ts-/tsi-/st-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 |
ts- |
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Phonological Form | ts- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *ʦy- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
ts-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the a-stem conjugation class. |
tsi- |
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Phonological Form | tsi- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *ʦi- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
tsi-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: 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. |
st- |
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Phonological Form | sn- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *sn- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
st-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, en-stem, i-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. |