Haudenosaunee

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Seneca Hodínöhšö꞉ni꞉h, meaning "the longhouse builders": an autonym shared among the Six Nations.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhəʊ.də.nəʊˈʃəʊ.ni/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊ.də.noʊˈʃoʊ.ni/
• Rhymes: -əʊni

Noun

Haudenosaunee pl (plural only)

1. [from 1851] the Iroquois people collectively.

Usage notes

This name is preferred by some Iroquois people instead of the term "Iroquois" due to the derogatory meaning of the term.

Translations

the Iroquois people collectively

Mohawk: Rotinonshón꞉ni

See also

• Ganonsyoni
• longhouse