-itson-/-itson’t-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 | noun root |
| Conjugation Class | i-stem |
-itson- |
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| Phonological Form | -itsǫ- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-itsyǫ- |
-itson’t- |
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| Phonological Form | -itsǫʔt- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-itsyǫʔt- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
The form -itson’t- is used when this root is incorporated into a verb, and the form -itson- is used elsewhere. |
Examples for entry
- teontokhwas yentsonh
the fish are diving into the water