iroquois

• Nombre propio que se refiere a un miembro de la confederación de pueblos indígenas de América del Norte que habitaban originalmente el estado de Nueva York, conocidos por su alianza histórica con los británicos durante la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos, o a la familia de lenguas habladas por estos pueblos.

A proper noun referring to a member of a confederacy of Native American peoples originally inhabiting New York State, known for their historical alliance with the British during the American Revolution, or to the family of languages spoken by these peoples.

nombre propio

1. Member of a Native American confederacyB2formalamericanpolitical

   A member of a historically powerful confederacy of Native American peoples originally located in what is now New York State; the Iroquois League was allied with the British during the American Revolution.

   miembro de la confederación iroquesa

   • An Iroquois from the Mohawk tribe fought alongside British forces.
   • The Iroquois had a sophisticated system of governance based on consensus.
   • Many Iroquois today live on reservations in New York and Canada.
   • The Iroquois Confederacy is considered one of the oldest living democracies.

2. Language familyC1formalamericanscientific

   A family of Native American languages spoken by the Iroquois peoples, including Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora.

   Familia de lenguas iroquesas

   • The Iroquois language family is part of the larger Iroquoian stock.
   • Mohawk and Cherokee are both Iroquoian languages, but only Mohawk is classified as Iroquois.
   • Linguists study Iroquois languages to understand their unique grammatical structures.
   • Efforts are underway to revitalize several Iroquois languages among younger generations.

   Sinónimosiroquoian