How to use adjectives in Mohawk

You want to learn how to use adjectives in Mohawk? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Mohawk lessons complete with useful examples. Big, small, happy, sad... we'll teach you all you need to know about Mohawk adjectives.

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Mohawk adjectives

Adjectives are generally used to describe nouns. Mohawk, however, has only a handful of true adjectives. In Mohawk, verbs are generally used in the place of adjectives ('is happy','is strong' etc.).

Examples

kahwátsir rotkanón:ni

the rich family

kahwátsir katshennón:ni

the happy family

kahwátsirowánen

the big family

kahwátsire-íyo

the good family

kahwátsir katenht

the poor family

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The name for the language in Mohawk is Kanien’kéha. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Mohawk would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Mohawk

Learn to get by in Mohawk with these useful words and phrases. These essential phrases cover everything from Mohawk greetings to business and workplace communications to love and dating.

thíken yakónkwe

that woman

thíken anitskwàra

that chair

thíken kahyatónhsera

that book

thíken rónkwe

that man

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Step 7 : Adjectives in Mohawk

Adjectives are used to describe nouns. To get started, we suggest you learn the three Mohawk adjectives kowánen, niwá’a and -akáyon (big, small, old). Using the nouns kahyatónhsera, anitskwàra and kahnhóha (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each adjective with each noun (the big book, the old chair, the small door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Mohawk adjectives including useful examples. After you've learned to use the adjectives kowánen, niwá’a and -akáyon with the nouns kahyatónhsera, anitskwàra and kahnhóha you can move on to Step 8 (Mohawk Verbs).

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