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  • Ke’rhotsherákwas I am picking string beans

    Aug 4, 2011

    1. Wa’ke’rhotsheraiéntho I planted string beans this spring 2. Wa’kathehtahserón:ni I prepared the soil 3. Wa’khahahserón:ni I did prepare the rows 4. Wa’ke’rhotsheraiéntho ne 3 niioháhake I planted 3 rows of string beans 5. Wa’kenà:kwate I did dig holes for the seeds 6. O’kén:ra take’rhó:roke ne ká:nen I covered the seed with dirt 7. Wa’khehnekanontónnion I watered them 8. Wa’kahniohkón:ten ne osahè:ta ká:nen The bean seeds sprouted 9. Tsiahiá:ksera só:k ná:’a wa’otiké:tohte One week later...

  • Akenhnhà:ke Nikahá:wi – 2 Things you do in the summer

    Jul 28, 2011

    1. Akenhnhà:ke atsherón:nia Summer clothing 2. Wakátston ne na’tekanentshéhsa akià:tawi I am wearing a short sleeved shirt 3. Wakátston ne na’tekahsinéhsa atháhsteren I am wearing shorts 4. Wakátston ne o’wháhsa I am wearing a skirt 5. Wakátston ne iontawenhstáhkhwa I am wearing a bathing suit 6. Wakátston ne ionekwénhtonte anòn:warore I am wearing a cap 7. Wakátston ne onerò:kwa I am wearing a jacket 8. Wakátston ne ká:ris I am wearing socks 9. Wakátston ne teionrerenhstáhkhwa I am wearing snea...

  • Akenhnhà:ke Nikahá:wi Summer Time Part 1

    Jul 21, 2011

    1. Ioráhkote It is sunny 2. Wenhniserí:io It is a nice day 3. Io’taríhen It is hot 4. Iawenhniserataríhen It is a hot day 5. Ioronhió:ron It is cloudy 6. Iaonhawí:non There is dew 7. Teiotshá:taien There is fog 8. Iotstaraténion It is sprinkling 9. Iokennó:ron It is raining 10.Tsi kio’nahkwáweron tsi niiokennó:ron It is pouring barrels of rain 11. Tewani’nehkara’wánions It is zig zag lightning 12. Tewatshiraríkhon It is lightning (flashing) 13. Iowehrenhákie It is thundering along 14....

  • Teiontatshensehstáhkhwa Aowenna’shón:’a -2 Baseball Words Part 2

    Jul 14, 2011

    3. Ónhka iehwa’ékhe? Who is going to bat? 31. Rahwá:’eks He is batting 32. Iehwá:’eks She is batting 33. Khwá:’eks I am batting 34. Í:se kiokierenhtáhkwen tésta’n You will be the 1st baseman 35. Í:iah teionkwá:ien ne kakè:ron We don’t have any bases 36. Thí:ken ó:kwire éntewatste kiokierenhtáhkwen That tree is first base 37. Ka’nón:we ne oh na’kénhkha ká:ien? Ka’nón:we ne ienhsésewe? Where is home base? 38. Shwá:’ek Bat it (Hit it) 39. Sahsátewahte You missed it (you got a strike) 40. Seréka Almost 41. Tó: ní:kon ienwakià:thewe? How many tu...

  • Teiontatshensehstáhkhwa Aowenna’shón:’a Baseball Words

    Jul 7, 2011

    1. Tekatatshenséhstha I am playing baseball 2. Wa’tkatatshensehstà:ne I am going to play baseball 3. Íhsehre ken skátne aetewátswa’te? Do you want to play with us? 4. Teiontatshensehstáhkhwa kà:nhien Baseball bat 5. Teiontatshensehstáhkhwa ahthén:no Baseball 6. Iohthenno’tsherahní:ron Hard ball 7. Teiontatshensehstáhkhwa a’niá:nawen Baseball glove 8. Tatsié:na Catch it (toward yourself) 9. Ia’sá:ti Throw it over there 10. Tasá:ti Throw it here (ie. to me) 11. Shwá:’ek Hit it 12. Tesa...

