s-/se-/ts-/ch-/-hch-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 |
s- |
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Phonological Form | s- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *ʦ- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
s-: 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 stem beginning with nV or ndV, the n or nd becomes a t. |
se- |
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Phonological Form | se- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *ʦe- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
se-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the C-stem conjugation class. |
ts- |
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Phonological Form | ts- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *ʦ- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
ts-: 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. |
ch- |
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Phonological Form | hs- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *hs- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
ch-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the r-stem conjugation class. |
-hch- |
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Phonological Form | -hs- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-hs- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
-hch-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the r-stem conjugation class. |
Examples
Examples for entry
- Asehent !
Come first!
- Aseyahchiaht de yonweyahnhonkhwahs !
Drink the medicine I’m giving you all in one shot so that none is left!
- Chia’tisaht !
Divide this in two equal parts! Take half of it!
- Chi hasehawiht !
Carry that far away!
- Chrioh !
Kill her! Kill it!
- Ënonhkwa’t se’nienhah !
Go gather a medicinal herb or root!
- Onsatsehra’tah ! Ahsonh te’yashe’tih.
Put some more liquor in this bottle! It isn’t full.
- Sakenhk !
Get up!
- Satahrontonhndah !
Go ask for the news! Go inform yourself about it!
- Satahrontonh tiyarihou’tenh !
Go inform yourself about the matter!
- Satatiah !
Speak! Say what you’re feeling! Say what you’re thinking!
- Satënienstah ! Ehchea’tenht de chëen’ah.
Be careful! You’ll let your child fall.
- Sateskhwaht !
Smell it, sniff it!
- Satia’tohareh !
Wash your body!
- Satrihwänienstah !
Learn this thing, study it, make an effort to instruct yourself well!
- sehchondiah
Prepare it!
- sehchondiahay
Keep preparing things!
- sehchonniah
Prepare what is necessary!
- Sehent !
Go first! Lead!
- Sehiatonhchatahkwah !
Take the writing out of the chest!
- seienhwihah
Learn how to do it!
- Sesohareh !
Wash the plate!
- Tahchrihwahkwahndah !
Come here and sing!
- Tho senditarenh !
Lie down there!
- Tisarahtat !
Run! Go quickly!
- Tisesahk !
Take this dish !
- Titsentahk !
Pick up this wood!