yon-/-wati-/ati-/-wend-/end-/-wenn-/enn-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 |
yon- |
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Phonological Form | kǫ- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-kǫ- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
yon-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the a-stem conjugation class. The vowel a of the stem is elided when this prefix attaches to the stem. |
-wati- |
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Phonological Form | -wati- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-wati- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
-wati-: 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. |
ati- |
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Phonological Form | wati- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *wati- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
ati-: 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. |
-wend- |
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Phonological Form | -węn- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-węn- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
-wend-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, i-stem, and o-stem. |
end- |
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Phonological Form | węn- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *węn- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
end-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, i-stem, and o-stem. |
-wenn- |
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Phonological Form | -węn- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-węn- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
-wenn-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: en-stem and on-stem. |
enn- |
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Phonological Form | węn- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *węn- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
enn-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: en-stem and on-stem. |