  • Tewatsirókwas The Firefly

    Jun 30, 2011

    1. Tsi ia’tewatshéntho At sunset 2. Ken’niiaká:’a tewatshirókwas wa’akennákerate. A little firefly was born 3. Wa’tewatenerahontshákwarihte It stretched out its wings 4. Wa’tká:ten tsi niió:re taiora’karahonhákie tsi tkaronhiá:te. It did fly into the darkening sky 5. Wentón:nis ne tewatsirókwas The firefly is lonely 6. Wa’tewani’tonhkwarikhón:ne It flashed its light 7. Iakoia’tíhsaks ne onákia’ke tewatsirókwas It searched for other fireflies 8. Kí:ken tewatsirókwas ontkáhtho tkaháhserote...

  • Tsitsiahserón:ni Prepare Fish!

    Jun 16, 2011

    Kitsiahserón:nis I am preparing fish Tsitsiahserón:ni Prepare fish! Kihskien’tótsions I am deboneing Tsihskien’tótsi Debone it! Kitsténhtha I am removing scales Tsítstenht Scale it! Kihnahrá:kwas I am removing the skin Tsihnahrá:ko Remove the skin Tekkawetsherontá:kwas I am removing the fins Teskawetsherontá:ko Remove the fins! Íkia’ks ne aonerahóntsha I am cutting off its fins Ítsiak ne aonerahóntsha Cut off the fins! Kenontsískia’ks I am cutting off the head Senontsískia’k Cut off the head! Kitáhsia’ks I am cutting off the tail Tsitáhs...

  • Oh nikentsiò:ten? What kind of fish?

    Jun 9, 2011

    1. Tsikáhkwara Bass, Rock 2. Tsiskawí:ia’k Bass, Small Mouth (Black Bass) 3. Rabahbót Bullhead 4. Onawa’tstokón:ha Bullhead 5. Skentstén:ri Carp 6. Kiawerón:ko Eel (freshwater) 7. Kéntsion Fish 8. Kaniión:ta Minnow 9. Kanò:tsiot Muskellunge 10. Oiahè:ta Perch 11. Tsikónhses Pike 12. Teiokién:taron Sturgeon 13. Atenà:tara Sunfish 14. Kiokià:kton Trout 15. Skakahráksen Walleye 16. Kentsiowá:nen ne skakahraksen It is a big walleye 17. Ken’nikentsiá:’a ne skakahraksen It is a little walleye 18. Oh nikén:tsiake? How many fish? 19. Skén:tsia 1 fis...

  • Rabahbót The Bullhead

    Jun 2, 2011

    1. Tóhka niiohserá:ke tsi náhe Several years ago 2. Sha’té:kon nikón:ti rabahbót wahentsiahní:non ki rake’níha. My father bought 8 bullheads 3. Atsiá:kta iahshakó’teron He left them over there near the shore 4. Tsi nón:we iáh akwáh tekiohnó:tes. At the place where it is not really deep 5. Tsiahiákshera tó:wa entóhetste Maybe one week passed 6. Kí:ken rakenonhá:’a eh tahahráhrho. My uncle docked his boat 7. Ronehrakó:’on iá:ken kí:ken tsi nikanahskwí:io’s kí:ken kéntsion. It is said that he was a...

  • Kwah Í:ken Tsi Iokennó:ron It was raining very hard

    May 19, 2011

    1. Tsi kanenhstá:ton The Reserve 2. Ahkwesáhsne Ahkwesáhsne (literally where the partridge live) 3. Thontaiawénhstsi taie’nahkwáweron tsi na’okén:nore All of a sudden it poured barrels of water 4. Sótsi Too much 5. Kwah í:ken tsi iokennó:ron It was raining very hard 6. Kahonwa’takè:ron There are puddles 7. Kahné:ko There is a lot of water 8. Iohnekónnion There is a lot of water 9. Ohnawatstá:ke On the mud 10. Sontanawénhseron The days became mild 11. Wentó:re It is hard 12. Kaniatará:ke On the...

