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- a
- ‑a‑
joiner vowel
- =ah
diminutive clitic
- ‑ah
imperative suffix
- ‑ahah‑
path, trail
- ‑ahch
habitual suffix
- ‑ahchar‑
wampum belt
- ahchienhk
three
- ahchienhk iwahsenh
thirty
- ahchiout
my maternal grandchild, i.e., the child of my daughter (used only when speaking directly to the grandchild)
- ‑ahchisat
pestle
- ‑ahchi’t‑
foot
- ‑ahchondi‑ / ‑ahchrondi‑ / ‑ahchonni‑ / ‑ahchronni‑
to dress oneself, to get dressed, to prepare oneself, to adorn oneself, to adjust oneself
- ‑ahchondiaw‑ / ‑ahchonniaw‑
undress oneself
- ‑ahi‑
fruit, berry
- ‑ahiawir‑
toe
- ‑ahk
past suffix
- ‑ahk
habitual suffix
- ‑ahkwa‑ / ‑ahkwat‑
to be windy, for the wind to blow
- ‑ahonht‑
ear
- ‑ahronk‑ / ‑ahrony‑
to hear and understand something spoken, said or told
;to hear and understand someone
- ‑ahronton‑
to ask someone a question, to ask someone something, to question someone
- ‑ahs
habitual suffix
- ‑ahs / ‑ahch
habitual suffix
- partitive + ‑ahsen‑
be ten
- duplicative + ‑ahsen‑
be two tens
- ahsenh
ten
- ahsenh ahchienhk iskare’
thirteen
- ahsenh a’tere’ iskare’
eighteen
- ahsenh en’tron’ iskare’
nineteen
- ahsenh ndahk iskare’
fourteen
- ahsenh skat iskare’
eleven
- ahsenh tëndih teskare’
twelve
- ahsenh tsoutare’ iskare’
seventeen
- ahsenh wahia’ iskare’
sixteen
- ahsenh wihch iskare’
fifteen
- partitive + ‑ahsohkou’ten‑ / ‑ahsohko’ten‑
to be such a colour
- ‑ahsohkw‑ / ‑ahsohk‑
colour, pigment, dye
- ahsonh
still, yet
- ‑ahsont‑
night
- ahsonthenhk
midnight
- ahte
spruce tree
- ‑ahton‑
for something to get lost, get mislaid, get destroyed, get forgotten, disappear, dissipate, get erased, get abolished
- ‑ahton’t‑
to cause something to get lost, to cause something to disappear, to destroy or get rid of something
- ‑ahts‑
palm of the hand, the inside of the hand
- ‑ahtsi’r‑
cloud, clouds
- ‑ahtsi’ratay‑
to be cloudy, for the sky to be cloudy (lit. to be coloured with clouds)
- ‑ahtsohare‑
to wash one's hands, to wash the palms of one's hands
- ‑akenh‑
to get up out of bed into a sitting or standing position
- ‑aken’se‑
to look at, examine, or consider something
;to look at, examine, or consider someone
- ‑akonhchiohare‑
to wash one's face
- ‑akonhresohare‑
to wash one's hands
- ‑akwendahchondi‑ / ‑akwendahchonni‑ / ‑akwendahchrondi‑ / ‑akwendahchronni‑
to prepare what one will say, to prepare one’s speech or talk
- ‑akwendahton’t‑
to become silent, to stop talking (lit. to make one’s voice get lost)
- ‑akwendierih‑
to speak clearly, intelligibly, to speak frankly, to make one's voice straight
- aorihstih
watermelon
- aoskway
moose
- aonsa‑ / aons‑
optative and repetitive prefix
- aonta‑ / aont‑
optative and cislocative prefix
- ‑ara‑ / ‑arat‑
to lie down, go to bed, be lying down to sleep somewhere, sleep with someone
- ‑arahskw‑
to leave to come or go somewhere, to walk, to advance along a path
- duplicative + ‑arahta‑ / ‑arahtat‑
to run
;to flee from someone, to run away from someone
- ‑arhon‑
for someone to rest
- arousen
red squirrel
- ‑as
habitual suffix
- asteh
outside, outdoors
- ‑astora‑ / ‑astorat‑
to hurry up, to rush to do something
- ‑atahronton‑
to inform oneself about something
;to inform oneself about someone (e.g., to ask about someone's health)
- ‑atahrontonhnd‑ / ‑atahrontonhn‑
to go inform oneself about something
;to go inform oneself about someone
- ‑at‑ / ‑ak‑ / ‑a‑ / ‑ate‑ / ‑aten‑ / ‑en‑ / ‑end‑ / ‑ar‑
middle voice prefix
- ‑atändita’wahtändi‑ / ‑atändita’wahten‑
to pretend to be asleep
- ‑atat‑ / ‑atak‑ / ‑atate‑ / ‑ataten‑ / ‑atänd‑ / ‑ata‑
reflexive prefix
- ‑atate’ndiara’senni‑ / ‑atate’ngiara’senni‑ / ‑atate’ndiara’s‑ / ‑atate’ngiara’s‑
to help each other, to help one another
- ‑atati‑
to speak
;to speak to someone
- ‑atawan‑
to bathe oneself, to take a bath
- ‑atehchient‑ / ‑atehchienht‑
to be bad weather
- ‑atehnhont‑
to put in one's mouth
- ‑atehnhontaw‑
to take something out of one's mouth
- ‑ate’skonhchiohare‑
to brush one's teeth
- ‑atenhndinon‑
to buy or sell something
- ‑atenro‑
to be friends
- ‑aten’ndiyonhrahchondi‑ / ‑aten’ndiyonhrahchonni‑ / ‑aten’ndiyonhrahchrondi‑ / ‑aten’ndiyonhrahchronni‑
to prepare one’s mind, to prepare oneself mentally
- ‑athor‑
to be cold weather
- ‑athorat‑
for the weather to become cold
;for someone to become cold
- ‑atiaren’t‑ / ‑akiaren’t‑
pumpkin flower
- atiaren’tatsih
dark yellow
- atiaren’tayenrat
light yellow
- atiaren’ta’ ïohtih
yellow (lit. it's like a pumpkin flower)
- atiawenhrahk / akiawenhrahk
trout
- ‑atia’tahchondi‑ / ‑atia’tahchonni‑ / ‑atia’tahchrondi‑ / ‑atia’tahchronni‑
to dress up, to adorn oneself, to dress well
- ‑atia’tahton’t‑
to escape, to hide, to disappear (lit. to make one’s body get lost)
- ‑atia’tänonhn‑ / ‑atia’tänonhnd‑ / ‑atia’tänon‑
to guard, protect, watch over or look after someone
- ‑atia’tatase‑
to turn one’s body, to turn around oneself
- ‑atia’ta’tariha’t‑
to heat oneself up, to make oneself warm
- ‑atia’tohare‑
to wash one's body
- ‑atia’traw‑
to withdraw oneself from others, to leave, abandon or renounce a certain group, activity, or place
- partitive + ‑atier‑
to do or perform a certain action, either of body or of mind, to engage oneself in doing something
- partitive + ‑atien‑ / ‑atient‑
to sit down, to place or put oneself somewhere
- ‑ati‑ / ‑ti‑
progressive suffix
- atitie’s
birds
- ‑atoyen‑
axe
- ato’kha’
cranberry
- ato’kha’ otsi’tsatsih
dark pink
- ato’kha’ otsi’tsayenrat
light pink
- ato’kha’ otsi’tsa’ ïohtih
pink (lit. it's like the cranberry flower)
- duplicative + ‑ato’tsindet‑ / ‑ato’tsindeht‑
to ice-skate, to skate around on ice skates
- ‑aton‑ / ‑en‑ / ‑ihon‑ / ‑ihaon‑
to say something
- ‑atonrihchehst‑
to be hungry
- ‑atrahkwa’tariha’t‑
to heat oneself in the sun
- ‑atraw‑
to leave or go off a path or trail, to stray from a path, to move away or turn away from a path, to take another route, to separate from someone else on a path so that each person is on a different side
- ‑atriho’t‑
to be attentive
- ‑atriho’ta‑ / ‑atriho’tat‑
to listen, to pay attention to something, to obey instructions
;to listen to someone, to pay attention to someone, to obey someone
- ‑atrihwahchondi‑ / ‑atrihwahchonni‑ / ‑atrihwahchrondi‑ / ‑atrihwahchronni‑
