Getting Around Town

This page provides vocabulary aimed at helping you get around town. At the bottom, you will see well-known cities listed in their original Seneca language.

Kanötayë’ (kah-noh-tah-yeh) Town/City

Tënödeyë:sta’ (teh-noh-day-yeh-stah) School
Ga:yádöshä’ (gah-yah-doh-s-ha) Library
Hënó’swatá’geh (heh-noh’swah-tah’geh) Fire department
Hade:jë'sgeh (hah-day-jay-s-geh) Doctor's office
Hade'sehdö:nisgeh (hah-day-seh-doh-nees-geh) Mechanic's
Dwatgéö’ (dwaht-geh-oh) Store
Wa:gö’ dwatgéö’ (wah-goh’ dwaht-geh-oh) Grocery store

**** Note: Wa:gö’ means foods (See “Foods” subheader)

Ga:yádöshä’ dwatgéö' Bookstore

**** Note: Ga:yádöshä’ means library (see above)

Ga’dä:gësgë:ö’ (gah’da-geh-sgeh-oh) Cattaraugus Reservation

Dó:šo:wë:h (doh-shoh-weh) Buffalo

Ohi:yo’ (oh-hee-yo) Allegany Reservation. Literally means ‘good river.’

Ta:nöwöde’ (tah-noh-woh-day) Tonawanda Reservation

Tga:no’s (t-gah-noh-s) Oil Springs Reservation

Tganödä:gwëh (t-gah-noh-dah-gweh) Canandaigua

Tganödagë:ën (t-gah-noh-dah-geh-ehn) Victor

Sga:néhdadih (sgah-nay-dah-dee) Albany

Twasgo’ (twah-sgoh) Auburn

Ji:nyödahsésgeh (jee-nyoh-dah-say-sgeh) Batavia

Jo’néhsi:yo:h (joh-neh-see-yoh) Geneseo

Onëdagöh (oh-neh-dah-goh) Salamanca

Ganökdiyó'geh (gah-noh-k-dee-yoh-geh) Syracuse

Tganö:do’ (t-gah-noh-doh) New York City