Mohawk Lesson

Ronakiokowá:nen ne ratiksa’okón:’a, ronteweiénstha tánon iakotirihonnién:ni ne Ahkwesáhsne Rontatewenní:io Tsi Ionteweienstáhkhwa watehono’tsinehtsherontanónhne Kawehnó:ke tsi teiontsihkwa’ekstáhkhwa né:’e tsi ronon’wéskwani tahonto’tsinehtsherón:ten tánon ahontéweienste ne Kanien’kéha. Ioiá:nere nó:nen wa’akwakia’tahkarí:ioste.

1. Ronakiokowá:nen A large group

2. Ratiksa’okón:’a Children

3. Ronteweiénstha They are students

4. Iakotirihonnién:ni They are teachers

5. Ahkwesáhsne Place of the Partridge

6. Rontatewenní:io They are free

7. Tsi ionteweienstáhkhwa At school

8. Watehono’tsinehtsheróntanónhne They went skating

9. Kawehnó:ke Cornwall Island

10. Tsi teiontsihkwa’ekstáhkhwa At the arena

11. Né:’e tsi Because

12. Ronon’wéskwani They enjoy

13. Tahonto’tsinehtsherón:ten They ought to skate

14. Ahontéweienste ne Kanien’kéha They ought to learn to speak Mohawk

15. Ioiá:nere It is nice

16. Nó:nen wa’akwakia’tahkarí:ioste When we did exercise

17. Wa’thonthonwenhtánion owisá:ke They did slide on the ice

18. Wa’hontè:sere owisá:ke They did crawl on the ice

19. Ia’thontathrékhon They did push each other

20. É:so iaká:iente wahatiia’takwénhtara’ne They did fall a lot

21. É:so wahotiiéshon They did laugh a lot

22. Wa’teshakotinonhwará:ton ne ohén:ton í:iete

They did thank the woman who is director of the arena

23. Wa’teshakotinonhwará:ton ne iakoia’takarénies

They did thank the woman who is the bus driver

24. Wahonten’nikonhró:ri They did have a nice time

25. Tehotihwishenhé:ion They were tired