Wendat Dictionary
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• a↑
• -a-joiner vowel
• aa- / a-optative prefix
• -ahimperative suffix
• -ahah-path, trail
• -ahchhabitual suffix
• -ahchar-wampum belt
• ahchienhkthree
• ahchioutmy maternel grandchild, i.e., the child of my daughter (used only when speaking directly to the grandchild)
• -ahchisatpestle
• -ahchi’t-foot, feet
• -ahchondi- / -ahchrondi- / -ahchonni- / -ahchronni-to dress oneself, to prepare oneself, to adorn oneself, to adjust oneself
• -ahiawir-toe, toes
• -ahihk / -ahi-fruit, berry
• -ahkpast suffix
• -ahkhabitual suffix
• -ahkwa- / -ahkwat-to be windy, for the wind to blow
• -ahonht-ear(s)
• -ahronk- / -ahrony-to hear and understand something spoken, said or told; to hear and understand someone
• -ahronton-to ask someone a question, to ask someone something, to question someone
• -ahshabitual suffix
• -ahs / -ahchhabitual suffix
• ahsenhten
• partitive + -ahsohkou’ten- / -ahsohko’ten-to be such a colour
• -ahsohkw- / -ahsohk-colour, pigment, dye
• -ahsont-night
• -ahton-for something to get lost, get mislaid, get destroyed, get forgotten, disappear, dissipate, get erased, get abolished
• -ahton’t-to cause something to get lost, to cause something to disappear, to destroy or get rid of something
• -ahts-palm of the hand, the inside of the hand
• -ahtsi’r-cloud, clouds
• -ahtsi’ratay-to be cloudy, for the sky to be cloudy (lit. to be coloured with clouds)
• -ahtsohare-to wash one's hands, to wash the palms of one's hands
• -akenh-to get up out of bed into a sitting or standing position
• -aken’se-to look at, examine, or consider something; to look at, examine, or consider someone
• -akonhchiohare-to wash one's face
• -akonhresohare-to wash one's hands
• -akwendahchondi- / -akwendahchonni- / -akwendahchrondi- / -akwendahchronni-to prepare what one will say, to prepare one’s speech or talk
• -akwendahton’t-to become silent, to stop talking (lit. to make one’s voice get lost)
• aonsa- / aons-optative and repetitive prefix
• aonta- / aont-optative and cislocative prefix
• -arahskw-to leave to come or go somewhere, to walk, to advance along a path
• duplicative + -arahta- / -arahtat-to run; to flee from someone, to run away from someone
• -arhon-to rest
• -ashabitual suffix
• -astora- / -astorat-to hurry up, to rush to do something
• -atahronton-to inform oneself about something; to inform oneself about someone (e.g., to ask about someone's health)
• -atahrontonhnd- / -atahrontonhn-to go inform oneself about something; to go inform oneself about someone
• -at- / -ak- / -a- / -ate- / -aten- / -en- / -end- / -ar-middle voice prefix
• -atändita’wahtändi- / -atändita’wahten-to pretend to be asleep
• -atat- / -atak- / -atate- / -ataten- / -atänd- / -ata-reflexive prefix
• -atate’ndiara’senni- / -atate’ngiara’senni- / -atate’ndiara’s- / -atate’ngiara’s-to help each other, to help one another
• -atati-to speak; to speak to someone
• -atawan-to bathe oneself, to take a bath
• -atehchient- / -atehchienht-to be bad weather
• -ate’skonhchiohare-to brush one's teeth
• -atenhndinon-to buy or sell something
• -atenro-to be friends
• -aten’ndiyonhrahchondi- / -aten’ndiyonhrahchonni- / -aten’ndiyonhrahchrondi- / -aten’ndiyonhrahchronni-to prepare one’s mind, to prepare oneself mentally
• -athor-to be cold weather
• -athorat-for the weather to become cold; for someone to become cold
• -atiaren’t-pumpkin flower
• atiawenhrahk / akiawenhrahktrout
• -atia’tahchondi- / -atia’tahchonni- / -atia’tahchrondi- / -atia’tahchronni-to dress up, to adorn oneself
• -atia’tahton’t-to escape, to hide, to disappear (lit. to make one’s body get lost)
• -atia’tänonhn- / -atia’tänonhnd- / -atia’tänon-to guard, protect, watch over or look after someone
• -atia’tatase-to turn one’s body, to turn around oneself
• -atia’ta’tariha’t-to heat oneself up, to make oneself warm
• -atia’tohare-to wash one's body
• -atia’traw-to withdraw oneself from others, to leave, abandon or renounce a certain group, activity, or place
• -atie- / -tie-progressive suffix
• partitive + -atien- / -atient-to sit down, to place or put oneself somewhere
• -atoyen-axe
• duplicative + -ato’tsindet- / -ato’tsindeht-to ice-skate, to skate around on ice skates
• -aton- / -en- / -ihon- / -ihaon-to say something
• -atrahkwa’tariha’t-to heat oneself in the sun
• -atraw-to leave or go off a path or trail, to stray from a path, to move away or turn away from a path, to take another route, to separate from someone else on a path so that each person is on a different side
• -atriho’t-to be attentive
