Etymograph

English

Kanien'kéha

Kanien'kéha comes from Mohawk Kanienʼkéha.

  1. MohawkmodernKanienʼkéha
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020Kanien'kéha

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. MohawkmodernKanienʼkéha
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020Kanien'kéha

Earliest quotation: 2020, The Canadian Press: “Artist and activist Ellen Gabriel remembered him as a…”

Today it means

name Synonym of Mohawk (language), in particular the Central or Eastern dialects.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mohawk Kanienʼkéha / Kanien'kéha