Entry
‑a’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 | noun suffix |
| Phonological Form | -aʔ |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑aʔ |
| Cross-references to manuscripts | |
Examples
Examples of the entry
- ahaha’
path, trail
- ahsohkwa’
colour, pigment, dye
- ahsonta’
night
- akiaren’ta’
pumpkin flower
- änonhwara’
my head
- atiaren’ta’
pumpkin flower
- ayehchingo’ta’
my knee, my knees
- aye’ahchia’
my chest
- aye’rohchia’
my hair
- a’enda’
bow
- a’tatonhcha’
basket
- ehta’
field
- enro’ta’
grass, hay
- enrou’ta’
grass, hay
- enta’
day
- hatindehronhe’s yändahtsehkwa’
they go every day to peel birch bark to make canoes
- oënenhcha’
knife
- oënenhchra’
knife
- ohchahënda’
grape
- ohcha’
winter
- ohchionwahta’
needle, pin, awl
- ohchra’
winter
- ohnionhchia’
pumpkin, pumpkins
- ohwihsta’
fish scale, metal, bell, anything that is shiny (like fish scales)
- öndienhta’
snow
- öndinienhta’
snow
- öndrahta’
leaf of a tree, often one that is still alive and attached to the tree
- önenha’
corn
- önonhwarohcha’
hat, cap, bonnet, tuque, anything that covers the head
- önonta’
mountain
- önrahta’
leaf of a tree, often one that is still alive and attached to the tree
- orända’
maple sap
- oskwahra’
animal hair
- oten’ra’
edible root
- otiaren’ta’
pumpkin flower
- otsihenhsta’
coal, gunpowder
- otsihkwa’
knot of a tree, war club
- otsikhe’ta’
sugar
- otsi’tsa’
flower, beer, wine
- owenhta’
red ochre, vermilion, paint made from red ochre or vermilion
- owen’wa’
tobacco
- owen’ywa’
tobacco
- oyare’sa’
bean, beans, string bean, string beans
- o’ara’
net, mesh (e.g., in snowshoes), woven bag
- o’yenhra’
ash, dust
- onhwentsa’
land, world, country, region
- ontara’
lake, body of water
- ouënenhcha’
knife
- ouënenhchra’
knife
- oushata’
smoke, mist, fog, vapour
- outen’ra’
edible root
- outra’ta’
porcupine quill, porcupine quills
- ou’nda’
arrow
- teyiatatrehchronhk aye’ndiyonhra’yeh
two different thoughts are pushing each other, fighting each other in my mind
- wenhta’
red ochre, vermilion, paint made from red ochre or vermilion
- wen’wa’
tobacco
- wen’ywa’
tobacco
- yaenta’
stick, small log
- yahahcha’
council, flame, mass, candle
- yahahchra’
council, flame, mass, candle
- yahchi’ta’
my foot, my feet
- yahiatonhcha’
paper, book, piece of writing
- yahiatonhkwa’
pencil, pen, any other writing instrument
- yahiawira’
my toe, my toes
- yahndawa’
river, stream, current of water
- yahonhta’
my ear, my ears
- yahwatsira’
family, litter (of an animal), brood or clutch (of a bird)
- yakhwa’
food, meal
- yändata’
village
- yända’tara’
bread
- yända’tsa’
kettle, cauldron
- yändaꞏta’
bed
- yändicha’
celestial body, star
- yändichra’
celestial body, star
- yängwahi’tsa’
doll
- yänhowa’
door, entryway
- yänionhra’
snowshoe
- yänonhchia’
house, cabin
- yänonhrahchia’
milk
- yarënda’
rock, rocks, boulder, boulders
- yarenha’
treetop, branch
- yarenhsa’
necklace, cord
- yarha’
forest, woods, bush
- yarihwa’
matter, thing
- yaronhia’
sky
- yaronhia’yeh tihchion’ hatironnion’
there is a multitude of stars appearing in the sky
- yaronta’
tree, trees
- yarontouton’ ihchien’ dowa’ yarha’yonh wa’ de yarontaentonnion’
in the woods, there are some trees standing up and others knocked down on the ground
- yashe’ta’
squash, bottle
- yastawen’cha’
rattle
- yastawen’chra’
rattle
- yatsenha’
hearth, fireplace
- yatsihenhsta’
coal, gunpowder
- yatsihsta’
fire
- yatsihsta’yeh a’ontaha’
it fell in the fire
- yawenda’
voice, word, language, promise
- yayennha’
summer
- ya’ndahkwa’
barrel, drum
- ya’ndiha’
leather
- ya’ndiyonhra’
mind, thought, comprehension, judgment
- yehchia’
my mouth
- yehiouhchia’
my elbow, my elbows
- yeyahra’
my eye, my eyes
- yeyonhchia’
my face
- yeyonhresa’
my hand, my hands
- yeyon’ndia’
my nose
- yeyon’ngia’
my nose
- ye’ndahchia’
my tongue
- ye’ndia’
my finger, my fingers
- ye’ngia’
my finger, my fingers
- ye’nonhta’
my leg, my legs
- ye’skonhchia’
my tooth, my teeth
- yenhta’
prairie, meadow
- yenkwara’
blanket, cloth, fabric, linge
- yen’khara’
skirt, breechcloth
- yia’ta’
my body
See also:
- atiaren’ta’ ïohtih
yellow (lit. it's like a pumpkin flower)
- ato’kha’ otsi’tsa’ ïohtih
pink (lit. it's like the cranberry flower)
- enrou’ta’ ïohtih
green (lit. it's like grass)
- ohchahënda’ awen’
wine
- ohchienhra’ ïohtih
gray (lit. it's like frost)
- ohnionhchia’ ïohtih
orange (colour) (lit. it's like a pumpkin)
- öndinienhta’ ïohtih
white (lit. it's like snow)
- otsihkwa’ outen’ra’
turnip
- otsi’ngwara’ ïohtih
green-blue, green-yellow (lit. it's like bile, greenery)
- o’yenhra’ ïohtih
gray (lit. it's like ash)
- oushata’ ïohtih
brown (lit. it's like smoke)
- wahta’ otsikhe’ta’
maple sugar
- wenhta’ ïohtih
red (lit. it's like red ochre)
- yaronhia’ ïohtih
blue (lit. it's like the sky)