Iroquoian
Cherokee language group
Iroquoian refers to a family of Native American languages historically spoken across northeastern North America, including Mohawk, Cherokee, and Seneca.
The term also describes the peoples who spoke these languages or their cultural traditions: Iroquoian longhouses, Iroquoian confederacy.
The Iroquois Confederacy—also called the Haudenosaunee or Six Nations—was a powerful alliance of Iroquoian-speaking tribes.
Iroquoian nation from Northeast
Elongated communal dwelling structure
- wampumIndigenous American bead currency
- Three SistersNamed geological triplet
- clan motherFemale kinship group leader
- sachemIndigenous northeastern headman
Hiawatha · matrilineal · corn husk dolls · lacrosse · storytelling · oral tradition · clan system · confederacy
Family line of descent
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descendantsThose who come after
- eldersSenior community members
oral history · land rights · sovereignty · treaty · reservation · repatriation · cultural preservation · museums
Noun fuses into verb
- Cherokee syllabaryScript for a tribal language
- SequoyahCherokee literacy pioneer
- agglutinativeMorphemes chained, roots intact
- language familyRelated tongues from one source
Laurentian · endangered languages · revitalization · oral literature · place names · loanwords · ceremonial speech
Mohawk
Iroquoian nation from Northeast
longhouse
Elongated communal dwelling structure
- wampumIndigenous American bead currency
- Three SistersNamed geological triplet
- clan motherFemale kinship group leader
sachem · Hiawatha · matrilineal · corn husk dolls · lacrosse · storytelling · oral tradition · clan system · confederacy · peace pipe
ancestry
Family line of descent
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descendantsThose who come after
elders · oral history · land rights · sovereignty · treaty · reservation · repatriation · cultural preservation · museums · artifacts
noun incorporation
Noun fuses into verb
- Cherokee syllabaryScript for a tribal language
- SequoyahCherokee literacy pioneer
- agglutinativeMorphemes chained, roots intact
language family · Laurentian · endangered languages · revitalization · oral literature · place names · loanwords · ceremonial speech
- Iroquois ConfederacyNative American tribal league