Wahstonhronòn:ke

Mohawk

Etymology

Wahstonhró:non (“American”) +‎ -’ke (“locative suffix”), itself from the Mohawk word Wáhston (“Boston”), from English Boston.

Noun

Wahstonhronòn:ke

1. United States (a country in North America)

References

• Michelson, Gunther, Michelson, Karin, Canadian Deer, Glenda (2024) A Dictionary of Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) with Connections to the Past, University of Toronto Press, page 349