Entry
‑ati‑/‑ti‑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 | expanded aspect-mood suffix |
| Form | ‑ati‑ |
| Phonological Form | -aty- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑aty‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑ati‑: This form of the progressive occurs after any consonant except a glottal stop. The aspect-mood suffixes that follow the progressive are -e’s for the habitual, -onh for the stative, -a’ for the punctual, -ah for the imperative, and -e’ for the purposive. |
| Form | ‑ti‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ty- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ty‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑ti‑: This form of the progressive occurs after a vowel or a glottal stop. The aspect-mood suffixes that follow the progressive are -e’s for the habitual, -onh for the stative, -a’ for the punctual, -ah for the imperative, and -e’ for the purposive. |
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Examples
Examples of the entry
- aonyatatihatie’ska’
I would still continue to talk
- ayotsa’tänionwanhatie’
they are at the end of their meal, they are arriving having eaten their meal
- Hahnen’ on’wahti’ hayahndawatehkwih eskwahchahtihatie’
From which side will you go upriver?
- hatiweyihatie’s
they habitually go together
- öne ontaënywikhenhatie’
when the corn starts to flower
- ontaonywayenronhatie’
it will soon be spring for us
- ontatia’skenhatie’
they’ve just seen tracks
- sakontatie’
continue what you started, continue your speech or your action
- shayohonwawändihatie’
he just bought a canoe from them
- stan’ ta’teska’ratehche’ de oyenronhatie’
I will no longer need snowshoes in the spring
- Ta’ohten’ hotiyehtontie’ ?
What are they going along carrying?
- Ta’ohten’ sahnhontatie’ ?
What are you carrying in your mouth?
- Tho iyäa’tayeh sändawihatie’ sa’arohwihnen’ ?
How many fish did you catch in the nets you had cast?