-ekw-/kw-/-ekwa-/-ekwä-/kwa-/kwä-/-ekwen-/kwen-/-eti-/ti-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 |
-ekw- |
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| Phonological Form | -etw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-etw- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-ekw-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, and en-stem. |
kw- |
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| Phonological Form | etw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *etw- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
kw-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, and en-stem. |
-ekwa- |
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| Phonological Form | -etwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-etwa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-ekwa-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: C-stem, iV-stem, and r-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. |
-ekwä- |
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| Phonological Form | -etwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-etwa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-ekwä-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
kwa- |
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| Phonological Form | etwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *etwa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
kwa-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: C-stem, iV-stem, and r-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. |
kwä- |
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| Phonological Form | etwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *etwa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
kwä-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
-ekwen- |
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| Phonological Form | -etwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-etwa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-ekwen-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the i-stem conjugation class. The vowel i of the stem combines with the a of the original form of this prefix (-ekwa-) to become -ekwen-. |
kwen- |
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| Phonological Form | etwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *etwa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
kwen-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the i-stem conjugation class. The vowel i of the stem combines with the a of the original form of this prefix (kwa-) to become kwen-. |
-eti- |
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| Phonological Form | -ety- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-ety- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-eti-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem. |
ti- |
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| Phonological Form | ety- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *ety- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ti-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem. |
Examples for entry
- tsikwäa’tat
we all (all of you and me) are one