What language do the Cayuga Indians speak?
Most Cayuga people speak English today, but some Cayugas, especially in Canada, also speak their native Cayuga language. Cayuga is a complex language with many sounds that are unlike the sounds in English. If you’d like to know a few easy Cayuga words, “sgę:no” (pronounced similar to SGEH-no) is a friendly greeting, and “nya:węh” (pronounced similar to NYAH-wenh) means ‘thank you.’ You can also hear Cayuga being spoken on this site, or read a Cayuga picture glossary here. Today Cayuga is an endangered language because most children aren’t learning it anymore. However, some Cayuga people are working to keep their language alive. What was Cayuga culture like in the past? What is it like now? Here is a link to the Cayuga Nation of the Six Nations Reserve, where you can find information about the Cayuga Indian people past and present. How do Cayuga Indian children live, and what did they do in the past? Cornhusk dolls They do the same things all children do–play with each other, go to sch
