How to pronounce Akwesasne?

AHG - weh - SAUCE - knee

Ak (short A, as in aqua, and K is always pronouced as G in Iroquoian), We (short 'e' as in 'when'), Sas (long A, like 'ahh'), ne (long 'e')

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Mohawk/Kanien'kéha

Ahkwesáhsne

Land Where the Ruffed Grouse Drums

Akwesasne is pronounced as

ah g w eh s ah z n ee

ah	sounds like the		'a'	in 'car'
g	sounds like the		'g'	in 'go'
w	sounds like the		'w'	in 'win'
eh	sounds like the		'e'	in 'pet'
s	sounds like the		's'	in 'so'
z	sounds like the		'z'	in 'zen'
n	sounds like the		'n'	in 'no'
ee	sounds like the		'ee'	in 'see'

Akwesasne is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ ah g w eh s ah z n ee ]

ah	g	w	eh	s	ah	z	n	ee
car	go	win	pet	so	car	zen	no	see

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