Entry
‑y‑/‑ay‑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 | verb root |
| Verb Class | shift event verb |
| Verb Consequentiality | consequential |
| Form | ‑y‑ |
| Conjugation Class | C-stem |
| Phonological Form | -k- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑k‑ |
| Form | ‑ay‑ |
| Conjugation Class | a-stem |
| Phonological Form | -ak- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ak‑ |
| Noun Incorporation Status | Noun incorporation optionally occurs with this form. |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
The verb alternant -ay is sometimes used with the third person feminine-zoic/neuter singular agent pronominal prefix in the habitual. |
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Examples of the entry
- chiestore’ de ihchiech
you eat quickly, you're eating quickly
- ihatich
they all eat, they're all eating
- iyech
I eat, I'm eating
Verb stems
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-ch / -ach / -s / -as
Stem type: Habitual stemPronominal prefixes: AgentComposition
Orthography ‑y‑ / ‑ay‑ ‑s Phonological Form -k- / -ak- -s Interlinear gloss eat hab Stem (verb) ‑y‑ / ‑ay‑ ‑s Base (verb) ‑y‑ / ‑ay‑ Root (verb) ‑y‑ / ‑ay‑ Stem examples
- iyech
I eat, I'm eating
- iyech
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-yih
Stem type: Stative stemPronominal prefixes: AgentComposition
Orthography ‑y‑ ‑ih Phonological Form -k- -ih Interlinear gloss eat stat Stem (verb) ‑y‑ ‑ih Base (verb) ‑y‑ Root (verb)🔗 ‑y‑ Stem examples
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-y
Stem type: Punctual stemPronominal prefixes: AgentComposition
Orthography ‑y‑ ‑Ø Phonological Form -k- -Ø Interlinear gloss eat pnc Stem (verb) ‑y‑ ‑Ø Base (verb) ‑y‑ Root (verb)🔗 ‑y‑ Stem examples
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-ah
Stem type: Imperative stemPronominal prefixes: Agent ImperativeComposition
Orthography ‑y‑ ‑ah Phonological Form -k- -ah Interlinear gloss eat imp Stem (verb) ‑y‑ ‑ah Base (verb) ‑y‑ Root (verb)🔗 ‑y‑ Note on composition:
The imperative of this verb is irregular, and the verb root itself (-y-) disappears. The form of the imperative suffix is also very different from that of the punctual suffix.Stem examples