to prepare one’s matters or affairs, to make one’s affairs ready
- ‑atrihwaienst‑ / ‑atrihwänienst‑
to learn something, to study
- aweyari’
juice, fruit juice
- ‑awen‑
water, liquid
- ‑ay‑
continuative suffix
- translocative & duplicative + ‑aye‑ / ‑ye‑
to be all, every of something
- partitive + ‑aye‑ / ‑ye‑
to be so many, to be a certain number (three or more) of something
- duplicative + ‑aye‑ / ‑ye‑
to be two of something
- ayohchiatenhk
horse
- ayotia’torih
coat, riding coat
- ‑a’
punctual suffix
- ‑a’
habitual suffix
- ‑a’
noun suffix
- ‑a’ar‑
net, mesh (e.g., in snowshoes), woven bag
- a’‑ / a‑ / Ø‑
factual prefix
- ‑a’end‑
bow
- cislocative + ‑a’sen’‑ / ‑a’sen’nd‑ / ‑a’senh‑ / ‑en’‑ / ‑en’nd‑ / ‑enh‑
for something to fall down or fall from a height
- ‑a’sen’‑ / ‑a’sen’nd‑ / ‑a’senh‑ / ‑en’‑ / ‑en’nd‑ / ‑enh‑
for something to fall
;for something to fall into ruin or out of use or fashion, for something to be abolished
- ‑a’tarih‑
for something to be hot
- ‑a’tariha’t‑
for the weather to be hot
;for someone to be hot
;to heat something
- ‑a’tatonhch‑ / ‑a’tatonhchr‑
basket
- a’tere’
eight
- a’tere’ iwahsenh
eighty
- a’thönenhst / a’thounenhst
plum
;plum tree
- ‑a’yenhr‑
ash, dust
- aꞏ‑ / a‑
optative prefix
-
- an
- ‑anh
stative suffix
-
- ch
- chia’tewahchiennonhk
half, middle
- chi‑ / chia‑ / chia’‑
coincident prefix
-
- e
- ‑eht‑
field
- ‑ekw‑ / kw‑ / ‑ekwa‑ / ‑ekwä‑ / kwa‑ / kwä‑ / ‑ekwen‑ / kwen‑ / ‑eti‑ / ti‑
we all (me and you all); agent pronominal prefix for first person inclusive plural (3 or more)
;we all (me and you all) > her, it (animal); transitive pronominal prefix for first person inclusive plural (3 or more) acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
;we all (me and you all); agent imperative pronominal prefix for first person inclusive plural (3 or more)
;we all (me and you all); patient imperative pronominal prefix for first person inclusive plural (3 or more)
;we all (me and you all) > her, it (animal); transitive imperative pronominal prefix for first person inclusive plural (3 or more) acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
- ‑eskw‑ / skw‑ / ‑eskwa‑ / ‑eskwä‑ / skwa‑ / skwä‑ / ‑eskwen‑ / skwen‑ / ‑ets‑ / ts‑
you all; patient pronominal prefix for second person plural (3 or more)
;she, it (animal) > you all ; transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on second person plural (3 or more)
- ‑eskw‑ / skw‑ / ‑eskwa‑ / ‑eskwä‑ / skwa‑ / skwä‑ / ‑eskwen‑ / skwen‑ / ‑ets‑ / ts‑
you all; agent pronominal prefix for second person plural (3 or more)
;you all > her, it (animal); transitive pronominal prefix for second person plural (3 or more) acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
- ‑es‑ / s‑ / ‑esa‑ / sa‑ / ‑esä‑ / sä‑ / ‑esen‑ / sen‑
you (singular); patient pronominal prefix for second person singular
;she, it (animal) > you (singular); transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on second person singular
- et‑ / eti‑ / ek‑ / ‑t‑ / ‑ti‑ / ‑k‑ / a‑ / onta‑
cislocative prefix
- ethonrihwaienstha’
school
- etionte’rohchahndorehchaentahkwa’
parking lot
- ‑eti‑ / ti‑ / ‑et‑ / t‑
we two (me and you); agent pronominal prefix for first person inclusive dual
;we two (me and you) > her, it (animal); transitive pronominal prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
;we two (me and you); agent imperative pronominal prefix for first person inclusive dual
;we two (me and you); patient imperative pronominal prefix for first person inclusive dual
;we two (me and you) > her, it (animal); transitive imperative pronominal prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
- ‑ets‑ / ts‑ / ‑etsi‑ / tsi‑ / ‑est‑ / st‑
you two; agent pronominal prefix for second person dual
;you two > her, it (animal); transitive pronominal prefix for second person dual acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
- ‑ets‑ / ts‑ / ‑etsi‑ / tsi‑ / ‑est‑ / st‑
you two; patient pronominal prefix for second person dual
;she, it (animal) > you two; transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on second person dual
- ‑ey‑
water, liquid
- ‑eya’tariha’t‑
to heat up water
- ‑e’
purposive suffix
- ‑e’
stative suffix
- ‑e’
habitual suffix
- ‑e’rohchi‑
hair (on head)
- ‑e’s
habitual suffix
- e‑ / Ø‑
future prefix
-
- en
- duplicative + ‑endihwen’‑ / ‑endihwen’y‑
for there to be lightning, for lightning to flash, strike
;to have lightning striking, flashing while doing something
- endi’
me, us
- ‑enh
stative suffix
- ‑enh
imperative suffix
- ‑enh‑ / ‑en’nd‑
inchoative suffix
- ‑ennonhchiänonhn‑ / ‑ennonhchiänonhnd‑ / ‑ennonhchiänon‑
to guard or protect a house
- ‑ennonhn‑ / ‑ennonhnd‑ / ‑ennon‑
to guard, protect, or look after something
;to guard, protect, or look after someone
- ‑enro’t‑ / ‑enrou’t‑
grass, hay
- enrou’tatsih
dark green
- enrou’tayenrat
light green
- enrou’ta’ ïohtih
green (lit. it's like grass)
- ‑ent‑
day
- entiehk
south
- entiron’
raccoon
- partitive + ‑entou’ten‑ / ‑ento’ten‑
to be such a type of day in terms of the weather
- ‑en’
punctual suffix
- ‑en’‑ / ‑en’nd‑ / ‑enh‑
inchoative suffix
- ‑en’ndiskar‑
wheel
- ‑en’ndiyonhraraw‑
to take one’s mind or one’s thoughts off something, to stop thinking about something
- en’niot iwahsenh
one hundred
- ‑en’senni‑ / ‑en’s‑
benefactive suffix
- en’tron’
nine
- en’tron’ iwahsenh
ninety
-
- h
- ‑h‑
dislocative suffix
- ‑h‑
inchoative suffix
- ‑h
noun suffix
- ‑h‑
ambulative suffix
- ‑h
imperative suffix
- ‑h
stative suffix
- häayi‑ / häand‑ / häan‑
we two (me and someone else) > them (men or mixed group); transitive pronominal prefix for first person exclusive dual acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
- häayo‑ / häayö‑ / häayaw‑ / häaya‑
they (men or mixed group) > one, someone; transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine non-singular (2 or more) acting on third person indefinite
- häayw‑ / häaywa‑ / häaywä‑ / häaywen‑ / häayi‑
we all (me and others)> them (men or mixed group); transitive pronominal prefix for first person exclusive plural (3 or more) acting on third person masculine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
- haekw‑ / haekwa‑ / haekwä‑ / haekwen‑ / haeti‑
