-ion-/on-/-ie-/-ië-/e-/ë-/-ia-/a-/-iay-/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 | pronominal prefix |
-ion- |
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| Phonological Form | -yǫ- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-yǫ- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-ion-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the a-stem conjugation class. The vowel a of the stem is elided when this prefix attaches to the stem. |
on- |
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| Phonological Form | yǫ- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *yǫ- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
on-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the a-stem conjugation class. The vowel a of the stem is elided when this prefix attaches to the stem. |
-ie- |
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| Phonological Form | -ye- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-ye- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-ie-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, and i-stem. In some cases, the form -ia- is used with the i-stem conjugation class. 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. |
-ië- |
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| Phonological Form | -ye- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-ye- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-ië-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
e- |
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| Phonological Form | ye- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *ye- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
e-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, and i-stem. In some cases, the form a- is used with the i-stem conjugation class. 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. |
ë- |
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| Phonological Form | ye- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *ye- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ë-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
-ia- |
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| Phonological Form | -ya- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-ya- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-ia-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the i-stem conjugation class. In some cases, the form -ie- is used with the i-stem conjugation class. |
a- |
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| Phonological Form | ya- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *ya- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
a-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the i-stem conjugation class. In some cases, the form e- is used with the i-stem conjugation class. |
-iay- |
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| Phonological Form | -yak- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-yak- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-iay-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. |
ay- |
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| Phonological Form | yak- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *yak- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ay-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. |
Examples for entry
- chia’ea’tat
they are the same people
- kha’ ihchien’ aweti’ ëenkhwahchonhk
everyone has their field here
- khondae’ aaiëer
here is how it should be done, this is what one should do
- öne ontaënywikhenhatie’
when the corn starts to flower
- te’ea’tate’
there’s no one there