-es-/s-/-esa-/sa-/-esä-/sä-/-esen-/sen-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 |
-es- |
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| Phonological Form | -es- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-es- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-es-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. |
s- |
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| Phonological Form | es- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *es- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
s-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. |
-esa- |
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| Phonological Form | -esa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-esa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-esa-: 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. |
sa- |
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| Phonological Form | esa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *esa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
sa-: 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. |
-esä- |
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| Phonological Form | -esa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-esa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-esä-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
sä- |
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| Phonological Form | esa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *esa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
sä-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
-esen- |
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| Phonological Form | -esa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-esa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-esen-: 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 (-esa-) to become -esen-. |
sen- |
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| Phonological Form | esa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *esa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
sen-: 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 (sa-) to become sen-. |
Examples for entry
- Ahchawi’ etisäa’ten’ndih ?
Did you fall from up high (e.g., from the top of the tree or the roof of the house)?
- stan’ ta’tesarih
you’re not wearing shoes
- steniestha’ te’wahtonhonhk de tho hewayientahk esondaon’
nothing was lost from all that I had put in your house
- Ta’ohten’ sahnhontatie’ ?
What are you carrying in your mouth?
- yonwendihchias tisa’ndiyonhrou’tenh
I ask for your opinion