Entry
aonsa‑/aons‑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 | prepronominal prefix |
| Form | aonsa‑ |
| Phonological Form | aǫsa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *aǫʦa‑ |
| Form | aons‑ |
| Phonological Form | aǫs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *aǫʦ‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
aons‑: This form of the optative and repetitive prefix occurs before the following pronominal prefixes: the second person patient prefixes, the second person dual and plural agent prefixes, and the first person inclusive dual and plural agent prefixes. |
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Examples of the entry
- aonsahoerihk asken
hopefully he’ll get better
- ondae’ yatsa’tänionhkwa’ de iyerhe’ aonsawatieronhkwaha’ de yieron’yeh
I eat my meals to restore the strength in my body, so that my body becomes strong again