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Definition of Iroquoian language
1. Noun. A family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois.
Generic synonyms: American Indian, American-indian Language, Amerind, Amerindian Language, Indian
Specialized synonyms: Cherokee, Cayuga, Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga, Tuscarora
Lexicographical Neighbors of Iroquoian Language
Literary usage of Iroquoian language
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The North-Americans of Yesterday: A Comparative Study of North-American by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh (1900)
"Cherokee has the same peculiarity, as it is an Iroquoian language. The Karankawa
contains sounds rarely heard in European languages, while other sounds ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1889)
""Indian Textile Fabrics of Ancient Peru," by WH Holmes. 7. " Problems of the Ohio
Mounds," by Cyrus Thomas. 8. " Bibliography of the Iroquoian language," by ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"A similar study of the Iroquoian language as represented in its several dialects
leads to conclu- ..."
4. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1896)
"A similar study of the Iroquoian language as represented in its several dialects
leads to conclu- ..."
5. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1886)
"Though unwritten, can this Iroquoian language properly be termed "prehistoric"
when even its isolated words represent beautiful thoughts and images, ..."
6. Memoirs of the International Congress of Anthropology by Charles Staniland Wake (1894)
"Next came the province of " Canada " proper, that is to say, the land of the "
Town," for such is the well-known meaning of Canada in the Iroquoian language ..."
7. The North-Americans of Yesterday: A Comparative Study of North-American by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh (1900)
"Cherokee has the same peculiarity, as it is an Iroquoian language. The Karankawa
contains sounds rarely heard in European languages, while other sounds ..."
8. The Popular Science Monthly (1889)
""Indian Textile Fabrics of Ancient Peru," by WH Holmes. 7. " Problems of the Ohio
Mounds," by Cyrus Thomas. 8. " Bibliography of the Iroquoian language," by ..."
9. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"A similar study of the Iroquoian language as represented in its several dialects
leads to conclu- ..."
10. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1896)
"A similar study of the Iroquoian language as represented in its several dialects
leads to conclu- ..."
11. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1886)
"Though unwritten, can this Iroquoian language properly be termed "prehistoric"
when even its isolated words represent beautiful thoughts and images, ..."
12. Memoirs of the International Congress of Anthropology by Charles Staniland Wake (1894)
"Next came the province of " Canada " proper, that is to say, the land of the "
Town," for such is the well-known meaning of Canada in the Iroquoian language ..."
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