yw-/ywa-/ywä-/ywen-/yi-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 |
yw- |
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| Phonological Form | kw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kw- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
yw-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, and en-stem. |
ywa- |
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| Phonological Form | kwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kwa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ywa-: This pronominal prefix form is used 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. |
ywä- |
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| Phonological Form | kwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kwa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ywä-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
ywen- |
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| Phonological Form | kwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kwa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ywen-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the i-stem conjugation class. The initial vowel i of the stem is elided when the prefix attaches to the stem. |
yi- |
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| Phonological Form | kw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kw- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
yi-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem. |