s-/sa-/sä-/ts-/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 |
s- |
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Phonological Form | s- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *ʦ- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
s-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. |
sa- |
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Phonological Form | sa- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *ʦa- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
sa-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: C-stem and r-stem. |
sä- |
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Phonological Form | sa- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *ʦa- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
sä-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
ts- |
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Phonological Form | ts- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *ʦ- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
ts-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: iV-stem and i-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. |
sen- |
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Phonological Form | sa- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *ʦa- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
sen-: This pronominal prefix form is used 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
- Säa’tatenh!
Stop!
- Sentah !
Sleep!