Seneca
- noun
- /ˈsɛnɪkə/
:
idioma seneca
- The Seneca language is rich in expressions and cultural significance for the Seneca people.
Examples
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Many students are studying the Seneca language to preserve its unique heritage.
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Then we get to Seneca, and there's a variety of themes from the letters being discussed in the Seneca section.
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During the festival, we celebrated the Seneca culture through music and traditional dancing.
Synonyms
A Native American language spoken by the Seneca people in western New York
A group of North American native languages first spoken by the Iroquois and related groups
A group of Native American languages, such as Mohawk, Oneida, and Seneca
A language of the native peoples of the Americas
A language spoken by the native people of North, Central, or South America
A language first spoken by the native people of the Americas before Europeans arrived
Compounds
A plant from eastern North America with small white flowers and roots used as medicine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Seneca also names the Iroquoian language spoken by that people because English speakers used the same name for both the people and their speech, so Seneca means the Seneca people's language.