  • Tewaién:thos owennashón:’a Kanen’shón:’a tánon o’ón:wara

    May 12, 2011

    1. Kánen (Kanénha) Seed 2. O’ón:wara Seedlings 3. Osahè:ta Beans, dry 4. Ienakarótha Beans, pole 5. O’rhótsheri Beans, string 6. Onekwéntara nikatsikò:ten Beets 7. Otsi’tsiakáhte Broccoli 8. Ken’nikanehsio’tá:’a Brussell sprouts 9. Onéhsio (Onehsiò:ta) Cabbage 10. Wahiá:ris Cantelope 11. Otsí:nekwar nikatsihokò:ten Carrots 12. Tekatsi’tsiahkhánion Cauliflower 13. Ó:nenhste Corn 14. Teionenhstatsikhè:tare Corn, sweet 15. Tíkokon / onon’ónsera Cucumber 16. Onerahtakáhte Lettuce 17. O’niónkse...

  • Kakwitè:ne Nikahá:wi Spring Time

    May 5, 2011

    1. Ensathón:te’ne kontirén:note otsi’ten’okón:’a You will hear birds 2. Ó:nen ensehshé:ken ne otsi’nahkontahkwá:ne tánon tsiktsinón:nawen. Now you will see the bees and the butterflies 3. Kakwitè:ne otsi’tén:’a tentkón:ne. The birds will come back in the spring 4. Okwira’kéhshon tsik nón:we ó:ni otsi’ten’okón:’a kontirennó:ton tánon konttsi’nahkón:nis. Everywhere birds sing in the trees and make their nests 5. Rotikiohkowá:nen ratiksa’okón:’a átste ronatkahri’tsherón:ni A lot of children play ou...

  • Taetewatohtáhrho Ohahaktónkie We ought to clean up along the roads

    Apr 28, 2011

    1. Onkwehshón:’a People 2. Ahkwesáhsne Place of Ahkwesáhsne 3. Ohwéntsia Earth 4. Rati’nikòn:rare They mind 5. Tsi Ratihiatónhkhwa Their office 6. Ionkhihretsiá:rons They are encouraging us 7. Taetewatohtáhrho We all ought to clean up 8. Ohahaktónkie Along the road 9. Kahenta’kéhson Along the grass 10. Kí:ken kakwitè:ne nikahá:wi This spring time 11. Ón:wa iahiakserá:te This week 13. Tsi niiahiàkseres During the weekend (This Saturday) 14. Tsi tewarò:rok Let us collect 15. Katshe’takè:ron Scattered bottles 16. Tsi tewarorókhon Let us colle...

  • Rawè:ras Roién:’a – Part 1 The Thunder’s Son

    Apr 14, 2011

    1. Wahòn:nise iá:ken né:’e kí:ken rón:kwe, ró:ne tánon ne shakotiién:’a, ronnonhá:’ak kawehnó:ke thatì:teron. Long ago they say this man, his wife and their daughter lived by themselves on this island 2. Kahehtí:io rotiiénthon ne ó:nenhste, osahè:ta tánon onon’ónsera. They planted a nice garden of corn, beans and squash 3. Sewenhnísera ki’ thí:ken tsi ó:nen akwé:kon kahéhtakon iehotiió’te sok kwah kahòn:tsi na’á:wen’ne wa’karonhió:roke. One day all they are working in the garden and it happened that the sky got black 4. Tsi ó:nen wahatahrakét...

  • Tsi Nahò:ten Konwatiiá’tshon ne Okwire’shón:’a Parts of a tree

    Apr 7, 2011

    1. Ona’watsísta Bark 2. Ohsòn:kare Board/Wood/Lumber 3. O’nháta Branch 4. Iohnható:ton Branches 5. Ohská:wa Brushy area 6. Ohshé:wa Bud 7. Ohskwè:ia Bud of a tree 8. O’nèn:ra Crown of a tree 9. Ohá:ta Core of a tree 10. Káhrha Forest (a mature forest) 11. O’nhéhkien otsì:tsia Female flowers 12. Otsì:kwa Knot 13. Ónerahte Leaf 14. Ónerahteshón:’a Leaves 15. Karón:ta Log 16. Onónhkwa Medicine 17. Ohsò:kwa Nut 18. Ó:wahste Peg (clothespin or peg used to tap trees) 19. Karón:ware Pine needle 20. Onenhóhkwa/ Oneré:ha Pine cone 21. Ohnéhta Pine tree...

