Hodínöhšö:ni:h

Seneca

Etymology

A noun created by combining the prefix hodi- (masculine plural, patient), noun stems nöhses ("house") öni ("to make") and the stative suffix -:h. Cognate with Mohawk Rotinonshón:ni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hodinɔ̃hʃɔ̃ːniːh/

Noun

Hodínöhšö:ni:h

1. The longhouse builders.
2. The Iroquois people.

References

• Wallace Chafe (2014) English-Seneca Dictionary‎^[1], page 88