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Onondaga (Onundagaono or "People of the Hills") is the language of the Onondaga First Nation, one of the original five constituent tribes of the League of the Iroquois (Hodenosaunee) First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which... The Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans. ...


This language is spoken in the United States and Canada, primarily on reservations in western New York state, and near Brantford, Ontario. State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Brantford (2001 population 86,417)[1] is a city located on the Grand River in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ...


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Onondaga Language (292 words)
The traditional territory of the Onondaga people is in the area around Onondaga lake in New York state.
Both these orthographies are briefly discussed in the Onondaga Dictionary, which itself uses a more Iroquoianist linguistics writing system.
Phonologically (in the grammar of the language), 〈t〉 and 〈d〉 are the same sound: /t/.
Onondaga language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (349 words)
Onondaga (Onǫtaʔkékaʔ or Onǫdaʔgégaʔ, "People of the Hills") is the language of the Onondaga First Nation, one of the original five constituent tribes of the League of the Iroquois (Hodenosaunee).
This language is spoken in the United States and Canada, primarily on reservations in western New York state, and near Brantford, Ontario.
Onondaga has five oral vowels, /i e o æ a/ (/æ/ is normally represented with <ä>), and two nasal vowels, /ẽ/ and /ũ/.
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