A Voice from the Eastern Door

Mohawk Lesson

1. Karonhia’kéhshon Throughout the sky

2. Tsi niiorihò:ten ne karonhia’kéhson The type of business of the skyworld

3. O’tónhkwa Light (ie. from the sun)

4. Karonhià:ke Tsi Tekatsistohkwahiá:ton Solar System

5. Tsi nahò:ten konwatiiátshon ne ó:ni niiohontsio’tèn:shon What the names are of the other planets

6. Karonhià:ke tsi iohontsiaténion The many planets in the sky

7. Watorià:nerons It moves

8. Teiotonhontsiatasè:ton ne kiokiehnékha karáhkwa The earth goes around (orbits) the sun

9. Teiohontsiatkahrhatenionhákie The earth is turning along (rotating on its axis)

10. Wa’tewatonhwentsiakahrhaté:ni The earth is turned around

11. Wa’tewakatonhwentsiakahaténien My earth got turned around (ie. I got lost)

12. Ostón:ha wakarén:re ne ohón:tsia The earth is a little tipped

13. Tsi nón:we kiotí:ronte Magnetic poles

14. Ioronhió:’on Horizon

15. Iothorekéha oháhsera Northern lights

16. Teiorahkwatasehákie ne ohón:tsia The moon goes around the earth

17. Teioterón:ronte There is haze around the moon

18. Ionkhihsótha karáhkwa iokahrón:ton The moon has holes

19. Ionkhihsótha karáhkwa teiotohwihánion The moon has cliffs

20. Ionkhihsótha karáhkwa iononténion The moon has mountains

21. Ionkhihsótha karáhkwa iottakwaríhsion The moon has flat plains

22. Ionkhihsótha karáhkwa sénha ken’niwá:’a tsi ní:ioht ne onhóntsia The moon is smaller than earth

23. Í:iah teka’shátste ne kaié:nas Gravity is not strong on the moon

24. Í:iah thé:nen teiówerare There is no wind on the moon

25. Í:iah thé:nen tekahné:kaien There is no water on the moon

26. Teiotenonhianíhton io’taríhen nó:nen ioráhkote It is horribly hot on the moon when it is sunny

27. Teiotenonhianíhton iothó:re nó:nen í:iah teioráhkote It is horribly cold on the moon when it is not sunny

28. Ietsiononhwé:ton A new moon

29. Sha’tekarahkwí:hen Half a moon

30. Iekarahkwaié:ri A full moon

31. Iotehiá:ron karáhkwa Growing moon

32. Wahstótha karáhkwa Shrinking moon

33. Katsi’é:rare The moon is shaped like a fingernail

34. Wa’tkiaterahkwá:sere Lunar eclipse (moon is hidden)

 

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