Wendat Dictionary Project: Entry: ‑ah

Entry

‑ah 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.
Definition	imperative suffix
Part of Speech	aspect-mood suffix
Phonological Form	-ah
Pre-Wendat Form	*‑ah
Cross-references to manuscripts

Atayakahtahnde’skah ha’tewentayehk! Come visit me every day!
Ënonhkwa’t se’nienhah! Go gather a medicinal herb or root!
Hesatahrontonhndah de hehchien’ah! Go ask your son for his news!
Onsatsataten’ndiyonhrahchondiah ändiare’ Reconcile with one another beforehand!
Onsatsehra’tah! Ahsonh te’yashe’tih. Put some more of this liquor in the bottle! It isn’t full.
Sahiontawah! Gather some fruit!
Satahrontonhndah! Go ask for the news! Go inform yourself about it!
Sataten’ndiyonhroiah! Amuse yourself! Entertain yourself a bit!
Satatiah! Speak! Say what you’re feeling! Say what you’re thinking!
Satehnhontawah de isahnhont! Take out what you have in your mouth!
Satënienstah! Ehchea’tenht de chëen’ah. Be careful! You’ll let your child fall.
Satieronhkwahah! Take heart, liven yourself up, set yourself in motion, in a good mood!
Satrihwänienstah! Learn this thing, study it, make an effort to instruct yourself well!
Sehchondiah! Prepare it!
Sehchonniah! Prepare what is necessary!
Sehiatonhchatahkwah! Take the writing out of the chest!
Seienhwihah! Learn how to do it!
Sennonhwarorihskah! Uncover your head!
Tahchrihwahkwahndah! Come here and sing!
Tayia’tahndihtah! Support me, strengthen me, keep me strong!
Titsatahah! Stand up!
Tsatia’tahchondiah! Dress yourselves!