-ets-/ts-/-etsi-/tsi-/-est-/st-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 |
-ets- |
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| Phonological Form | -ets- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-etsni- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-ets-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the a-stem conjugation class. |
ts- |
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| Phonological Form | ets- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *etsni- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ts-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the a-stem conjugation class. |
-etsi- |
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| Phonological Form | -etsi- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-etsni- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-etsi-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: C-stem, iV-stem, n(d)V-stem, and r-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. |
tsi- |
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| Phonological Form | etsi- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *etsni- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
tsi-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: C-stem, iV-stem, n(d)V-stem, and r-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. |
-est- |
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| Phonological Form | -esn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-etsni- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-est-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, en-stem, i-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. |
st- |
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| Phonological Form | esn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *etsni- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
st-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, en-stem, i-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. |
Examples for entry
- Chia’testa’ ?
Are you two the same age?