-eskw-/skw-/-eskwa-/-eskwä-/skwa-/skwä-/-eskwen-/skwen-/-ets-/ts-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 |
-eskw- |
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| Phonological Form | -esw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-esw- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-eskw-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, and en-stem. |
skw- |
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| Phonological Form | esw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *esw- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
skw-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, and en-stem. |
-eskwa- |
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| Phonological Form | -eswa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-eswa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-eskwa-: 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. |
-eskwä- |
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| Phonological Form | -eswa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-eswa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-eskwä-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
skwa- |
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| Phonological Form | eswa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *eswa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
skwa-: 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. |
skwä- |
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| Phonological Form | eswa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *eswa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
skwä-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
-eskwen- |
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| Phonological Form | -eswa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-eswa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-eskwen-: 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 (-eskwa-) to become -eskwen-. |
skwen- |
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| Phonological Form | eswa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *eswa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
skwen-: 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 (skwa-) to become skwen-. |
-ets- |
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| Phonological Form | -ets- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-ets- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-ets-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem. |
ts- |
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| Phonological Form | ets- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *ets- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ts-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem. |