we all (me and you all) > them (men or mixed group); transitive pronominal prefix for first person inclusive plural (3 or more) acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
;we all (me and you all) > them (men or mixed group); transitive imperative pronominal prefix for first person inclusive plural (3 or more) acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
- haeskw‑ / haeskwa‑ / haeskwä‑ / haeskwen‑ / haets‑
you all > them (men or mixed group); transitive pronominal prefix for second person plural (3 or more) acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
;they (men or mixed group) > you all; transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine non-singular (2 or more) acting on second person plural (3 or more)
- haeti‑ / haet‑
we two (me and you) > them (men or mixed group); transitive pronominal prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
;we two (me and you) > them (men or mixed group) ; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
- haets‑ / haetsi‑ / haest‑
you two > them (men or mixed group); transitive pronominal prefix for second person dual acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
;they (men or mixed group) > you two; transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine non-singular (2 ou plus) acting on second person dual
- ‑hahch‑
council
- hahchi‑ / hahchie‑ / hahch‑
you (singular) > them (men or mixed group); transitive pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
- haó’
yes, OK
- haon‑ / hae‑ / haë‑ / häay‑ / ha‑
one, someone > them (men or mixed group); transitive pronominal prefix for third person indefinite acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
- haonyi‑ / haond‑ / haonn‑
they (men or mixed group) > us two; transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine non-singular (2 or more) acting on first person dual
- haonyw‑ / haonywa‑ / haonywä‑ / haonywen‑ / haonyi‑
they (men or mixed group) > us all; transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine non-singular (2 or more) acting on first person plural (3 or more)
- has‑ / hase‑ / hats‑ / hach‑
you (singular) > them (men or mixed group); transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
- hats‑ / hatsi‑ / hast‑
you two, you all > them (men or mixed group); transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person non-singular (2 or more) acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
- hay‑ / haye‑
I > them (men or mixed group); transitive pronominal prefix for first person singular acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
- hay‑ / haye‑ / hä‑ / haw‑
he > me; transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular acting on first person singular
- hayonw‑ / hayon‑ / hayon‑
she, it (animal) > them (men or mixed group); transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
;he > them (women or animals); transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
;he > them (men or mixed group); transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
- ‑ha’
habitual suffix
- ‑hch
habitual suffix
- ‑hch‑
dislocative suffix
- ‑hchahënd‑
grape
- ‑hche‑ / che‑ / ‑hshe‑ / she‑
you (singular) > one, someone; transitive pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on third person indefinite
- ‑hch‑ / ‑hchr‑
nominalizer suffix
- ‑hchi‑
mouth
- ‑hchi‑ / chi‑ / ‑hchie‑ / chie‑ / ‑hs‑ / s‑ / ‑hch‑ / ch‑
you (singular); agent pronominal prefix for second person singular
;you (singular) > her, it (animal); transitive pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
- ‑hchiend‑
name
- ‑hchiendahronk‑ / ‑hchiendahrony‑
to hear someone named, hear someone spoken of
- ‑hchiendahton‑
for someone’s name to be lost or forgotten
- ‑hchienhr‑
frost, hoar frost
- ‑hchienhrindet‑ / ‑hchienhrindeht‑
for it to be foggy or for there to be heavy, thick fog that gets one wet
- ‑hchingo’t‑
knee
- ‑hchionwaht‑
needle, pin
- ‑hchiouta’ / ‑hchiouta’ah
to be a maternal grandparent to someone
- ‑hchon‑
distributive suffix
- ‑hchondi‑ / ‑hchonni‑ / ‑hchrondi‑ / ‑hchronni‑
to make or prepare something, to make it ready, to arrange it, to put it in order, to adjust it, to settle it, to decorate it, to adorn it
- ‑hchr‑ / ‑hch‑
dislocative suffix
- ‑hchron‑
distributive suffix
- hehchi‑ / hehchie‑ / hehs‑ / hehch‑
you (singular) > him; transitive pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on third person masculine singular
- he‑ / h‑ / ha‑ / ha’‑
translocative prefix
- hekw‑ / hekwa‑ / hekwä‑ / hekwen‑ / heti‑
we all (me and you all) > him; transitive pronominal prefix for first person inclusive plural (3 or more) acting on third person masculine singular
;we all (me and you all) > him; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for first person inclusive plural (3 or more) acting on third person masculine singular
- hes‑ / hesa‑ / hesä‑ / hesen‑
they (men or mixed group) > you (singular); transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine non-singular (2 or more) acting on second person singular
- hes‑ / hese‑ / hets‑ / hech‑
you (singular) > him; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on third person masculine singular
- heskw‑ / heskwa‑ / heskwä‑ / heskwen‑ / hets‑
you all > him; transitive pronominal prefix for second person plural (3 or more) acting on third person masculine singular
;he > you all; transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular acting on second person plural (3 or more)
- heti‑ / het‑
we two (me and you) > him; transitive pronominal prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person masculine singular
;we two (me and you) > him; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person masculine singular
- hets‑ / hetsi‑ / hest‑
you two > him; transitive pronominal prefix for second person dual acting on third person masculine singular
;he > you two; transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular acting on second person dual
;you two, you all > him; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person non-singular (2 or more) acting on third person masculine singular
- ‑hente‑ / ‑hent‑
to go ahead, to lead, to go first
- ‑hentet‑ / ‑henteht‑
