-aton-/-en-/-ihon-/-ihaon-Please note that any Wendat form with one or two hyphens attached to it is not a word. The hyphens indicate that the form must take a prefix, a suffix, or both, in order to create a full word in Wendat. Wendat forms with hyphens cannot be used on their own. |
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Definition |
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Part of Speech | verb root |
-aton- |
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Conjugation Class | a-stem |
Phonological Form | -atǫ- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-atǫ- |
-en- |
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Conjugation Class | en-stem |
Phonological Form | -ę- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-ę- |
-ihon- |
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Conjugation Class | i-stem |
Phonological Form | -ihǫ- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-ihǫ- |
-ihaon- |
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Conjugation Class | i-stem |
Phonological Form | -ihaǫ- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-ihaǫ- |
Verb Class | shift event verb |
Verb Consequentiality | consequential |
Notes |
Note on usage:
The prothetic prefix (i-) is used in the following conjugated forms: with the habitual suffix and all agent pronominal prefixes except for the first person dual exclusive prefix and the first person plural exclusive prefix and with the stative suffix and all patient pronominal prefixes except for the third person indefinite prefix. |
Examples for entry
- heskwenda’yerahtih Haondehchehte’ tha’ titeheskwenda’yeratha’ de ihatonhk tho atsier
you have made Haondehchehte’ your leader, however you don’t treat him as a leader (you don’t imitate him) now that he tells you to do so
- iwayenh
I have said
- iyatonhk
I say, I’m saying
Verb stems
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-atonhk
Stem type: Habitual stemComposition
Orthography -aton- -hk Phonological Form -atǫ- -hk Interlinear gloss say hab Stem (verb) -aton- -hk Base (verb) -aton- Root (verb)🔗 -aton- -
-enh
Stem type: Stative stemComposition
Orthography -en- -h Phonological Form -ę- -h Interlinear gloss say stat Stem (verb) -en- -h Base (verb) -en- Root (verb)🔗 -en- -
-ihon’ / -ihaon’
Stem type: Punctual stemComposition
Orthography -ihon- / -ihaon- -’ Phonological Form -ihǫ- / -ihaǫ- -ʔ Interlinear gloss say pnc Stem (verb) -ihon- / -ihaon- -’ Base (verb) -ihon- / -ihaon- Root (verb)🔗🔗 -ihon- / -ihaon- Note on usage:
The punctual stem -ihaon’ is used only with the following pronominal prefixes: the third person singular forms, the third person indefinite, the first person plural forms, and the second person plural. The punctual stem -ihon’ is used elsewhere. -
-ihonh
Stem type: Imperative stemComposition
Orthography -ihon- -h Phonological Form -ihǫ- -h Interlinear gloss say imp Stem (verb) -ihon- -h Base (verb) -ihon- Root (verb)🔗 -ihon-