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title: mohawk — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mohawk» in the school dictionary: The Mohawk are a First Nations and Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, living in what is now New York State, Quebec and Ontario. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mohawk

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**Who acts:** Mohawk, Nations Confederacy, hair, hairstyle, children, Mohawk ironworkers · **What happens:** be, live, shave, stand up, call, learn · **To what, where:** First Nations, Nations Confederacy, York State, Iroquoian language, hairstyle, sides · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mohawk» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [mohawk in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mohawk.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mohawk are a First Nations and Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, living in what is now New York State, Quebec and Ontario.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mohawk:m1:1
# text = The Mohawk are a First Nations and Native American people of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, living in what is now New York State, Quebec and Ontario.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mohawk	Mohawk	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	First	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
6	Nations	Nation	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	17	compound	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	Native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod:poss	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Haudenosaunee	Haudenosaunee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	Iroquois	Iroquois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	_
17	Confederacy	confederacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	acl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	19	obl	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
23	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	26	advmod	_	_
24	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	flat	_	_
25	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	State	State	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	Quebec	Quebec	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	Ontario	Ontario	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Mohawk | a First Nations |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | gerund | Native American people of the Haudenosaunee's Nations Confederacy *not said here* |  |  | Native American people of the Haudenosaunee's Nations Confederacy |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in what=Location |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | York State and Quebec and Ontario |  |  | now |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mohawk is the Iroquoian language of the Mohawk people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mohawk:m2:1
# text = Mohawk is the Iroquoian language of the Mohawk people.
1	Mohawk	Mohawk	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Iroquoian	iroquoian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Mohawk	Mohawk	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mohawk | the Iroquoian language |  |  |  | of the Mohawk people | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mohawk is a hairstyle with the sides shaved and a strip of hair standing up down the middle; in the UK it is often called a «mohican».

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mohawk:m3:1
# text = A mohawk is a hairstyle with the sides shaved and a strip of hair standing up down the middle; in the UK it is often called a «mohican».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mohawk	mohawk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hairstyle	hairstyle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	shaved	shave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	strip	strip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	up	up	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	down	down	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux:pass	_	_
26	often	often	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	mohican	mohican	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mohawk | a hairstyle |  |  |  | with the sides | tree rules |
| 2 | **shave** | participle |  | the sides *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **stand up** | gerund | hair *not said here* |  |  |  |  | down the middle | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **call** | present · passive | a hairstyle *not said here* | mohawk |  | the UK |  | often *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mohawk are one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mohawk:x1:1
# text = The Mohawk are one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mohawk	Mohawk	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	Nations	Nation	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Haudenosaunee	Haudenosaunee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Mohawk | one |  |  |  | of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some children in Quebec learn Mohawk at school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mohawk:x2:1
# text = Some children in Quebec learn Mohawk at school.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Quebec	Quebec	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	learn	learn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Mohawk	Mohawk	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present | some children in Quebec | Mohawk |  | school |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mohawk=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mohawk ironworkers helped build tall bridges and skyscrapers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mohawk:x3:1
# text = Mohawk ironworkers helped build tall bridges and skyscrapers.
1	Mohawk	Mohawk	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	ironworkers	ironworker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	build	build	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
5	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bridges	bridge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	skyscrapers	skyscraper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Mohawk ironworkers |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **build** | infinitive | Mohawk ironworkers *not said here* | tall bridges and skyscrapers |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bridge=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The punk rocker had a bright green mohawk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mohawk:x4:1
# text = The punk rocker had a bright green mohawk.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	punk	punk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rocker	rocker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	mohawk	mohawk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the punk rocker | a bright green mohawk |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mohawk=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin wants a mohawk, but his mum said no.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mohawk:x5:1
# text = My cousin wants a mohawk, but his mum said no.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mohawk	mohawk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	no.	no.	NOUN	NN	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | My cousin | a mohawk |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot mohawk=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | cousin's mum | no. |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent no.=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mohawk River flows through New York State.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mohawk:x6:1
# text = The Mohawk River flows through New York State.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mohawk	Mohawk	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
7	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	State	State	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | present | the Mohawk River |  |  | York State |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through state=Location |

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