• -atriho’ta- / -atriho’tat-to listen, to pay attention, to obey instructions; to listen to someone, to pay attention to someone, to obey someone
• -atrihwahchondi- / -atrihwahchonni- / -atrihwahchrondi- / -atrihwahchronni-to prepare one’s matters or affairs, to make one’s affairs ready
• -awen-water, liquid
• -ay-continuative suffix
• partitive + -aye- / -ye-to be so many, to be a certain number (three or more) of something
• duplicative + -aye- / -ye-to be two of something
• translocative & duplicative + -aye- / -ye-to be all, every of something
• -a’noun suffix
• -a’punctual suffix
• -a’habitual suffix
• -a’ar-net, mesh (e.g., in snowshoes), woven bag
• a’- / a- / Ø-factual prefix
• -a’end-bow
• -a’sen’- / -a’sen’nd- / -a’senh- / -en’- / -en’nd- / -enh-for something to fall; for something to fall into ruin or out of use or fashion, for something to be abolished
• cislocative + -a’sen’- / -a’sen’nd- / -a’senh- / -en’- / -en’nd- / -enh-for something to fall down or fall from a height
• -a’tarih-for something to be hot
• -a’tariha’t-for the weather to be hot; for someone to be hot; to heat something
• -a’tatonhch- / -a’tatonhchr-basket
• a’tere’eight
• a’thönenhst / a’thounenhstplum, plums; plum tree
• -a’yenhr-ash
• an↑
• -anhstative suffix
• ch↑
• chi- / chia- / chia’-coincident prefix
• e↑
• -eht-field
• -ekw- / kw- / -ekwa- / -ekwä- / kwa- / kwä- / -ekwen- / kwen- / -eti- / ti-agent prefix for first person inclusive plural; transitive prefix for first person inclusive plural acting on third person feminine-zoic singular; agent imperative prefix for first person inclusive plural; patient imperative prefix for first person inclusive plural; transitive imperative prefix for first person inclusive plural acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• -eskw- / skw- / -eskwa- / -eskwä- / skwa- / skwä- / -eskwen- / skwen- / -ets- / ts-agent prefix for second person plural; transitive prefix for second person plural acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• -eskw- / skw- / -eskwa- / -eskwä- / skwa- / skwä- / -eskwen- / skwen- / -ets- / ts-patient prefix for second person plural; transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on second person plural
• -es- / s- / -esa- / sa- / -esä- / sä- / -esen- / sen-patient prefix for second person singular; transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on second person singular
• et- / eti- / ek- / -t- / -ti- / -k- / a-cislocative prefix
• etionte’rohchahndorehchaentahkwa’parking lot
• -eti- / ti- / -et- / t-agent prefix for first person inclusive dual; transitive prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person feminine-zoic singular; agent imperative prefix for first person inclusive dual; patient imperative prefix for first person inclusive dual; transitive imperative prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• -ets- / ts- / -etsi- / tsi- / -est- / st-agent prefix for second person dual; transitive prefix for second person dual acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• -ets- / ts- / -etsi- / tsi- / -est- / st-patient prefix for second person dual; transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on second person dual
• -eya’tariha’t-to heat up water
• -e’purposive suffix
• -e’habitual suffix
• -e’stative suffix
• -e’rohchi-hair (on head), hairs (on head)
• -e’shabitual suffix
• e- / Ø-future prefix
• en↑
• duplicative + -endihwen’- / -endihwen’y-for there to be lightning, for lightning to flash, strike; to have lightning striking, flashing while doing something
• -enhimperative suffix
• -enhstative suffix
• -enh- / -en’nd-inchoative suffix
• -ennonhchiänonhn- / -ennonhchiänonhnd- / -ennonhchiänon-to guard or protect a house
• -ennonhn- / -ennonhnd- / -ennon-to guard, protect, or look after something; to guard, protect, or look after someone
• -enrou’t-grass
• -ent-day
• partitive + -entou’ten- / -ento’ten-to be such a type of day in terms of the weather
• -en’punctual suffix
• -en’- / -en’nd- / -enh-inchoative suffix
• -en’ndiyonhraraw-to take one’s mind or one’s thoughts off something, to stop thinking about something
• en’niot iwahsenhone hundred
• -en’senni- / -en’s-benefactive suffix
• en’tron’nine
• h↑
• -himperative suffix
• -hstative suffix
• -h-ambulative suffix
• -h-dislocative suffix
• -h-inchoative suffix
• häayi- / häand- / häan-transitive prefix for first person exclusive dual acting on third person masculine non-singular
• häayo- / häayö- / häayaw- / häaya-transitive prefix for third person masculine non-singular acting on third person indefinite
• häayw- / häaywa- / häaywä- / häaywen- / häayi-transitive prefix for first person exclusive plural acting on third person masculine-zoic non-singular
