Oneida Words & Phrases

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kanʌstóhale̲

cornbread

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ola:n̲á̲

cornsoup

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yakukwehuwé̲

original person female

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lukwehuwé̲

original person male

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ukwehuwé̲

original person

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katukwe’tiyóstha’ tyótkut

I always try to be a good person

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yeyʌthókwas

harvest

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kanʌhʌta̲

dried sweet corn

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7. ashʌ ki’ né: nahoti’talake nén Onʌyota’á:ka

Oneida people have three clans

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6. thayú:ni né: na’ako’taló:tʌ nén aksotha̲

wolf is my grandmother’s clan