-iayo-/-iayö-/ayo-/ayö-/-iayaw-/ayaw-/-iaya-/aya-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 |
-iayo- |
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Phonological Form | -yako- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-yako- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
-iayo-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially 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 glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. When this prefix attaches to a stem that is a-stem or i-stem, the initial vowel of the stem is elided. |
-iayö- |
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Phonological Form | -yako- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-yako- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
-iayö-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
ayo- |
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Phonological Form | yako- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *yako- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
ayo-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially 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 glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. When this prefix attaches to a stem that is a-stem or i-stem, the initial vowel of the stem is elided. |
ayö- |
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Phonological Form | yako- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *yako- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
ayö-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
-iayaw- |
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Phonological Form | -yakaw- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-yakaw- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
-iayaw-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem and en-stem. |
ayaw- |
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Phonological Form | yakaw- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *yakaw- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
ayaw-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem and en-stem. |
-iaya- |
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Phonological Form | -yakay- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-yakaw- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
-iaya-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem. |
aya- |
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Phonological Form | yakay- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *yakaw- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
aya-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem. |
Examples for entry
- khewendahronkha’ de ayoatsih
I hear people singing