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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| Part of Speech | noun suffix |
| Phonological Form | -aʔ |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑aʔ |
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Examples
Examples of the entry
- akiaren’ta’
pumpkin flower
- atiaren’ta’
pumpkin flower
- enro’ta’
grass, hay
- enrou’ta’
grass, hay
- hatindehronhe’s yändahtsehkwa’
they go every day to peel birch bark to make canoes
- öndienhta’
snow
- öndinienhta’
snow
- otiaren’ta’
pumpkin flower
- owenhta’
red ochre, vermilion, paint made from red ochre or vermilion
- o’yenhra’
ash, dust
- oushata’
smoke, mist, fog, vapour
- 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
- yaronhia’
sky
- yaronhia’yeh tihchion’ hatironnion’
there is a multitude of stars appearing in the sky
- yarontouton’ ihchien’ dowa’ yarha’yonh wa’ de yarontaentonnion’
in the woods, there are some trees standing up and others knocked down on the ground
- yatsihsta’yeh a’ontaha’
it fell in the fire
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)
- 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)