Wiktionary:About Mohawk
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This is a Wiktionary policy, guideline or common practices page. This is a draft proposal. It is unofficial, and it is unknown whether it is widely accepted by Wiktionary editors. |
| Policies – Entries: CFI - EL - NORM - NPOV - QUOTE - REDIR - DELETE. Languages: LT - AXX. Others: BLOCK - BOTS - VOTES. |
Orthography
[edit]Please use the modern orthography from the Mohawk Language Standardisation Project.
Use : for long vowels and ʼ for glottal stops
| Old Symbol | v | u | y | ? |
| Equivalent | en | on | i/y | ’ |
Lemma
[edit]The lemma for verbs will be first person habitual, or third person neuter habitual if it's impersonal. The lemma for nouns will contain the noun prefixes and suffixes.
Following orthographic convention, ’ and h should not be written, but a redirect can be made
Nouns should list their incorporated form, and verbs their incorporating form if it differs from the regular one
Sources
[edit]| Title | Author (year) | Dialect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A thousand words of Mohawk | Michelson (1973) | Kahnawà:ke | Root-Based, old orthography |
| Mohawk Teaching Grammar | Deering (1976) | Kahnawà:ke | Not a dictionary, but has vocabulary and grammar notes |
| Mohawk Spelling Dictionary | Various (1977) | Ahkwesáhsne | English-to-Mohawk only |
| Mohawk Language Dictionary | Maracle (1990) | Kenhtè:ke | Root-based |
| Kanien’keha Thematic Dictionary | Maracle (1999,2015) | Kahnawà:ke | Thematic |
| Kanien’keha Morphology | Various (1990) | Kahnawà:ke | Not a dictionary, but has grammar notes |