katyeren_, to wonder, or
be startled, and _kowa_, greatly.
Wakonnyh [wakonnikih], woman, womankind. (Obsolete.)
Wakwenekwenghdarokwanyon, we have washed off the bloodstains.
_Garagsentara_, B., blood, and _garagsan_, to take away, or
_garagsegan_, to efface.
Wakwennyonkoghde, I have stopped for you (as tears). Probably from
_ganniong_, B., the nose; _kannionkon_, to bleed from the nose, _i.e._,
flowing from the nose.
Watidewennakarondonyon, we have put the horns on him (_i.e._, made him a
chief). _Onnagara_, B., horn; _gannagaronni_, B., _être considérable_.
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