• haekw- / haekwa- / haekwä- / haekwen- / haeti-transitive prefix for first person inclusive plural acting on third person masculine non-singular; transitive imperative prefix for first person inclusive plural acting on third person masculine non-singular
• haeskw- / haeskwa- / haeskwä- / haeskwen- / haets-transitive prefix for second person plural acting on third person masculine non-singular; transitive prefix for third person masculine non-singular acting on second person plural
• haeti- / haet-transitive prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person masculine non-singular; transitive imperative prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person masculine non-singular
• haets- / haetsi- / haest-transitive prefix for second person dual acting on third person masculine non-singular; transitive prefix for third person masculine non-singular acting on second person dual
• -hahch-council
• hahchi- / hahchie- / hahch-transitive prefix for second person singular acting on third person masculine non-singular
• haó’yes, OK
• haon- / hae- / haë- / häay- / ha-transitive prefix for third person indefinite acting on third person masculine non-singular
• haonyi- / haond- / haonn-transitive prefix for third person masculine non-singular acting on first person dual
• haonyw- / haonywa- / haonywä- / haonywen- / haonyi-transitive prefix for third person masculine non-singular acting on first person plural
• has- / hase- / hats- / hach-transitive imperative prefix for second person singular acting on third person masculine non-singular
• hats- / hatsi- / hast-transitive imperative prefix for second person non-singular acting on third person masculine non-singular
• hay- / haye-transitive prefix for first person singular acting on third person masculine non-singular
• hay- / haye- / hä- / haw-transitive prefix for third person masculine singular acting on first person singular
• hayonw- / hayon- / hayon-transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on third person masculine non-singular; transitive prefix for third person masculine singular acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular; transitive prefix for third person masculine singular acting on third person masculine non-singular
• -ha’habitual suffix
• -hchhabitual suffix
• -hch-dislocative suffix
• -hchahënd-grape(s)
• -hche- / che- / -hshe- / she-transitive prefix for second person singular acting on third person indefinite
• -hch- / -hchr-nominalizer suffix
• -hchi-mouth
• -hchi- / chi- / -hchie- / chie- / -hs- / s- / -hch- / ch-agent prefix for second person singular; transitive prefix for second person singular acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• -hchiend-name
• -hchiendahronk- / -hchiendahrony-to hear someone named, hear someone spoken of
• -hchiendahton-for someone’s name to be lost or forgotten
• -hchienhr-frost, hoar frost
• -hchienhrindet- / -hchienhrindeht-for it to be foggy or for there to be heavy, thick fog that gets one wet
• -hchingo’t-knee(s)
• -hchionwaht-needle, pin
• -hchiouta’ / -hchiouta’ahto be maternal grandparent to someone
• -hchon-distributive suffix
• -hchondi- / -hchonni- / -hchrondi- / -hchronni-to make or prepare something, to make it ready, to arrange it, to put it in order, to adjust it, to settle it, to decorate it, to adorn it
• -hchr- / -hch-dislocative suffix
• -hchron-distributive suffix
• hehchi- / hehchie- / hehs- / hehch-transitive prefix for second person singular acting on third person masculine singular
• he- / h- / ha- / ha’-translocative prefix
• hekw- / hekwa- / hekwä- / hekwen- / heti-transitive prefix for first person inclusive plural acting on third person masculine singular; transitive imperative prefix for first person inclusive plural acting on third person masculine singular
• hes- / hesa- / hesä- / hesen-transitive prefix for third person masculine non-singular acting on second person singular
• hes- / hese- / hets- / hech-transitive imperative prefix for second person singular acting on third person masculine singular
• heskw- / heskwa- / heskwä- / heskwen- / hets-transitive prefix for second person plural acting on third person masculine singular; transitive prefix for third person masculine singular acting on second person plural
• heti- / het-transitive prefix for first person exclusive dual acting on third person masculine singular; transitive imperative prefix for first person exclusive dual acting on third person masculine singular
