-ionyi-/onyi-/-iond-/ond-/-ionn-/onn-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 |
-ionyi- |
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Phonological Form | -yǫki- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-yǫkni- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
-ionyi-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, 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. |
onyi- |
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Phonological Form | yǫki- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *yǫkni- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
onyi-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, 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. |
-iond- |
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Phonological Form | -yǫn- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-yǫkni- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
-iond-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, i-stem, and o-stem. |
ond- |
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Phonological Form | yǫn- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *yǫkni- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
ond-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, i-stem, and o-stem. |
-ionn- |
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Phonological Form | -yǫn- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *-yǫkni- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
-ionn-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: en-stem and on-stem. |
onn- |
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Phonological Form | yǫn- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *yǫkni- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
onn-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: en-stem and on-stem. |
Examples for entry
- stan’ onyiatsi’ te’yenh
we two are not friends