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Body Parts in Mohawk
Kwe! Mohawk Learners! 😃
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some vocabulary related to the human body in the Mohawk language.
Happy learning!
Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: Family, Months of the year, Medical terms & Days of the week.
oià:ta - body[edit | edit source]
| Mohawk Language (Kanien'kéha) | English |
|---|---|
| o'tarihénhtshera | sweat,
perspiration |
| óhna | skin |
| ononhwè:rha
onònhkwis |
body hair
hair |
| onon'óntsta | bald |
| onón:tsi | head |
| okèn:kwara | forehead |
| ohranónsha | temple |
| onòn:wara | brain |
| o'nikòn:ra | soul |
| okónsha,
(okón:wara) |
face |
| ona'wà:sa | eyebrow |
| okahréhta | eyelash |
| okáhkwire | eyelid |
| okà:ra | eye(s) |
| okahrò:kwa | eyeball |
| okásheri | tears |
| ohónhta,
(ohónsha) |
ear |
| ohénsha | ear wax |
| o'niónhsa | nose |
| o'nión:kwa | nostrils |
| ononhwénha | mustache |
| ohnhó:kwa | cheek |
| orí:tsa | lip |
| oshakà:ra | mouth |
| owén:na | voice |
| awen'nàhson | tongue |
| ótskeri | saliva |
| onawí:ra | teeth |
| oiènhta | gingiva / gums |
| oshakwèn:ta | jaw, jawbone |
| o'rhiótsha | chin |
| oniáhkara | nape of the neck |
| onià:ra | neck |
| ohnià:sa [ext.]
onià:ta [int.] |
throat |
| onerò:kwa | torso |
| ohón:wa | thorax |
| awentskwè:na | chest |
| onòn:ta | breast |
| okónhkwara | nipple, teat |
| awé:ri | heart |
| katsinonhia'takwe'ní:io | artery |
| otsinonhià:ta,
otsinonhiáhton |
veins,
blood vessel |
| onekwénhsa | blood |
| otsinà:kwa | lungs |
| onerì:tsta, (otshè:wa) | navel |
| onekwèn:ta | belly |
| oshiahón:ta | stomach |
| okahrósta | intestines |
| othwénsha | liver |
| ótshahte,
otsi'nekwá:ra |
bile, gall |
| otsi'éshera | pancreas |
| otstiésheri | kidneys |
| ononwakéntsta | urinary bladder |
| ohnhenhósha | urine |
| otón:ni | cell |
| o'wà:ron | flesh |
| onasè:ta | muscle |
| ostonterí:tshera' | joint |
| ostaròn:wa | marrow |
| óstien | bone(s) |
| ráhskenhn | skeleton |
| oronhkwè:na | backbone, spine |
| ona'áhta | rib |
| ohì:ia | hips |
| oshià:kara | waist |
| ohnénhsa | shoulder |
| onerahóntsha | shoulder blade |
| onéntsha | arm |
| o'nhòn:ra | armpit, axilla |
| ohióhsa | elbow |
| onentshawí:ta | wrist |
| otsíhkwa | fist |
| ohtsá:na | hand |
| óhshia | palm of the hand |
| otsiweiónhkara | thumb |
| ohsnónhsa | finger |
| otsi'é:ra | fingernails, nails |
| ohnóhkwa | penis |
| onèn:ia | testicles |
| onèn:'a | sperm, semen |
| otsískwa | vagina |
| otsi'nekén:ta | clitoris |
| okà:ta | anus |
| ohò:kwa, (ohnà:tsha) | buttocks |
| ohsí:na | leg |
| ohnítsha | thigh |
| okwítsha | knee |
| osenón:na | calf |
| ohsinekó:ta' | ankle |
| orá:ta | heel |
| orakwáhta | sole of the foot |
| oshì:ta | feet |
| ohiakwí:ra | toe |
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