-y-/-ay-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 |
-y- |
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| Conjugation Class | C-stem |
| Phonological Form | -k- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-k- |
-ay- |
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| Conjugation Class | a-stem |
| Phonological Form | -ak- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-ak- |
| Verb Class | shift event verb |
| Verb Consequentiality | consequential |
| Noun Incorporation Status | Noun incorporation optionally occurs with this form. |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
The verb alternant -ay is sometimes used with the third person feminine-zoic/neuter singular agent prefix in the habitual. |
Examples for entry
- chiestore’ de ihchiech
you eat quickly, you're eating quickly
- ihatich
they all eat, they're all eating
- iyech
I eat, I'm eating
Verb stems
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-ch / -ach / -s / -as
Stem type: Habitual stemPronominal Prefixes: AgentComposition
Orthography -y- / -ay- -s Phonological Form -k- / -ak- -s Interlinear gloss eat hab Stem (verb) -y- / -ay- -s Base (verb) -y- / -ay- Root (verb) -y- / -ay- Stem examples
- iyech
I eat, I'm eating
- iyech
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-yih
Stem type: Stative stemPronominal Prefixes: AgentComposition
Orthography -y- -ih Phonological Form -k- -ih Interlinear gloss eat stat Stem (verb) -y- -ih Base (verb) -y- Root (verb)🔗 -y- -
-y
Stem type: Punctual stemPronominal Prefixes: AgentComposition
Orthography -y- -Ø Phonological Form -k- -Ø Interlinear gloss eat pnc Stem (verb) -y- -Ø Base (verb) -y- Root (verb)🔗 -y- -
-ah
Stem type: Imperative stemPronominal Prefixes: Agent ImperativeComposition
Orthography -y- -ah Phonological Form -k- -ah Interlinear gloss eat imp Stem (verb) -y- -ah Base (verb) -y- Root (verb)🔗 -y- Note on composition:
The imperative of this verb is irregular, and the verb root itself (-y-) disappears. The form of the imperative suffix is also very different from that of the punctual suffix.