Explore Kanien through 9 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Kanien in a sentence
Using Kanien
- In the example corpus, kanien often appears in combinations such as: kanien kéha, kanien kehá, is kanien.
Context around Kanien
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kanien
- In this selection, "kanien" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, existing, surrounding and language stand out and add context to how "kanien" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bring more kanien kéha into and deer is kanien kehá ka. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kanien" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kanien
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jessica Deer is Kanien’kehá:ka from Kahnawake. (8 words)
How do you sing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star in Kanien’kéha? (11 words)
The episode takes place in Kanien’kéha and is informed by the history of the land in Akwesasne. (18 words)
After spending the past 3 yrs working alongside an incredible team, we got to premiere this nearly-all Mohawk episode surrounded by family, community & first-language Kanien'kéha speakers. (29 words)
Iethiiehiá:rons is Kanien’kéha for ‘we raise them’ and the name of a language project that supports parents raising their children as first language speakers. (26 words)
Cross said she only got acquainted with her Kanien’kehá:ka culture later on in life, which also sparked her interest in regalia and beadwork. (25 words)
How do you sing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star in Kanien’kéha? (11 words)
Example sentences (9)
Existing Kanien'kéha resources from surrounding Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) communities were used, such as books, flash cards and language videos.
After spending the past 3 yrs working alongside an incredible team, we got to premiere this nearly-all Mohawk episode surrounded by family, community & first-language Kanien'kéha speakers.
Cross said she only got acquainted with her Kanien’kehá:ka culture later on in life, which also sparked her interest in regalia and beadwork.
Iethiiehiá:rons is Kanien’kéha for ‘we raise them’ and the name of a language project that supports parents raising their children as first language speakers.
It helps those parents and guardians to continue doing what they are and to bring more Kanien’kéha into the home,” said Deer.
The episode takes place in Kanien’kéha and is informed by the history of the land in Akwesasne.
Barahona said that for the last couple years, the class lacked a consistent teacher who was fluent in Kanien'kéha.
How do you sing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star in Kanien’kéha?
Jessica Deer is Kanien’kehá:ka from Kahnawake.
Common combinations with kanien
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- kanien kéha 4×
- kanien kehá 2×
- is kanien 2×
- in kanien 2×