shayo-/shayö-/shayaw-/shaya-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 |
shayo- |
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Phonological Form | shako- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *shako- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
shayo-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, and i-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the vowel a (a-stem), the vowel a is elided. 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. |
shayö- |
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Phonological Form | shako- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *shako- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
shayö-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
shayaw- |
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Phonological Form | shakaw- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *shakaw- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
shayaw-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: e-stem and en-stem. |
shaya- |
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Phonological Form | shakaw- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *shakaw- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
shaya-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem. |
Examples for entry
- shayohonwawändihatie’
he just bought a canoe from them
- shayotatiahk
he speaks to them, he is speaking to them