• hets- / hetsi- / hest-transitive prefix for second person dual acting on third person masculine singular; transitive prefix for third person masculine singular acting on second person dual; transitive imperative prefix for second person non-singular acting on third person masculine singular
• -hente- / -hent-to go ahead, to lead, to go first
• -hentet- / -henteht-to prefer something over another, to put something ahead of others in one’s mind, to hold something in high esteem, to put something in first place or principal place
• h- / ha- / hä- / hen- / hr-agent prefix for third person masculine singular; transitive prefix for third person masculine singular acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• h- / he- / hë- / hi-transitive prefix for first person singular acting on third person masculine singular
• -hiaton-to write, mark something
• -hiatonhch- / -hiatonhchr-paper, livre, écrit
• -hiatonhkw-pencil, pen, any other writing instrument
• hi- / hia- / hien-transitive prefix for third person masculine singular acting on second person singular
• hi- / hnd- / hn-agent prefix for third person masculine dual
• -hiouhchi- / -hiohchi-elbow, elbows
• -hkimperative suffix
• -hkhabitual suffix
• -hkpunctual suffix
• -hkpast suffix
• -hkw-reversive suffix
• duplicative + -hkw- / -hk-to take something, pick it up off the ground, grab it, seize it, capture it, remove it from where one finds it, collect it, take it away, remove it
• -hkw- / -hk-instrumental suffix
• -hnd-ambulative suffix
• -hndaw-river, stream, current of water
• -hndinon-to want or desire something passionately, to want to have it
• -hndiri-to be hard, strong, firm, stable
• -hn- / -hnd-dislocative suffix
• -hnionhchi-pumpkin, pumpkins
• -hnon-distributive suffix
• ho- / hö- / haw- / ha-patient prefix for third person masculine singular; transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on third person masculine singular; transitive prefix for third person masculine singular acting on third person masculine singular
• hönd- / hoti- / hön-patient prefix for third person masculine non-singular
• -hon-distributive suffix
• hon- / hati- / hend- / henn-agent prefix for third person masculine plural
• -honw-boat, canoe
• honwend- / honwati- / honwenn-transitive prefix for third person non-singular acting on third person masculine non-singular
• honw- / honwa- / honwä- / honwen- / hon-transitive prefix for third person non-singular acting on third person masculine singular
• hony- / honye-transitive prefix for third person masculine non-singular acting on first person singular
• -hrenhwi-for something to be immobile, stopped, still, resting, stable; for something to be concluded, determined, emptied
• -hrenhwi’- / -hrenhwi’nd- / -hrenhwih-for something to become immobile, become still, stop, fix itself in one place, conclude itself, determine itself
• -hshabitual suffix
• -hs / -hchhabitual suffix
• -hskaw- / -hsk-reversive suffix
• -hskwahenh- / -hskwahen’nd-to hate or detest something, to have an aversion to or antipathy for something; to hate or detest someone, to have an aversion to or antipathy for someone
• -hw-causative suffix
• -hwatsir-family, litter (of an animal), brood or clutch (of a bird)
• -hwihst-fish scales; metal, bell, anything that is shiny (like fish scales)
• -h- / -’nd-inchoative suffix
• -h- / -’nd- / -’-inchoative suffix
• i↑
• i-prothetic prefix
• -iakhi- / akhi- / -iakh- / akh-transitive prefix for first person non-singular acting on third person indefinite; transitive imperative prefix for first person inclusive non-singular acting on third person indefinite
• -ias- / -iats-to sing
• -iayenhch- / -iayenhchr-to go to the bathroom (lit. to be on one's way out)
• -iayen’- / -iayen’nd- / -iayenh-to go out, to come out
• -iayi- / ayi- / -iänd- / änd- / -iän- / än-agent prefix for first person exclusive dual agent; transitive prefix for first person exclusive dual acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• -iayo- / -iayö- / ayo- / ayö- / -iayaw- / ayaw- / -iaya- / aya-patient prefix for third person indefinite; transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on third person indefinite
• -iayw- / ayw- / -iaywa- / -iaywä- / aywa- / aywä- / -iaywen- / aywen- / -iayi- / ayi-agent prefix for first person exclusive plural; transitive prefix for first person exclusive plural acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• -ia’t-body, living being
• -ia’tahchondi- / -ia’tahchonni- / -ia’tahchrondi- / -ia’tahchronni-to dress someone up, to adorn someone, to paint someone’s body
• -ia’tahndiri-to be someone who is strong, robust, vigorous, in good health