  • Oh nikakwirò:ten? What type of tree?

    Mar 31, 2011

    1. Sewahiowane’ón:we Apple - Crabapple 2. Éhsa Ash, black 3. Káneron Ash, White 4. Ohtsohkó:ton Balsam Fir 5. Ohósera Basswood 6. Otskèn:rha Beechnut 7. Watenakè:tarons Birch, White (Paper or Canoe birch) 8. Okiehwà:ta Butternut 9. Onen’takwenhtèn:tshera Cedar (Northern White) 10. Erihkó:wa Cherry, wild 11. Teiakonia’tawén:’eks Chokecherry 12. Anenha’kéha Elderberry 13. Oká:ratsi Elm, American 14.Teiotitá:ronte Hazelnut 15. Onen’ta’ón:we Hemlock 16. Onennóhkara Hickory (Shagbark) 17. Kohsá:tens aotihsó:kwa’ Horsechestnut 18. Tsiorá:sa Ironw...

  • Kakwitéhsti ronterontahrá:raks

    Mar 24, 2011

    1. Kakwitéhstsi Early spring 2. Ronterontahrá:raks They are tapping trees 3. Enniskó:wa March 4. Tsi niwenhnì:tes During the month 5. Ionnihsnonwatase’táhkhwa Hand drill 6. Róntstha They used 7. Énska sha’tesewahsén:nen One & a half 8. Niionhkarà:ke khók Only 1 inch 9. Niió:re As far as 10. Ratikahróntha They are making a hole 11. Í:iah teioiánere It is not nice 12. Akonwakenhren’serón:ni They should not hurt it 13. Enhatikahrón:ten They will make a hole 14. Enhati’wahstò:roke Th...

  • Mohawk Lesson

    Mar 17, 2011

    Shaià:ta rón:kwe tánon ne roién:’a iatakién:’a nirontókhas, Enniskó:wa tsi niwenhnì:tes, Kahrhá:kon né:’e tsi roné:kas ne orontákeri. Wáhta okwirà:ke iona’tsientónnion. Áhsen nikaná:tsiake ne orontákeri rotihné:kaien. Ienontarotsien’táhkhwa wá:ratste wahahnekótsienhte wahahnekì:ra. Orontákeri nirò:roks. Tenhnihnekónkiehte. Ienhshnina’tsiénhawe. Wahta óhses, wáhta otsikhè:ta enhnón:nia’te. 1. Shaià:ta One male body 2. Rón:kwe One man 3. Roién:’a His son 4. Iatakién:’a Father and son 5. Nirontók...

  • Oh Ní:ioht Nátste Kakwitéhstsi Nikahá:wi

    Mar 10, 2011

    1. Ietsiakononhwé:ton New Moon (grandmother moon rests for 3 days) 2. Kawisaksá:tha The next new moon after midwinter has finished (its bad ice) 3. Ohén:ton ne onerahtókha Before the new moon of spring 4. Ensewenhniserésha’ne The days are getting longer again 5. Sénha enhskarahkwataríha’te The sun will get a bit warmer 6. Nó:nen iorákote, ensewentaná:wen’ne When it is sunny, it will be mild 7. Ostón:ha son’tariha’tánion It’s warming up again a little 8. Tsiotarihá:ton It is again warm 9. Shé:kon...

  • Kakwitè:ne Wao'shèn:ni Ne Akohserà:ke

    Mar 3, 2011

    3. Kwáh kiehóhthare wa’tkahnhohá:ri’ne thó wa’owisatstohkó:ta’ne. Even as he said it, the door of the lodge broke and fell to the ground. 31. Ranekenhterón:’a tho íthrate kwah rokonhsaiéshon. A young man with a big smile on his face stood there 32. Iáh ne tsiowén:na tehotá:ti iahatáweia’te tánon wahákien wa’thnitsienhákta ne rokstén:ha. Without a word he stepped into the lodge and sat on the other side of the fire across from the old man. 33. Óhonte nikanakarò:ten ráhawe ne wá:ra...