to prefer something over another, to put something ahead of others in one’s mind, to hold something in high esteem, to put something in first place or principal place
- h‑ / ha‑ / hä‑ / hen‑ / hr‑
he; agent pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular
;he > her, it (animal); transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
- h‑ / he‑ / hë‑ / hi‑
I > him ; transitive pronominal prefix for first person singular acting on third person masculine singular
- ‑hiaton‑
to write, mark something
- ‑hiatonhch‑ / ‑hiatonhchr‑
paper, book, piece of writing
- ‑hiatonhkw‑
pencil, pen, any other writing instrument
- hi‑ / hia‑ / hien‑
he > you (singular); transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular acting on second person singular
- hi‑ / hnd‑ / hn‑
they two (men or mixed group); agent pronominal prefix for third person masculine dual
- ‑hiouhchi‑ / ‑hiohchi‑
elbow
- ‑hk
past suffix
- ‑hk
habitual suffix
- ‑hkw‑
reversive suffix
- duplicative + ‑hkw‑ / ‑hk‑
to take something, pick it up off the ground, grab it, seize it, capture it, remove it from where one finds it, collect it, take it away, remove it
- ‑hkw‑ / ‑hk‑
instrumental suffix
- ‑hnd‑
ambulative suffix
- ‑hndaw‑
river, stream, current of water
- ‑hndinon‑
to want or desire something passionately, to want to have it
- ‑hndiri‑
to be hard, strong, firm, stable
- ‑hn‑ / ‑hnd‑
dislocative suffix
- ‑hnhonkhw‑
to put something in someone's mouth
- ‑hnhont‑
to have in one's mouth
- ‑hnhontaw‑
to take something out of someone's mouth
- ‑hnionhchi‑
pumpkin
- ‑hnon‑
distributive suffix
- ho‑ / hö‑ / haw‑ / ha‑
he; patient pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular
;she, it (animal) > him; transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on third person masculine singular
;he > him; transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular acting on third person masculine singular
- hönd‑ / hoti‑ / hön‑
they (men or mixed group); patient pronominal prefix for third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
- ‑hon‑
distributive suffix
- hon‑ / hati‑ / hend‑ / henn‑
they all (men or mixed group); agent pronominal prefix for third person masculine plural (3 or more)
- ‑honw‑
boat, canoe
- honwend‑ / honwati‑ / honwenn‑
they > them (men or mixed group); transitive pronominal prefix for third person non-singular (2 or more) acting on third person masculine non-singular (2 or more)
- honw‑ / honwa‑ / honwä‑ / honwen‑ / hon‑
they > him; transitive pronominal prefix for third person non-singular (2 or more) acting on third person masculine singular
- hony‑ / honye‑
they (men or mixed group) > me; transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine non-singular (2 or more) acting on first person singular
- ‑hon’tsi‑ / ‑atsi‑
be black, be dark
- ‑hrenhwi‑
for something to be immobile, stopped, still, resting, stable; for something to be concluded, determined, emptied
- ‑hrenhwi’‑ / ‑hrenhwi’nd‑ / ‑hrenhwih‑
for something to become immobile, become still, stop, fix itself in one place, conclude itself, determine itself
- ‑hs
habitual suffix
- ‑hs / ‑hch
habitual suffix
- ‑hskaw‑ / ‑hsk‑
reversive suffix
- ‑hskwahenh‑ / ‑hskwahen’nd‑
to hate or detest something, to have an aversion to or antipathy for something
;to hate or detest someone, to have an aversion to or antipathy for someone
- ‑hstatha’t‑
to dry something, cause something to dry
- ‑hstathenh‑ / ‑hstathen’nd‑
for something to become dry, to dry itself
- ‑hstathen‑ / ‑hstath‑ / ‑athen‑ / ‑ath‑
be dry
- ‑hw‑
causative suffix
- ‑hwatsir‑
family, litter (of an animal), brood or clutch (of a bird)
- ‑hwihst‑
fish scale
;metal, bell, anything that is shiny (like fish scales)
- ‑h‑ / ‑’nd‑
inchoative suffix
- ‑h‑ / ‑’nd‑ / ‑’‑
inchoative suffix
-
- i
- i‑
prothetic prefix
- ‑iakhi‑ / akhi‑ / ‑iakh‑ / akh‑
we > one, someone; transitive pronominal prefix for first person non-singular (2 or more) acting on third person indefinite
;we > one, someone; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for first person inclusive non-singular (2 or more) acting on third person indefinite
- ‑ias‑ / ‑iats‑
to sing
- ‑iayenhch‑ / ‑iayenhchr‑
to go to the bathroom (lit. to be on one's way out)
- ‑iayen’‑ / ‑iayen’nd‑ / ‑iayenh‑
to go out, to come out
- ‑iayi‑ / ayi‑ / ‑iänd‑ / änd‑ / ‑iän‑ / än‑
we two (me and someone else); agent pronominal prefix for first person exclusive dual
;we two (me and someone else) > her, it (animal); transitive pronominal prefix for first person exclusive dual acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
- ‑iayo‑ / ‑iayö‑ / ayo‑ / ayö‑ / ‑iayaw‑ / ayaw‑ / ‑iaya‑ / aya‑
one, someone; patient pronominal prefix for third person indefinite
;she, it (animal) > one, them; transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on third person indefinite
- ‑iayw‑ / ayw‑ / ‑iaywa‑ / ‑iaywä‑ / aywa‑ / aywä‑ / ‑iaywen‑ / aywen‑ / ‑iayi‑ / ayi‑
we all (me and others); agent pronominal prefix for first person exclusive plural (3 or more)
;we all (me and others) > her, it (animal); transitive pronominal prefix for first person exclusive plural (3 or more) acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
- ‑ia’t‑
body, living being
- ‑ia’tahchondi‑ / ‑ia’tahchonni‑ / ‑ia’tahchrondi‑ / ‑ia’tahchronni‑
to dress someone up, to adorn someone, to paint someone’s body
- ‑ia’tahndiri‑
to be someone who is strong, robust, vigorous, in good health
- ‑ia’tahrenhwi‑
for the body to be immobile, stopped, still, at rest
- ‑ia’tahrenhwi’‑ / ‑ia’tahrenhwi’nd‑ / ‑ia’tahrenhwih‑
for the body to become immobile, stopped, still, at rest
- ‑ia’tahton‑
to lose one’s way, to get lost, to make a mistake
- ‑ia’taten‑
to stop (one’s body)
- ‑ia’ta’tariha’t‑
to have a fever (lit. for the body to be hot)
- cislocative + ‑ia’ten’‑ / ‑ia’ten’nd‑ / ‑ia’tenh‑
for someone or some animal to fall down or fall from a height
- partitive + ‑ia’tou’ten‑ / ‑ia’to’ten‑
for someone to be such a way, either in terms of their physical characteristics or their way of being
- ‑ia’traw‑
to choose someone or some animal from a group, to remove someone or some animal from a group, to take out someone or some animal from inside
- ‑iëndaon‑ / ‑aon‑