• -ia’tahrenhwi-for the body to be immobile, stopped, still, at rest
• -ia’tahrenhwi’- / -ia’tahrenhwi’nd- / -ia’tahrenhwih-for the body to become immobile, stopped, still, at rest
• -ia’tahton-to lose one’s way, to get lost, to make a mistake
• -ia’taten-to stop (one’s body)
• -ia’ta’tariha’t-to have a fever (lit. for the body to be hot)
• cislocative + -ia’ten’- / -ia’ten’nd- / -ia’tenh-for someone or some animal to fall down or fall from a height
• partitive + -ia’tou’ten- / -ia’to’ten-for someone to be such a way, either in terms of their physical characteristics or their way of being
• -ia’traw-to choose someone or some animal from a group, to remove someone or some animal from a group, to take out someone or some animal from inside
• -iëndaon- / -aon-to take something, to seize it, to grab it, to receive it, to have it and hold it in one's hand; to take someone, arrest someone, make someone a prisoner or captive; to receive someone's words or proposals, to agree to them, to adhere to them, to consent to them, to believe them to be true, to take someone's side, to follow someone's feelings
• -iënenhch- / -iënenhchr-knife
• -iera’tspoon, ladle
• -ies- / es- / -iesa- / esa- / -iesä- / esä- / -iesen- / esen-transitive prefix for third person indefinite acting on second person singular
• -ietshi- / etshi-transitive prefix for second person non-singular acting on third person indefinite; transitive prefix for third person indefinite acting on second person non-singular
• -ienhwi- / -nienhwi- / -ien- / -nien-to know how to do something; to have the necessary knowledge, ability, skill and the power to see to it until the end
• -ienhwi’- / -nienhwi’- / -ienhwi’nd- / -nienhwi’nd- / -ienhwih- / -nienhwih-to learn how to do something; to execute a task after having learned how to do something
• -ient-stick, small log
• -ienter-to know something, to be accustomed to something, to have the usage, custom, habit, practice or experience of something; to know someone, to know of someone
• -ien’w-tobacco
• -ihstative suffix
• -iheon- / -ihe-to die, to be dying, to be gravely ill
• -iht-prairie
• -ikwar-blanket; quilt; cloth; fabric
• inde’cha’maybe, apparently
• inenhvery, much
• -io- / -iö- / -iou- / o- / ö- / ou- / -iaw- / aw- / -ia- / a-patient prefix for third person feminine-zoic/neuter singular; transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• -iönd- / önd- / -ioti- / oti- / -iön- / ön-patient prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular
• -ion-to arrive at some place, to enter
• -ionkhi- / onkhi-transitive prefix for third person indefinite acting on first person non-singular
• -ion- / on- / -ie- / -ië- / e- / ë- / -ia- / a- / -iay- / ay-agent prefix for third person indefinite; transitive prefix for third person indefinite acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• -ionyi- / onyi- / -iond- / ond- / -ionn- / onn-patient prefix for first person dual; transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on first person dual
• -iony- / ony- / -ionye- / onye-transitive prefix for third person indefinite acting on first person singular
• -ionyw- / onyw- / -ionywa- / -ionywä- / onywa- / onywä- / -ionywen- / onywen- / -ionyi- / onyi-patient prefix for first person plural; transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on first person plural
• -ir- / -ihr-to drink something
• -itah- / -ita’nd- / -ita’-to fall asleep intentionally and voluntarily, to sleep
• -ita’w-to want to sleep, to find oneself asleep, to be asleep, to feel sleepy, to doze off
• -ita’wahtändi- / -ita’wahten-to put someone to sleep
• -ita’wat- / -ita’waht-for something to cause one to sleep, to sleep by means of something, to sleep in such a place, to sleep at such a time
• -iten’r-edible root
• -itson- / -itson’t-fish
• -i’khar-skirt, breechcloth
• k↑
• -kimperative suffix
• -kpunctual suffix
• kahahchia’wow
• khe- / khë-transitive prefix for first person singular acting on third person indefinite
• -khw-food, meal
• -kwa’past suffix
• kwehello, hi
• -k- / -y-continuative suffix
• n↑
• -ndaat-bed
• ndae’OK
• ndahkfour
• -ndat-village
• -nda’tar-bread
• -nda’ts-kettle, cauldron
• -nda’wënd-potato, potatoes
• -ndehw-beaver pelt; dollar
• -ndënon-to be mild or temperate weather; to have mild weather
• -nderondi-to thunder, for thunder to rumble, to make a loud, rumbling sound like thunder
• -ndich- / -ndichr-celestial body, star
• -ndinienht-snow
• -nenh-corn
• -nenhst-plum, plums
• -nen’past suffix
• -ngwahi’ts-doll
• -ngwen’- / -ngwen’nd- / -ngwenh-to snow
• -nhoton-to close the door; to imprison someone, to close the door on someone
