Learning the Seneca Indian Language
People / Family
Ö:gweh (oh-gwey) Person
Yagö:gweh (yah-goh-gway) Woman
Hö:gweh (ho-gway) Man
Yeksá’a:h (yayk-sah-ah) Girl
Haksá’a:h (hahk-sa-ah) Boy
Snyade:o′ (snyah-day-oh) Friend
Ohíyo:onö’ (oh-hee-yo-oh-no) People of Allegany Reservation
Ga’dä:gësge:onö’ (gah'da-gehs-gay-oh-no) People of Cattaraugus Reservation
Ta:nöwödé:onö’ (ta-noh-woh-deh-oh-no) People of the Tonawanda Reservation
Ganë:gwe:göh (gah-neh-gway-goh) The whole community
Yeyësdanih (yay-yes-dah-nee) Female teacher
Hayësdanih (hah-yes-dah-nee) Male teacher
Ha’swáta’ (hah-swah-tah) Male firefighter
Shagoye:nö:s (shah-goh-yay-no-s) Police Officer
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Ga:waji:yä’ (gah-wah-jee-ya) Family
Kwaji:yä’ (kwah-jee-ya) My family
Sa:waji:yä’ (sah-wah-jee-ya) Your family
Grandmother
Akso:d (ahk-sode) My grandmother
Esáhso:d (ay-sa-sode)Your grandmother
Etíhso:d (ay-tee-sode) Our grandmother
Mother
Aknó’ëh (ahk-noh-eh) My mother
Sanó’ëh (sah-noh-eh) Your mother
Etíno’ëh (ay-tee-noh-eh) Our mother
Grandfather
Hakso:d (hahk-sode) My grandfather
Yahso:d (yahk-sode) Your grandfather
Shedwáhso:d (shade-wa-sode) Our grandfather
Father
Ha’nih (hah-nee) My father
Ya’nih (yah-nee) Your father
Shagwá’nih (shag-wah-nee) Our father
Siblings
He′gë:′ (hay-geh) My younger brother
Hahji’ (hah-jee) My older brother
Ke′gë:′ (kay-geh) My younger sister
Ahji’ (ah-jee) My older sister
Agwáde’gë:shö’ (ah-gwah-day-geh-shoh) We are related
Ögwade:o’ (oh-gwah-day-oh) We are friends.
Hadíksa’shö’öh / Children
Kéáwakshö’ (keh-ah-wahk-shoh) My children
Ke:awak (kay-ah-wahk) My daughter.
Kesha:wak (kay-ah-wahk) Your daughter
He:awak (hay-ah-wahk) My son
Hesha:wak (hay-shah-wahk) Your son