Onondaga Language

Onondaga Language

Onondaga Nation Language (Onoñdaʔgegáʔ nigaweñoʔdeñʔ, "Onondaga is our language") is the language of the Onondaga First Nation, one of the original five constituent tribes of the League of the Iroquois (Hodenosaunee).

This language is spoken in the United States and Canada, primarily on the reservation in central New York state, and near Brantford, Ontario.

Read more about Onondaga Language:  Phonology, Morphology, Noun Incorporation, Word Order, Question Formation

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