• -nhotonw- / -nhotonyw-to open the door
• -nhow-door, entryway
• -ni- / -ndi- / -en-benefactive suffix
• -ni- / -ndi- / -has-benefactive suffix
• -ni- / -ndi- / -hons-benefactive suffix
• -ni- / -ndi- / -’s-benefactive suffix
• -ni- / -ndi- / -’sen-benefactive suffix
• -nion-distributive suffix
• -nionhr-snowshoe(s)
• -n / -ndpast suffix
• -nonhchi-house, cabin
• -nonhkwaro’t- / -nonhkwarou’t-wampum
• -nonhn- / -nonhnd- / -non-to guard something or someone
• -nonhrahchi-milk
• -nonhten- / -nonht-to give something to someone
• -nonhwar-head
• -nonhwarohch- / -nonhwarohchr- / -nonhwarouhch- / -nonhwarouhchr-hat, cap, bonnet, tuque, anything that covers the head
• -nonhwe’- / -nonhwe’nd- / -nonhweh-to love something; to love someone
• -nont-mountain, hill
• -nraht-leaf of a tree that is still alive and attached to the tree
• -nraw- / -ndraw-to dance
• o↑
• -ohare-to wash something
• -ohch-winter
• ohskënonton’deer
• önenhgoodbye, bye
• orhonhcha’tihrih / orhonhchra’tihrihcradleboard
• otsikhe’tändawanhmaple syrup (lit. melted sugar)
• o’rohchahndore’car, any other motorised land vehicle
• on↑
• -on-distributive suffix
• -ondi-to make, construct, or create something
• -ondou- / -ondo- / -ondout- / -ondot-to rain; to rain on someone
• -onhstative suffix
• -onhwents-land, world, country
• onkwendotrahtahkwa’telephone (lit. one uses it to make one's voice travel)
• onsa- / ons-factual and repetitive prefix
• onta- / ont-factual and cislocative prefix
• -ontar-lake, body of water
• -on’weskwändi- / -on’weskwen-to like or enjoy something, to be pleased, content or satisfied with something; to like someone, to be pleased, content or satisfied with someone
• ou↑
• partitive + -ou’ten- / -o’ten-to be such a type, kind, sort, way, form or manner of something
• r↑
• -r-to put inside, among or with something, to be inside, among, or with something
• -rahkw-rays of sunlight, sunshine
• -ränd-maple sap
• -raw-to choose something from a group, to remove something from a group, to take something out from inside something else
• -ra’wan- / -ra’wanhch-sunflower
• -rënd-rock, boulder
• -renh-treetop, branch
• -renhs-necklace; cord
• -rh-forest, woods, bush
• -rhen’- / -rhen’nd- / -rhenh-for the day to arrive or come
• -rhonhch- / -rhonhchr-cradle
• -rich / -richr-leggings
• -rihon’weskwändi- / -rihon’weskwen-to like a matter, to be pleased, content or satisfied with a matter
• -rihw-matter, thing
• -rihwahchondi- / -rihwahchonni- / -rihwahchrondi- / -rihwahchronni-to settle, prepare a matter
• -rihwahndiri-to be a sure or stable thing, to be a concluded, decided, settled matter
• -rihwahrenhwi-for a matter or a thing to be concluded, settled, decided, emptied
• -rihwahronk- / -rihwahrony-to hear or learn news
• -rihwahskwahenh- / -rihwahskwahen’nd-to hate a matter or thing
• -rihwaraw-to approve something; to notice something in particular, to consider something attentively, to take something seriously, to take something literally; to watch out for something, to take offence at something, to make an issue out of something
• -ronhi-sky
• -ront-tree, trees
• s↑
• -shabitual suffix
• -s-plate, dish
• -s-dislocative suffix
• -shat-smoke, mist, fog, vapour
• duplicative + -shaten’- / -shaten’nd- / -shatenh-to be misty or for there to be a light fog
• shayi- / shänd- / shän-transitive prefix for first person exclusive dual acting on third person masculine singular
• shayo- / shayö- / shayaw- / shaya-transitive prefix for third person masculine singular acting on third person indefinite
• shayw- / shaywa- / shaywä- / shaywen- / shayi-transitive prefix for first person plural exclusive acting on third person masculine singular
• she-transitive imperative prefix for second person singular acting on third person indefinite
• -she’t-squash; bottle
• -shon-distributive suffix
• shon- / she- / shë- / shay- / sha-transitive prefix for third person indefinite acting on third person masculine singular
• shonyi- / shond- / shonn-transitive prefix for third person masculine singular acting on first person dual
• shonyw- / shonywa- / shonywä- / shonywen- / shonyi-transitive prefix for third person masculine singular acting on first person plural
• -sk-frequentative suffix
• skändahtsehkowänen’ahcherry; cherry tree
• skatone
• ski- / st-transitive prefix for second person singular acting on first person dual; transitive prefix for second person dual acting on first person singular; transitive prefix for second person dual acting on first person dual
• sk- / ske- / s-transitive prefix for second person singular acting on first person singular
• -skwahr-animal hair
• -skwe’tr-Wendat headdress