to take something, to seize it, to grab it, to receive it, to have it and hold it in one's hand
;to take someone, arrest someone, make someone a prisoner or captive
;to receive someone's words or proposals, to agree to them, to adhere to them, to consent to them, to believe them to be true, to take someone's side, to follow someone's feelings
- ‑iënenhch‑ / ‑iënenhchr‑
knife
- partitive + ‑ier‑
to do or perform a certain action, to do something in a certain way, to occupy oneself with some action, either of body or of mind
- ‑iera’t
spoon, ladle
- ‑ieri‑
to be straight
- ‑ierih‑
to become straight, equal, unified, reasonable, right
;to become in good health, a better state
- repetitive + ‑ierih‑
to get better, feel better, heal, return to good health
- ‑ies‑ / es‑ / ‑iesa‑ / esa‑ / ‑iesä‑ / esä‑ / ‑iesen‑ / esen‑
one, someone > you (singular); transitive pronominal prefix for third person indefinite acting on second person singular
- ‑ietshi‑ / etshi‑
you two, you all > one, someone; transitive pronominal prefix for second person non-singular (2 or more) acting on third person indefinite
;one, someone > you two, you all; transitive pronominal prefix for third person indefinite acting on second person non-singular (2 or more)
- ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ / ‑ien‑ / ‑nien‑
to know how to do something; to have the necessary knowledge, ability, skill and the power to see to it until the end
- ‑ienhwi’‑ / ‑nienhwi’‑ / ‑ienhwi’nd‑ / ‑nienhwi’nd‑ / ‑ienhwih‑ / ‑nienhwih‑
to learn how to do something; to execute a task after having learned how to do something
- ‑ient‑
stick, small log
- ‑ienter‑
to know something, to be accustomed to something, to have the usage, custom, habit, practice or experience of something
;to know someone, to know of someone
- ‑ien’w‑
tobacco
- ‑ih
stative suffix
- ihchien’
really
- ‑iheon‑ / ‑ihe‑
to die, to be dying, to be gravely ill
- ‑iht‑
prairie
- partitive + ‑iht‑
be so, be a certain way, be such a way, be like something
- ‑ikwar‑
blanket; quilt; cloth; fabric
- inde’cha’
maybe, apparently
- inenh
very, much
- ‑io‑ / ‑iö‑ / ‑iou‑ / o‑ / ö‑ / ou‑ / ‑iaw‑ / aw‑ / ‑ia‑ / a‑
she, it; patient pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic/neuter singular
;she, it (animal) > her, it (animal); transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
- ‑iönd‑ / önd‑ / ‑ioti‑ / oti‑ / ‑iön‑ / ön‑
they (women or animals); patient pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
- ‑ion‑
to arrive at some place, to enter
- ‑ionkhi‑ / onkhi‑
one, someone > us two, us all; transitive pronominal prefix for third person indefinite acting on first person non-singular (2 or more)
- ‑ion‑ / on‑ / ‑ie‑ / ‑ië‑ / e‑ / ë‑ / ‑ia‑ / a‑ / ‑iay‑ / ay‑
one, someone; agent pronominal prefix for third person indefinite
;one, someone > her, it (animal); transitive pronominal prefix for third person indefinite acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
- ‑ionyi‑ / onyi‑ / ‑iond‑ / ond‑ / ‑ionn‑ / onn‑
we two; patient pronominal prefix for first person dual
;she, it (animal) > us two; transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on first person dual
- ‑iony‑ / ony‑ / ‑ionye‑ / onye‑
one, someone > me; transitive pronominal prefix for third person indefinite acting on first person singular
- ‑ionyw‑ / onyw‑ / ‑ionywa‑ / ‑ionywä‑ / onywa‑ / onywä‑ / ‑ionywen‑ / onywen‑ / ‑ionyi‑
/ onyi‑
we all; patient pronominal prefix for first person plural (3 or more)
;she, it (animal) > us all; transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on first person plural (3 or more)
- ‑ir‑ / ‑ihr‑
to drink something
- ‑itah‑ / ‑ita’nd‑ / ‑ita’‑
to fall asleep intentionally and voluntarily, to sleep
- ‑ita’w‑
to want to sleep, to find oneself asleep, to be asleep, to feel sleepy, to doze off
- ‑ita’wahtändi‑ / ‑ita’wahten‑
to put someone to sleep
- ‑ita’wat‑ / ‑ita’waht‑
for something to cause one to sleep; to sleep by means of something, to sleep in such a place, to sleep at such a time
- ‑iten’r‑
edible root
- ‑itson‑ / ‑itson’t‑
fish
- iyondie’
duck
- ‑i’khar‑
skirt, breechcloth
-
- k
- ‑k
punctual suffix
- ‑k
imperative suffix
- käahia’khon’
moose hair embroidery
- kahahchia’
wow
- kha’
here, in this place, this one
- khe‑ / khë‑ / kh‑
I > one, someone; transitive pronominal prefix for first person singular acting on third person indefinite
- khondae’
this, this one, these ones
- ‑khw‑
food, meal
- ‑kwa’
past suffix
- kwe
hello, hi
- kwiskwis
pig
- ‑k‑ / ‑y‑
continuative suffix
-
- n
- ‑ndaat‑
bed
- ndae’
OK
- ndahk
four
- ndahk iwahsenh
forty
- ‑ndat‑
village
- ‑nda’tar‑
bread
- ‑nda’ts‑
kettle, cauldron
- ‑nda’wënd‑
potato, potatoes
- ‑ndehw‑
beaver pelt
;dollar
- ‑ndënon‑
to be mild or temperate weather
;to have mild weather
- ‑nderondi‑
to thunder, for thunder to rumble, to make a loud, rumbling sound like thunder
- ‑ndich‑ / ‑ndichr‑
celestial body, star
- ‑ndienht‑ / ‑ndinienht‑
snow
- ndio
hello, hi
- ndi’tatsi’ah
skunk
- ‑nenh‑
corn
- ‑nenhst‑
plum
- ‑nen’
past suffix
- ‑ngwahi’ts‑
doll
- ‑ngwen‑
to snow
- partitive + ‑ngwen’‑ / ‑ngwen’nd‑ / ‑ngwenh‑
to snow
- ‑nhoton‑
to close the door
;to imprison someone, to close the door on someone
- ‑nhotonw‑ / ‑nhotonyw‑
to open the door
- ‑nhow‑
door, entryway
- ‑ni‑ / ‑ndi‑ / ‑en‑
benefactive suffix
- ‑ni‑ / ‑ndi‑ / ‑has‑
benefactive suffix
- ‑ni‑ / ‑ndi‑ / ‑hons‑
benefactive suffix
- ‑ni‑ / ‑ndi‑ / ‑’s‑
benefactive suffix
- ‑ni‑ / ‑ndi‑ / ‑’sen‑
benefactive suffix
- ‑nion‑
distributive suffix
- ‑nionhr‑
snowshoe
- ‑n / ‑nd
past suffix
- nondae’
that, that one, those ones
- ‑nonhchi‑
house, cabin
- ‑nonhkwaro’t‑ / ‑nonhkwarou’t‑
wampum
- ‑nonhn‑ / ‑nonhnd‑ / ‑non‑
to guard something or someone
- ‑nonhrahchi‑
milk
- ‑nonhten‑ / ‑nonht‑
to give something to someone
- ‑nonhwar‑
head
- ‑nonhwarohch‑ / ‑nonhwarohchr‑ / ‑nonhwarouhch‑ / ‑nonhwarouhchr‑
hat, cap, bonnet, tuque, anything that covers the head
- ‑nonhwe’‑ / ‑nonhwe’nd‑ / ‑nonhweh‑
to love something
;to love someone
- ‑nont‑
mountain, hill
- ‑nraht‑ / ‑ndraht‑
leaf of a tree that is still alive and attached to the tree
- ‑nraw‑ / ‑ndraw‑
to dance
-
- o
- ‑ohare‑
to wash something
- ‑ohch‑
winter
- ohchahënda’ awen’
wine
- ohche
porcupine
- ohchienhra’ ïohtih
