Tiohtià:ke
Montreal is Tiohtià:ke in Mohawk.
Tiohtià:ke is the name used for the city of Montreal in Quebec.
Meaning: a city in Quebec (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The name is derived from words meaning a place of drumming or beating, and it can also be understood as meaning where the trees stand in the water.
Did you know?
- The use of the colon-like symbol in Tiohtià:ke is not a punctuation mark but a marker of vowel length, which can change the entire meaning of a word in Mohawk.
- The name Tiohtià:ke is often used today as a political and cultural statement of Indigenous presence in the city, rather than just a geographical label.
- The name Tiohtià:ke is not just a label for a location but functions as a description of the environment's physical and auditory characteristics.
Examples in context
- Tiohtià:ke.Montreal.
- E: Tiohtià:ke.It is Montreal.
- Tiohtià:ke ne tsiatón:ni.Montreal is big.
Example conversation
Okwáris and Kari are looking at a map of Quebec.
- OkwárisTiohtià:ke ne?Is that Montreal?
- KariNe', Tiohtià:ke ne.Yes, it is Montreal.
- OkwárisTiohtià:ke ne kanyáta'ni?Is Montreal far?
- KariNe', Tiohtià:ke ne kanyáta'ni.Yes, Montreal is far.
