IROQUOIAN LANGUAGE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Iroquoian language mean? 

• IROQUOIAN LANGUAGE (noun)
  The noun IROQUOIAN LANGUAGE has 1 sense:

1. a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois

  Familiarity information: IROQUOIAN LANGUAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IROQUOIAN LANGUAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Iroquoian; Iroquoian language; Iroquois

Hypernyms ("Iroquoian language" is a kind of...):

American-Indian language; American Indian; Amerind; Amerindian language; Indian (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Iroquoian language"):

Cherokee (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee)

Cayuga (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga)

Mohawk (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk)

Seneca (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca)

Oneida (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida)

Onondaga (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Onondaga)

Tuscarora (the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora)