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There is no language called "Iroquois" - it refers to a group of allied tribes speaking different languages:

In Cayuga, a bear is hnyagwai

In Seneca, a bear is nyakwai'

In Oneida, a bear is ohkwa:lí

In Onondaga, a bear is ohgwá:ih

In Mohawk, a bear is ohkwa:ri'

In Tuscarora, a bear is uhchírę'

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