-a’
Mohawk
Suffix
-a’
- noun suffix
Notes
The ’ is left unwritten when at the end of a word
Ojibwe
Derived terms
- gaandaʼan (“push”)
- gaandakiiʼan (“pole (push a boat forward using a pole)”)
- gibaakwaʼan (“shut, block, dam, as or with something stick-like or wooden”)
- mooka’am (“(the sun) rises, it is sunrise”)
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/a-final-1458
Oneida
Suffix
-a’
- noun suffix
References
Karin Michelson, Norma Kennedy, Mercy Doxtator (2016) Glimpses of Oneida Life, University of Toronto, page 360
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