-ietshi-/etshi-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 |
-ietshi- |
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| Phonological Form | -yetshi- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-yetshi- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-ietshi-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with all conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, n(d)V-stem, r-stem, e-stem, en-stem, i-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the vowel i (i-stem), the vowel i is elided. |
etshi- |
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| Phonological Form | etshi- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *etshi- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
etshi-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with all conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, n(d)V-stem, r-stem, e-stem, en-stem, i-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the vowel i (i-stem), the vowel i is elided. |