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Meaning of Kanienkehaka | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The Mohawk people.
    plural, plural-only
  2. The Mohawk language.

Examples

“Tribal names are less contentious, though the word “tribe” itself is used principally in the United States. The Mohawk people, or Kanienkehaka (Kanien'kehá:ka), meaning “people of the flint,” are properly understood as the easternmost of the Six Nations […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Kaniere Kanifinolhu Kanifushi Kanimbla Kanimeedhoo Kanipe

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