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Iroquoian

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Ir·o·quoi·an  (îr-kwoin)
n.
1. A family of North American Indian languages of the eastern part of Canada and the United States that includes Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, Tuscarora, Cherokee, Erie, Huron, and Wyandot.
2. A member of an Iroquoian-speaking people.
adj.
Of or constituting the Iroquoian language family.

Iroquoian [ˌɪrəˈkwɔɪən]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) a family of North American Indian languages including Cherokee, Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, and Onondaga: probably related to Siouan
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the Iroquois, their culture, or their languages
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Iroquoian - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois
American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, American Indian, Indian - any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
Cherokee - the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
Cayuga - the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga
Mohawk - the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk
Seneca - the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca
Oneida - the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida
Onondaga - the Iroquoian language spoken by the Onondaga
Tuscarora - the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora


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An Iroquoian culture hero, he converted to the cause of Deganawida, another culture hero who had taken on as his mission no less than the cessation of feuding among Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, and others.
In spite of his apparent reproduction of missionary interpretations of Iroquois spirituality, Sherry Brydon argues that he lent "obvious support for [native] religious expressions" which "contested the vigorous efforts of the missionaries to repress traditional Iroquoian practices" (63).
I gather it up like kindling, steal it away from these pastel rooms, these hushed and city voices, take it back into those Iroquoian hills
 
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