Kanien' kehá: ka means according to the context and interpretations: " Populate lumière" , " Men éclairs" , " populate Silex s" or " Children of the étoiles" , in the language Iroquois E of the Indians Agniers of the south-east of the Canada.

Also called Mohawk by their enemies " Abénaki " pronounced " Mo-hawk" meaning " eater of hommes".

Certain lexical elements close to the Basque and certain dialects Scandinave S let imagine probable inter-cultural exchanges former to French colonization then Anglo-Saxon.