• skw- / skwa- / skwä- / skwen- / ski-transitive prefix for second person singular acting on first person plural; transitive prefix for second person dual acting on first person plural; transitive prefix for second person plural acting on first person singular; transitive prefix for second person plural acting on first person dual; transitive prefix for second person plural acting on first person plural
• s- / sa- / sä- / ts- / sen-patient imperative prefix for second person singular
• s- / se- / ts- / ch- / -hch-agent imperative prefix for second person singular; transitive imperative prefix for second person singular acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• -st-causative suffix
• -stawen’ch-rattle
• stan’no
• s- / ts- / tsi- / sa- / onsa-repetitive prefix
• t↑
• -t-causative suffix
• tayi- / tänd- / tän-transitive imperative prefix for second person singular acting on first person dual; transitive imperative prefix for second person dual acting on first person singular; transitive imperative prefix for second person dual acting on first person dual
• tay- / taye- / tä-transitive imperative prefix for second person singular acting on first person singular
• tayw- / taywa- / taywä- / taywen-transitive imperative prefix for second person singular acting on first person plural; transitive imperative prefix for second person dual acting on first person plural; transitive imperative prefix for second person plural acting on first person singular; transitive imperative prefix for second person plural acting on first person dual; transitive imperative prefix for second person plural acting on first person plural
• ta’oht / ta’ohten’what
• tëndihtwo
• te- / t- / ti- / -k- / -Ø-duplicative prefix
• te’- / te- / ta’-negative prefix
• the’-negative and translocative prefix
• thothere (speaking of a space); thus; how many
• -t- / -ht-directive suffix
• -t- / -ht-causative suffix
• tiawenhkthank you, thanks
• ti- / i- / Ø-partitive prefix
• -tra’t-porcupine quill, porcupine quills
• -tsen-dish, plate
• -tsenh-hearth, fireplace
• tshi-transitive imperative prefix for second person non-singular acting on third person indefinite
• -tsihenhst-coal, gunpowder
• -tsihkw-knot of a tree; war club
• -tsihst-fire
• -tsikhe’t-sugar
• -tsi’ts-flower; beer
• tsönonhwarowänenhdamselfly
• tsoutare’seven
• ts- / tsi- / st-agent imperative prefix for second person non-singular; transitive imperative prefix for second person non-singular acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• ts- / tsi- / st-patient imperative prefix for second person non-singular
• v↑
• -Vhkpast suffix
• -Vy-continuative suffix
• w↑
• wahia’six
• -wahst-to be good weather, for the weather to be beautiful; to have good weather while on the road or while doing something
• wahta’maple tree
• wahta’ otsikhe’ta’maple sugar
• -way- / ay- / -waye- / aye- / -wä- / ä-patient prefix for first person singular; transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on first person singular
• węht-vermilion, ocher
• -wendahronk- / -wendahrony-to hear someone's voice, to hear someone speak
• -wendahskwahenh- / -wendahskwahen’nd-to hate someone’s voice
• -wendatënion- / -wendatëndi-translate from one language to another
• -wend- / -wenn-voice, word, language, promise
• -wennon’weskwändi- / -wennon’weskwen-to like someone's voice, words or orders, to be pleased, content or satisfied with someone's voice, words, or orders
• wihchfive
• -w- / -yw-reversive suffix
• -w- / Ø- / Ø- / -i- / ya- / yä- / yen-agent prefix for third person feminine-zoic/neuter singular
• y↑
• -yimperative suffix
• -ypunctual suffix
• yäayi- / yäand- / yäan-transitive prefix for first person exclusive dual acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular
• yäayo- / yäayö- / yäayaw- / yäaya-transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular acting on third person indefinite
• yäayw- / yäaywa- / yäaywä- / yäaywen- / yäayi-transitive prefix for first person exclusive plural acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular
• yaekw- / yaekwa- / yaekwä- / yaekwen- / yaeti-transitive prefix for first person inclusive plural acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular; transitive imperative prefix for first person inclusive plural acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular
• yaeskw- / yaeskwa- / yaeskwä- / yaeskwen- / yaets-transitive prefix for second person plural acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular; transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular acting on second person plural
