skw-/skwa-/skwä-/skwen-/ski-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 |
skw- |
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| Phonological Form | stw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *stw- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
skw-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, and en-stem. |
skwa- |
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| Phonological Form | stwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *stwa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
skwa-: 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. |
skwä- |
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| Phonological Form | stwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *stwa- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
skwä-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
skwen- |
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| Phonological Form | stwę- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *stwę- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
skwen-: 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. |
ski- |
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| Phonological Form | stw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *stw- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ski-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: o-stem, and on-stem. |