yas-/yase-/yats-/yach-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 | pronominal prefix |
yas- |
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| Phonological Form | kas- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kaʦ- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
yas-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, n(d)V-stem, e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. When this prefix attaches to a n(d)V-stem, the n or nd at the beginning of the stem becomes a t. |
yase- |
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| Phonological Form | kase- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kaʦe- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
yase-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the C-stem conjugation class. |
yats- |
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| Phonological Form | kats- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kaʦ- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
yats-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: iV-stem and i-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. |
yach- |
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| Phonological Form | kas- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kaʦ- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
yach-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the r-stem conjugation class. |