gray (lit. it's like frost)
- ohenhtayet
blueberry
- ohenhtayet ïohtih
purple (lit. it's like a blueberry)
- ohenhtayet ohiayenrat
light purple
- ohenhtayet yahon’tsih
dark purple
- ohkwesen’
partridge
;hen
- ohnionhchiatsih
dark orange
- ohnionhchiayenrat
light orange
- ohnionhchia’ ïohtih
orange (colour) (lit. it's like a pumpkin)
- ohskënonton’
deer
- öndinienhtatsih
white
- öndinienhtayon’
pure white
- öndinienhta’ ïohtih
white (lit. it's like snow)
- önenh
goodbye, bye
- önonhrahchiakentih
cheese
- orhonhcha’tihrih / orhonhchra’tihrih
cradleboard
- otsikhe’tändawanh
maple syrup (lit. melted sugar)
- otsi’ngwaratsih
dark green-blue, dark green-yellow
- otsi’ngwarayenrat
light green-blue, light green-yellow
- otsi’ngwara’ ïohtih
green-blue, green-yellow (lit. it's like bile, greenery)
- owenhtatsih
dark red
- owenhtayenrat
light red
- o’rohchahndore’
car, automobile, any other motorised land vehicle
- o’yenhratsih
dark gray
- o’yenhrayenrat
light gray
- o’yenhra’ ïohtih
gray (lit. it's like ash)
-
- on
- ‑on‑
distributive suffix
- ‑ondi‑ / ‑onni‑
to make, construct, or create something
- ‑ondou‑ / ‑ondo‑ / ‑ondout‑ / ‑ondot‑
to rain
;to rain on someone
- ‑onh
stative suffix
- ‑onhwents‑
land, world, country, region
- onkwendotrahtahkwa’
telephone (lit. one uses it to make one's voice travel)
- ‑onnhe‑
to live, to be alive
- ‑onnhehkw‑
to live on something, for something to keep one alive
- ‑onrihchehst‑
to make someone hungry, to whet someone's appetite
- ‑onrihch‑ / ‑onrihchr‑
breath, respiration
- onsa‑ / ons‑
factual and repetitive prefix
- onta‑ / ont‑
factual and cislocative prefix
- ‑ontar‑
lake, body of water
- ‑on’weskwändi‑ / ‑on’weskwen‑
to like or enjoy something, to be pleased, content or satisfied with something
;to like someone, to be pleased, content or satisfied with someone
-
- ou
- ounda’yenht
woodchuck, whistler
- oushatatsih
dark brown
- oushatayenrat
light brown
- oushata’ ïohtih
brown (lit. it's like smoke)
- partitive + ‑ou’ten‑ / ‑o’ten‑
to be such a type, kind, sort, way, form or manner of something
-
- r
- ‑r‑
to put inside, among or with something; to be inside, among, or with something
- ‑rahkw‑
rays of sunlight, sunshine
- ‑ränd‑
maple sap
- ‑raw‑
to choose something from a group, to remove something from a group, to take something out from inside something else
- ‑ra’wan‑ / ‑ra’wanhch‑
sunflower
- partitive & repetitive + ‑re‑
to be so many above ten
- duplicative & repetitive + ‑re‑
to be two above ten
- ‑rënd‑
rock, boulder
- ‑renh‑
treetop, branch
- ‑renhs‑
necklace
;cord
- ‑rh‑
forest, woods, bush
- ‑rhen’‑ / ‑rhen’nd‑ / ‑rhenh‑
for the day to arrive or come
- ‑rhonhch‑ / ‑rhonhchr‑
cradle
- ‑rich / ‑richr‑
leggings
- ‑rihon’weskwändi‑ / ‑rihon’weskwen‑
to like a matter, to be pleased, content or satisfied with a matter
- ‑rihw‑
matter, thing
- ‑rihwahchondi‑ / ‑rihwahchonni‑ / ‑rihwahchrondi‑ / ‑rihwahchronni‑
to settle, prepare a matter
- ‑rihwahndiri‑
to be a sure or stable thing, to be a concluded, decided, settled matter
- ‑rihwahrenhwi‑
for a matter or a thing to be concluded, settled, decided, emptied
- ‑rihwahronk‑ / ‑rihwahrony‑
to hear or learn news
- ‑rihwahskwahenh‑ / ‑rihwahskwahen’nd‑
to hate a matter or thing
- ‑rihwaienständi‑ / ‑rihwänienständi‑ / ‑rihwaiensten‑ / ‑rihwäniensten‑
teach someone
- ‑rihwaraw‑
to approve something
;to notice something in particular, to consider something attentively, to take something seriously, to take something literally
;to watch out for something, to take offence at something, to make an issue out of something
- ‑rio‑ / ‑io‑
wild animal, land animal
- ‑ronhi‑
sky, air
- ‑ront‑
tree, trees
-
- s
- ‑s
habitual suffix
- ‑s‑
dislocative suffix
- shahies
blackberry
- shängwa’tränen’s
raspberry
- ‑shat‑
smoke, mist, fog, vapour
- duplicative + ‑shaten’‑ / ‑shaten’nd‑ / ‑shatenh‑
to be misty or for there to be a light fog
- shayi‑ / shänd‑ / shän‑
we two (me and someone else) > him; transitive pronominal prefix for first person exclusive dual acting on third person masculine singular
- shayo‑ / shayö‑ / shayaw‑ / shaya‑
he > one, someone; transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular acting on third person indefinite
- shayw‑ / shaywa‑ / shaywä‑ / shaywen‑ / shayi‑
we all (me and others) > him; transitive pronominal prefix for first person plural (3 or more) exclusive acting on third person masculine singular
- she‑
you (singular) > one, someone; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on third person indefinite
- ‑shënen‑
domestic animal, pet
;slave
- ‑she’t‑
squash
;bottle
- shöndahkwa’
eagle
- ‑shon‑
distributive suffix
- shon‑ / she‑ / shë‑ / shay‑ / sha‑
one, someone > him; transitive pronominal prefix for third person indefinite acting on third person masculine singular
- shonyi‑ / shond‑ / shonn‑
he > us two; transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular acting on first person dual
- shonyw‑ / shonywa‑ / shonywä‑ / shonywen‑ / shonyi‑
he > us all; transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular acting on first person plural (3 or more)
- ‑sk‑
frequentative suffix
- skändahtsehkowänen’ah
cherry
;cherry tree
- skat
one
- skenhchio’
red fox
- ski‑ / st‑
you (singular) > us two ; transitive pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on first person dual
;you two > me ; transitive pronominal prefix for second person dual acting on first person singular
;you two > us two; transitive pronominal prefix for second person dual acting on first person dual
- sk‑ / ske‑ / s‑
you (singular) > me; transitive pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on first person singular
- ‑skwahr‑
animal hair
- ‑skwe’tr‑
Wendat headdress
- skw‑ / skwa‑ / skwä‑ / skwen‑ / ski‑
you (singular) > us all; transitive pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on first person plural (3 or more)
;you two > us all; transitive pronominal prefix for second person dual acting on first person plural (3 or more)
;you all > me; transitive pronominal prefix for second person plural (3 or more) acting on first person singular
;you all > us two; transitive pronominal prefix for second person plural (3 or more) acting on first person dual
