Plant Names in Mohawk

Quick pronunciation guide for vowel sounds in Mohawk
-a- is pronounced like -aw- in Saw (with the -w- sound never being pronounced).
-e- is pronounced like -ay- in Hay (with the -y- sound never being pronounced).
-i- is pronounced like -ea- in Bead.
-o- is pronounced like -ow- in Bow (with the -w- sound never being pronounced).
-en- is pronounced like -un- in Sun but the -n- being half pronounced and nasal.
-on- is pronounced like -oon- in Moon but the -n- being half pronounced and nasal.
- ‘ - is pronounced like -t- in the word Gut.

Quick pronunciation guide for consonant sounds in Mohawk
-h- is pronounced like -h- in Hat (a -h- is always pronounced)
-i- is pronounced like -y- in Yes (in Eastern Mohawk the letter -i- has double duty).
-k- is pronounced like -g- in Get or like -k- in Hike.
-n- is pronounced like -n- in No.
-r- is pronounced like a Japanese -r- (think of the song “Domo Arigato… “) and it can also be pronounced like -l- in Ball.
-s- is pronounced like -z- in Zone or like -s- in Miss.
-t- is pronounced like -d- in Dog or like -t- in Tone.
-w- is pronounced like -w- in Way.

Quick guide for diacritical marks in Mohawk
Diacritical marks in Mohawk signify where the word is stressed.
Up stress – á/é/í/ó/én/ón (it signifies that the vowel is stressed quickly).
Up stress with colon – á:/é:/í:/ó:/én:/ón: (it signifies that the vowel is stressed and held).
Down stress with colon – à:/è:/ì:/ò:/èn:/òn: (it signifies that the vowel is stressed and held but with a low tone.
Think of how the Italians stress their words, it is similar to that).