• yaeti- / yaet-transitive prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular; transitive imperative prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular
• yaets- / yaetsi- / yaest-transitive prefix for second person dual acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular; transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular acting on second person dual
• yahchi- / yahchie- / yahch-transitive prefix for second person singular acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular
• -yahr-eye(s)
• yaiw- / yaio- / yaiö-transitive prefix for third person indefinite acting on third person indefinite
• yänariskwa’wolf
• yändia’wichturtle
• yänionyen’bear
• yaon- / yae- / yaë- / yäay- / ya-transitive prefix for third person indefinite acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular
• yaonyi- / yaond- / yaonn-transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular acting on first person dual
• yaonyw- / yaonywa- / yaonywä- / yaonywen- / yaonyi-transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular acting on first person plural
• -yare’s-bean, beans, string bean, string beans
• yaro’here, on this side; before
• yas- / yase- / yats- / yach-transitive imperative prefix for second person singular acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular
• yats- / yatsi- / yast-transitive imperative prefix for second person non-singular acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular
• -yawe-to row or paddle in a canoe; swim
• -yawehch-paddle, oar
• -y- / -ay-to eat
• yayonw- / yayon- / yayon-transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular
• yay- / yaye-transitive prefix for first person singular acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular
• yes- / yesa- / yesä- / yesen-transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular acting on second person singular
• -yennh-summer
• -yenr-spring
• yi- / nd- / n-agent prefix for third person feminine-zoic dual
• yi- / nd- / n-transitive prefix for first person singular acting on second person dual; transitive prefix for first person dual acting on second person singular; transitive prefix for first person dual acting on second person dual
• -yonhchi-face
• -yonhres-hand, hands
• yon- / -wati- / ati- / -wend- / end- / -wenn- / enn-agent prefix for third person feminine-zoic plural
• yonwend- / yonwati- / yonwenn-transitive prefix for third person non-singular acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular
• yonw- / yonwa- / yonwä- / yonwen- / yon-transitive prefix for third person non-singular acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• yonw- / yon- / yoni-transitive prefix for first person singular acting on second person singular
• yony- / yonye-transitive prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular acting on first person singular
• -yon’ndi-nose
• yw- / ywa- / ywä- / ywen- / yi-transitive prefix for first person singular acting on second person plural; transitive prefix for first person dual acting on second person plural; transitive prefix for first person plural acting on second person singular; transitive prefix for first person plural acting on second person dual; transitive prefix for first person plural acting on second person plural
• y- / ye- / Ø- / i-agent prefix for first person singular; transitive prefix for first person singular acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
• ’↑
• -’stative suffix
• -’punctual suffix
• -’purposive suffix
• -’habitual suffix
• -’ahchi-chest
• -’nd-arrow
• -’ndahchi-tongue
• -’ndahkw-barrel; drum
• -’ndehchi-sand, hail, a granular substance
• -’ndehchionti-to hail (lit. to throw hail)
• -’ndiara’senni- / -’ngiara’senni- / -’ndiara’s- / -’ngiara’s-to help someone, to give someone a hand
• -’ndih-leather
• -’ndiyaht-mortar
• -’ndiyonhr-mind, thought, thoughts
• -’ndiyonhrahchondi- / -’ndiyonhrahchonni- / -’ndiyonhrahchrondi- / -’ndiyonhrahchronni-to prepare someone’s mind, to get it ready
• -’ndiyonhron’weskwändi- / -’ndiyonhron’weskwen-to like someone's mind, genius, humour or thoughts, to be pleased, content or satisfied with someone's mind, genius, humour or thoughts
• -’ndi- / -’ngi-finger, fingers
• -’nhonhchi-egg, eggs; testicle, testicles
• -’nonhk / -’nonhch-onion, garlic, leek
• -’nonht-leg, legs
• -’shabitual suffix
• -’sstative distributive suffix
• -’senni- / -’s-benefactive suffix
• -’skonhchi-tooth, teeth
• -’t-causative suffix
• -’t- / -’tar-soil, mud
• -’- / -’nd- / -h-inchoative suffix
• Ø↑
• -Østative suffix
• -Ønoun suffix
• -Øpunctual suffix
• -Øhabitual suffix
• -Øimperative suffix