;you all > us all; transitive pronominal prefix for second person plural (3 or more) acting on first person plural (3 or more)
- s‑ / sa‑ / sä‑ / ts‑ / sen‑
you (singular); patient imperative pronominal prefix for second person singular
- s‑ / se‑ / ts‑ / ch‑ / ‑hch‑
you (singular); agent imperative pronominal prefix for second person singular
;you (singular) > her, it (animal); transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
- ‑st‑
causative suffix
- ‑stawen’ch‑
rattle
- stan’
no
- steniestha’ te’yaen’
zero (lit. there is nothing)
- ‑s‑ / ‑ts‑
plate, dish
- s‑ / ts‑ / tsi‑ / sa‑ / onsa‑
repetitive prefix
-
- t
- ‑t‑
causative suffix
- tänionnienha’
rabbit
- tänionnionha’
rabbit
- tayi‑ / tänd‑ / tän‑
you (singular) > us two; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on first person dual
;you two > me; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person dual acting on first person singular
;you two > us two; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person dual acting on first person dual
- tay‑ / taye‑ / tä‑
you (singular) > me; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on first person singular
- tayw‑ / taywa‑ / taywä‑ / taywen‑
you (singular) > us all; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on first person plural (3 or more)
;you two > us all; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person dual acting on first person plural (3 or more)
;you all > me; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person plural (3 or more) acting on first person singular
;you all > us two; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person plural (3 or more) acting on first person dual
;you all > us all; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person plural (3 or more) acting on first person plural (3 or more)
- ta’oht / ta’ohten’
what
- tëndih
two
- tëndih tewahsenh
twenty
- te‑ / t‑ / ti‑ / ‑k‑ / ‑Ø‑
duplicative prefix
- tewen’ndiskaront
bicycle
- te’‑ / te‑ / ta’‑
negative prefix
- the’‑
negative and translocative prefix
- tho
there (speaking of a space)
;thus
;how many
- ‑t‑ / ‑ht‑
causative suffix
- ‑t‑ / ‑ht‑
directive suffix
- tiawenhk
thank you, thanks
- tihchiont
strawberry
- tihchion’
star
- ti‑ / i‑ / Ø‑ / a’‑
partitive prefix
- tiönhonhskwaronht
cow
- tioton’waehchia’
hare
- tio’ngentsihk
snake
- ‑ton‑
distributive suffix
- ‑tra’t‑
porcupine quill, porcupine quills
- ‑tsen‑
dish, plate
- ‑tsenh‑
hearth, fireplace
- tshi‑
you two, you all > one, someone; transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person non-singular (2 or more) acting on third person indefinite
- ‑tsihenhst‑
coal, gunpowder
- ‑tsihkw‑
knot of a tree
;war club
- ‑tsihst‑
fire
- ‑tsikhe’t‑
sugar
- ‑tsi’ngwar‑
bile
;greenery
;jaundice
- ‑tsi’ts‑
flower
;beer
- tsohiowänenh
apple
- tsönonhwarowänenh
damselfly
- tsonnhowänenh
whale
- tsoutare’
seven
- tsoutare’ iwahsenh
seventy
- tsou’niaten’ah
mouse
- tsou’tayi’
beaver
- ts‑ / tsi‑ / st‑
you two, you all; patient imperative pronominal prefix for second person non-singular (2 or more)
- ts‑ / tsi‑ / st‑
you two, you all; agent imperative pronominal prefix for second person non-singular (2 or more)
;you two, you all > her, it (animal); transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person non-singular (2 or more ) acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
-
- w
- wahia’
six
- wahia’ iwahsenh
sixty
- ‑wahst‑
to be good weather, for the weather to be beautiful
;to have good weather while on the road or while doing something
- wahta’
maple tree
- wahta’ otsikhe’ta’
maple sugar
- ‑way‑ / ay‑ / ‑waye‑ / aye‑ / ‑wä‑ / ä‑
I; patient pronominal prefix for first person singular
;she, it (animal) > me; transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on first person singular
- ‑wendahronk‑ / ‑wendahrony‑
to hear someone's voice, to hear someone speak
- ‑wendahskwahenh‑ / ‑wendahskwahen’nd‑
to hate someone’s voice
- ‑wendatënion‑ / ‑wendatëndi‑
translate from one language to another
- ‑wend‑ / ‑wenn‑
voice, word, language, promise
- ‑wenht‑
red ochre, vermilion, paint made from red ochre or vermilion
- wenhta’ ïohtih
red (lit. it's like red ochre)
- ‑wennon’weskwändi‑ / ‑wennon’weskwen‑
to like someone's voice, words or orders, to be pleased, content or satisfied with someone's voice, words, or orders
- wihch
five
- wihch iwahsenh
fifty
- ‑w‑ / ‑yw‑
reversive suffix
- ‑w‑ / Ø‑ / Ø‑ / ‑i‑ / ya‑ / yä‑ / yen‑
she, it; agent pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic/neuter singular
-
- y
- ‑y
punctual suffix
- ‑y
imperative suffix
- yäayi‑ / yäand‑ / yäan‑
we two (me and someone else) > them (women or animals); transitive pronominal prefix for first person exclusive dual acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
- yäayo‑ / yäayö‑ / yäayaw‑ / yäaya‑
they (women or animals) > one, someone; transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more) acting on third person indefinite
- yäayw‑ / yäaywa‑ / yäaywä‑ / yäaywen‑ / yäayi‑
we all (me and others) > them (women or animals); transitive pronominal prefix for first person exclusive plural (3 or more) acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
- yaekw‑ / yaekwa‑ / yaekwä‑ / yaekwen‑ / yaeti‑
we all (me and you all) > them (women or animals); transitive pronominal prefix for first person inclusive plural (3 or more) acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
;we all (me and you all) > them (women or animals); transitive imperative pronominal prefix for first person inclusive plural (3 or more) acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
- yaeskw‑ / yaeskwa‑ / yaeskwä‑ / yaeskwen‑ / yaets‑
you all > them (women or animals); transitive pronominal prefix for second person plural (3 or more) acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
;they (women or animals) > you all; transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more) acting on second person plural (3 or more)
- yaeti‑ / yaet‑
we two (me and you) > them (women or animals); transitive pronominal prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
;we two (me and you) > them (women or animals); transitive imperative pronominal prefix for first person inclusive dual acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
