sekoh
The Mohawk word for "hi" is sekoh.
sekoh is used as a friendly, informal greeting.
Meaning: friendly, informal greeting (intj)
Did you know?
- The Mohawk language is polysynthetic, meaning a single word can function as an entire sentence, making a short greeting like sekoh a rare example of a concise, standalone word.
- Mohawk is part of the Iroquoian language family, which is structurally unrelated to the Algonquian languages spoken by many other neighboring Indigenous groups in North America.
- Because Mohawk is a verb-heavy language, many greetings are conceptually built around the act of 'seeing' or 'being' rather than a static 'hello'.
Examples in context
- Sekoh, kániatari'!Hi, how are you!
- Sekoh, tsiá:te.Hi, good morning.
- Sekoh, tewatón'!Hi, friend!
Example conversation
Tekakwitha walks into the village and sees Okwari.
- TekakwithaSekoh, Okwari.Hi, Okwari.
- OkwariSekoh, Tekakwitha.Hi, Tekakwitha.
- TekakwithaKániatari'?How are you?
- OkwariNe' ne' skén:ton.I am very well.
