Ir·o·quoi·an

(îr′ə-kwoi′ən)

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.

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Iroquoian

(ˌɪrəˈkwɔɪən)

(Languages) a family of North American Indian languages including Cherokee, Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, and Onondaga: probably related to Siouan

adj

1. (Peoples) of or relating to the Iroquois, their culture, or their languages

2. (Languages) of or relating to the Iroquois, their culture, or their languages

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Ir•o•quoi•an

(ˌɪr əˈkwɔɪ ən)

n.

1. a family of American Indian languages, including Huron, the languages of the Iroquois Five Nations, and Cherokee, spoken or formerly spoken in the E Great Lakes region and parts of the eastern U.S.

2. a member of an Iroquoian-speaking people.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to the Iroquois or the language family Iroquoian.

[1690–1700]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

Iroquoian - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois

Iroquoian language, 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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Suffice it to mention a couple of examples from Eskimoan and Iroquoian languages in North America.

On the grammaticalization of some processes of word formation in Africa

On one hand, of course, alliterative meter belongs to a quite different cultural tradition, and it originated in a Germanic language group whose aural hallmarks differ greatly from the Iroquoian languages. (5) On the other hand, Zimmer seems to have valued this meter for its archaic feel, something he considered appropriate for a nonWestern cultural tradition whose development came independently of Europe's post-Renaissance "modernity"--and at least one contemporary Native American poet, Carter Revard, has likewise found alliterative meter useful for presenting indigenous themes.

Paul Edwin Zimmer's alliterative style: A metrical legacy of J.R.R. Tolkien and Poul Anderson

Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) ('Atoca' or 'Ataca' in the Iroquoian languages, a designation commonly used in the province of Quebec, Canada) is the American name for an Ericaceous plant domesticated in North America since the beginning of the 19th century, and since 1939 in Quebec, Canada.

Nutrient signature of Quebec (Canada) cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon AIT.)/Perfil nutritivo de Atocas (Vaccinium macrocarpon AIT.--cranberry) cultivadas no Quebec, Canada

In contrast with Sierra Popoluca and the Iroquoian languages, languages of the Eskimo-Aleut family seem surprisingly devoid of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

Exuberant complexity: the interplay of morphology, syntax, and prosodyin central Alaskan Yup'ik

Once the foremost language of trade and diplomacy, believed even to be "the original language from which the other Iroquoian languages stemmed," Huron died "at the hands of Christianity."

The Yawenda Project: can the Huron-Wendat language be revived in Wendake?