English
Haudenosaunee
Haudenosaunee comes from Seneca Hodínöhšö꞉ni꞉h.
- SenecamodernHodínöhšö꞉ni꞉h
- EnglishtodayHaudenosaunee
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- SenecamodernHodínöhšö꞉ni꞉h
- EnglishtodayHaudenosaunee
The story
Borrowed from Seneca Hodínöhšö꞉ni꞉h, meaning "the longhouse builders": an autonym shared among the Six Nations.
Every English word from Seneca Hodínöhšö꞉ni꞉h
Today it means
noun the Iroquois people collectively.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Seneca Hodínöhšö꞉ni꞉h / Haudenosaunee