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title: onondaga — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «onondaga» in the school dictionary: A Native American people of central New York State, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy); also their language. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# onondaga

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**Who acts:** Onondaga Nation, Onondaga Lake, Onondaga, We · **What happens:** host, call, be, read, tell · **To what, where:** Grand Council, Onondaga, city, name, legend · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«onondaga» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [onondaga in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/onondaga.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A Native American people of central New York State, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy); also their language.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onondaga:m1:1
# text = A Native American people of central New York State, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy); also their language.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	_
8	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	State	State	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	Six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	Nations	Nation	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Haudenosaunee	Haudenosaunee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	Iroquois	Iroquois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	_
21	Confederacy	Confederacy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
24	also	also	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
25	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Onondaga Lake and Onondaga County, near Syracuse, New York.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onondaga:m2:1
# text = Onondaga Lake and Onondaga County, near Syracuse, New York.
1	Onondaga	Onondaga	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	Lake	Lake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	Onondaga	Onondaga	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	County	County	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Syracuse	Syracuse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	_
11	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Onondaga Nation hosts the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onondaga:x1:1
# text = The Onondaga Nation hosts the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Onondaga	Onondaga	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Nation	Nation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hosts	host	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Grand	Grand	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Council	Council	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Haudenosaunee	Haudenosaunee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **host** | present | the Onondaga Nation |  | the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent council=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The Onondaga are called the keepers of the fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onondaga:x2:1
# text = The Onondaga are called the keepers of the fire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Onondaga	Onondaga	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	keepers	keeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	xcomp	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | the Onondaga |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Onondaga Lake is near the city of Syracuse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onondaga:x3:1
# text = Onondaga Lake is near the city of Syracuse.
1	Onondaga	Onondaga	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Lake	Lake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	near	near	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Syracuse	Syracuse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Onondaga Lake |  |  | the city |  | of Syracuse | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Onondaga is also the name of a language.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onondaga:x4:1
# text = Onondaga is also the name of a language.
1	Onondaga	onondaga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We read a legend told by Onondaga storytellers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:onondaga:x5:1
# text = We read a legend told by Onondaga storytellers.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Onondaga	onondaga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	storytellers	storyteller	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | We | a legend |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent legend=Topic |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | participle |  | a legend *not said here* |  |  |  | by Onondaga storytellers | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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