  • Kakwitè:ne Wao'shèn:ni Ne Akohserà:ke

    Feb 24, 2011

    1. Kí:ken ne wahón:nise shiiohóntsiase, rokstén:ha ákte’kísre. Long ago when the earth was new, this elderly man he was roaming around again 2. Kwah í:ken tsi rononhkwísere’s tánon rohnhrà:ten Indeed he had long, white hair 3. Tsi nón:we ienhará:ta’ne, óksa’k ok enkiohnírha ne ohontsià:ke tsi ní:ioht ne onén:ia. Wherever he stepped, the ground became as hard as a rock. 4. Nó:nen kaniatarà:ke ienhatón:rie, e’thók wa’tkontí:ta’ne tsi kón:ne ne ohné:kanos. When he will breath, then the rivers...

  • Aterawénhtha Ratswá'tha Akohserà:ke Nikahá:wi

    Feb 17, 2011

    1. Shaià:ta One male 2. Raksá:’a A boy 3. Aterawénhtha A snowsnake 4. Ráhawe He is holding 5. Tsieià:ta One female 6. Eksá:’a A girl 7. Ronwaterò:ron She is watching him 8. Aterawénhtha ratswá’tha He is playing snowsnake 9. Akohserà:ke nikahá:wi Winter Time 10. Iothó:re ne átste It is cold outside 11. Kanié:ien There is snow on the ground 12. Ioniehtahnó:tes The snow is deep 13. Wa’thatiniehtohtáhrho They did shovel snow 14. Wahonthahón:ni They made a path 15. Teiowí:sonte There is ic...

  • Wáhta - The Sugar Maple

    Feb 10, 2011

    1. Tsi Nahò:ten Kionkhiiá:wi Ne Wáhta What the maple gives us 2. Kakwitè:ne nikahá:wi It is spring time 3. Iowísto ne átste It is cold outside 4. Iakón:kwe wa’é:ron A woman said 5. “Konién:’a” “My child” 6. “Wakenonhwáktani” I am sick 7. “Katonhkáriaks” I am hungry 8. Tewakato’ktá:ni “We have run out 9. “Enhskwé:ni ken ahsesákha nahò:ten áhskenonte?” Will you try to find something to feed to me 10. “Enkíhiie” I will die 11. Kwah kaní:io’k As soon as 12. Wa’óhrhen’ne It did become morning 13. R...

  • Sanónhkwis

    Feb 3, 2011

    8. Iawenié:nare ne akenónhkwis I have oily hair 27. Ioná:nawen ne akenónhkwis I have wet (sweaty) hair 28. Iohnéhtare ne akenónhkwis I have gum in my hair 29. Tewakenontsistá¹tsion I have dirty hair 30. Tewakkenhstarahstaráthe I have a shiny bald head 31. Wakawehrhá:rare I have dandruff 32. Tekkéhrhare I have uncombed hair 33. Wa¹katko¹tsión:ni I did fix my hair 34. Wa¹tkatatenónhkeriste I did curl my hair 35. Wa¹kata¹tihónhkwe I sprayed my hair 36. Tewakatatenonhkeríhston ne akenónhkwis I ha...

  • Sanónhkwis

    Jan 27, 2011

    1. Sko’tsí:io You have a nice hairdo 2. Sko’tsiá:ksen You have a messy hairdo 3. Wakateratsken’tón:ni I have braids 4. Tekeni tsi tewakhwáneren ne akenónhkwis I have pigtails 5. Katenontsistóhares I am washing my hair 6. Katko’tsión:nis I am fixing my hair 7. Katkerothí:ha I am combing my hair 8. Satkeróthi Comb your hair 9. Akenónhkwis My hair 10. Kenonhkwiserà:ke On my hair 11. Akenonhkwiseró:kon Under my hair 12. Kateratsken’tóhares I am washing my braids 13. Kateratsken’tón:ni I a...

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