- yaets‑ / yaetsi‑ / yaest‑
you two > them (women or animals); transitive pronominal prefix for second person dual acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
;they (women or animals) > you two; transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more) acting on second person dual
- yahchi‑ / yahchie‑ / yahch‑
you (singular) > them (women or animals); transitive pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
- yahihk
fruit, berry
- yahnionhchiayras
cucumber
- yahonhk
Canada goose
- ‑yahr‑
eye
- yaiw‑ / yaio‑ / yaiö‑
one, someone > one, someone; transitive pronominal prefix for third person indefinite acting on third person indefinite
- yänariskwa’
wolf
- yända’tarohkatha’
butter
- yändehsonhk
hawk
- yändia’wich
turtle
- yänenda’yeh
autumn, fall
- yäniennonh
dog
- yänionyen’
bear
- yaon‑ / yae‑ / yaë‑ / yäay‑ / ya‑
one, someone > them (women or animals); transitive pronominal prefix for third person indefinite acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
- yaonyi‑ / yaond‑ / yaonn‑
they (women or animals) > us two; transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more) acting on first person dual
- yaonyw‑ / yaonywa‑ / yaonywä‑ / yaonywen‑ / yaonyi‑
they (women or animals) > us all; transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more) acting on first person plural (3 or more)
- ‑yare’s‑
bean, string bean
- yaro’
here, on this side; before
- yaronhiatsih
dark blue
- yaronhiayenrat
light blue
- yaronhia’ ïohtih
blue (lit. it's like the sky)
- yas‑ / yase‑ / yats‑ / yach‑
you (singular) > them (women or animals); transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person singular acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
- yatie’
bird
- yatsihenhstatsih
black (lit. it's coal dark)
- yats‑ / yatsi‑ / yast‑
you two, you all > them (women or animals); transitive imperative pronominal prefix for second person non-singular (2 or more) acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
- ‑yawe‑
to row or paddle in a canoe
;swim
- ‑yawehch‑
paddle, oar
- ‑y‑ / ‑ay‑
to eat
- yayonw‑ / yayon‑ / yayon‑
she, it (animal) > them (women or animals); transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
- yay‑ / yaye‑
I > them (women or animals); transitive pronominal prefix for first person singular acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
- =yeh / =keh
at, on (locative clitic)
- yes‑ / yesa‑ / yesä‑ / yesen‑
they (women or animals) > you (singular); transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more) acting on second person singular
- ‑yennh‑
summer
- ‑yenr‑
spring
- ‑yenrat‑
be white, be pale, be light coloured
- yi‑ / nd‑ / n‑
I > you two; transitive pronominal prefix for first person singular acting on second person dual
;we two > you (singular); transitive pronominal prefix for first person dual acting on second person singular
;we two > you two; transitive pronominal prefix for first person dual acting on second person dual
- yi‑ / nd‑ / n‑
they two (women or animals); agent pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic dual
- =yonh
in, inside (internal locative clitic)
- ‑yonhchi‑
face
- ‑yonhres‑
hand
- yon‑ / ‑wati‑ / ati‑ / ‑wend‑ / end‑ / ‑wenn‑ / enn‑
they all (women or animals); agent pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic plural (3 or more)
- yonwend‑ / yonwati‑ / yonwenn‑
they > them (women or animals); transitive pronominal prefix for third person non-singular (2 or more) acting on third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more)
- yonw‑ / yonwa‑ / yonwä‑ / yonwen‑ / yon‑
they > her, it (animal); transitive pronominal prefix for third person non-singular (2 or more) acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
- yonw‑ / yon‑ / yoni‑
I > you (singular); transitive pronominal prefix for first person singular acting on second person singular
- yony‑ / yonye‑
they (women or animals) > me; transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic non-singular (2 or more) acting on first person singular
- ‑yon’ndi‑
nose
- yw‑ / ywa‑ / ywä‑ / ywen‑ / yi‑
I > you all; transitive pronominal prefix for first person singular acting on second person plural (3 or more)
;we two > you all; transitive pronominal prefix for first person dual acting on second person plural (3 or more)
;we all > you (singular); transitive pronominal prefix for first person plural (3 or more) acting on second person singular
;we all > you two; transitive pronominal prefix for first person plural (3 or more) acting on second person dual
;we all > you all; transitive pronominal prefix for first person plural (3 or more) acting on second person plural (3 or more)
- y‑ / ye‑ / Ø‑ / i‑
I; agent pronominal prefix for first person singular
;I > her, it (animal); transitive pronominal prefix for first person singular acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
-
- ’
- ‑’
punctual suffix
- ‑’
stative suffix
- ‑’
noun suffix
- ‑’
purposive suffix
- ‑’
habitual suffix
- =’ah
diminutive clitic
- ‑’ahchi‑
chest
- ‑’nd‑
arrow
- ‑’ndahchi‑
tongue
- ‑’ndahchiathen‑
to be thirsty, to have a dry tongue
- ‑’ndahchiathenh‑ / ‑’ndahchiathen’nd‑
to become thirsty, be thirsty, for one's tongue to become dry
- ‑’ndahkw‑
barrel
;drum
- ‑’ndehchi‑
sand, hail, a granular substance
- ‑’ndehchionti‑
to hail (lit. to throw hail)
- ‑’ndiara’senni‑ / ‑’ngiara’senni‑ / ‑’ndiara’s‑ / ‑’ngiara’s‑
to help someone, to give someone a hand
- ‑’ndih‑
leather
- ‑’ndiyaht‑
mortar
- ‑’ndiyonhr‑
mind, thought, thoughts
- ‑’ndiyonhrahchondi‑ / ‑’ndiyonhrahchonni‑ / ‑’ndiyonhrahchrondi‑ / ‑’ndiyonhrahchronni‑
to prepare someone’s mind, to get it ready
- ‑’ndiyonhron’weskwändi‑ / ‑’ndiyonhron’weskwen‑
to like someone's mind, genius, humour or thoughts, to be pleased, content or satisfied with someone's mind, genius, humour or thoughts
- ‑’ndi‑ / ‑’ngi‑ / ‑’ni‑
finger
- ‑’nhonhchi‑
egg, eggs
;testicle, testicles
- ‑’nonhk / ‑’nonhch‑
onion, garlic, leek
- ‑’nonht‑
leg
- ‑’s
habitual suffix
- ‑’s
stative distributive suffix
- ‑’senni‑ / ‑’s‑
benefactive suffix
- ‑’skonhchi‑
tooth
- ‑’t‑
causative suffix
- ‑’t‑ / ‑’tar‑
soil, mud
- ‑’‑ / ‑’nd‑ / ‑h‑
inchoative suffix